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In accordance with Title 7, Chapter 54, Section 5407(b) of the Delaware Code, the Director of the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, Department of State, hereby gives notice of […]

Ring in the New Year at historic sites and museums across the state by attending the division’s programs and events throughout the month.

This recent holiday season, the Sussex Gardeners designed festive arrangements with live plants to decorate the Zwaanendael Museum.

The Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation will meet at the Center for Material Culture on Jan. 17.

City officials have adopted an ordinance that will require archaeological investigation ahead of large development projects.

The division is seeking descendants of those who lived, worked and died at the John Dickinson Plantation in an effort to tell the stories of Indigenous and free, indentured and enslaved people of color who have been overlooked in historical accounts.

Join the division in welcoming its newest staff members, who bring a passion for history and a wealth of experience working with historic sites.

Explore the beauty of oil cloth, a decorative floor covering first used in the 18th century.

New research finds history of a painting once plundered by Nazis in WWII in the State of Delaware’s museum collection.

After several years of research compiled by Reverend Janet Maull-Martin and members of the congregation, Georgetown’s Prospect A.M.E. Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October […]