Olga Nielsen to display sculptures and works on paper in the Mezzanine Gallery in May
Delaware Division of the Arts | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2014
This solo exhibition of Nielsen’s work focuses on portraiture and representations of the feminine figure. Twenty percent of each sale of work from this exhibition will be donated to the Friendship House’s Women’s Day Center.
The “Wooden World Revealed”: The Archaeology and History of His Majesty’s Sloop of War DeBraak
Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2014
The wars on land and sea during the late eighteenth century were an important part of Atlantic history, and unite the naval and maritime histories of many countries around the world. Consequently, a British warship named the DeBraak was escorting and protecting a convoy of British and American merchant ships en route to the United […]
Lecture/tours of the hull of the DeBraak, a shipwrecked 18th-century British warship, to return to Lewes, Del. beginning on June 2, 2014
Historical and Cultural Affairs | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Beginning on June 2, 2014, the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs will again offer public lecture/tours of the hull of His Majesty’s Sloop DeBraak, a British warship that was escorting and protecting a convoy of British and American merchant ships en route to the United States when it was capsized and lost off the Delaware coast on May 25, 1798.
Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to offer 20 special events during June 2014
Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, April 14, 2014
Programs to be held at the state of Delaware’s six museums. Highlights include Delaware’s Second Constitutional Convention, founding father Benjamin Rush and Separation Day.
Happy 80th Birthday, Delaware Library Association!
Delaware Libraries | Department of State | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Dover, DE – The Delaware Library Association (DLA) is celebrating 80 years of supporting Delaware and Delaware libraries. DLA champions the role that libraries play as vital community anchors for literacy, education, connection, economic development, and lifelong learning. Christine Payne, DLA President and 2013 School Librarian of the Year stated, “The Delaware Library Association is […]
