Division of the Arts Announces the 2022 “Award Winners” Exhibition Dates
Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, May 27, 2022
Each year, the Biggs Museum of American Art, in partnership with the Delaware Division of the Arts, exhibits the work of Delaware’s Individual Artist Fellows. The Award Winners XXII exhibition recognizes the Fellows’ combined artistic accomplishments and will be on view from June 3 to July 23, 2022.
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 | 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 […]
