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Celebrating Colonists Day 2014 are, from left, Mark Hogate, Donn Draper, Aleasa Hogate, descendant of Anders Larsson Dalbo 1640, Donna Draper's granddaughter, Bill Hutchinson, portraying Peter Minuit, and Chief Dennis Coker of the Lenape Tribe. Check out the video of Colonists Day 2012 on this page, below left. Coming events "The Landing of the Swedes" by Stanley M. Arthurs depicts the first contact in 1638 between the Swedish settlers and Native Americans. The meeting took place along the Christina River in present-day Wilmington. The image is made possible through the generosity of the Permanent Collection of the University of Delaware Visit us on Facebook New Sweden Centre TEL
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WelcomeThe New Sweden Centre, headquartered in Wilmington, De., offers educational outreach programs and historic reenactors. Who are we?Volunteers, educators, history buffs What do we do?Promote Delaware Valley's history 1638-1776 with focus on Swedish, Finnish and Lenape culture Where are we?In exhibits throughout the Delaware Valley. Our main exhibit is in JA Finance Park, reaching 10,000 students yearly at Junior Acheivement of Delaware, 522 Walnut St., Willmington, DE 19801 When can I visit?Make a reservation: call 302-429-0464 or send us an email How can I help?Join or donate. We always welcome new members interested in being museum hosts, reenactors, speakers or liaisons. Click here to go to the membership page. Click here to call up the volunteer form. |
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| Paintings of significant figures in Swedish-American history by Ros Stallcup are part of the display now open at the Junior Acheivement of Delaware headquarters at 522 South Walnut St., Wilmington. Click here for more photos and the full story on the display and its opening. The display was made possible in part by a grant from the Swedish Council of America. |
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Centre in transitionMuseum without wallsDear Friends,2013 was a year of transition for the New Sweden Centre. While we may no longer enjoy the use of our own space at the Kalmar Nyckel Shipyard, we are making a smooth transition into a Museum Without Walls. We have already established partnerships with several local museums. • Our Captain Mannequin set is now located in the Bowers' Beach Maritime Museum in Bowers, Beach, DE. • Our Swedish Lady and child, plus many of our kitchen items, are now located in the Hendrickson House in Wilmington, DE. • Our Lenape Mannequin is now located at the Prehistoric Museum in Greenwich, NJ. • Our "Explore New Sweden" panels are now located in the Swedesboro-Woolwich History Museum in Swedesboro, NJ. • Our model of Fort Christina is now on display at the Redding City/County building, 800 N. French St., Willmington. • Our Cabin corner and fireplace, Black Anthony, and our educational materials are on loan through November 1st to the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation. • We are also serving as the "Non Profit Brand" in JA Finance Park, utilizing the Colony to Community panels as a temporary exhibit until we can create a new, youth focused exhibit at the Junior Achievement Center (JA) in Wilmington DE. This facility serves Salem County, NJ and New Castle County, DE and reaches approximately 10,000 students yearly. • We are actively marketing the book, Africans in New Sweden by Abdullah R. Muhammad • We have a nice collection of colonial tools, old but not period historical, we would like to loan to another museum. We will have some of the miniature Historical figures to loan out. Some of these will be used at JA. This is an overwhelming task, but promises to expand our area of influence to promote New Sweden Heritage to new audiences. Our focus will be on outreach through our Settlers' Trunks and presentations to schools and organizations. We also plan to expand our re-enactor base of volunteers. We are continuing to work with Old Swedes Foundation and the Delaware Swedish Colonial Society in the annual celebration of the landing of the Swedes and planning for Colonists' Day 2014, tentatively scheduled for April 5th. Anyone interested in assisting us please get in touch. 302-420-0464 or e-mail us at info@colonialnewsweden.org. Feel free to call Education Director Aleasa Hogate at 856-678-5511 Regards, Jeffrey R Gudzune, Membership Chair, New Sweden Centre |
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Colonists' Day 2012Enjoy this five-minute video of the 2012 celebration and day's activities.  The hand of friendship extended at the ceremony celebrating the 374th Anniversary of the landing of the Swedes and Finns at "The Rocks" in Fort Christina Park at Colonists' Day, April 14th, 2012. Bill Hutchinison, left, in the persona of Peter Minuit, greets Dennis Cokerchief of the Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware, Inc. 375th Anniversary Conference presentations now online Lu Ann De Cunzo of the University of Delaware talks about the struggles the early settlers faced in the Delaware Valley in this online view. Her presentation is one of many from the 375th New Sweden Anniversary Conference now available here. The conference was held Nov. 8-10 at the university. The above link will bring up a web page listing the available talks with links to the recordings. Peter Minuit, founder of New Sweden,
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