Division completes exterior rehabilitation of the Zwaanendael Museum
Work included cleaning, replacement of weather-damaged shutters and repainting all remaining window frames and shutters.
Division launches on-line calendar of events
Calendar provides comprehensive, long-term listings of programs taking place at the division’s five museums, and at the Buena Vista Conference Center.
Division museums add Thursday operating hours
Visitation guidelines in keeping with Gov. Carney’s Phase II reopening of the state.
Division museums closed on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017
New Castle Court House Museum, the Johnson Victrola Museum, The Old State House, the John Dickinson Plantation and the Zwaanendael Museum closed for the holiday.
Division now offering tours of the hull of the DeBraak, a shipwrecked 18th-century British warship
Tours taking place through Sept. 26, 2019.
Division produces rack cards advertising the state’s museums and DeBraak tours
Cards evoke the experiences that visitors can expect when they visit these iconic places in Delaware history.
Division sponsoring 19 special events during October 2019
Programs on America’s maritime heritage; Enrico Caruso; and Shakespeare, Poe and Fiends to be featured.
Division to sponsor 10 special events during November 2019
Bayberry candle-making, grave sites of notable New Castle veterans and early recordings of classical music among topics to be explored.
Division to sponsor 11 special events during July 2019
Independence Day, baseball Hall-of-Famer William “Judy” Johnson and campfires at the John Dickinson Plantation to be featured.
Division to sponsor 11 special events during November 2018
Changes to American society in the early 20th century, grave sites of notable New Castle veterans and candle-making among topics to be explored.
Division to sponsor 12 special events during August 2017
Highlights include programs on inventors in the sound-recording industry, a historic murder mystery and Dr. Who
Division to sponsor 12 special events during August 2018
Film screenings, and programs on Sherlock Holmes, George M. Cohan and Irving Berlin to be featured.
Division to sponsor 13 special events during November 2017
18th Century Market Fair, candle making and music of World War I among the events to be presented.
Division to sponsor 13 special programs during May 2016
Highlights of the month include programs on the saving of The Old State House, a symposium on the early Colonial archaeology of the Delaware Valley region and the Zwaanendael Maritime Celebration.
Division to sponsor 14 free programs during March 2017
Highlights include events celebrating National Women’s History Month and National Harriet Tubman Day.
Division to sponsor 14 free programs during November 2016
18th Century Market Fair, candle making and music of World War I among the events to be presented.