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Students from the University of Delaware learning what it takes to develop plans for a historic site will be sharing their thoughts with the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs (HCA), its supporters, and its newsletter subscribers through a series of articles the students penned about their time spent proposing ideas for the Cooch’s Bridge Historic Site near Newark.

Delaware’s historic structures reflect the craftsmanship of past laborers and the work of modern historians and craftsmen who strive to keep them protected.

Annie Hicks’s research focused on revealing more details about historically underrepresented groups at Cooch-Dayett Mill.

Museums and historic sites are among the organizations eligible for support.

By Alice Guerrant, Historic Archaeologist This is HCA’s first blog on the topic of preservation, so we thought it appropriate to introduce, for what may be the first time for […]

Every year, the Sussex Gardeners help decorate Lewes for the holidays, including the Zwaanendael Museum. Learn more about this unique club.

Employees help to make the site “the perfect wedding location.”

National Park Service grant helped support the repairs.

Town’s oldest–known commercial building with intact historic-fabric was built in the 1840s.

Extensive research and surveys have led to an updated and expanded listing of the Milton Historic District in the National Register of Historic Places.

By: Alice Guerrant As work has continued on The Green, we’ve had another unexpected discovery right outside our windows! Under the old sidewalk, the backhoe bucket hit a wall, which […]

Enjoy the season and learn about the First State’s many contributions to the history and culture of the United States.

Signs tell the story of The Green’s role in Delaware history.

Programs on Delaware’s Lenape and Nanticoke Indian tribes to be featured.

Deteriorating section of the wall was cleaned and repointed.

On Nov. 7, the New Castle Court House Museum hosted a naturalization ceremony that saw 20 individuals from 11 different countries receive U.S. citizenship.