Cooch's Bridge Historic Site

06/18/2026

Don't miss the opportunity to join the Friends of Cooch's Bridge Historic Site for their Juneteenth event, onsite at Cooch's Bridge!

Delaware Online has named the Friends’ annual Juneteenth celebration one of the state’s "must-see" Juneteenth events. We hope you will join us on Friday, June 19 at 4 pm for Juneteenth 2026 at Cooch's Bridge Historic Site.

Our celebration will feature as keynote speaker Dr. Cheryl Gooch, a nationally renowned historian, author, educator, and museum consultant. Dr. Gooch has a lifelong passion for uncovering African American history that has bee overlooked or forgotten.

Complementing the keynote, the accomplished choralist Martin Hargove will perform African American spirituals, including a composition by jazz ensemble leader Jonathan W. Whitney.

The audience will also participate in "Say Their Names," our tradition of remembering past lives at Cooch's Bridge Historic Site.

Juneteenth 2026 is free, but registration is required. Please register at the link below. Parking will be provided at the Pencader Heritage Museum, with shuttle bus service to and from Cooch’s Bridge Historic Site.

https://friendsofcoochsbridge.org/event/ -now

02/17/2026

Help support the Friends of Cooch's Bridge Historic Site on March 1st at Buena Vista Conference Center!

01/09/2026

Join the Zwaanendael Museum this January and help our neighbors in need.

In honor of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, the Zwaanendael Museum is hosting a month long donation drive. This year we will be accepting donations of food, toiletries, sanitary items, and gently used, clean clothes for the Food Bank of Delaware, Code Purple Sussex County Delaware, and I Support the Girls - Delaware.

Donations may be placed in the bin out front of the Zwaanendael Museum.

You can see what is most needed for each organization by clicking the links below:
Most Needed Items, From the Food Bank of Delaware: https://bit.ly/3UUdLji
Code Purple Needed Items: https://www.loveincofmiddelmarva.org/cpneeds
I Support The Girls, About: https://isupportthegirls.org/about/

*Due to building hours we will NOT be accepting donations on Sundays. Donations will be accepted Mondays through Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with some exceptions*

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