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  Category: Historical and Cultural Affairs


Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs museums closed on Dec. 24, 25 and 31, 2017; and Jan. 1, 2018

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, December 15, 2017

Museums closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.




EVENT CANCELLED: Buena Vista Holiday Open House on Dec. 9, 2017

Historical and Cultural Affairs | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Friday, December 8, 2017

Event cancelled due to inclement weather.




Archaeological Discovery Writes New Chapter in Delaware’s Early Colonial History

Department of State | Historical and Cultural Affairs | Date Posted: Thursday, December 7, 2017

An archaeological study years in the making has revealed a wealth of new information about some of Delaware’s earliest colonial settlers and shed new light on what life would have been like in the region three centuries ago.




PROGRAM CANCELLED: “A Dead Whale or a Stove Boat, Part Two”—Dec. 9, 2017 lecture at Zwaanendael Museum

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Dec. 9, 2017 program cancelled and incorporated into March 24, 2018 program.




ADVISORY: Delaware Archeologists and Smithsonian to Announce Major Discovery

Department of State | Historical and Cultural Affairs | Date Posted: Monday, December 4, 2017

A team of Delaware archeologists and a preeminent anthropologist from the Smithsonian Institution Wednesday will unveil new findings from a years-long study of an archeological site in the West Rehoboth area.







  Category: Historical and Cultural Affairs

Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs museums closed on Dec. 24, 25 and 31, 2017; and Jan. 1, 2018

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, December 15, 2017

Museums closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.




EVENT CANCELLED: Buena Vista Holiday Open House on Dec. 9, 2017

Historical and Cultural Affairs | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Friday, December 8, 2017

Event cancelled due to inclement weather.




Archaeological Discovery Writes New Chapter in Delaware’s Early Colonial History

Department of State | Historical and Cultural Affairs | Date Posted: Thursday, December 7, 2017

An archaeological study years in the making has revealed a wealth of new information about some of Delaware’s earliest colonial settlers and shed new light on what life would have been like in the region three centuries ago.




PROGRAM CANCELLED: “A Dead Whale or a Stove Boat, Part Two”—Dec. 9, 2017 lecture at Zwaanendael Museum

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Dec. 9, 2017 program cancelled and incorporated into March 24, 2018 program.




ADVISORY: Delaware Archeologists and Smithsonian to Announce Major Discovery

Department of State | Historical and Cultural Affairs | Date Posted: Monday, December 4, 2017

A team of Delaware archeologists and a preeminent anthropologist from the Smithsonian Institution Wednesday will unveil new findings from a years-long study of an archeological site in the West Rehoboth area.