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  Category: Historical and Cultural Affairs


‘Segregated Sands’: Delaware Beaches During Jim Crow

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Virtual exhibit explores the history and stories of the Indigenous and African American experience at Delaware’s beaches during the segregation era.




History Division Celebrates Black History Month 2022

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Five of the month’s six events celebrate the invaluable contributions that the Black community has made to the culture and history of the United States.




Zwaanendael Museum Seeks Volunteers for “Recapturing Black Beaches,” an Oral History Initiative

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, January 14, 2022

Oral history initiative designed to gather, memorialize and share stories about historically segregated Black and Indigenous beaches in Delaware.




Historical and Cultural Affairs Programs in January 2022

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Events include a virtual program on the blizzard of 1888 and a live concert by Musically Generated Organism.




New Castle Court House Museum To Be Closed Through Spring 2022

Historical and Cultural Affairs | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Monday, December 13, 2021

Museum to add sprinkler system.







  Category: Historical and Cultural Affairs

‘Segregated Sands’: Delaware Beaches During Jim Crow

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Virtual exhibit explores the history and stories of the Indigenous and African American experience at Delaware’s beaches during the segregation era.




History Division Celebrates Black History Month 2022

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Five of the month’s six events celebrate the invaluable contributions that the Black community has made to the culture and history of the United States.




Zwaanendael Museum Seeks Volunteers for “Recapturing Black Beaches,” an Oral History Initiative

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, January 14, 2022

Oral history initiative designed to gather, memorialize and share stories about historically segregated Black and Indigenous beaches in Delaware.




Historical and Cultural Affairs Programs in January 2022

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Events include a virtual program on the blizzard of 1888 and a live concert by Musically Generated Organism.




New Castle Court House Museum To Be Closed Through Spring 2022

Historical and Cultural Affairs | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Monday, December 13, 2021

Museum to add sprinkler system.