Pages Tagged With: "Activities"

Declaration of Independence to be read aloud in front of The Old State House on July 4, 2020

Recitations to take place at 2 and 4 p.m.




Delaware Friends of Folk kick off new concert season

The Delaware Friends of Folk have returned to The Old State House for a 10th season of family-friendly concerts.




Delaware Historic Cemetery Preservation Workshop to take place on Oct. 21, 2017

Event features a day of expert presentations providing practical advice for those concerned with the preservation and maintenance of historic burial places in the First State.




Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation meeting on Jan. 18, 2017

Agenda to include a presentation by architectural historian Robin Krawitz on the Jackson-Wilson House in Wilmington which has been nominated for placement in the National Register of Historic Places.




Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation meeting to take place on April 17, 2019

Meeting will include review of the amended nomination of Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places.




Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation to meet on April 19, 2017

Meeting to include review of the National Register nomination of the Dinker-Irvin Cottage in Bethany Beach.




Delaware’s 22nd annual Chautauqua: ‘Women’s Work: Campaigning for Social Change’ on Sept. 10, 11, 19 and 20, 2020

All activities to be presented free via Zoom; registration required.




Delaware’s 23rd annual Chautauqua, Sept. 9–12, 2021

American enterprise and ingenuity will be brought to life in “The I’s Have It: Industry, Innovation, and Invention.”




Delaware’s Chautauqua tent shows move to September during 2018

“All Aboard: Delaware and the Railroad” to take place from Sept. 13 to 15, 2018. #netde #delawarehistory #beaches #activities #events #historic_sites




Delaware’s Felix Darley offers contemporary holiday illustrations

Delaware’s own Felix Darley created some of the first Americanized, contemporary images of Santa. Learn more about his work and roots in the First State.




Descendent community public forum set for April 13

The public is invited to learn more about the inclusive work being done at the John Dickinson Plantation and through the formation of a Descendant Community Engagement Group.




Dickinson/Zwaanendael museums add Tuesday hours

Both museums now open Tuesday through Saturday.




Disney film ‘Moana’ to be featured at Buena Vista Movie Night on the Lawn on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017

Free outdoor, family-fun night also includes activities, music and food on the grounds of one of Delaware’s most historic estates.




Division announces summer hours

Museums and historic sites will be expanding their days of operation until next winter. Admission is free at all sites.




Division celebrates African American History Month 2021

Five free, virtual programs streamed live on the Web.




Division celebrates African American History Month 2022

Five of the month’s six events celebrate the invaluable contributions that the Black community has made to the culture and history of the United States.