Pages Tagged With: "New Castle Court House"

‘Queenstown and the Early Colonial Delmarva: An Archaeological and Historical Symposium’ at the New Castle Court House Museum on Oct. 13, 2018

Event will include scholarly presentations on My Lord’s Gift, a 17th century archaeological site in Queenstown, Md.; and the Coleman Farm, Reedy Island and Fort Casimir sites in Delaware.




Archaeological symposium at the New Castle Court House Museum on April 29, 2017

Program seeks to identify the uniqueness of the Colonial cultures in the Delaware Valley in the 17th and 18th centuries.




Arsenal opens as home of the New Castle Historical Society

Historic property leased to the historical society by the division.




Call for papers: ‘The Early Colonial Delaware Valley—An Archaeological and Historical Symposium’

Deadline for submission of abstracts: April 22, 2016.




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.




Delaware History Connections: Thomas Garrett and Uncle Tom’s Cabin

By Kellie Mullarkey HCA Historic Sites Interpreter Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published on this week in 1852 (March 20th, to be exact). The best-selling novel opened readers’ eyes to the truths of slavery and fueled the abolitionist movement. Most of us are taught that much along the road in grade school, but […]




Division honored with preservation award

2016 Bamberger Historic Preservation Award recognizes improvements to four state-owned historic properties in New Castle.




Division staff news

Additions made to volunteer-services, horticulture and site-management teams and at the Buena Vista Conference Center.




Division to begin improvements to state-owned historic properties in New Castle

State to invest $350,000 for improvements at the New Castle Court House Museum, Arsenal, Academy and Green.




Division welcomes three new staff members

Additions made to the Buena Vista Conference Center, Preservation and Site Management teams.




First State National Historical Park seeks public comment on Sheriff’s House in New Castle

Public scoping-meeting to take place on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 at the New Castle Court House Museum.




History was made here: The New Castle Green

Town commons was laid out by the Dutch in the 1650s.




Participate in the 2012 National Historic Landmarks Photo Contest

Last month on Flickr, the National Park Service launched its 2012 National Historic Landmarks Photo Contest. Some impressive images have trickled into the album from historic sites and talented artists from across the country, but Delaware has yet to make so much as a ripple in the pool of contenders! Naturally… we feel compelled to […]




Progress report on improvements to state-owned historic properties in New Castle

State is investing $350,000 for projects at the New Castle Court House Museum, Arsenal, Academy and Green.