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  Category: Historical and Cultural Affairs


Newly Published Book Explores Life and Legacy of Delaware Statesman John Dickinson

Department of State | Governor John Carney | Historical and Cultural Affairs | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, June 11, 2018

A new anthology of essays and lectures published by the Delaware Heritage Commission explores the life and career of John Dickinson, whose influential role as a colonial patriot and statesman of the early Republic earned him the nickname “Penman of the Revolution.”




Fort Christina Offers a Historical Destination This Summer

Historical and Cultural Affairs | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 1, 2018

Partner site of the First State National Historical Park to host summer 2018 events




State Historic Preservation Office Employee, African American History Expert Makes National Trust 40-Under-40 List

Department of State | Historical and Cultural Affairs | Date Posted: Friday, May 25, 2018

Carlton Hall, a cultural preservation specialist and historian with the Delaware State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), earned a place on the inaugural “40 Under 40” list recently unveiled by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.




Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 11 special events during June 2018

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Programs on Delaware heroes of the War of 1812, dyeing fabrics 18th-century style, and Separation Day in New Castle to be featured.




All Aboard: Delaware and the Railroad”: Chautauqua tent shows in Lewes, Del. from Sept. 13 to 15, 2018

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Traditionally held in June, Delaware’s 2018 Chautauqua will take place in September.







  Category: Historical and Cultural Affairs

Newly Published Book Explores Life and Legacy of Delaware Statesman John Dickinson

Department of State | Governor John Carney | Historical and Cultural Affairs | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, June 11, 2018

A new anthology of essays and lectures published by the Delaware Heritage Commission explores the life and career of John Dickinson, whose influential role as a colonial patriot and statesman of the early Republic earned him the nickname “Penman of the Revolution.”




Fort Christina Offers a Historical Destination This Summer

Historical and Cultural Affairs | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 1, 2018

Partner site of the First State National Historical Park to host summer 2018 events




State Historic Preservation Office Employee, African American History Expert Makes National Trust 40-Under-40 List

Department of State | Historical and Cultural Affairs | Date Posted: Friday, May 25, 2018

Carlton Hall, a cultural preservation specialist and historian with the Delaware State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), earned a place on the inaugural “40 Under 40” list recently unveiled by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.




Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 11 special events during June 2018

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Programs on Delaware heroes of the War of 1812, dyeing fabrics 18th-century style, and Separation Day in New Castle to be featured.




All Aboard: Delaware and the Railroad”: Chautauqua tent shows in Lewes, Del. from Sept. 13 to 15, 2018

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Traditionally held in June, Delaware’s 2018 Chautauqua will take place in September.