‘A Seaborne Citizenry: The DeBraak and Its Atlantic World’ exhibit at the Zwaanendael Museum
Exhibit explores His Majesty’s Sloop of War DeBraak, a British warship that was capsized and lost off the Delaware coast on May 25, 1798.
‘An Illegal Activity: The Underground Railroad in Delaware’ exhibit closed on Dec. 7, 2014
EXHIBIT CLOSED on Dec. 7, 2014.
‘An Illegal Activity: The Underground Railroad in Delaware’–exhibit closed on Dec. 7, 2014
EXHIBIT CLOSED Dec. 7, 2014.
‘Delaware and the War of 1812’ exhibit closed on March 19, 2016
EXHIBIT CLOSED on March 19, 2016.
‘Demystifying Historic Preservation’ symposium
The Sussex County Association of Realtors will host a symposium on historic preservation on Tuesday, Nov. 22.
‘Drawing America to Victory: The Persuasive Power of the Arts in World War I’
Online exhibit revolves around 27 World War I posters from the collections of the State of Delaware.
‘Emeline Hawkins: Her Journey from Slavery to Freedom on the Underground Railroad’ exhibit closed on July 23, 2017
Exhibit closed on July 23, 2017
‘George Washington Birthday Celebration’ at Dover, Del.’s Old State House on Feb. 22, 2016 at 1 p.m.
Event to feature writings by, and about, the first president, read by historical interpreters and distinguished guests, plus live, streaming video of Sen. Chris Coons reading Washington’s Farewell Address from the floor of the U.S. Senate.
‘Land and Sea Christmas’: Buena Vista Holiday Open House on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016
One-day-only event showcases one of Delaware’s most historic homes.
‘Listen Up!’: How About Something Different?
Program took place between April 16, 2016 and April 8, 2017.
‘Lost Off Lewes: The British Warship DeBraak’
Tours explore the surviving hull section of this 18th-century shipwreck.
‘Making the First State Shine: 50 Years of Historic Preservation in Delaware’
18th annual Chautauqua to take place in Lewes, Del. from June 19 to 23, 2016.
‘Middletown Goes to War’ exhibit closed on June 30, 2016
EXHIBIT CLOSED June 30, 2016.
‘New Castle: Three Forts, One Community’ exhibit at the New Castle Court House Museum
Exhibit examines the 17th-century struggle for control of New Castle, Del. by the Dutch, Swedes and English.
‘Service, Suffrage, and Swing: World War I Era in Delaware’
America’s participation in “the war to end all wars” will be brought to life during this five-day program that will take place at a variety of downtown Lewes, Del. locations from June 18–22, 2017.
‘Simple Machines’ display at the John Dickinson Plantation
Display focuses on the six simple machines (inclined plane, screw, wedge, pulley, lever, and wheel and axle) that constitute the elementary building blocks of which many more-complicated machines are composed.