‘A Seaborne Citizenry: The DeBraak and Its Atlantic World’ exhibit at the Zwaanendael Museum
Exhibit explores His Majesty’s Sloop of War DeBraak, a British warship that was capsized and lost off the Delaware coast on May 25, 1798.
‘Across the Ages to the Edge of the Sea’ lecture series at the Zwaanendael Museum in 2018-2019
Series explores the history of the Lewes, Del. area from the 17th to the 20th centuries.
‘All Aboard: Delaware and the Railroad’
Three-day series of programs explores the importance of railroads to America’s economy and way of life, and their impact on Delaware.
‘Blood Diamond: The Murder of Ebe Lynch’ at Lewes, Del.’s Zwaanendael Museum on April 21, 2018
Theatrical murder-mystery based on an actual incident that took place in 1916 in Lewes.
‘Change of Command’ among 11 division-sponsored events in June 2018
Programs on Delaware heroes of the War of 1812, dyeing fabrics 18th-century style, and Separation Day in New Castle to be featured.
‘Coffee, Cross Stitch and Conversation’ at Zwaanendael Museum on Feb. 22, 2020
Museum to feature a workshop on cross stitch, a form of embroidery in which X-shaped stitches are used to form a picture.
‘Coming Home, the Toll of War’
Lewes, Del. program explores the experiences of veterans returning home following World War I and how they compare with today’s veterans’ experience.
‘Cyber Seafaring’: The Zwaanendael Museum’s virtual maritime-history series, Oct. 1–3, 2020
Four-part series of virtual presentations on the Lewes/Cape Henlopen region’s maritime history.
‘Delaware and the War of 1812’ exhibit closed on March 19, 2016
EXHIBIT CLOSED on March 19, 2016.
‘Delaware Railroads: Elegant Travel and Timely Transport’ exhibit at the Zwaanendael Museum
Exhibit explores the history of rail travel and transport in the First State.
‘Delaware’s Maritime Heritage’ lecture series at the Zwaanendael Museum in September and October 2019
Series to feature Bill Manthorpe, retired U.S. Navy captain and author.
‘Global to Local: International Events and the First State’ series at the Zwaanendael Museum through March 24, 2018
Series explores how world events have impacted Delaware’s history.
‘Lost Off Lewes: The British Warship DeBraak’
Tours explore the surviving hull section of this 18th-century shipwreck.
‘Lost off Lewes: The British warship DeBraak’
Tours explore the surviving hull section of this 18th-century shipwreck.
‘Lost off Lewes: The British warship DeBraak’
Tours explore the surviving hull section of an 18th-century shipwreck
‘Making the First State Shine: 50 Years of Historic Preservation in Delaware’
18th annual Chautauqua to take place in Lewes, Del. from June 19 to 23, 2016.