Upcoming Events

World War II: Voices of Service

Old Town Hall 512 N Market Street, Wilmington, DE, United States

The Delaware Historical Society and the Jewish Historical Society of Delaware present World War II: Voices of Service, a traveling exhibition developed by Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. This […]

Black History Month Film Screening — Inside Buffalo

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, […]

Black History Month Film Screening — From Swastika to Jim Crow

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, […]

To Preserve Slavery? Human Bondage & The American Revolution

Delaware Historical Society - Copeland Room 504 N. Market St., Wilmington, DE, United States

The American Revolution was a transformative moment in African American history, a freedom war second only to the Civil War in significance. African Americans threw themselves into the revolutionary war […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 - […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]