Objects, ideals, and delaware's unfinished revolution [the delaware historical society (DHS) respectfully requests $25,000 in funding from the NEH to develop and install a new exhibit, ?objects,…

Objects, ideals, and delaware's unfinished revolution [the delaware historical society (DHS) respectfully requests $25,000 in funding from the NEH to develop and install a new exhibit, ?objects, ideals, and delaware?s unfinished revolution.? The exhibit will center delaware within the broader context of our nation?s rich and complicated story, exploring how the ideals of the american revolution have evolved over the last 250 years. Drawing from DHS?s diverse collection of more than three million items, the exhibit will cover the 19 cases in the delaware history museum?s second-floor dewees-thronson gallery. In accordance with the american association of state and local history?s field guide for the semiquincentennial: making history at 250, the exhibition will focus on the overall theme of ?delaware?s unfinished revolutions.? Each case will highlight a theme or ideal at the heart of the american experiment and delaware life.]