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 […]
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 […]
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 & 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.
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" […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This April, join the Delaware Historical Society for Saturday film screenings celebrating Arab American Heritage Month, Jazz Appreciation Month, and Earth Month.
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.
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.
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