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 November 2021
A folk music concert, and programs celebrating Dutch American Heritage Day and National Native American Heritage Month among events/topics to be explored.
Division-sponsored programs in November 2022
An 18th century market fair, concert, tours, historical cuisine and programs celebrating Dutch- and Native-American heritage to be explored.
Division-sponsored programs in October 2021
18th century trades, true crime in song and walking tours of a historic cemetery among programs/topics to be explored.
Division-sponsored programs in October 2022
Series on the War of 1812, Mysteries of History , William Penn Day, concerts and outdoor events to be featured.
Division-sponsored programs in September 2022
Events include lectures, tours and Delaware’s 24th Chautauqua tent show.
FREE New Castle History Camp, July 25–29, 2022
Children ages 10 to 13 are invited to explore the storied past of one of America’s most historic towns in this free history camp.
Friends of Folk Concert Series 2021-2022
Series presents a wide-variety of folk-music styles from across the region in the warm acoustics of The Old State House.
Friends of Folk Concert Series 2022-2023
Series presents a wide-variety of folk-music styles from across the region in the warm acoustics of The Old State House.
History was made here: The Dover Green
Town commons served as a central meeting place for over 200 years.
John Dickinson Plantation honored with Award of Excellence
Museum honored for its project “Search, Discovery, and Interpretation of the African Burial Ground at the John Dickinson Plantation.”
John Dickinson Plantation named a member of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience
A Site of Conscience is a place of memory that confronts both the history of what happened there and its contemporary legacies.
John Dickinson Plantation to add area of reflection for visitors
Project supported, in part, by a $5,000 grant from
the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Johnson Victrola Museum reopens second floor; adds displays
Gallery had been closed since June 2020.
July 10, 2021 trivia event at Johnson Victrola Museum cancelled
Event called off due to the potential for excessive heat.
Museums of the State of Delaware open for Juneteenth
Holiday commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.