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Date Posted: Thursday, October 7th, 2021

Day-long series of programs harkens back to the 1700s when the Dover Green served as the focal point of life in Dover.


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Date Posted: Wednesday, September 19th, 2018

Explore Colonial-era job opportunities at the home of the “Penman of the Revolution.”


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Date Posted: Monday, October 9th, 2017

Activities feature two special programs that explore 18th-century trades and pastimes that might have taken place at the property during the lifetime of the “Penman of the Revolution.”


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Date Posted: Thursday, September 12th, 2019

Day-long series of activities explores occupations of the 1700s including preserving food in the smokehouse, dyeing cloth, carpentry, blacksmithing and making bricks out of clay.


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Date Posted: Friday, April 23rd, 2021

Video explores anti-slavery activity in Delaware in the late-18th century and the subsequent passage of repressive legislation targeting free Blacks in the 19th century.


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Date Posted: Wednesday, September 10th, 2014

Exhibit explores His Majesty’s Sloop of War DeBraak, a British warship that was capsized and lost off the Delaware coast on May 25, 1798.


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Date Posted: Wednesday, October 10th, 2018

Series explores the history of the Lewes, Del. area from the 17th to the 20th centuries.


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Date Posted: Wednesday, August 15th, 2018

Three-day series of programs explores the importance of railroads to America’s economy and way of life, and their impact on Delaware.


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Date Posted: Thursday, November 13th, 2014

EXHIBIT CLOSED on Dec. 7, 2014.


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Date Posted: Tuesday, August 26th, 2014

EXHIBIT CLOSED Dec. 7, 2014.


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Date Posted: Wednesday, July 11th, 2018

Program explores what life would be like for a two-month crossing of the Atlantic Ocean from Europe to the New World.


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Date Posted: Thursday, November 26th, 2020

Series showcased musicians from across the state and region.


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Date Posted: Wednesday, February 24th, 2021

$1 million in grants will be awarded to 25 historic and culturally significant restaurants throughout the United States.


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Date Posted: Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018

Theatrical murder-mystery based on an actual incident that took place in 1916 in Lewes.


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Date Posted: Friday, March 31st, 2023

Free one-day-only affair showcases one of Delaware’s most historic estates.


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Date Posted: Thursday, September 5th, 2019

Historical play about the Delaware patriot by museum historic-site interpreter David Price.


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