’18th Century Market Fair’ on Nov. 6, 2021
Day-long series of programs harkens back to the 1700s when the Dover Green served as the focal point of life in Dover.
’18th Century Trades Day’ at the John Dickinson Plantation on Oct. 8, 2022
Day-long series of activities explores occupations of the 1700s.
‘At Home Concert Series’ videos posted on division’s YouTube channel
Series showcased musicians from across the state and region.
‘Buena Vista Spring Event’ on Saturday, May 13, 2023
Free one-day-only affair showcases one of Delaware’s most historic estates.
‘Delaware Day 2020 — Expanding the Delaware Story’
Videos explore the lives of four enslaved individuals and an abolitionist.
‘Stitching on the Light: A Virtual Stitch Along’
Online cross-stitch embroidery program from the Zwaanendael Museum during January 2021.
‘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.
‘We Didn’t Vote for Him: Delaware and the Election of 1860’ — virtual lecture from The Old State House on Nov. 14, 2020
Program explores the election that brought Abraham Lincoln to power and which led the nation into civil war.
‘William Penn Day’ at the New Castle Court House Museum on Oct. 23, 2021
Event commemorates the 339th anniversary of Penn’s disembarkment at New Castle, his first landing in the New World.
‘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.
‘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.
287th Army Band video-records performances at Buena Vista
Videos part of the band’s virtual holiday-concert-series, “The 12 Days of Christmas.”
Archaeology and history symposium at Dover’s Old State House on April 22, 2023
Day-long series of activities to highlight archaeological investigations, historical research and related topics for the state and surrounding areas.