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Work is ongoing to restore the exterior of historic Richardson Hall, HCA’s home in downtown Dover. Learn more about what’s been going on.

In accordance with Title 7 Delaware Code, Chapter 54, the Director of the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, Department of State, hereby gives notice of the discovery of unmarked […]

Introduced to the market in 1959, the Barbie doll was the first toy aimed at girls that encouraged them to imagine women having careers, rather than just being mothers. Barbie […]

HCA is proud to promote two members of our interpretive team to Site Supervisor positions at the Old State House and Cooch’s Bridge Historic Site. Gavin Malone is a life-long […]

Young historians visited historic New Castle this summer to learn more about the area’s Revolutionary roots.

The Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation will hold its next public business meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.

Visit the New Castle Court House Museum every Tuesday and Thursday in August to step back in time while sipping some tea during this year’s food- and drink-inspired “History Revival” series.

A class centered by the Cooch Homestead has offered one UD student a unique opportunity to explore their own fundraising future.

The Equal Justice Initiative’s new Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Alabama explores the legacy of slavery and the lives of enslaved people through art and artifacts, including a whipping post removed from Delaware just four years ago.

“Details in Delaware” is a history-informed collaboration between Kara A. Briggs, an architectural historian with the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs (HCA) State Historic Preservation Office, and Desiree […]