October First Saturday in Dover

Murder By Mail: The True Story of the Poison Candy Murders
11 a.m., 1, 3, and 5 p.m.
Meet at the John Bell House
Participate in the trial of the century, starting at the scene of the crime and travel to the Kent County Courthouse. A calculated and desperate act of jealousy and revenge, the first murder by mail attracted national attention to the Dover Green in 1898. Determine the verdict as a member of the jury! This historic theater presentation is in partnership with the Caesar Rodney High School Stage Crew and Thespians.

Old House on Ye Green
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. drop in anytime
John Bell House on The Green
As the oldest surviving wooden structure in Dover, find out how the John Bell House has evolved over the past 250 years as the city of Dover grew around it.

Sickness and Health…And the Occasional Poisoning
Tours are offered hourly beginning 10 a.m. Last tour leaves at 3 p.m.
Meet at the John Bell House on The Green
Highlighting stories of medical curiosities of Dover’s past.

Preserving Documents, Photographs and Digital Memories
10:30 a.m.
Delaware Public Archives
Connor Graham of the Delaware Public Archives will present how to preserve old photographs, documents, and digitized memories with cost-effective steps every home archivist can take.

Tours of the Schwartz Center for the Arts
2 – 4 p.m.
226 S. State Street
See the historic theater and all that it has to offer.

The Birth and Rebirth of a State House: 40th anniversary of the restoration
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. drop in anytime
The Old State House
Guided tours will focus on the building’s restoration and Mabel Lloyd Ridgley’s efforts to restore it generations later.

Biggs Kids: Spooky Craft
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. drop in anytime
Biggs Museum of American Art
Join us at the Biggs for a very spooky craft. All ages welcome. Free with adult admission.

Music of the World
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. drop in anytime
Johnson Victrola Museum
Guided tours will examine in how many countries the Victor Company manufactured and recorded music from cultures all over the world.

Tours of the Governor’s House
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
At Woodburn – The Governor’s House

Guided Tours of Legislative Hall
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.