Tag: Delaware Historical Society Events

Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II

Join us at Route 9 Library and Innovation Center for a historic documentary film screening of Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II with creator and director Professor Gregory S. Cooke and hear the inspiring stories of an untold generation of African-American war heroes. 

Invisible Warriors features real pioneers – the first Black women to work in industry and government administrative service. They are hardworking underdogs of high character who do battle and win. They fled lives as domestics and sharecroppers to empower themselves while working in war production and U.S. government offices. These patriotic pioneers share their wartime memories, recounting their battles against racism at home, Nazism abroad, and sexism everywhere. They represent 600,000 women like themselves who overcame the Great Depression, Jim Crow, sexual degradation, and workplace discrimination to break gender and racial barriers.

For more information, visit https://invisiblewarriorsfilm.com/

Pledge of Resiliency: A Public Dialogue

Join us for a panel discussion about community responses to the presence of a confederate flag and monument in Georgetown, DE. Registration is free but required.

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We invite you to join us for a panel discussion about community responses to the presence of a confederate flag and monument in Georgetown, DE, which is currently being supported by public funds. Our panelists will explore the impact of this monument on the community and discuss potential solutions for healing and creating systemic change in our communities to prevent similar ideological incursions in the future. We believe this dialogue is crucial for building a more inclusive and equitable community, and we encourage you to register to attend.

 

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Protecting Your Dream: Virtual Social Emotional Learning Workshop

In the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we invite young folks and families to participate in an engaging virtual workshop on protecting your dreams led by award winning spoken word artist and educator, Serena Joy.

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A Wilmington, Delaware native, Serena Joy engages with and uplifts youth through poetry and rap.

What is Social Emotional Learning (SEL)?

The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning defines SEL as the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions.

Saturday, January 14, 2023
Location: Zoom
Time 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
FREE
Registration required
Recommend ages: 7-12 or Grades 2 – 6
Required items for participation: a balloon and a sheet of paper

 

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Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration

The Jane and Littleton Mitchell Center for African American Heritage invites families to come together to prepare for Kwanzaa with an engaging presentation with Mama Maisha Ongoza of the Kwanzaa Cooperative, followed by a drum circle lead by Ronin Hollins.

Kwanzaa is an African-American and pan-African celebration centered on valuing family, community, and culture. Created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, a professor of Africana Studies, this seven-day cultural festival begins December 26 and ends January 1. During Kwanzaa, families and communities organize activities around the Nguzo Saba (The Seven Principles): Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity), and Imani (Faith). Participants also celebrate with feasts (karamu), music, dance, and poetry; and end the celebration with a day dedicated to reflection and recommitment to the Nguzo Saba.

This is a pay what you wish event. On-street parking is free on the weekends in Wilmington!

Saturday, December 17th, 2022, 1 – 3 p.m. EST
Location: Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage, 504 N Market Street, Wilmington, DE

Demarcation and Cooperation: Jewish Cantors in Shanghai Exile

 
Dr. Sophie Fetthauer is a scholar of musicology from the University of Hamburg, Germany, who has researched and authored numerous publications on music and musical life in the Third Reich with a special focus on Jewish musicians in exile in Shanghai during World War II.

 

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As part of the University of Delaware’s Shanghai Sonatas Educational Residency, Dr. Fetthauer will share her research through a series of multimedia presentations in November 2022 that will highlight various aspects of life in the Shanghai Jewish Ghetto through the lens of music. The lectures, which will be supplemented by illustrations and musical examples, will each last 60 minutes, plus 30 minutes of discussion. Topics will include options of integration for popular musicians in Shanghai Exile; the Jewish refugees’ relationship to “Chinese Music;” and Jewish Cantors in Shanghai.

On Wednesday, November 16, at 6:00 P.M., The Delaware Historical Society will host Demarcation and Cooperation: Jewish Cantors in Shanghai Exile. In this presentation, Dr. Fetthauer will focus on the unique situation encountered by Jewish cantors exiled in Shanghai as clergymen and musicians alike. Since relatively many cantors – almost 40 – had fled to Shanghai, competition among them was relatively high. There was also the problem that they mostly belonged to the Liberal or Conservative direction of Judaism, while the long-established Baghdadi-Sephardic or Russian-Ashkenazi Jewish communities of Shanghai were more orthodox in orientation. Thus, there were few opportunities for integration. What no one had foreseen, however, was that the Jewish refugee community itself would provide job opportunities for the cantors. The lecture will focus on the role of the cantors in building a new community life and how they organized themselves in their professional organization, the Association of Jewish Precentors, which functioned in part as a professional cooperative. The focus thus is on strategies of demarcation rather than on adaptation to the conditions, which can also be seen in the musical repertoires of the cantors in synagogue and concert.

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Papers Worthy of Patronage: Black Feminist Research Methods and the Digital Humanities with Dr. Kristin Moriah

 
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Kristin Moriah for discussion about her work on Mary Ann Shadd Cary, “Papers Worthy of Patronage: Black Feminist Research Methods and the Digital Humanities.”

Mary Ann Shadd Cary was a trailblazing Black feminist, activist, journalist, and educator whose achievements can be traced from Delaware, Washington, DC, and across Canada. Dr. Moriah will discuss her work on the first-ever edited collection on pioneering thinker Mary Ann Shadd Cary that centers innovative scholarly work from a broad range of interdisciplinary perspectives. 

 

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As we approach the 200th anniversary of Shadd Cary’s birth in 2023, this collection will shine a new light on the importance of her work and the creative and scholarly work she has inspired. 

Also, get a sneak peek overview of the classroom-friendly exhibit “Becoming Mary Ann Shadd Cary: A Life in the Pursuit of Justice” by Kelli Barnes, University of Delaware PhD candidate, and Dr. Arline Wilson. University of Delaware Special Collections Librarian and Digital Humanities and Africana Scholar. This event is presented in partnership with Delaware Humanities, the Colored Conventions Project, and the University of Delaware. 

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6 – 7:30 p.m. EST 

Location: Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage, 504 N. Market St., Wilmington, DE 

Please register here: http://weblink.donorperfect.com/PapersWorthyofPatronage  

Market Street Music in Old Town Hall – Shelby Yamin and Joyce Chen

Join us for free lunchtime concerts in November at Delaware Historical Society’s Old Town Hall at 510 Market Street in Wilmington. All are welcome! Take a break from the office and enjoy a bit of beautiful music mid-day. Concerts are 12:30-1:00 pm. Joyce Chen is a professional keyboard player (harpsichord, organ, and piano), music scholar, and educator. Shelby Yamin is a violinist in modern and baroque style.

SCHEDULE

Thursday, November 17, 12:30-1:00 pm

Shelby Yamin, violin & Joyce Chen, harpsichord

An animal-inspired concert of baroque music!

 

Sponsors for this event include Market Street Music, The Mauriec Amado Foundation, Delaware Division of the Arts, Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, and Delaware Historical Society.

This organization is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on DelawareScene.com.

Market Street Music in Old Town Hall – Copeland String Quartet

Join us for free lunchtime concerts in November at Delaware Historical Society’s Old Town Hall at 510 Market Street in Wilmington. All are welcome! Take a break from the office and enjoy a bit of beautiful music mid-day. Concerts are 12:30-1:00 pm. The Copeland String Quartet is comprised of Delaware Symphony Orchestra players.

SCHEDULE

Thursday, November 10, 12:30-1:00 pmCopeland String Quartet

One of the region’s finest ensembles plays sparkling and unusual fare.

Thursday, November 17, 12:30-1:00 pm

Shelby Yamin, violin & Joyce Chen, harpsichord

An animal-inspired concert of baroque music!

 

Sponsors for this event include Market Street Music, The Mauriec Amado Foundation, Delaware Division of the Arts, Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, and Delaware Historical Society.

This organization is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on DelawareScene.com.

Market Street Music in Old Town Hall – John Bullard

Join us for free lunchtime concerts in November at Delaware Historical Society’s Old Town Hall at 510 Market Street in Wilmington. All are welcome! Take a break from the office and enjoy a bit of beautiful music mid-day. Concerts are 12:30-1:00 pm. John Bullard, whose concert repertoire includes solo, duet, and quartet performances of works from Bach, Vivaldi, Handel and others of the Baroque Period, will perform selections for classical banjo.

SCHEDULE

Thursday, November 3, 12:30-1:00 pm

John Bullard, banjo

Genre-busting music making. Bach on the banjo!

Thursday, November 10, 12:30-1:00 pmCopeland String Quartet

One of the region’s finest ensembles plays sparkling and unusual fare.

Thursday, November 17, 12:30-1:00 pm

Shelby Yamin, violin & Joyce Chen, harpsichord

An animal-inspired concert of baroque music!

 

Sponsors for this event include Market Street Music, The Mauriec Amado Foundation, Delaware Division of the Arts, Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, and Delaware Historical Society.

This organization is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on DelawareScene.com.

Blood Drive in Old Town Hall

In partnership with the Blood Bank of Delmarva, the Delaware Historical Society will host a blood drive in Old Town Hall. Join us on September 30th to help fulfill the urgent need for donors. Your donation will directly benefit patients on the Delmarva Peninsula.

During WWI, Old Town Hall became a Red Cross Headquarters. Throughout the influenza pandemic of 1918, it served as a primary supply center for emergency and temporary hospitals throughout the state. Red Cross items from our collections will be on display in the Delaware History Museum.

Visit https://donate.bbd.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/8208 to schedule your appointment.

Donors will receive free admission to the museum!

Please bring your photo ID or donor ID and remember to eat and drink prior to your visit. Donors must be at least 17 years old and weigh at least 110 lbs.