Division-sponsored programs in June 2023
Activities to include programs on Separation Day in New Castle, LGBTQ+ history, and Dover Comic Con panel discussions.
‘Buena Vista Spring Event’ on Saturday, May 13, 2023
Free one-day-only affair showcases one of Delaware’s most historic estates.
Division-sponsored programs in May 2023
Dover Days activities, “Life at Sea” and Cooch’s Bridge Historic Site tours among programs to be offered.
Division-sponsored programs in April 2023
Dutch poetry, New Castle, Del.’s connection to the Lincoln assassination, and Earth Day programs among the 12 division-sponsored activities in April 2023.
Cooch’s Bridge homestead tours resume in March 2023
Introductory program on the history of the Cooch’s Bridge homestead, focal point of Delaware’s only Revolutionary War land battle.
‘The Kidnapping of Bathsheba Bungy’ program on March 18, 2023
Program explores the true story of a free, Black girl from New Castle who was kidnapped to be sold into slavery, and her subsequent rescue.
Division celebrates Women’s History Month 2023
Six division-sponsored events honor and celebrate women’s lives and historic achievements.
Division celebrates National Women’s History Month 2021
Three free, virtual programs streamed live on the Web.
History at the beach—the Women’s Christian Temperance Union Fountain
Rehoboth Beach landmark was built in 1929.
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.