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‘William Penn Day’ at the New Castle Court House Museum on Oct. 29, 2022

Event commemorates the 340th anniversary of Penn’s disembarkment at New Castle, his first landing in the New World.




‘Wine and Spirits in Delaware: Producing, Preserving, and Presenting’ exhibit closed on Jan. 28, 2017

EXHIBIT CLOSED on Jan. 28, 2017.




‘A Very Victor Holiday’ at the Johnson Victrola Museum on Dec. 4, 2021

Spend the holidays with the Victor Talking Machine Company at this special event.




‘Struggles for Equality’ series at The Old State House in February 2023

Series highlights important parts of Black history in Delaware, and pioneering African American artists of rhythm and blues, soul, and rock and roll music.




‘The War of 1812: Over Two Centuries Later’

Four-part Old State House Coffee-Hour Lecture Series to take place in April 2022.




‘The Wooden World Revealed’ at Zwaanendael Museum on May 21, 2022

Day-long series of activities explores the 1798 sinking of HMS DeBraak.




12th Annual Delaware Day Competition Winners Announced

Program encourages students to study the U.S. Constitution.




2014 Dover Days Festival: A collaborative affair

Division a key player in this year’s event that is themed “Delaware Dresses Downton.”




24th Annual Chautauqua, “That’s Entertainment”

Thursday, September 8, 2022 — Friday, September 9, 2022 outside the Zwaanendael Museum in LewesANDSaturday, September 10, 2022 — Sunday, September 11, 2022 outside the New Castle Court House Museum in New Castle *Programs – Live and Livestreamed *Entertaining and Educational *Experiences for All Ages *Interact with Historical Legends! All programs are free and open […]




287th Army Band video-records performances at Buena Vista

Videos part of the band’s virtual holiday-concert-series, “The 12 Days of Christmas.”




50th anniversary of Johnson Victrola Museum celebrated during 2017

Museum highlights the life and achievements of Dover’s native son, Eldridge Reeves Johnson, founder of The Victor Talking Machine Company.




A December to remember!

Photographic chronicle of events during December 2019 sponsored by the division and its partnering organizations.




Adventure film ‘Jumanji’ to be featured at Buena Vista Movie Night on the Lawn on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018

In addition to the film, this free outdoor, family-fun event includes activities, music and food.




African American History Month programs among 13 special events at division museums during February 2019

Highlights include programs on the Underground Railroad, Black recording artists and record labels from the early 20th century, and First African Baptist Church cemeteries in Philadelphia.




African American History Month programs among 16 special events at division museums in February 2017

Highlights include African-American life at the John Dickinson Plantation in the 18th century, a program on jazz pianist “Fats” Waller, and a presentation on historic properties listed in the National Register since the 1980s that are significant to African-American communities throughout the state.




African American History Month programs spotlighted during February 2020

Highlights include programs on Black leaders in the Women’s Suffrage Movement, African Americans on the Eastern Shore and screenings of the three-part “American Epic” which explores how the ordinary people of America were given the opportunity to make records for the first time.