Traditional fabric-arts to be featured at Dover, Del.’s John Dickinson Plantation in January 2015
Programs to explore traditional fabric-arts (weaving, spinning and knitting) that would have been practiced during the 18th century when John Dickinson was in residence at the property. Release includes a listing of plantation events through June 2015.
Delaware in the War of 1812: A “Most Distressing War”
In 1814 the War of 1812 was entering into its second full year. During the previous year the Chesapeake Bay and the Delaware Valley region experienced active naval campaigning and a seaborne blockade. On Saturday, January 3, at 10:30 a.m. historian Charles (Chuck) Fithian will visit the Delaware Public Archives to present a program on […]
Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor six free programs at downtown Dover sites during January 2015
Highlights to include “Lost By One Vote,” “Delaware’s Heroes of the Forgotten War” and “The Star Spangled Banner: Then and Now.”
Museums of the State of Delaware to sponsor five special events in May 2015
Dover Days, A Day in Old New Castle, and the Zwaanendael Maritime Festival among the programs to be featured.
Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 12 special events during January 2015
Heroes of the War of 1812, Abraham Lincoln’s compensated emancipation plan and the salvage of the DeBraak to be featured.
