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This year’s Make a Splash field trip program at John Dickinson Plantation was set to a backdrop of light rain throughout the day, perfect for the 600 visiting fourth graders […]

The Delaware Historic Preservation Tax Credit program will soon make major innovations in the way applications are received and reviewed. Over the last several years, the Delaware Division of Historical […]

Scanning, transcribing and researching the Richard Rodney Cooch and Anne Bedford Cooch Doran Collection By Leoné Cahill-Krout, Cooch’s Bridge historic site supervisor, and Wade Catts, professional historian It is hard […]

Despite discrimination and setbacks, women have often played integral roles when given a chance to participate in industries historically held by men, particularly in the STEM fields – science, technology, […]

The Isaacs and Sons cold storage building on Depot Street in Georgetown has been added to the National Register of Historic Places for its significance as one of Sussex County’s […]

The Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation will hold its next regular business meeting from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.  The meeting will be held […]

HCA staff reflect on inclusive interpretation at Revolution at 250 Symposium As the nation prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s Independence next July, museums, historic sites and the […]

A simple cross-stitching sampler shows how difficult it can be to trace individuals’ lives and experiences throughout history, even in a state as small as Delaware. Find out what it took to find one Kent County girl’s story.

Before they can be displayed for public viewing, historic artifacts from the HMS DeBraak and the Roosevelt Inlet shipwrecks must have salt carefully removed.

A little water and a matter of a few hours can revive the dried-out fibers of old, misshapen photos so they can return to their flat forms.