Delaware 250

Delaware 250 Delaware 250 is planning and supporting Delaware's commemoration of the Nation's 250th anniversary in 2026.

DE250 Grant Spotlight: Scouting America, Del-Mar-Va Council Through a DE250 grant, Del-Mar-Va Council brought Patriotic...
08/27/2026

DE250 Grant Spotlight: Scouting America, Del-Mar-Va Council

Through a DE250 grant, Del-Mar-Va Council brought Patriotic Pathways to life as the centerpiece of its 2026 Jamboree, A Declaration of Adventure.

The interactive educational program invited youth and families to journey through four periods of American and Delaware history from the Colonial and Revolutionary era to the present day.

The grant helped fund:
🎨 Hands-on activities, crafts, games, and skills challenges across each of the four historical time periods
🧑‍🏫 Living-history presentations by historical reenactors and subject matter experts
📖 A passport-and-stamp activity encouraging youth to explore all four periods, with a commemorative patch for those who completed the full journey
🆓 Free access for non-Scout youth and families attending this event

Project impact:
• Welcomed over 1,100 Scouts, family members, and community members
• Recognized more than 700 participants who completed all four time periods with a commemorative patch
• Helped participants explore the achievements and challenges of American and Delaware history through hands-on activities
• Created a model for future educational programming at Del-Mar-Va Council events

Every Delaware story matters, and we're proud to support organizations like this one bringing those stories to life.

To learn more about the Del-Mar-Va Council, visit https://www.delmarvacouncil.org/

To learn more about the Delaware 250 Grant Program, visit: https://delaware250.org/grant-opportunities/

Join us for the September Finale of Voices of Wilmington: A Community Reading Series: An evening of poetry, reflection, ...
08/27/2026

Join us for the September Finale of Voices of Wilmington: A Community Reading Series: An evening of poetry, reflection, local history, and community.

We’ll hear from SuiteFranchon, Jane C. Miller, Billie Travalini, Joyce Enzor Maust, Torrey Francis Malek, and more whose work will appear in The Delaware Poets Almanac: Semiquincentennial Edition, then open the mic to YOU.

Bring a poem. Bring a reflection. Bring something inspired by Delaware’s people, places, history, or your own lived experience. Or simply come, listen, and be part of the room.

📅 Thursday, September 3
🕕 6–8 PM
📍 Wilmington Public Library
🎟️ Free

Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/voices-of-wilmington-a-community-reading-series-september-finale-tickets-1998517318097

Come help us close out the series by celebrating the voices that make Wilmington what it is!🎤📖

DE250 Grant Spotlight: University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press Through a DE250 grant, the University of Dela...
08/21/2026

DE250 Grant Spotlight: University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press

Through a DE250 grant, the University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press researched, digitized, and shared materials highlighting Black Delaware history from the University of Delaware Special Collections.

The grant helped fund:
🎓️ Two UD graduate student interns who researched and curated a Special Collections exhibition
🤝 Collaboration with four local historians and community members to identify and interpret materials related to Black Delaware history
💻️ Digitization of historical materials to increase public access to these important resources

Project impact:
• Created "Lifting As We Climb: Churches, Schools and the Formation of Delaware’s Free Black Communities," an exhibition that served as the centerpiece of UD Special Collections’ 250th anniversary programming
• Increased public access to Black Delaware history through UD’s digital collections, helping bring the stories of Delaware’s free Black communities to broader audiences
• Gave graduate student interns hands-on experience researching, interpreting, and presenting historical materials for a public audience

Every Delaware story matters, and we're proud to support organizations like this one bringing these stories to life.

You can find many of the items from the exhibit here: https://digitalcollections.udel.edu/collections/black-delaware-history-collections

To learn more about the Delaware 250 Grant Program, visit: https://delaware250.org/grant-opportunities/

Exhibit images provided by UDaily at the University of Delaware.

Join us for the FINALE of Voices of Wilmington!🎤After a summer of poetry, conversation, and community, Voices of Wilming...
08/21/2026

Join us for the FINALE of Voices of Wilmington!🎤

After a summer of poetry, conversation, and community, Voices of Wilmington: A Community Reading Series comes together for one final gathering on September 3rd at the Wilmington Public Library in Rodney Square!

The evening will feature a dynamic panel of poets selected for the Delaware Poets Almanac’s Semiquincentennial Edition, including Wilmington’s own SuiteFranchon, poet and author Jane C. Miller, Billie Travalini, and more.

And, of course, the mic will be open! Come listen, share your own work, connect with fellow writers and poetry lovers, and help us celebrate the stories, people, and places that make Delaware’s literary community what it is.

Thank you for your patience as we worked to find a finale date that could bring our poets and panelists together. We’re looking forward to ending the summer with you!

📍 Wilmington Public Library — Rodney Square
📅 Thursday, September 3, 2026, 6-8PM

Learn more and register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/voices-of-wilmington-a-community-reading-series-september-finale-tickets-1998517318097

08/21/2026

Delaware student entrepreneurs — this one’s for you! 👀 Applications for America’s Startup are now open through October 8.

DE250 Grant Spotlight: Delaware Art MuseumThrough a DE250 grant, the Delaware Art Museum held events across the state to...
08/13/2026

DE250 Grant Spotlight: Delaware Art Museum

Through a DE250 grant, the Delaware Art Museum held events across the state to facilitate meaningful conversations about how Delaware's arts and cultural organizations can celebrate and reflect on this year's semiquincentennial.

The grant helped fund:
🤝 One convening in each of Delaware’s three counties with organizations and community members
💬 A final public forum bringing the conversation to the broader community
💡 Collaborative planning to identify critical topics for the 250th anniversary

Project impact:
• Brought together arts and culture partners from all three counties
• Welcomed approximately 45 attendees to the final public forum
• Helped inform the Delaware Art Museum's spring 2026 Citizen Artist exhibition and related programming on art, labor, and democracy

Every Delaware story matters, and we're proud to support organizations like this one bringing those stories to life.

To learn more about the Delaware Art Museum, visit https://delart.org/

Learn more about the Delaware 250 Grant Program here: https://delaware250.org/grant-opportunities/

DE250 Grant Spotlight: Elevate Vocal Arts Through a DE250 grant, Elevate Vocal Arts presented two performances that exp...
08/06/2026

DE250 Grant Spotlight: Elevate Vocal Arts

Through a DE250 grant, Elevate Vocal Arts presented two performances that explored American history, social justice, and the Black experience through music and spoken word, connecting audiences with Delaware's role in those stories.

The grant helped fund:
📜"Song of the Revolution," presented at Grace United Methodist Church in April 2025, showcased the powerful poetry and music of Black American poets like Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou
🎶 "Lift Every Voice," presented in June 2025 at the Freeman Arts Pavilion, highlighted the impact of Black Americans on music and the nation's history

Project impact:
•Reached more than 230 audience members through performances featuring more than 50 artists
•Created meaningful opportunities to explore history, community, and social justice through music
•Supported emerging artists by providing opportunities to perform alongside experienced professionals

Every Delaware story matters, and we're proud to support organizations like this one bringing those stories to life.

To learn more about Elevate Vocal Arts, visit https://elevatevocalarts.org/

Learn more about the Delaware 250 Grant Program here: https://delaware250.org/grant-opportunities/

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 🎺 Historic people & places that help tell Delaware's story • A Wilmingtonian who changed the face of ...
07/31/2026

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 🎺 Historic people & places that help tell Delaware's story • A Wilmingtonian who changed the face of jazz.
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The 39th Annual Clifford Brown Jazz Festival will be held August 2-8 in Rodney Square, Wilmington.

In celebration of Delaware 250, this monthly series will spotlight historic people and sites unique to our state.

DE250 Grant Spotlight: Greater Harrington Historical Society Through a Delaware 250 grant, the Greater Harrington Histo...
07/30/2026

DE250 Grant Spotlight: Greater Harrington Historical Society

Through a Delaware 250 grant, the Greater Harrington Historical Society renovated its collections storage area and implemented a cataloging program, making it easier to preserve, organize, and retrieve artifacts.

The grant helped fund:
📋 A summer intern to establish and implement the Society's first collections cataloging program
📦️ Renovations to improve the Society's collections storage area

Project impact:
• Improved access to the Society's stored holdings
• Enhanced preservation through climate-controlled storage
• Increased capacity to serve visitors and researchers for years to come

Every Delaware story matters, and we're proud to support organizations like this one bringing those stories to life.

To learn more about the Greater Harrington Historical Society, visit:
https://ghhsociety.org/

Learn more about the Delaware 250 Grant Program: https://delaware250.org/grant-opportunities/

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