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Date Posted: Wednesday, December 20th, 2023

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


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Date Posted: Tuesday, December 19th, 2023

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


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Date Posted: Monday, December 18th, 2023

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.


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Date Posted: Friday, December 15th, 2023

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


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Date Posted: Thursday, December 14th, 2023

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


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Date Posted: Tuesday, December 12th, 2023

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


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Date Posted: Monday, November 20th, 2023

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 23, 2023.  Originally constructed in 1866, Prospect A.M.E. Church is significant in local Delaware history as a focal point in Georgetown’s African American community, fulfilling […]


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Date Posted: Friday, November 17th, 2023

William Penn Day brought a day of Colonial era-inspired performances and storytelling to the New Castle Court House Museum this fall.


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Date Posted: Thursday, November 16th, 2023

Hundreds of area students recently got to experience the wonders of historical exploration first-hand.


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Date Posted: Wednesday, November 15th, 2023

Marshmallows have been around for thousands of years, and this Nov. 30, Zwaanendael Museum is bringing back an ancient recipe.


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