Unveiling of New State Historical Marker Honoring Mount Joy United Methodist Church
Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, September 10, 2026
For more than a century, Mount Joy United Methodist Church has been an important part of Wilmington’s Black Methodist community. Its history reaches back to the 1870s, when members established Whittington Chapel in South Wilmington, creating a place of worship that would also serve the broader community. On Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., that history will be formally recognized with the unveiling […]
National Grant to Expand Free Arts Classes for Hundreds More Delaware Seniors
Delaware Division of the Arts | Delaware Libraries | Department of State | Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities | Governor Matt Meyer | Kent County | New Castle County | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 8, 2026
STATEWIDE, Del. (September 8, 2026) – “The class was a perfect way to have fun with people my own age and make new friends,” wrote one Delaware woman after completing a free eight-week art workshop at her local library. She is one of more than 400 Delawareans, 55 and older, who have taken part in […]
New Delaware Public Archives Exhibit Explores How Railroads Transformed the First State
Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 4, 2026
The Delaware Public Archives will open Tracks, Towns, and Transformation: How the Railroad Changed Delaware at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 10, 2026. The opening takes place exactly 194 years after the New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad made its first locomotive-drawn journey on September 10, 1832, marking an early milestone in Delaware’s railroad history. Spanning nearly two centuries, the exhibit explores how […]
Join us at the Archives for September’s First Saturday Program: Prisoners of Fort Delaware
Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, September 3, 2026
Nearly 33,000 Confederate prisoners of war passed through Fort Delaware during the Civil War. Originally built as a coastal defense fortification in the Delaware River, Fort Delaware took on a very different role during the conflict, becoming one of the federal government’s largest and most notorious military prisons. This Saturday, September 5, at 10:30 a.m., join us at […]
Mezzanine Gallery Presents Alan B. Tuttle’s “Passing through…”
Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Mezzanine Gallery | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, September 3, 2026
Wilmington, DE (September 3, 2026) – The Delaware Division of the Arts’ Mezzanine Gallery is pleased to present Passing through…, a solo exhibition of paintings by Alan B. Tuttle, on view September 11-25, 2026. An opening reception will be held Friday, September 11, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Mezzanine Gallery, located in the […]
