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2022 Delaware Day Adventure Begins December 1

Submit photos — and win prizes — during the Delaware Day Adventure, Dec. 1–17, 2022 Delaware’s rich history will be celebrated with fun, adventure, and prizes this year in a contest that challenges visitors to explore an exciting statewide lineup of historic sites in December. This year’s Delaware Day Adventure contest is inspired by the […]




Division Museums Closed; Special Programs Postponed

Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs museums will be closed beginning on March 24, 2020 and their programs postponed until further notice.




Newly Published Book Explores Life and Legacy of Delaware Statesman John Dickinson

A new anthology of essays and lectures published by the Delaware Heritage Commission explores the life and career of John Dickinson, whose influential role as a colonial patriot and statesman of the early Republic earned him the nickname “Penman of the Revolution.”




Celebration of John Dickinson’s Revolutionary “Letters” Continues with Programs in Dover and Wilmington

The celebration of the life and works of Delaware statesman and “Penman of the Revolution” John Dickinson continues into the New Year with programs slated to explore his legacy and honor his contributions to the history of the state and the nation.




Debating Independence: Delaware’s John Dickinson Squares Off with Thomas Jefferson LIVE in Dover

On Sunday, Nov. 19, The Old State House will host an engaging historical dramatic production, John Dickinson and Thomas Jefferson Debate Independence: “We have called by different names brethren of the same principle,” presented by the American Historical Theatre of Philadelphia.







 Pages Tagged With: "John Dickinson Plantation"

2022 Delaware Day Adventure Begins December 1

Submit photos — and win prizes — during the Delaware Day Adventure, Dec. 1–17, 2022 Delaware’s rich history will be celebrated with fun, adventure, and prizes this year in a contest that challenges visitors to explore an exciting statewide lineup of historic sites in December. This year’s Delaware Day Adventure contest is inspired by the […]




Division Museums Closed; Special Programs Postponed

Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs museums will be closed beginning on March 24, 2020 and their programs postponed until further notice.




Newly Published Book Explores Life and Legacy of Delaware Statesman John Dickinson

A new anthology of essays and lectures published by the Delaware Heritage Commission explores the life and career of John Dickinson, whose influential role as a colonial patriot and statesman of the early Republic earned him the nickname “Penman of the Revolution.”




Celebration of John Dickinson’s Revolutionary “Letters” Continues with Programs in Dover and Wilmington

The celebration of the life and works of Delaware statesman and “Penman of the Revolution” John Dickinson continues into the New Year with programs slated to explore his legacy and honor his contributions to the history of the state and the nation.




Debating Independence: Delaware’s John Dickinson Squares Off with Thomas Jefferson LIVE in Dover

On Sunday, Nov. 19, The Old State House will host an engaging historical dramatic production, John Dickinson and Thomas Jefferson Debate Independence: “We have called by different names brethren of the same principle,” presented by the American Historical Theatre of Philadelphia.