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Fun events with a touch of history are planned for Dutch-American Friendship Day at the Zwaanendael Museum on Saturday, April 16.

Four-part Old State House Coffee-Hour Lecture Series to take place in April 2022.

Funding available for community redevelopment, revitalization and investment capital projects.

For the past three decades, the Cooch’s Bridge Historic Site has been among several along the Christina River and its tributaries where volunteers annually help clean up the local waterways! Join this year’s effort on Saturday, April 2.

Many important events took place in the month of March throughout First State history. Learn about some of those key moments in this list compiled by the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs: March 29, 1638: The first Swedish colonists settle in Delaware in March 1638.  March 22, 1682: King Charles II gave land […]

A young woman’s interest in sewing, fashion and history recently led to a project that would help in the careful storage, preservation and display of garments collected from throughout Delaware’s history. It earned her the highest award she can earn.

Join the Division in March to learn about women in Delaware history, the HMS DeBraak and more!

Robert Mitchell House in Hockessin was built in the 19th century and transformed during the Early American-style movement of the 1950s and 1970s.

“Details in Delaware” is a history-informed collaboration between Kara A. Briggs, an architectural historian with the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs State Historic Preservation Office, and Desiree May, the Division’s social media lead, to bring some interesting Delaware history facts and preservation information to the forefront. The idea is to showcase the diversity […]

New research has further identified an unknown African American couple’s portrait from the Collections Program.