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Memorial Day Ceremonial Events

Department of State | Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2022

The Office of Veterans Services and the Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs have scheduled two events in observance of Memorial Day. As in previous years, OVS and the Commission will host ceremonies on separate days. The first will take place on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Day Cemetery in Bear. The […]




Historical Affairs Programs In June 2022

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Tours, lectures and Separation Day activities to be featured.




Heritage Commission Book of the Week: East of the Mason-Dixon Line by Roger E. Nathan

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Monday, May 23, 2022

Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution but possibly the last state to settle its boundaries. Delaware has the distinction of the being the only state with a round border and the only state that lies completely east of the Mason-Dixon Line. Roger E. Nathan’s work discusses how Delaware’s territory changed during the […]




DE Heritage Commission Book of the Week: Captain Thomas Macdonough

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Monday, May 16, 2022

The son of a Delaware Revolutionary War veteran, Thomas Macdonough would serve with distinction in the War of 1812. After the climactic Battle of Lake Champlain, Macdonough would go down in history as one of Delaware greatest military heroes. In her biography, Virginia M. Burdick discusses the life and times of Captain Macdonough and tells […]




‘The Wooden World Revealed’ at Lewes’ Zwaanendael Museum

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, May 13, 2022

Day-long series of activities on May 21, 2022 explores the 1798 sinking of HMS DeBraak.







  Category: Department of State

Memorial Day Ceremonial Events

Department of State | Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2022

The Office of Veterans Services and the Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs have scheduled two events in observance of Memorial Day. As in previous years, OVS and the Commission will host ceremonies on separate days. The first will take place on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Day Cemetery in Bear. The […]




Historical Affairs Programs In June 2022

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Tours, lectures and Separation Day activities to be featured.




Heritage Commission Book of the Week: East of the Mason-Dixon Line by Roger E. Nathan

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Monday, May 23, 2022

Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution but possibly the last state to settle its boundaries. Delaware has the distinction of the being the only state with a round border and the only state that lies completely east of the Mason-Dixon Line. Roger E. Nathan’s work discusses how Delaware’s territory changed during the […]




DE Heritage Commission Book of the Week: Captain Thomas Macdonough

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Monday, May 16, 2022

The son of a Delaware Revolutionary War veteran, Thomas Macdonough would serve with distinction in the War of 1812. After the climactic Battle of Lake Champlain, Macdonough would go down in history as one of Delaware greatest military heroes. In her biography, Virginia M. Burdick discusses the life and times of Captain Macdonough and tells […]




‘The Wooden World Revealed’ at Lewes’ Zwaanendael Museum

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, May 13, 2022

Day-long series of activities on May 21, 2022 explores the 1798 sinking of HMS DeBraak.