Historical Affairs Programs In June 2022
Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | 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 | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, May 13, 2022
Day-long series of activities on May 21, 2022 explores the 1798 sinking of HMS DeBraak.
Tonieboxes Now Available for Children at Delaware Libraries
Delaware Libraries | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 11, 2022
For Immediate Release | May 11, 2022 (Milford, DE) – Delaware Libraries invite local families to the Milford Public Library, 11 SE Front St, Milford, DE 19963, on Wednesday, May 11 at 11:00am to celebrate the arrival of a new interactive, literacy tool for children. The Toniebox, a reading device for preschoolers and elementary school […]
