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HCA and Archaeological Society of Delaware Announce Presenters, Delmarva Archaeology & History Symposium
The Delaware State Historic Preservation Office of the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs (HCA), in partnership with the Archaeological Society of
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[{"type":"text","content":" The Delaware State Historic Preservation Office of the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs (HCA), in partnership with the Archaeological Society of Delaware (ASD), announces the program for this year’s Delmarva Archaeology and History Symposium, hosted by Historic Lewes. The annual event showcases a range of historical and archaeological research that brings to light pivotal moments in Delaware’s—and the Nation’s—story, from the Revolutionary War’s Battle of Cooch’s Bridge to the legacy of the United States’ first Black woman lawyer. Additional presentations delve into the histories embedded in locally significant architectural landmarks, the role of photography in informing the historical record, and the power of interdisciplinary research to illuminate the experiences of marginalized communities in nineteenth‑century Delaware. This event is free and open to the public at the Historic Lewes Maritime Museum, 101 Adams Avenue, in Lewes Saturday, April 25th, 2026, from 9am-4pm. For additional information, contact Hannah Lewis at [email protected] or call 302-736-7437. The full schedule of events can be found below: 9-9:15 am — Welcome: Gwen Davis (Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer) & John Martin (President of the Archaeological Society of Delaware) 9:15-9:45am == Max Kichline (Archaeologist): Form and Function: A Comparative Minimum Number of Vessels (MNV) Analysis of Ceramics from Select Eighteenth-Century Sites in Delaware 9:45-10:15 am — Sara Downard (Lead Naturalist, Delaware State Parks): Using Interdisciplinary Research to Investigate Marginalized Peoples in 19th Century Rockland, Delaware 10:30-11am — Dan Griffith (Griffith Archaeology Consulting): Discovery, Recovery, Interpreted Period of Internment and Relatedness – Eleven Unmarked Historic Human Burials at the Avery’s Rest Archaeological Site 11-11:30am — Debra C. Martin (Historic Preservation Planner, City of Wilmington): Will the Real Captain Fountain Please Stand Up? Research on a Delaware Underground Railroad Hero 11:30am-12pm — Brayden Moore (Student, University of Delaware): The Life and Career of Charlotte E. Ray, First Black Woman Lawyer in the United States and Delaware Teacher from 1879-1884 Lunch Break 1:30-2:00pm — Kara Briggs (Architectural Historian): Wallace E. Hance (1889-1943): An Exploration of his Architec...