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  Category: Historical and Cultural Affairs


“Lost off Lewes: The British warship DeBraak”

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Tours explore the surviving hull section of an 18th-century shipwreck.




Zwaanendael Maritime Celebration: “A Sailor’s Life for Me” in Lewes, Del. over the 2017 Memorial Day weekend

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, April 7, 2017

Celebration provides visitors with an opportunity to experience seafaring lives of adventure, romance, excitement and hardships, and to honor mariners who made the ultimate sacrifice.




Delaware’s Dutch heritage to be featured at Lewes’ Zwaanendael Museum in April 2017

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Three special events explore Delaware’s long-standing connection to the Netherlands which stretches back in time to the state’s first European colony, Swanendael, established by the Dutch in 1631 in present-day Lewes.




“Founding Fathers and Mothers”: The Old State House’s Coffee-Hour Lecture Series to take place in April 2017

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2017

Lectures feature a team of scholars and historians who will discuss the Founding Fathers of the United States and the women in their lives.




“Listen Up! The Finale” at Dover’s Old State House on April 8, 2017

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2017

Conclusion of the year-long spoken-word program that engages young people in Delaware history.







  Category: Historical and Cultural Affairs

“Lost off Lewes: The British warship DeBraak”

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Tours explore the surviving hull section of an 18th-century shipwreck.




Zwaanendael Maritime Celebration: “A Sailor’s Life for Me” in Lewes, Del. over the 2017 Memorial Day weekend

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, April 7, 2017

Celebration provides visitors with an opportunity to experience seafaring lives of adventure, romance, excitement and hardships, and to honor mariners who made the ultimate sacrifice.




Delaware’s Dutch heritage to be featured at Lewes’ Zwaanendael Museum in April 2017

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Three special events explore Delaware’s long-standing connection to the Netherlands which stretches back in time to the state’s first European colony, Swanendael, established by the Dutch in 1631 in present-day Lewes.




“Founding Fathers and Mothers”: The Old State House’s Coffee-Hour Lecture Series to take place in April 2017

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2017

Lectures feature a team of scholars and historians who will discuss the Founding Fathers of the United States and the women in their lives.




“Listen Up! The Finale” at Dover’s Old State House on April 8, 2017

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2017

Conclusion of the year-long spoken-word program that engages young people in Delaware history.