ADVISORY: Delaware Archeologists and Smithsonian to Announce Major Discovery
Department of State | Historical and Cultural Affairs | Date Posted: Monday, December 4, 2017
M/V Twin Capes, retired Lewes-to-Cape May ferry, sunk to become part of Delaware’s artificial reef system
Date Posted: June 15, 2018
Guilty Verdicts In Two Separate Murders
Date Posted: June 15, 2018
Delaware Couple Arrested for $100,000 Insurance Fraud
Date Posted: June 15, 2018
Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: June 4-10
Date Posted: June 15, 2018
DPH TO HOLD MASS CARE EXERCISE AT SUSSEX CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL JUNE 19-20, 2018
Date Posted: June 15, 2018
Governor Carney’s Statement on Bump Stock Ban
Date Posted: June 14, 2018
Part of Castle Trail on C&D Canal Conservation Area to close for repairs June 15
Date Posted: June 14, 2018
Delaware Libraries Launch 2018 Statewide Summer Library Challenge
Date Posted: June 13, 2018
Governor Carney’s Statement on Budget Smoothing Constitutional Amendment
Date Posted: June 12, 2018
DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation to feature Victorian Kids Fest on June 16 at Fort Delaware State Park
Date Posted: June 12, 2018
DNREC wants EPA public hearing moved to Delaware, longer public comment period for EPA’s proposed Clean Air Act denial
Date Posted: June 12, 2018
Delaware Department of Justice Commemorates World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15th
Date Posted: June 12, 2018
Governor Carney: EPA can’t let other states pollute Delaware’s air
Date Posted: June 11, 2018
State of Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Fund – June 30, 2017
Date Posted: June 11, 2018
Newly Published Book Explores Life and Legacy of Delaware Statesman John Dickinson
Date Posted: June 11, 2018
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police announce results from 32nd Annual Youth Fishing Tournament
Date Posted: June 8, 2018
Division of the Arts to Honor 17 Artist Fellows at Annual Reception and Award Ceremony June 13
Date Posted: June 8, 2018
Governor Carney Nominates Claire DeMatteis to UD Board of Trustees
Date Posted: June 8, 2018
DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation’s annual Summer Concert Series underway
Date Posted: June 8, 2018
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: May 28-June 3
Date Posted: June 8, 2018
Man To Spend Decade In Prison For Dover Stabbing
Date Posted: June 8, 2018
DNREC’s special summer issue of Outdoor Delaware magazine now available
Date Posted: June 8, 2018
Governor Carney Hosts Ramadan Iftar Dinner at Woodburn
Date Posted: June 7, 2018
Governor Carney, Delaware Department of Agriculture Announce Interactive Dashboard
Date Posted: June 7, 2018
State to host community meetings on early learning
Date Posted: June 7, 2018
DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation to host open house on Brandywine Zoo master plan on June 14
Date Posted: June 7, 2018
Governor Carney’s Statement on Assault Weapons Legislation
Date Posted: June 6, 2018
Delaware Launches Full-Scale Sports Gaming
Date Posted: June 6, 2018
Public asked to report sick or dead wild birds to DNREC’s Mosquito Control Section for 2018 West Nile virus monitoring
Date Posted: June 6, 2018
Delaware’s Water Infrastructure Advisory Council to meet Wednesday, June 20 in Dover
Date Posted: June 6, 2018
DNREC announces members of Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Regulatory Advisory Committee and sets first committee meeting for Thursday, June 14 in Delaware City
Date Posted: June 6, 2018
Secretary of State Announces Chemical Dependency Counselor License Suspension
Date Posted: June 6, 2018
Delaware Department of Insurance Issues Genworth Status Update
Date Posted: June 6, 2018
Delaware seniors see an average decrease of over $200 in car insurance rates
Date Posted: June 6, 2018
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrest Smyrna man on multiple assault charges
Date Posted: June 5, 2018
New Castle woman arrested by DNREC Natural Resources Police Environmental Crimes Unit for illegal dumping
Date Posted: June 5, 2018
DNREC invites public to join 2018 ‘Nanticoke Wade In’ and learn of river’s ‘health’ June 9 at Trap Pond State Park
Date Posted: June 5, 2018
DNREC and Mountaire Farms of Delaware, Inc. enter into consent decree addressing violations at Mountaire’s Millsboro poultry processing facility
Date Posted: June 4, 2018
Holiday weekend anti-crime operation in Kent County by Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police on DNREC-managed properties results in 71 citations
Date Posted: June 4, 2018
DPH Issues Reminder of Open Testing Dates for TB; Announces Call Center to Close Friday, June 1, 2018
Date Posted: June 1, 2018
Wilmington Murder Leads to Life Sentence
Date Posted: June 1, 2018
DNREC Division of Parks & Recreation installs refurbished historic bridge on Yorklyn trail
Date Posted: June 1, 2018
Fort Christina Offers a Historical Destination This Summer
Date Posted: June 1, 2018
Millsboro man arrested by DNREC Natural Resources Police Environmental Crimes Unit for illegal dumping
Date Posted: June 1, 2018
Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: May 21-27
Date Posted: June 1, 2018
DOJ Warns Delawareans About Latest Round of Scam Jury Duty Calls
Date Posted: June 1, 2018
Wilmington City Council Discretionary Fund Special Investigation
Date Posted: June 1, 2018
State seeks public comment on revised proposed antidiscrimination regulation
Date Posted: June 1, 2018
Delaware to Launch Full-Scale Sports Gaming on June 5
Date Posted: May 31, 2018
Statewide Unit Count Agreed-Upon Procedures Engagement School Year 2017 – 2018 – Odyssey Charter School, Appoquinimink School District, and Seaford School District
Date Posted: May 31, 2018
Collaboration leads to largest round of Delaware farmland preservation in four years
Date Posted: May 31, 2018
Hurricane Season Begins June 1
Date Posted: May 31, 2018
Think twice before ‘rescuing’ young wildlife
Date Posted: May 31, 2018
DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife begins treating downstate ponds for nuisance aquatic weeds
Date Posted: May 31, 2018
State announces annual free, reduced price meal policy
Date Posted: May 31, 2018
Ground Broken for Newark Regional Transportation Center Building
Date Posted: May 30, 2018
Statewide Unit Count Agreed-Upon Procedures Engagements School Year 2017 – 2018 – MOT Charter School , Polytech School District, Smyrna School District
Date Posted: May 30, 2018
Anglers invited to fish for free in Delaware waters June 2 and 3
Date Posted: May 30, 2018
DHSS Releases Delaware’s Plan for Managing the Health Care Needs of Children with Medical Complexity
Date Posted: May 30, 2018
DelDOT Receives TIGER Grant Award for Georgetown
Date Posted: May 30, 2018
DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation to host open house on Brandywine Zoo master plan on June 14
Date Posted: May 29, 2018
DEMA Staff Deploy to the State of Hawaii
Date Posted: May 29, 2018
Multi-agency approach helps DDA and DNREC protect pollinators in Delaware
Date Posted: May 29, 2018
Delaware Health Officials Issue Warning after 2 Deaths Involve Same Stamp on Packets of Heroin
Date Posted: May 29, 2018
DNREC, federal, local and conservation partners gather to celebrate completion of Mispillion Harbor restoration
Date Posted: May 25, 2018
NONPROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATIONS DUE BY JUNE 5
Date Posted: May 25, 2018
Rape, Exploitation of Children Result In Prison Sentences In Three Cases
Date Posted: May 25, 2018
DPH Announces TB Response at Wilmington Long-Term Care Facility
Date Posted: May 25, 2018
State Historic Preservation Office Employee, African American History Expert Makes National Trust 40-Under-40 List
Date Posted: May 25, 2018
Time, location changed for May 29 meeting of Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish
Date Posted: May 25, 2018
Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: May 14-20
Date Posted: May 25, 2018
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police to host 32nd Annual Youth Fishing Tournament June 2
Date Posted: May 24, 2018
Application deadline extended to June 15 for DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police’s 3rd Annual Youth Academies
Date Posted: May 24, 2018
Governor Carney Signs Angel Investor Job Creation and Innovation Act
Date Posted: May 24, 2018
Statewide Unit Count Agreed-Upon Procedures Engagement School Year 2017 – 2018 – Laurel School District
Date Posted: May 24, 2018
The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit “Trace” by Carlos Alejandro
Date Posted: May 24, 2018
USDA seeks feedback from Delaware farmers on 2018 crop production and supply levels
Date Posted: May 23, 2018
For a safer Memorial Day holiday weekend, DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police advise: Don’t drink and boat on Delaware waterways
Date Posted: May 23, 2018
Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 11 special events during June 2018
Date Posted: May 23, 2018
Special Law Enforcement Assistance Fund (SLEAF) Agreed-Upon Procedures – June 30, 2015, 2016, and 2017
Date Posted: May 23, 2018
Statewide Unit Count Agreed-Upon Procedures Engagement School Year 2017 – 2018 – Campus Community Charter School
Date Posted: May 23, 2018
Governor Carney’s Statement on Joint Finance Committee Vote to Limit Spending
Date Posted: May 22, 2018
Delaware Offshore Wind Working Group to hold public workshops May 29 and 31
Date Posted: May 22, 2018
DNREC’s First State Heritage Park celebrates summer on June 1 and 2
Date Posted: May 22, 2018
Delaware Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish to meet May 29 in Dover
Date Posted: May 22, 2018
Governor Carney, JFC Co-Chairs Release Statements on DEFAC Estimates
Date Posted: May 21, 2018
Statewide Unit Count Agreed-Upon Procedures Engagement School Year 2017 – 2018 – Delaware Academy of Public Safety and Security
Date Posted: May 21, 2018
OP-ED: Soaring health care costs are holding Delaware back. Here’s what we’re doing to fix them.
Date Posted: May 21, 2018
Commissioner Navarro Informs Public of Highmark Mailing Information to Wrong Addresses
Date Posted: May 21, 2018
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces that shellfish aquaculture has begun in Delaware’s Inland Bays
Date Posted: May 21, 2018
Flags to be lowered for victims of Santa Fe High shootings
Date Posted: May 18, 2018
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police kick off National Safe Boating Week May 19-25 in Lewes
Date Posted: May 18, 2018
Attempted Manslaughter, Unlawful Sexual Contact, Drug, Gun Cases Resolved
Date Posted: May 18, 2018
DEMA ADVISES TO BE AWARE OF WEEKEND WEATHER AND POSSIBLE FLOODING
Date Posted: May 18, 2018
Statewide Unit Count Agreed Upon Procedures Report – School Year 2017-2018 – Capital School District
Date Posted: May 18, 2018
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: May 7-13
Date Posted: May 18, 2018
Party affiliation change deadline approaching
Date Posted: May 18, 2018
CANCELLED: DNREC’s DuPont Nature Center’s Peace, Love & Horseshoe Crab Festival on May 19
Date Posted: May 18, 2018
Delaware Moving Forward to Implement Full-Scale Sports Gaming
Date Posted: May 17, 2018
State of Delaware Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Financial Statement Audit – Fiscal Year 2017
Date Posted: May 17, 2018
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@state.de.us
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@state.de.us
302-857-3038
Related Topics: Delaware history, smithsonian
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