Buena Vista Holiday Open House on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018
Event to feature decorations and children’s craft activities, plus self-guided tours of the home and refreshments.
Buena Vista Movie Night to feature ‘Honey, I Shrunk the Kids’ on Saturday, July 23, 2016
Outdoor, family-fun night also includes activities, music and food.
Buena Vista named polling site, voting exhibit continues at New Castle Court House Museum
Many of Delaware’s historic sites have political connections, including as polling places in the past and today.
Buena Vista spring event on Saturday, May 14, 2022
Free one-day-only affair showcases one of Delaware’s most historic estates.
Buena Vista Spring Open House on Saturday, April 13, 2019
One-day-only event showcases one of Delaware’s most historic homes
Buena Vista welcomes springtime guests
The rain didn’t dampen a spring visit to Buena Vista this past May. Save the date for a public movie event coming this October.
Burial ground found at John Dickinson Plantation
Site likely holds the enslaved individuals and other African Americans who lived, worked, and died on land owned by the Dickinson family.
Call for papers: ‘Archaeological and Historical Symposium of the Colonial Delaware Valley’
Deadline for submission of abstracts: March 31, 2017
Call for papers: ‘The Early Colonial Delaware Valley—An Archaeological and Historical Symposium’
Deadline for submission of abstracts: April 22, 2016.
Call for papers: 2023 Delaware Archaeology and History Symposium
Presentations to highlight archaeological or historical research, or related topics for the State of Delaware. Deadline: March 10, 2023
Call for papers: 2024 Delmarva Archaeology and History Symposium
Organizers of the 2024 Delmarva Archaeology and History Symposium are calling for presentations for the April 27 event.
CANCELLED: ‘Lantern Tours of the Plantation’ at the John Dickinson Plantation on Oct. 26, 2018
Program cancelled based on anticipated heavy rain and wind.
Capital improvements completed at state-owned historic properties in New Castle
State invested $350,000 for projects at the New Castle Court House Museum, Arsenal, Academy and Green.
Carolyn Apple receives a Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Award
Division volunteer honored for her efforts in saving the William D. Willis World War II Photographic Collection.
Celebrate A Day in Old New Castle this May
Old New Castle comes alive May 21 with tours of historical estates, colonial craftsmen, historical reenactments and tours of tall ships.
Celebrate Delaware’s LGBTQ+ history with a new online resource
Over the last year, the division has collected information about some of Delaware’s impactful LGBTQ+ stories throughout history. Take a sneak peek of what the project has in store by learning more about a new resource launched this month.