Newsletter of the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs April 27, 2017 * Volume 10, Issue 4

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Historical and Cultural Affairs

The historic-preservation and museums newsletter of the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs.

April 27, 2017 * Volume 10, Issue 4

News

“Five Stories” explores the lives of people who lived and worked at the John Dickinson Plantation

Dickinson family members, tenant farmers, tradesmen, free blacks, indentured servants and enslaved individuals are featured.

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“Five Stories” descriptive panels.

Division to sponsor seven special events during May 2017

Highlights include Dover Days presentations, the Zwaanendael Museum’s Sixth Annual Maritime Festival and A Day in Old New Castle.

Zwaanendael Maritime Celebration: “A Sailor’s Life for Me” in Lewes, Del. over the 2017 Memorial Day weekend

Event provides visitors with an opportunity to experience seafaring lives of adventure, romance, excitement and hardships, and to honor mariners who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Delaware featured at the opening of the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown

New museum tells the story of the founding of the nation from the late-Colonial period through the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

“Lost Off Lewes: The British Warship DeBraak”

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

Go here for more news items …

Help Save Delaware History

Gathering public input on the 2018-2022 Statewide Historic Preservation Plan: New on-line survey available

Survey seeks feedback on the needs and issues facing historic places in Delaware.

Archaeological symposium at the New Castle Court House Museum on April 29, 2017

Program seeks to identify the uniqueness of the Colonial cultures in the Delaware Valley in the 17th and 18th centuries.

“Preserving Our Past for a Better Future: Delaware’s Historic Preservation Plan, 2013–2017”

Document provides a roadmap for focusing on the broad goals and needs of Delaware's preservation community.

Delaware Public Media, Dover, Del.—April 26, 2017

Programs presented at Dover’s Old State House in April 2017.

First Saturday events return to Georgetown in 2017

Sussex County Post, Seaford, Del.—April 25, 2017

Old Sussex County Court House among venues that can be visited.

Lending a hand: Volunteers donate their time, efforts for John Dickinson Plantation cleanup

Delaware State News, Dover, Del.—April 25, 2017

Event took place as part of National Volunteer Week.

Zwaanendael Museum maritime celebration set for May 27-28

Sussex Countian, Georgetown, Del.—April 11, 2017

Event to feature local maritime-history demonstrations and displays.

Delaware Day marks unveiling of American Revolution museum

Virginia Gazette, Williamsburg, Va.—March 25, 2017

New museum tells the story of the founding of the nation from the late-Colonial period through the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

The Epic Ride That Kick-Started the American Revolution

OZY Media, —March 17, 2017

Article on Caesar Rodney’s ride to Philadelphia.

Articles on Dover’s celebration of its 300th anniversary

Activities to kick off as part of the Dover Days Festival beginning on May 5, 2017.

Dover ready to celebrate a major milestone

Delaware Public Media, Dover, Del.—April 25, 2017

Dover to celebrate Tricentennial birthday

Delaware State News, Dover, Del.—April 25, 2017

At Dover Days Festival, city celebrates 300 years

Delaware State News, Dover, Del.—April 23, 2017

Articles on the “Make a Splash Festival”

April 5, 2017 water-education program was a joint effort of the St. Jones Reserve and the John Dickinson Plantation.

Delaware fourth graders ‘Make a Splash’

Dover Post, Del.—April 6, 2017

'Make a Splash' festival turns students onto water

News Journal, Wilmington, Del.—April 5, 2017

Events

Saturday, April 29

Archaeological and Historical Symposium of the Colonial Delaware Valley – New Castle Court House Museum

King’s Day – Zwaanendael Museum

Sunday, April 30

SpringFest at Fort Christina – Fort Christina National Historic Landmark

Wednesday, May 3

Hale-Byrnes Open House – Hale-Byrnes House

Friday–Sunday, May 5–7

Dover Days Festival – Downtown Dover

Saturday, May 6

Some Like Classical – Johnson Victrola Museum

Dover Days at the John Dickinson Plantation – John Dickinson Plantation

First Saturday Historical Tour – Downtown Georgetown

William Penn vs Lord Baltimore: Let’s Get Ready to Rumble – The Old State House

Sunday, May 7

Iron Hill Archaeology and Heritage Festival – Iron Hill Museum

Saturday, May 13

Demonstrations by the Thistledown Fiber Arts Guild – John Dickinson Plantation

Daniel Morgan: Revolutionary War General – Hale-Byrnes House

Saturday, May 20

A Day in Old New Castle – Downtown New Castle

Military Encampment – Pencader Heritage Museum

Running of the Mill – Abbott’s Mill Nature Center

Saturday and Sunday, May 27 and 28

A Sailor’s Life for Me”—Zwaanendael Museum’s 6th Annual Maritime Celebration – Zwaanendael Museum

Monday, May 29

Memorial Day – All museums of the State of Delaware will be open

For a comprehensive, long-term calendar of division-sponsored events, go here.

Exhibits and displays

Thru August 2017

World War II Through the Lens of William D. Willis – Middletown Historical Society

Ongoing

Discovering Delaware’s Maritime Past – Zwaanendael Museum

Drawing America to Victory – Online

Emeline Hawkins: Her Journey from Slavery to Freedom on the Underground Railroad – New Castle Court House Museum

Five Stories – John Dickinson Plantation

The Old State House: A True Restoration 1976-2016 – The Old State House

Rose Color to Gold to Glowing Red: Orville and Ethel Peets in Paris 1913-1914 – Zwaanendael Museum

Sculpture by Charles Parks – New Castle Court House Museum

A Seaborne Citizenry: The DeBraak and Its Atlantic World – Zwaanendael Museum

Simple Machines – John Dickinson Plantation

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