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  Archives:  September 2026

National Grant to Expand Free Arts Classes for Hundreds More Delaware Seniors

Delaware Division of the Arts | Delaware Libraries | Department of State | Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities | Governor Matt Meyer | Kent County | New Castle County | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 8, 2026

STATEWIDE, Del. (September 8, 2026) – “The class was a perfect way to have fun with people my own age and make new friends,” wrote one Delaware woman after completing a free eight-week art workshop at her local library. She is one of more than 400 Delawareans, 55 and older, who have taken part in […]




New Delaware Public Archives Exhibit Explores How Railroads Transformed the First State

Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 4, 2026

The Delaware Public Archives will open Tracks, Towns, and Transformation: How the Railroad Changed Delaware at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 10, 2026. The opening takes place exactly 194 years after the New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad made its first locomotive-drawn journey on September 10, 1832, marking an early milestone in Delaware’s railroad history.  Spanning nearly two centuries, the exhibit explores how […]




Delaware Announces 2027 Marketplace Health Insurance Rates

Captive | Captive Insurance | Insurance Commissioner | Date Posted: Friday, September 4, 2026

Federal subsidy changes, national policy shifts, and local cost pressures drive increases for the upcoming plan year Updated: September 8, 2026 DOVER, DE (September 4, 2026) – The Delaware Department of Insurance today released approved rates for Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance plans offered on the Delaware Health Insurance Marketplace for Plan Year 2027. […]




Join us at the Archives for September’s First Saturday Program: Prisoners of Fort Delaware

Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, September 3, 2026

Nearly 33,000 Confederate prisoners of war passed through Fort Delaware during the Civil War.  Originally built as a coastal defense fortification in the Delaware River, Fort Delaware took on a very different role during the conflict, becoming one of the federal government’s largest and most notorious military prisons.  This Saturday, September 5, at 10:30 a.m., join us at […]




Mezzanine Gallery Presents Alan B. Tuttle’s “Passing through…”

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Mezzanine Gallery | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, September 3, 2026

Wilmington, DE (September 3, 2026) – The Delaware Division of the Arts’ Mezzanine Gallery is pleased to present Passing through…, a solo exhibition of paintings by Alan B. Tuttle, on view September 11-25, 2026. An opening reception will be held Friday, September 11, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Mezzanine Gallery, located in the […]






  Archives:  September 2026

National Grant to Expand Free Arts Classes for Hundreds More Delaware Seniors

Delaware Division of the Arts | Delaware Libraries | Department of State | Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities | Governor Matt Meyer | Kent County | New Castle County | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 8, 2026

STATEWIDE, Del. (September 8, 2026) – “The class was a perfect way to have fun with people my own age and make new friends,” wrote one Delaware woman after completing a free eight-week art workshop at her local library. She is one of more than 400 Delawareans, 55 and older, who have taken part in […]




New Delaware Public Archives Exhibit Explores How Railroads Transformed the First State

Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 4, 2026

The Delaware Public Archives will open Tracks, Towns, and Transformation: How the Railroad Changed Delaware at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 10, 2026. The opening takes place exactly 194 years after the New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad made its first locomotive-drawn journey on September 10, 1832, marking an early milestone in Delaware’s railroad history.  Spanning nearly two centuries, the exhibit explores how […]




Delaware Announces 2027 Marketplace Health Insurance Rates

Captive | Captive Insurance | Insurance Commissioner | Date Posted: Friday, September 4, 2026

Federal subsidy changes, national policy shifts, and local cost pressures drive increases for the upcoming plan year Updated: September 8, 2026 DOVER, DE (September 4, 2026) – The Delaware Department of Insurance today released approved rates for Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance plans offered on the Delaware Health Insurance Marketplace for Plan Year 2027. […]




Join us at the Archives for September’s First Saturday Program: Prisoners of Fort Delaware

Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, September 3, 2026

Nearly 33,000 Confederate prisoners of war passed through Fort Delaware during the Civil War.  Originally built as a coastal defense fortification in the Delaware River, Fort Delaware took on a very different role during the conflict, becoming one of the federal government’s largest and most notorious military prisons.  This Saturday, September 5, at 10:30 a.m., join us at […]




Mezzanine Gallery Presents Alan B. Tuttle’s “Passing through…”

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Mezzanine Gallery | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, September 3, 2026

Wilmington, DE (September 3, 2026) – The Delaware Division of the Arts’ Mezzanine Gallery is pleased to present Passing through…, a solo exhibition of paintings by Alan B. Tuttle, on view September 11-25, 2026. An opening reception will be held Friday, September 11, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Mezzanine Gallery, located in the […]