Pages Tagged With: "exhibits"

‘An Illegal Activity: The Underground Railroad in Delaware’ exhibit closed on Dec. 7, 2014

EXHIBIT CLOSED on Dec. 7, 2014.




‘An Illegal Activity: The Underground Railroad in Delaware’–exhibit closed on Dec. 7, 2014

EXHIBIT CLOSED Dec. 7, 2014.




‘Delaware and the War of 1812’ exhibit closed on March 19, 2016

EXHIBIT CLOSED on March 19, 2016.




‘Emeline Hawkins: Her Journey from Slavery to Freedom on the Underground Railroad’ exhibit closed on July 23, 2017

Exhibit closed on July 23, 2017




‘Global to Local: International Events and the First State’ series at the Zwaanendael Museum through March 24, 2018

Series explores how world events have impacted Delaware’s history.




‘Lost Off Lewes: The British Warship DeBraak’

Tours explore the surviving hull section of this 18th-century shipwreck.




‘Middletown Goes to War’ exhibit closed on June 30, 2016

EXHIBIT CLOSED June 30, 2016.




‘Wine and Spirits in Delaware: Producing, Preserving, and Presenting’ exhibit closed on Jan. 28, 2017

EXHIBIT CLOSED on Jan. 28, 2017.




100th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Jacob Jones

Destroyer named for Delaware’s Commodore Jacob Jones, a hero of the War of 1812.




America’s Heavy Hitter—The B-17 Flying Fortress

Third in a series of articles exploring the subjects of images from the state’s William D. Willis World War II Photographic Collection.




Ceremony marks opening of ‘New Castle: Three Forts, One Community’ exhibit

Exhibit examines the 17th-century struggle for control of New Castle, Del. by the Dutch, Swedes and English.




Division launches on-line calendar of events

Calendar provides comprehensive, long-term listings of programs taking place at the division’s five museums, and at the Buena Vista Conference Center.




Division museums closed on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017

New Castle Court House Museum, the Johnson Victrola Museum, The Old State House, the John Dickinson Plantation and the Zwaanendael Museum closed for the holiday.




Division produces rack cards advertising the state’s museums and DeBraak tours

Cards evoke the experiences that visitors can expect when they visit these iconic places in Delaware history.




Division to sponsor 17 free programs during October 2016

William Penn Day, Halloween programs and lantern tours to be featured.




Division to sponsor 17 special programs during the 2017 winter-holiday season

Eight holiday-themed activities among the programs to be offered.