Pages Tagged With: "historic sites"

Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouse repainted

Built in 1885, beacon is located in the harbor of Lewes, Del.




Delaware Friends of Folk kick off new concert season

The Delaware Friends of Folk have returned to The Old State House for a 10th season of family-friendly concerts.




Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation meeting on Jan. 18, 2017

Agenda to include a presentation by architectural historian Robin Krawitz on the Jackson-Wilson House in Wilmington which has been nominated for placement in the National Register of Historic Places.




Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation meeting on Jan. 19, 2022

Board to review National Register nomination for Robert Mitchell House in Hockessin, Del.




Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation meeting to take place on April 17, 2019

Meeting will include review of the amended nomination of Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places.




Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation meeting to take place remotely on Feb. 24, 2021

Board to review National Register nomination for the African Union Church and Cemetery of Iron Hill.




Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation to hold annual business meeting Oct. 18

The State Review Board for Historic Preservation will hold its annual business meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 18, in Dover and virtually.




Delaware students experience historical field trip

More than 200 local students descended on The Dover Green in May for the “Saving the Past, Shaping the Future” field trip.




Delaware’s 22nd annual Chautauqua: ‘Women’s Work: Campaigning for Social Change’ on Sept. 10, 11, 19 and 20, 2020

All activities to be presented free via Zoom; registration required.




Delaware’s 23rd annual Chautauqua, Sept. 9–12, 2021

American enterprise and ingenuity will be brought to life in “The I’s Have It: Industry, Innovation, and Invention.”




Delaware’s Chautauqua tent shows move to September during 2018

“All Aboard: Delaware and the Railroad” to take place from Sept. 13 to 15, 2018. #netde #delawarehistory #beaches #activities #events #historic_sites




Delaware’s LGBTQ+ Community: A Research & Digital Engagement Project

The Division is embarking on a research and engagement project with LGBTQ+ community members to share their history and stories.




Descendant Community Engagement Group public forums set for Nov. 28, Dec. 1

The public is invited to participate in forums on Nov. 28 and Dec. 1 to learn more about the division’s work engaging descendant communities.




Descendent community public forum set for April 13

The public is invited to learn more about the inclusive work being done at the John Dickinson Plantation and through the formation of a Descendant Community Engagement Group.




Desiree Williams promoted to site manager of Buena Vista Conference Center

One of Delaware’s most historic homes serves as a site for business gatherings and government meetings as well as receptions, parties and celebrations.




Details in Delaware: Boot scrapers

Clean your shoes with a boot scraper at the Quaker Friends Meeting House in Wilmington.