2017 Memorial Day Services: May 27th and May 30th
Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of Veterans Services | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, April 21, 2017
When/Where: Saturday, May 27th, 2016 @ 10:30am – Parade Field Grounds of the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 2465 Chesapeake City Road, Bear, DE 19701. When/Where: Tuesday, May 30th, 2016 @ 10:30am – War Memorial Plaza, 163 Cherry Lane, New Castle, DE 19720. The Commission of Veterans Affairs has kept the tradition of honoring all our fallen […]
Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor seven special events during May 2017
Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017
Highlights include Dover Days presentations, the Zwaanendael Museum’s Sixth Annual Maritime Festival, and A Day in Old New Castle.
“Lost off Lewes: The British warship DeBraak”
Historical and Cultural Affairs | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Tours explore the surviving hull section of an 18th-century shipwreck.
Zwaanendael Maritime Celebration: “A Sailor’s Life for Me” in Lewes, Del. over the 2017 Memorial Day weekend
Historical and Cultural Affairs | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, April 7, 2017
Celebration provides visitors with an opportunity to experience seafaring lives of adventure, romance, excitement and hardships, and to honor mariners who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Governor Carney Orders Flags Lowered in Honor of John Glenn
Flag Status | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Kent County | New Castle County | Office of Management and Budget | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 5, 2017
DOVER, Del. – On Wednesday afternoon, President Trump ordered American flags at all U.S. government buildings and facilities be flown at half-staff on the day of interment of John Glenn, “as a mark of respect for the memory of John Glenn.” As the interment is scheduled for tomorrow, April 6 and in concurrence with the […]
