‘Land and Sea Christmas’: Buena Vista Holiday Open House on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016
One-day-only event showcases one of Delaware’s most historic homes.
‘Mischief Managed: Throwing a Hotsy-Totsy Halloween Bash’ at the Johnson Victrola Museum on Oct. 30, 2020
Historical-theater presentation depicts a 1927 guide to throwing the perfect Halloween party.
‘A Very Victor Holiday’ at the Johnson Victrola Museum on Dec. 4, 2021
Spend the holidays with the Victor Talking Machine Company at this special event.
287th Army Band video-records performances at Buena Vista
Videos part of the band’s virtual holiday-concert-series, “The 12 Days of Christmas.”
A December to remember!
Photographic chronicle of events during December 2019 sponsored by the division and its partnering organizations.
Buena Vista Holiday Open House cancelled
Dec. 7, 2019 event cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
Buena Vista Holiday Open House on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018
Event to feature decorations and children’s craft activities, plus self-guided tours of the home and refreshments.
Collection close-up: ladybug costume
The division currently curates approximately 100,000 objects in the State of Delaware’s Historic Collection, among them, a child’s ladybug costume dated to 1974.
Declaration of Independence to be read aloud in front of The Old State House on July 4, 2020
Recitations to take place at 2 and 4 p.m.
Delaware’s 22nd annual Chautauqua: ‘Women’s Work: Campaigning for Social Change’ on Sept. 10, 11, 19 and 20, 2020
All activities to be presented free via Zoom; registration required.
Division museums closed on Dec. 24, 25 and 31, 2017; and Jan. 1, 2018
Museums closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
Division to sponsor 14 special programs during the 2016 winter-holiday season
Eight winter-holiday-themed activities among the programs to be offered.
Division to sponsor 16 special programs during the 2018 winter-holiday season
Eleven holiday-themed activities among the programs to be offered.
Division to sponsor 17 special programs during the 2017 winter-holiday season
Eight holiday-themed activities among the programs to be offered.
Division to sponsor four virtual-programs during December 2020
Wreath making; Elizabeth Battell, proprietrix of the Golden Fleece Tavern; season’s eatings; and Delaware’s canning history to be explored.
Division-sponsored programs in Dec. 2021
Programs to include a demonstration of historical Dutch cooking, holidays with the Victor Talking Machine Company and a concert of soul-soaked mountain music by the Knotty G’s.