Site of Purported African-American Cemetery Discovered
Department of State | Historical and Cultural Affairs | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Archaeologists working at a property near Frankford, Sussex County, have discovered what appears to be the site of a cemetery known to the local community to contain the remains of African Americans who lived in the area.
Women’s History Month events among special programs at the museums of the State of Delaware in March 2019
Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Activities honor and celebrate women’s lives and historic achievements.
Underground Railroad exhibit to open at the New Castle Court House Museum on Feb. 23, 2019
Historical and Cultural Affairs | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Exhibit-opening on Feb. 23, 2019 to include a lecture, historical re-enactment and music
Program on George Washington’s 110 rules of civility at Dover, Del.’s Old State House on Feb. 17, 2019
Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, February 8, 2019
Program explores Washington’s 110 Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior and discusses how they were practiced by subsequent American presidents together with their relevance to contemporary American politics.
African American History Month programs among 13 special events at State of Delaware museums in February
Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | Date Posted: Thursday, January 24, 2019
Highlights include programs on the Underground Railroad, black recording artists and record labels from the early 20th century, and First African Baptist Church cemeteries in Philadelphia.
