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  Category: Historical and Cultural Affairs


“William Penn Day” at Delaware’s New Castle Court House Museum on Oct. 25, 2014

Historical and Cultural Affairs | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Monday, October 13, 2014

Day-long series of activities commemorating the 332nd anniversary of Penn’s Oct. 27, 1682 disembarkment at New Castle, his first landing in the New World.




Museums of the state of Delaware to feature 19 free programs in November 2014

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 8, 2014

“The People’s House,” candle-making workshops, and Dutch-American Heritage Day to be featured.




“A Day in the Life of the John Dickinson Plantation” in Dover, Del. on Oct. 11, 2014

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Date Posted: Friday, October 3, 2014

The sounds of muskets and dueling swords, the scents of hearth-cooking and potpourri-making, and the visual beauty of silhouette artistry will all be featured.




His Majesty’s Sloop of War DeBraak and Mysteries of History to be featured at Lewes, Del.’s Zwaanendael Museum in October 2014

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Programs focus on different aspects of the history of Delaware’s Cape Henlopen region.




“Pioneers in the Music Industry: Emile Berliner”–Program at Dover, Del.’s Johnson Victrola Museum on Oct. 4, 2014

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 25, 2014

Oliver Berliner, grandson of the inventor of the phonograph, to speak at the program.







  Category: Historical and Cultural Affairs

“William Penn Day” at Delaware’s New Castle Court House Museum on Oct. 25, 2014

Historical and Cultural Affairs | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Monday, October 13, 2014

Day-long series of activities commemorating the 332nd anniversary of Penn’s Oct. 27, 1682 disembarkment at New Castle, his first landing in the New World.




Museums of the state of Delaware to feature 19 free programs in November 2014

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 8, 2014

“The People’s House,” candle-making workshops, and Dutch-American Heritage Day to be featured.




“A Day in the Life of the John Dickinson Plantation” in Dover, Del. on Oct. 11, 2014

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Date Posted: Friday, October 3, 2014

The sounds of muskets and dueling swords, the scents of hearth-cooking and potpourri-making, and the visual beauty of silhouette artistry will all be featured.




His Majesty’s Sloop of War DeBraak and Mysteries of History to be featured at Lewes, Del.’s Zwaanendael Museum in October 2014

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Programs focus on different aspects of the history of Delaware’s Cape Henlopen region.




“Pioneers in the Music Industry: Emile Berliner”–Program at Dover, Del.’s Johnson Victrola Museum on Oct. 4, 2014

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 25, 2014

Oliver Berliner, grandson of the inventor of the phonograph, to speak at the program.