’18th Century Trades Day’ at the John Dickinson Plantation on Oct. 12, 2019
Day-long series of activities explores occupations of the 1700s including preserving food in the smokehouse, dyeing cloth, carpentry, blacksmithing and making bricks out of clay.
‘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.
‘Buena Vista Spring Event’ on Saturday, May 13, 2023
Free one-day-only affair showcases one of Delaware’s most historic estates.
‘Caesar Rodney in His Own Words’: Historical play at the New Castle Court House Museum on Sept. 22, 2019
Historical play about the Delaware patriot by museum historic-site interpreter David Price.
‘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.
‘Delaware Day Competition Display’ at Legislative Hall closed on Dec. 12, 2019
Works by Delaware fourth-grade students illustrating the U.S. Constitution and Delaware’s role in its writing and ratification.
‘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.
‘Five Stories’ explores the lives of people who lived and worked at the John Dickinson Plantation
Dickinson family members, tenant farmers, tradesmen, free Blacks, indentured servants and enslaved individuals are featured.
‘George Washington Birthday Celebration’ at Dover, Del.’s Old State House on Feb. 22, 2016 at 1 p.m.
Event to feature writings by, and about, the first president, read by historical interpreters and distinguished guests, plus live, streaming video of Sen. Chris Coons reading Washington’s Farewell Address from the floor of the U.S. Senate.
‘Historic Landscapes—Recognizing and Eradicating Invasive Plants’
Preservation Delaware to hold online workshop on June 3, 2020.
‘How to Train Your Dragon—The Hidden World’ to be screened at Movie Night at Buena Vista on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019
Free outdoor, family-fun event also includes activities and food.
‘New Castle: Three Forts, One Community’ exhibit at the New Castle Court House Museum
Exhibit examines the 17th-century struggle for control of New Castle, Del. by the Dutch, Swedes and English.
‘Rose Color to Gold to Glowing Red: Orville and Ethel Peets in Paris 1913-1914’ exhibit closed on Aug. 24, 2018
Exhibit featured the works of Orville Houghton Peets and his wife Ethel Canby Peets.
‘Seams From the Past’ series at the Zwaanendael Museum in November 2019
Four-part series explores historical clothing and textiles.
‘Simple Machines’ display at the John Dickinson Plantation
Display focuses on the six simple machines (inclined plane, screw, wedge, pulley, lever, and wheel and axle) that constitute the elementary building blocks of which many more-complicated machines are composed.