THE FIRST STATE HERITAGE PARK AT DOVER WILL BE OPEN ON PRESIDENTS' DAY
February 14, 2005
Dover - The First State Heritage Park at Dover, including Legislative Hall, Delaware Public Archives, the Biggs Museum of American Art, the Old State House Museum and other Delaware State Museums sites in Dover, will be open on Monday, February 21 for Presidents' Day. Tours and exhibits are offered at all of the sites. Admission is free. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The First State Heritage Park at Dover is a partnership of the Department of State, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, and the Delaware Economic Development Office.
If You Go:
LEGISLATIVE HALL
Legislative Avenue, Dover
Guided tours begin hourly, 9 a.m. through 4 p.m.
Tours include the General Assembly chambers, the Governor's ceremonial office, the portrait gallery of Delaware's governors and military heroes, Jack Lewis murals and Delaware State Museums' exhibit of a selection of items recovered from the De Braak shipwreck.
DELAWARE PUBLIC ARCHIVES
121 Duke of York Street, Dover
A President's Day Special
George Washington and Abraham Lincoln: Their Relationship with the Delaware General Assembly
Monday, February 21, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Dr. Carol Hoffecker
Presidents' Day presents a timely opportunity to revisit the relationship that Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln developed with the State of Delaware through the First State's most powerful governing body, its General Assembly. The presentation will focus on the General Assembly's reaction to major events in our nation's history: specifically the Revolutionary War, the early days of the American Republic, the unraveling of the Union, the Civil War, and the end of slavery.
The "Jewel Box" at the Archives features a return visit of Delaware's copy of the Bill of Rights, which is permanently housed at the National Archives.
DELAWARE STATE MUSEUMS
State House Museum
The Green, Dover
Ongoing tours
Delaware State Visitors Center
406 Federal Street, Dover
Special Exhibition: Stitches of Art and Comfort: Delaware Quilts, 1740-2002
Museums Square:
- Johnson Victrola Museum
375 S. New Street, Dover - Delaware Archaeology Museum
316 S. Governors Avenue, Dover - Museum of Small Town Life
316 S. Governors Avenue, Dover
THE BIGGS MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
406 Federal Street, Dover
Special Exhibition: Edward W. Redfield: Just Values and Fine Seeing
For more information on The First State Heritage Park at Dover, call 302-739-1173.
