Division mourns the loss of former Zwaanendael Museum site interpreter Joe Caputo
Employee known for his ability to make history fun.
Division museums add Thursday operating hours
Visitation guidelines in keeping with Gov. Carney’s Phase II reopening of the state.
Division to sponsor 11 special events during July 2019
Independence Day, baseball Hall-of-Famer William “Judy” Johnson and campfires at the John Dickinson Plantation to be featured.
Division to sponsor seven special events during January 2020
Highlights include a program on William Penn’s role in the founding of Dover, activities celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and a concert by CoroAllegro.
Division-sponsored programs in September 2021
Events include a wetland walk and campfire, a program on Colonial Delaware crime and punishment, and a wide variety of activities associated with “The I’s Have It: Industry, Innovation, and Invention,” Delaware’s 23rd annual Chautauqua.
Guided visitation to the African burial ground at the John Dickinson Plantation
Programs explore the experiences of the enslaved and free African Americans who lived, labored and died on the John Dickinson Plantation.
Historical holiday happenings
Division to sponsor nine special events, including four winter-holiday-themed activities, between Nov. 28, 2019 and Jan. 1, 2020.
History was made here: Hale-Byrnes House
Gen. George Washington and the high command of the Continental Army held a council of war here on Sept. 6, 1777.
New Castle County to hold virtual public meeting on historic preservation on June 8, 2020
Approaches to historic preservation, including legislation and community-based efforts, to be discussed.
New Castle Court House Museum featured in ‘Before They Were States’ podcast
Podcast explores the history of the American states before they joined the union.
New Castle Court House Museum publishes ’19 Days of Suffrage’
Series of 19 Facebook posts about the women’s suffrage movement in Delaware and the nation.
Presidents Lincoln and Washington to be spotlighted at The Old State House during February 2020
Events presented in honor of Presidents Day 2020.
Women’s history celebrated at division museums during March 2020
Six special programs held in celebration of National Women’s History Month.
Zwaanendael Museum to hold ‘Uniquely Lewes’ photo contest
Open between July 8 and 15, 2020, contest seeks photos of what makes Lewes unique.
Zwaanendael Museum’s ‘Museum Madness’ photo contest in April 2021
Contest open between April 19 and 24, 2021.