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  Category: Historical and Cultural Affairs


Programs on hearth cooking and food preservation at Dover, Del.’s John Dickinson Plantation

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, September 12, 2013

Programs to be offered during the second half of September 2013.




William Penn, John Dickinson, and shipwrecks to be featured at the museums of the state of Delaware in October 2013

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Eleven special programs to be offered during the month.




Exhibits on Charles Parks and the USS Delaware to close Sept. 22, 2013

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, September 5, 2013

Last chance to see “Dealing in Symbols: Profundity and the Human Figure,” an exhibit of works by noted Wilmington sculptor Charles Parks; and “USS Delaware: An American Battleship,” an exhibit on the USS Delaware (1909-1924).




Tickets still available for lecture/tours of the hull of the DeBraak, a shipwrecked 18th-century British warship

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Explore the history of the DeBraak which was capsized and lost off the Delaware coast on May 25, 1798. Program includes a trip to the hull facility in nearby Cape Henlopen State Park for a curator-led tour of the surviving section of the ship’s hull.




Four Native-American-themed programs at the museums of the state of Delaware during September 2013

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Programs explore the First State’s rich Native-American heritage, shining a spotlight on the history and culture of the Lenape and Nanticoke Indian tribes.







  Category: Historical and Cultural Affairs

Programs on hearth cooking and food preservation at Dover, Del.’s John Dickinson Plantation

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, September 12, 2013

Programs to be offered during the second half of September 2013.




William Penn, John Dickinson, and shipwrecks to be featured at the museums of the state of Delaware in October 2013

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Eleven special programs to be offered during the month.




Exhibits on Charles Parks and the USS Delaware to close Sept. 22, 2013

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, September 5, 2013

Last chance to see “Dealing in Symbols: Profundity and the Human Figure,” an exhibit of works by noted Wilmington sculptor Charles Parks; and “USS Delaware: An American Battleship,” an exhibit on the USS Delaware (1909-1924).




Tickets still available for lecture/tours of the hull of the DeBraak, a shipwrecked 18th-century British warship

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Explore the history of the DeBraak which was capsized and lost off the Delaware coast on May 25, 1798. Program includes a trip to the hull facility in nearby Cape Henlopen State Park for a curator-led tour of the surviving section of the ship’s hull.




Four Native-American-themed programs at the museums of the state of Delaware during September 2013

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Programs explore the First State’s rich Native-American heritage, shining a spotlight on the history and culture of the Lenape and Nanticoke Indian tribes.