Avery's Rest: An Introduction

Diamond merchant Peter Minuit, who struck the bargain for Manhattan after governing New Amsterdam, hand-picked Fort Christina, the foundation of today’s city of Wilmington. Untangle the development of Delaware’s most populous city in this talk with Samuel Heed, Director of Education for the Kalmar …

Running through the waters of downtown Wilmington courses a replica of the Kalmar Nyckel, a 17th-century pinnace and the Swedish colonial ship that founded the first permanent European settlement in Delaware. Brave the rough river waters in this dialogue again with Samuel Heed, Senior Historian fro…

Along with her phenomenal team of horticulturists, she makes what appears ugly beautiful again by hemming boxwoods and planting annuals. Take a look at how horticulture serves the mission of Delaware Historical and Cultural Affairs in this discussion with Elizabeth Gant.

A Harlem Renaissance activist, poetess, and teacher; one of the first desegregated schools in the US; and a major transition point in the Underground Railroad, all encircled within the bounds of the second smallest state. Review some of the many achievements of African Americans from Delaware with …