Tag: Old Town Hall

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.

Delaware Historical Society’s Digital Collections Go Live!

February 1, 2022 – One of our most frequently asked questions is how to view Delaware Historical Society (DHS) collections online. Now you can!

Today, our digital collections go live! Search our new digital asset management system (DAMS) from your favorite device wherever you are with access to the internet. Check out what we have digitized. More will be added each month, so continue to come back for updates!

After more than a year of hard work and some help from our friends in the JP Morgan Chase Force for Good program, we’re thrilled to invite you in to explore amazing images and documents from our digital collections, with more to come. We believe in making our collections accessible and open to anyone who wants to use them. This allows us to connect and share resources with you and visitors around the world.

Visit digital.dehistory.org and explore the rest of dehistory.org to see other resources we have available!