Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs offers variety of programs through September
DOVER - The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs will be sponsoring a wide variety of programs during the month of September including, among others, a wetland walk and campfire on …
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Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs offers variety of programs through September
DOVER - The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs will be sponsoring a wide variety of programs during the month of September including, among others, a wetland walk and campfire on Sept. 18, and a program on Colonial Delaware crime and punishment on Sept. 23.
Several of these programs will be conducted in front of a live audience, while others will be streamed live on the internet with registration required. See the full schedule below for details. All programs are free and open to the public.
- Tuesdays, Sept. 21 and 28; Fridays, Sept. 17 and 24; Saturday, Sept. 25 Guided visitation to the African burial ground at the John Dickinson Plantation. Guided visitation leads participants to the African burial ground which is believed to be the final resting place for enslaved and free Black men, women and children who died on the plantation. Guests will engage with guides about the historical context and archaeological research of the site. John Dickinson Plantation, 340 Kitts Hummock Road, Dover. Programs at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Admission free but reservations recommended by calling 302- 739-3277.
- Saturday, Sept. 18 Wetland walk and campfire. Staff-led walk on the St. Jones Reserve’s wetlands boardwalk followed by a sachet-making program and campfire at the John Dickinson Plantation. St. Jones Reserve, 818 Kitts Hummock Road, and John Dickinson Plantation, 340 Kitts Hummock Road Dover. 6–8:30 p.m. Reservations required by calling the St. Jones Reserve at 302-735-3412.
- Thursday, Sept. 23 “Colonial Delaware Crime and Punishment.” Virtual program from The Old State House in which historicsite interpreter Francisco Rodriguez discusses Colonial Delaware criminal laws looking at how courts of the period dealt with crime and punishment, the role played by the General Assembly in the enactment of those laws, and the roots of Colonial criminal justice in the English legal system. Program streamed live via Zoom. Registration required and only available by going online. 1 p.m. For additional information, call 744-5054 or email OSHmuseum@delaware.gov.
