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On April 30, 2008, a colossal painting of American Civil War generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee returned to Delaware after a decades-long absence in which it was exhibited at the Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania. The work, entitled, "The First Day of Peace," was painted in 1922 by noted Delaware artist Stanley Arthurs (1877-1950).
The painting, which was returned to Delaware due to space restrictions at the new facility that is being constructed at Gettysburg, is being exhibited at Delaware Public Archives, 121 Duke of York St., Dover. The work is part of a trio of mural-size paintings that Arthurs produced on historical themes from 1916-1922. The first painting in the series, "Troops Leaving Dover Green," an American Revolutionary War scene, is also on display at the Archives building while the third, "The Crusaders," showing Delaware troops in France during World War I, hangs in the Blue Hen Corporate Center in Dover. All three of the paintings are owned and maintained by HCA. |
| The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) has recently launched a search engine that provides information about archaeology/historic preservation-related projects that the agency has conducted as a result of studies and planning for construction of various roadways and highways throughout Delaware. HCA works with DelDOT on many of these projects in order to help identify historic resources, determine if those resources will be affected by DelDOT projects, and, when necessary, devise remedies that limit possible impacts on the resources. Go to the following web address to view the search engine: http://www.deldot.gov/public.ejs?command=PublicArchaeologySearch. |
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HCA has recently agreed to loan the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation one of the German-made stoneware mineral-water bottles that were recovered in 2006 from the Roosevelt Inlet Shipwreck site. The site is thought to be the final resting place of the Severn, a British merchant vessel that ran aground in the Delaware Bay in 1774 off present-day Roosevelt Inlet (Lewes, Delaware).
As part of the loan agreement, the foundation will insure the artifact and provide credit to HCA in the exhibit that is scheduled to be on display from May 2009-January 2011 in the organization's DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum. The foundation will also produce a full-color exhibit book/catalogue in which the bottle will be illustrated. |
| Visitors to Dover's Museum Square will have an opportunity to celebrate the end of another school year with a variety of games at the "School's Out: Let the Games Begin" program that will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, 2008.
Held in conjunction with "First Saturday in the First State," a monthly program sponsored by the First State Heritage Park at Dover, activities will take place at each of Museum Square's three facilities. Guests at the Museum of Small Town Life will have an opportunity to make a whirligig and learn about other games popular during the early 1900s. Visitors will also enjoy musical activities at the Johnson Victrola Museum, and practice string games at the Delaware Archaeology Museum. Museum Square, located at 316 S. Governors Ave., between North St. and Bank Lane, in Dover, Delaware, is open from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday and most state holidays; and 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free. Donations are accepted and appreciated. For additional information, call the Delaware Visitor Center at (302) 739-4266. |
| Visitors to the Museum of Small Town Life will have an opportunity to learn about the history of our nation's flag and its colors during Flag Day celebrations that will take place on Saturday, June 14, 2008, Noon-1:30 p.m. Activities will also include flag-related crafts. The museum, located at 316 S. Governors Ave., between North St. and Bank Lane, Dover, Delaware, is open from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday and most state holidays; and 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free and open to the public. For additional information, call (302) 739-4266. |
