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 to hold public meetings seeking input for Delaware’s 2018–2022 State Historic Preservation Plan
Five meetings to be held at locations across the state during March 2017.
Division to honor MLK Day of Service by collecting donations for local charities
The Division will honor Martin Luther King Day throughout the month of January by collecting donated items for local charities. Drop-offs are organized at six locations statewide.
Division to repair garden wall of the New Castle Academy
Project will include cleaning, raking, repointing and repairing stone and brick on both sides of the wall.
Division to replace New Castle Academy roof
Improvements slated to take place in late summer/early fall 2017.
Division to sponsor 10 special events during November 2019
Bayberry candle-making, grave sites of notable New Castle veterans and early recordings of classical music among topics to be explored.
Division to sponsor 11 special events during July 2019
Independence Day, baseball Hall-of-Famer William “Judy” Johnson and campfires at the John Dickinson Plantation to be featured.
Division to sponsor 11 special events during November 2018
Changes to American society in the early 20th century, grave sites of notable New Castle veterans and candle-making among topics to be explored.
Division to sponsor 12 special events during August 2017
Highlights include programs on inventors in the sound-recording industry, a historic murder mystery and Dr. Who
Division to sponsor 12 special events during August 2018
Film screenings, and programs on Sherlock Holmes, George M. Cohan and Irving Berlin to be featured.
Division to sponsor 13 special events during November 2017
18th Century Market Fair, candle making and music of World War I among the events to be presented.
Division to sponsor 13 special programs during May 2016
Highlights of the month include programs on the saving of The Old State House, a symposium on the early Colonial archaeology of the Delaware Valley region and the Zwaanendael Maritime Celebration.
Division to sponsor 14 free programs during March 2017
Highlights include events celebrating National Women’s History Month and National Harriet Tubman Day.
Division to sponsor 14 free programs during November 2016
18th Century Market Fair, candle making and music of World War I among the events to be presented.
Division to sponsor 14 special events during April 2019
Highlights include programs on the artist who created “His Master’s Voice,” the bombardment of Lewes and a festival at Fort Christina.