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  Category: Historical and Cultural Affairs


Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs seeks next-of-kin for unmarked human remains found near Hawks Nest Circle in Lewes, Sussex County

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Deadline: Dec. 3, 2014.




Nine free programs at the state of Delaware’s downtown Dover museums during November 2014

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Events held on Nov. 1 in conjunction with First Saturday in the First State; on Nov. 4 in celebration of Election Day; and on Nov. 11 in commemoration of Veteran’s Day.




Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs honored with prestigious History in Progress Award

Historical and Cultural Affairs | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Only four projects in the entire nation were honored with the award in 2014.




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

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

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







  Category: Historical and Cultural Affairs

Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs seeks next-of-kin for unmarked human remains found near Hawks Nest Circle in Lewes, Sussex County

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Deadline: Dec. 3, 2014.




Nine free programs at the state of Delaware’s downtown Dover museums during November 2014

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Events held on Nov. 1 in conjunction with First Saturday in the First State; on Nov. 4 in celebration of Election Day; and on Nov. 11 in commemoration of Veteran’s Day.




Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs honored with prestigious History in Progress Award

Historical and Cultural Affairs | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Only four projects in the entire nation were honored with the award in 2014.




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

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

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