Pages Tagged With: "History"

Division to sponsor seven special events during January 2019

Highlights include activities celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, early jazz and the Avery’s Rest archaeological site.




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 to sponsor seven special events during May 2017

Highlights include Dover Days presentations, the Zwaanendael Museum’s Sixth Annual Maritime Festival and A Day in Old New Castle.




Division to sponsor three live virtual-programs during November 2020

Programs to explore mysteries of history, Abraham Lincoln’s election as president and London in wartime.




Division unveils updated geographic information system for Delaware’s historic properties

Web-based system is now available for public use.




Division Welcomes Five New Historic-site Interpreters

Working at the state’s museums, these employees help bring Delaware history to life.




Division welcomes six new staff members

New employees include a curator of education, a physical plant trades mechanic, an executive housekeeper at Buena Vista, a property manager for the Cooch’s Bridge campus and construction project-managers at agency-managed sites across the state.




Division welcomes two new employees

Janis Oppenheimer will serve as site supervisor at the Buena Vista Conference Center; Annie Fenimore will serve as lead historic-site interpreter at the John Dickinson Plantation.




Division World War II photographic exhibit at Seaford Museum closed on May 31, 2016

EXHIBIT CLOSED on May 31, 2016




Division-sponsored events in August 2023

Join the division at museums and historical sites across the state for a series of summertime events.




Division-sponsored events in January 2024

Ring in the New Year at historic sites and museums across the state by attending the division’s programs and events throughout the month.




Division-sponsored events in September 2023

Join the division for dozens of events statewide this September.




Division-sponsored programs in April 2022

Highlights include a lecture series on the War of 1812 and several Dutch-themed activities.




Division-sponsored programs in April 2023

Dutch poetry, New Castle, Del.’s connection to the Lincoln assassination, and Earth Day programs among the 12 division-sponsored activities in April 2023.




Division-sponsored programs in August 2022

Outdoor events, tours and lectures to be featured.




Division-sponsored programs in Dec. 2021

Programs to include a demonstration of historical Dutch cooking, holidays with the Victor Talking Machine Company and a concert of soul-soaked mountain music by the Knotty G’s.