Liberty Encounters

06/22/2026

https://youtu.be/wC_HlSR2wzo?si=eeWcEzOYBhcmII-0

What a joy to visit with a leading pioneer in the homeschool movement, Mrs. Vicki Tillman of 7 Sisters Homeschool! We enjoyed discussing the value of living history in learning and appreciating history, along with ways to pursue a love for history for high school credit and beyond.

06/22/2026

Are you looking for fun, inspiring, and unforgettable memories with family and friends to celebrate this America 250 Season?

You're invited to a free Liberty and Independence in New Castle History Adventure Tour on Friday, June 26th! Donations are appreciated. Email registration is required. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu3QyqUEgi4 is a video description.

You are also invited to our first Patriot Soldier Life History Adventure Camp on Saturday, June 27th! Admission is free, donations are appreciated, and email registration is required. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hyRg0FfQSVE is a video description.

Here are reviews from events in Savannah, Georgia. We are delighted to bring the same quality of history learning opportunities to the First State of Delaware.

06/18/2026

https://www.dayspringchristian.com/blog/the-dawn-of-america-a-great-awakening-that-kindled-a-nation/

It was a blessing to research and write this article as a teacher at Dayspring Christian Academy. This is a wonderful school that follows America's historic method of Christian education known as the Principle Approach. Following the example of "The Father of American Education" in Noah Webster, this method follows the four Rs of Research, Reason (according to God's Word), Relate to one's life, and Record. May readers be inspired by spiritual foundations of our Republic.

As America looks forward to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, a battle rages over the history and identity of America. Was America

06/15/2026

Happy Separation Day proper! You're invited to a Liberty & Independence in New Castle History Adventure Walk in the Colonial Capital of Delaware. Rally your family and friends! Please email [email protected] for information.

06/15/2026

June 15, 1776, Separation Day. The “three lower counties” takes Congress’s advice and becomes the State of Delaware, breaking the ties to both Britain and Pennsylvania.

Colonial Delaware often described as “the three lower counties,” actively participated in both the first and second Continental Congresses, engaging in debates over British actions and the question of independence. The Delaware Assembly met on June 15, 1776, in the New Castle Court House, voting to separate from England and from Pennsylvania, creating the “Delaware State.” The Court House served as the capitol until 1777, when it moved to Dover. Thomas McKean, Caesar Rodney, and George Read were the signers of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware.

Delaware.-The response of Delaware to the recommendation of the Continental Congress of May 15, 1776, advising the several states to form governments for themselves, is found in a resolution of its Assembly, adopted June 15th of that year, as follows: “Whereas it is become necessary for the safety, protection, and happiness of the good people of this colony forthwith to establish some authority adequate to the exigencies of their affairs, until a new government can be formed; and whereas the representatives of the people in this Assembly met alone can, and ought at this time, to establish such temporary authority; resolved unanimously, that all persons holding any office, civil or military, in this colony, on the 13th day of June instant, may and shall continue to execute the same in the name of the Government of the Counties of Newcastle, Kent, and Sussex upon Delaware, as they used legally to exercise it in the name of the King, until a new government shall be formed, agreeable to the resolution of Congress of the 15th of May last."

The clumsy title of the three-county government was soon thereafter abandoned, and that of “The Delaware State” adopted in its stead.

The Constitutional Review, Vol 7, January, 1923.

Image: Delaware State Coat of Arms

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06/14/2026

Hear ye! A splendid Father's Day gift idea for America 250 within view of the only Revolutionary War Battlefield in the State of Delaware. Families are welcome!

Please email [email protected] with questions and/or to register.

06/14/2026

Before the “Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America,” the Three Lower Counties on the Delaware River voted to declare independence from Pennsylvania and the British Crown! Huzza for this brave stand for Liberty and Independence.

The Society of Mayflower Descendants in Delaware

06/13/2026

We had a delightful time presenting ways for equipping parents to engage their children with family and American history at this wonderful event! 🇺🇸

06/11/2026

After a school year's hibernation from the field of living history, 'twas a pleasure to return to action by portraying Delaware Signer of the Declaration of Independence Caesar Rodney in a recent Celebratory Event!

Rally your friends and family to march through history in Delaware's Colonial Capital in New Castle on Friday, June 26th, in a Liberty and Independence in New Castle History Adventure Walk!

Fathers and children are invited to train with Delaware Continentals in a History Adventure Camp on Saturday, June 27th!

Email [email protected] for more information.

How will YOU celebrate America's 250th Anniversary this year?

Here is an updated flier and video of offerings:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUhaedOYAMw&t=7s