Upcoming Events

Black History Month Film Screening — The SixTripleEight: No Mail, No Morale

Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage 504 N Market Street, Wilmington, DE, United States

February is Black History Month and throughout the month, we’ll be offering film screenings on Saturdays at the Delaware History Museum & Mitchell Center for African American Heritage. On Saturday, February 22, we present "The SixTripleEight: No Mail, No Morale," a PBS documentary about the 6888th Battalion, the Women's Army Corps' all-Black Battalion tasked with […]

*SOLD OUT* These Houses Were Homes: 5 Generations of Black Community in Old New Castle

Read House & Gardens 42 The Strand, New Castle, DE, United States

*REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS FULL.* Embark on a captivating journey with Dr. Melissa Benbow Flowers as she leads us through Old New Castle, unveiling the fascinating history of Black families and neighbors from the 19th to early 20th centuries. From the post-Revolutionary period through World War II, generations of Black families worked and lived […]

Women’s History Month Film Series — She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry

Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage 504 N Market Street, Wilmington, DE, United States

This Women's History Month, the Delaware Historical Society is excited to offer a series of Saturday film screenings presenting histories of women's social organizing, creative pursuits, and community advocacy. Screenings are available with admission to the Delaware History Museum. This month's series begins on Saturday, March 1 with a screening of "She's Beautiful When She's […]

Read House Re-Opening for Spring 2025

Read House & Gardens 42 The Strand, New Castle, DE, United States

A sure sign that spring is just around the corner: The Read House & Gardens reopens on Thursday, March 6! The house will be open for interior tours Thursdays - Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. throughout the season. Tours begin on the hour, with the last tour at 3 p.m.  

Women’s History Month Film Series — Women of Vision: 18 Histories in Feminist Film and Video

Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage 504 N Market Street, Wilmington, DE, United States

This Women's History Month, the Delaware Historical Society is excited to offer a series of Saturday film screenings presenting histories of women's social organizing, creative pursuits, and community advocacy. Screenings are available with admission to the Delaware History Museum. On Saturday, March 8, we'll feature "Women of Vision: 18 Histories in Feminist Film and Video" […]

Women’s History Month Film Series — Persistent Women Artists

Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage 504 N Market Street, Wilmington, DE, United States

This Women’s History Month, the Delaware Historical Society is excited to offer a series of Saturday film screenings presenting histories of women’s social organizing, creative pursuits, and community advocacy. Screenings are available with admission to the Delaware History Museum. On Saturday, March 15, we present "Persistent Women Artists," exploring the lives and work of three […]

Slavery and Ideas of Freedom in Revolutionary Philadelphia

Virtual Delaware, United States

In this virtual presentation, Adam Xavier McNeil will discuss the differing roles Philadelphia played in the story of freedom in the lives of African Americans during the American Revolution and its aftermath. Mr. McNeil will show how the meaning of the war differed for various populations of Black people based on gender, geography, and other […]

Women’s History Month Film Series — Midwives: A Living Tradition

Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage 504 N Market Street, Wilmington, DE, United States

This Women’s History Month, the Delaware Historical Society is excited to offer a series of Saturday film screenings presenting histories of women’s social organizing, creative pursuits, and community advocacy. Screenings are available with admission to the Delaware History Museum. On Saturday, March 22, we'll screen "Midwives: A Living Tradition" about the mission and practice of […]

Women’s History Month Film Series — Sisterhood Alive and Well

Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage 504 N Market Street, Wilmington, DE, United States

This Women’s History Month, the Delaware Historical Society is excited to offer a series of Saturday film screenings presenting histories of women’s social organizing, creative pursuits, and community advocacy. Screenings are available with admission to the Delaware History Museum. For the final film in the series on Saturday, March 29, we’ll screen “Sisterhood Alive and […]

April Film Series — Brownie Speaks

Delaware History Museum

On April 12, in honor of Jazz Appreciation Month, we'll screen "Brownie Speaks," a feature-length documentary about the life, legacy, and music of Wilmington's own Clifford Brown.

April Film Series — An Evolving Legacy: Delaware’s Coastal Zone Act

Delaware History Museum

The landmark Coastal Zone Act, passed by the Delaware state legislature in 1971, preserved the state's shoreline, making it off-limits to heavy industrial development. The battle to pass this visionary legislation transformed local environmental awareness into sweeping statewide action, challenging other states and the nation to do the same.