ADVISORY: Delaware Archeologists and Smithsonian to Announce Major Discovery
Department of State | Historical and Cultural Affairs | Date Posted: Monday, December 4, 2017
Attorney General Jennings Joins Lawsuit Challenging President Trump’s Declaration of National Emergency
Date Posted: February 18, 2019
Delaware’s Launches Girls Go CyberStart Challenge
Date Posted: February 18, 2019
Attorney General Jennings Unveils Internal Reform Measures for Criminal Prosecution
Date Posted: February 18, 2019
DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife 2019 Delaware Fishing Guide and fishing rulers now available
Date Posted: February 18, 2019
Mountaire Farms’ Millsboro facility completes cleanup of Feb. 13 accidental wastewater release
Date Posted: February 15, 2019
Delaware’s Office of Unclaimed Property Website Is Moving
Date Posted: February 15, 2019
Governor Carney, Delaware Prosperity Partnership to Host Conversations on Economic Development
Date Posted: February 15, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Feb. 4-10
Date Posted: February 15, 2019
DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces spring 2019 trout stocking and opening for downstate ponds
Date Posted: February 15, 2019
Driver Sentenced For Injuring Two Pedestrians In Dover
Date Posted: February 15, 2019
The National Endowment for the Arts Announces $27 Million in Grants to Support the Arts
Date Posted: February 15, 2019
State, Christina collaborate on future of Delaware Autism Program
Date Posted: February 14, 2019
Delaware Native Species Commission to meet Feb. 20 in Dover
Date Posted: February 14, 2019
DNREC’s Brandywine Zoo caring for American alligator recovered during recent Pennsylvania drug bust
Date Posted: February 14, 2019
Governors Carney, Murphy Announce Agreement on DRBA Toll Increase, Infrastructure
Date Posted: February 13, 2019
DPH to distribute overdose reversing medication naloxone March 2, 2019 at AtTack Addiction 5K
Date Posted: February 13, 2019
Governor’s Office seeks nominees for Delaware’s appointed seat on the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council
Date Posted: February 13, 2019
DSHA Announces Downtown Development Districts Funding Awards
Date Posted: February 13, 2019
Heart 2 Heart Hugs Spreading Love Across Delaware
Date Posted: February 13, 2019
Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act Regulatory Advisory Committee to meet Feb. 19 in New Castle
Date Posted: February 12, 2019
Delaware Will Issue March Food Benefits on March 4 to Reduce Hardships
Date Posted: February 12, 2019
Underground Railroad exhibit to open at the New Castle Court House Museum on Feb. 23, 2019
Date Posted: February 12, 2019
2/11/19: State offices in New Castle County will open at 10 a.m.
Date Posted: February 11, 2019
DNREC’s Massey’s Ditch Channel maintenance dredging project to be rebid later this year
Date Posted: February 8, 2019
Police Chief Pleads Guilty
Date Posted: February 8, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Jan. 28-Feb. 3
Date Posted: February 8, 2019
Program on George Washington’s 110 rules of civility at Dover, Del.’s Old State House on Feb. 17, 2019
Date Posted: February 8, 2019
Cold Days…. Warm Hearts…
Date Posted: February 6, 2019
DNREC seeks input on Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act Regulatory Advisory Committee’s preliminary recommendations
Date Posted: February 5, 2019
Governor Carney Announces Trauma-Informed Initiatives
Date Posted: February 5, 2019
Killing of Hockessin Man Resolved With Guilty Plea
Date Posted: February 5, 2019
The Division of the Arts to Host Annual State Employee Art Exhibition
Date Posted: February 5, 2019
DNREC soliciting RFPs for projects to benefit Delaware’s environment through VW Mitigation Plan settlement funds
Date Posted: February 4, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Jan. 21-27
Date Posted: February 1, 2019
Ellendale Man Sentenced for 2017 Murder
Date Posted: February 1, 2019
DNREC announces revised sediment and stormwater regulations for Delaware will go into effect Feb. 11
Date Posted: February 1, 2019
Delaware continues focus on trauma-informed practices
Date Posted: February 1, 2019
DPH Announces Three Additional Flu-Related Deaths
Date Posted: January 31, 2019
Grant to help state improve access to early education
Date Posted: January 31, 2019
2019 Delaware Arbor Day School Poster Contest
Date Posted: January 31, 2019
DSHA and FHLBank Pittsburgh Announce Home4Good Funding Awards
Date Posted: January 31, 2019
Registration open now for Delaware’s Introduction to Living Shorelines Workshop to be held March 20-21 in Lewes
Date Posted: January 31, 2019
DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife promotes additional hunting opportunities in February
Date Posted: January 31, 2019
State seeks sponsors, meal sites for 2019 Summer Food Service Program
Date Posted: January 30, 2019
Help is available for Delawareans struggling to afford food
Date Posted: January 30, 2019
Flag lowering for former Senator Steven Amick
Date Posted: January 30, 2019
Delaware Water Infrastructure Advisory Council to meet Wednesday, Feb. 20 in Dover
Date Posted: January 30, 2019
The Delaware Division of the Arts to Host Annual Poetry Out Loud State Competition
Date Posted: January 30, 2019
Code Purple Declared As Bitterly Cold Temperatures, Sub-Zero Wind Chills Arrive
Date Posted: January 30, 2019
DNREC Q&A on Nov. 25, 2018 ethylene oxide accidental release at Croda’s Atlas Point facility
Date Posted: January 29, 2019
DNREC announces Notice of Conciliation and Administrative Penalty Assessment Order for MEDAL Air Liquide
Date Posted: January 29, 2019
COLD DAYS…. WARM HEARTS…
Date Posted: January 29, 2019
Child and Adult Care Food Program offers meal reimbursement
Date Posted: January 28, 2019
Third-Party Data Security Breach Affects Approximately 650 Delawareans
Date Posted: January 28, 2019
DNREC’s First State Heritage Park ‘First Saturday’ to offer special programs Feb. 2 marking African-American History Month
Date Posted: January 28, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Jan. 14-20
Date Posted: January 25, 2019
Delaware Joins 44 Other States and District of Columbia in Settlement Over Misleading Information Regarding Hip Implants
Date Posted: January 25, 2019
Delaware Part of Settlement of Fraud Suit With Walgreens
Date Posted: January 25, 2019
Prison Sentence for Man Who Beat Nephew With Pipe
Date Posted: January 25, 2019
University of Delaware Provost Dr. Robin Morgan honored for service to agriculture
Date Posted: January 25, 2019
Governor Carney Announces Loan Program for Federal Workers
Date Posted: January 24, 2019
Governor Carney Presents Fiscal Year 2020 Recommended Budget
Date Posted: January 24, 2019
African American History Month programs among 13 special events at State of Delaware museums in February
Date Posted: January 24, 2019
Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish Jan. 29 meeting canceled
Date Posted: January 24, 2019
Source Water Protection Subcommittee to meet Jan. 31 in Dover
Date Posted: January 24, 2019
DNREC, Division of Public Health now accepting proposals for wastewater, surface water and drinking water planning grants
Date Posted: January 24, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrest Frankford man for deer poaching
Date Posted: January 24, 2019
Capitol Police Lieutenant Michael Hertzfeld Assumes Command of Delaware Capitol Police
Date Posted: January 23, 2019
Delaware Licenses 46 Captive Insurers in Challenging Environment
Date Posted: January 23, 2019
Delaware Awarded Two Federal Grants to Reduce Recidivism at the State Level
Date Posted: January 22, 2019
Governor Carney, Legislators Announce Bill to Assist Federal Workers
Date Posted: January 22, 2019
DNREC introduces Delaware Living Shorelines Monitoring Framework to help gauge success of shoreline restoration projects
Date Posted: January 22, 2019
DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation encourages the public to ‘Plan for Vacation Day’ today
Date Posted: January 22, 2019
DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation to close part of Cape Henlopen State Park for a managed deer hunt on Jan. 24
Date Posted: January 22, 2019
DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation receives land parcel donation adding wetlands to Fork Branch Nature Preserve in Dover
Date Posted: January 18, 2019
Two Separate Murders From 2017 Send Two Defendants to Prison
Date Posted: January 18, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Jan. 7-13
Date Posted: January 18, 2019
DNREC’s Brandywine Zoo temporarily closed through February for construction and improvement projects
Date Posted: January 18, 2019
Governor Carney Delivers State of the State Address to Joint Session of the General Assembly
Date Posted: January 17, 2019
Delaware’s Parks and Recreation Council votes to raise surf-fishing permit fees for 2019 season
Date Posted: January 17, 2019
Delaware Helps Block Trump Actions in Women’s Health Care, Census Cases
Date Posted: January 17, 2019
Governor Carney’s Statement on Equal Rights Amendment
Date Posted: January 16, 2019
Lt. Governor Hall-Long’s Statement on Passage of Equal Rights Amendment
Date Posted: January 16, 2019
Governor Carney’s Statement on Senate Confirmation of Brigadier General Michael Berry
Date Posted: January 16, 2019
Holy Cross Students Sell Artwork to Purchase Warm Items for Children Who Are Homeless or in Foster Care
Date Posted: January 16, 2019
State launches first phase of Delaware Report Card
Date Posted: January 16, 2019
Residents Of Two Newark Apartments To Receive Funds As A Result Of DOJ Consumer Fraud Action
Date Posted: January 16, 2019
Urban and community forestry grants available
Date Posted: January 16, 2019
Federal Employees Directives On Unemployment Claims
Date Posted: January 15, 2019
Recycling Public Advisory Council to meet Jan. 23 in Lewes
Date Posted: January 15, 2019
Governor Carney Announces $60 Million Opportunity Funding Initiative for Disadvantaged Students
Date Posted: January 15, 2019
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces registration open for Delaware’s mandatory wild turkey hunting courses
Date Posted: January 15, 2019
Because of the Federal Shutdown, Delaware and All Other States Will Issue February Food Benefits on or Before Jan. 20
Date Posted: January 15, 2019
Organic poultry farm located in Harrington receives Environmental Stewardship Award
Date Posted: January 14, 2019
Delaware Division of the Arts Announces 2019 Individual Artist Fellowship Awardees
Date Posted: January 14, 2019
“Baby It’s Cold Outside”
Date Posted: January 14, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Dec. 17-Jan. 6
Date Posted: January 11, 2019
Dover Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Home Invasion and Sex Crime
Date Posted: January 11, 2019
Delaware Tidal Finfish Advisory Council to meet Jan. 16 in Dover
Date Posted: January 11, 2019
Delaware Shellfish Advisory Council to meet Jan. 15 in Dover
Date Posted: January 11, 2019
Department of State | Historical and Cultural Affairs | Date Posted: Monday, December 4, 2017
DOVER – 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.
The discoveries set to be announced were made at what was once a 17th-century homestead and represent a significant expansion of the knowledge of early colonial settlement in Delaware and the Chesapeake region.
Work at the site was conducted by members of the Archeological Society of Delaware in collaboration with the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs. Dr. Douglas Owsley of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History was engaged by the state for his expertise in the field of physical anthropology, and his well-known work with early colonial settlements at Jamestown, Va. and St. Mary’s City, Md.
What: Announcement of major archaeological discovery related to 17th century Delaware.
Who: Secretary of State Jeff Bullock
Dr. Douglas Owsley, Division Head of Physical Anthropology, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History;
Daniel Griffith, Archaeological Society of Delaware;
Dr. Angela Winand, Head of the Mitchell Center for African American Heritage & Diversity Programs, Delaware Historical Society;
Timothy A. Slavin, Director, Delaware Division of Historical & Cultural Affairs;
Members of the Delaware historical and archeological community.
When: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6
Where: Rehoboth Museum, 511 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth Beach
Contact: Doug Denison
Delaware Department of State
doug.denison@delaware.gov
302-857-3038
Related Topics: Delaware history, smithsonian
Department of State | Historical and Cultural Affairs | Date Posted: Monday, December 4, 2017
DOVER – 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.
The discoveries set to be announced were made at what was once a 17th-century homestead and represent a significant expansion of the knowledge of early colonial settlement in Delaware and the Chesapeake region.
Work at the site was conducted by members of the Archeological Society of Delaware in collaboration with the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs. Dr. Douglas Owsley of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History was engaged by the state for his expertise in the field of physical anthropology, and his well-known work with early colonial settlements at Jamestown, Va. and St. Mary’s City, Md.
What: Announcement of major archaeological discovery related to 17th century Delaware.
Who: Secretary of State Jeff Bullock
Dr. Douglas Owsley, Division Head of Physical Anthropology, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History;
Daniel Griffith, Archaeological Society of Delaware;
Dr. Angela Winand, Head of the Mitchell Center for African American Heritage & Diversity Programs, Delaware Historical Society;
Timothy A. Slavin, Director, Delaware Division of Historical & Cultural Affairs;
Members of the Delaware historical and archeological community.
When: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6
Where: Rehoboth Museum, 511 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth Beach
Contact: Doug Denison
Delaware Department of State
doug.denison@delaware.gov
302-857-3038
Related Topics: Delaware history, smithsonian
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