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On Saturday, November 23, Milford Museum will hold an open house from 1 to 3 PM in order to allow the public to see renderings of upgrades to the former police station. The museum has entered into an agreement with the city to move from their current location to the former police station at 400 Northeast Front Street. “The museum …
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On Saturday, November 9, at 1:00 p.m. the Milford Museum will commemorate Native American Heritage month with a presentation at the Milford Public Library by Dennis J. Coker, Principal Chief of the Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware. Representing the ‘First People of the First State,’ the Lenape Indian Tribe is located in northern Kent County in and around the town of Cheswold. …
A Delaware congressman played a pivotal role in the 1800 presidential election, which was the first peaceful transfer of power between adversarial administrations. And a Milford Museum event Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. hosted by the Milford Public Library seeks to inform First Staters about this feat in history. Delaware Congressman James A. Bayard had the decisive vote in the …
Milford City Council unanimously approved a lease agreement with the Milford Museum which will allow the museum to move into the former police station on Northeast Front Street. The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Milford would move into the building with the museum in order to create a visitor center. Mayor Todd Culotta asked what the lease relationship would be …
Ahoy, matey. Ye old history dude Bill Hutchison has a yarn or two he’d like to spin you about the Kalmar Nyckel, Delaware’s Tall Ship. A replica of the Swedish ship that brought the state’s first European settlers to Delaware’s shores, the replica was built during the 90s and slide into the waters of the Christina River in 1998. True …
The Milford Museum American History Series continues with a program titled “An Unsurpassed Soldiery: The Delaware Regiment During the American Revolution” presented by Charles “Chuck” Fithian on Saturday, August 10, 1:00 p.m. at the Milford Public Library in Milford, Delaware. During the American Revolution, the Delaware Regiment established a remarkable record for military discipline, efficiency, and dependability on the battlefield. The regiment’s characteristics and …
Several Milford area non-profits will benefit from the 2025 Community Investment Fund program which is included as part of the state’s annual budget. This year, seven organizations were granted over $1.7 million in funding. “We are pumped!” Lea Rosell, Director of the Milford Public Library, a recipient of over $382,000, said. “These funds are important because other than going for …
The Milford Museum American History Series continues with a program about Fort Delaware presented by Taylor Reynolds on Saturday, July 13, 1:00 p.m. at the Milford Public Library in Milford, Delaware. A pentagonal fortress situated on Pea Patch Island, Fort Delaware would see nearly 33,000 Confederate soldiers, political prisoners, and Union convicts incarcerated between 1861 and 1865. Constructed to defend the cities …
