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Archaeology and landscape-design projects to help tell the stories of African Americans who lived and died at the John Dickinson Plantation.

As the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs prepares to welcome a new cohort of interns this year, some of the interns from 2024 who worked at historic sites and […]

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 […]

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.

Learn about the Reverend Peter Spencer, who had a hand in the creation of the path of African American churches and related festivals, in the first of a series of Black history features from our staff.

African Union Church and Cemetery of Iron Hill, located southwest of Newark, Del., listed on Sept. 9, 2021.

Historic-site interpreter served for 25 years.

Division volunteer honored for his work in developing programming at the Zwaanendael Museum and expanding its outreach beyond Lewes into Sussex County.

The Research Center is a repository of information on historic properties within the state.

Exhibit-arts specialist will depart the agency on Dec. 31, 2014.

Harrington city planner brings extensive preservation-experience to the board.

“Thunder Over Dover” is a free, two-day event that will feature aerial demonstrations, displays of current and historical aircraft, and more.

Hundreds of area students visited the John Dickinson Plantation this spring to learn about the importance of water throughout history.

On Sept. 18, the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs (HCA)’s John Dickinson Plantation, in partnership with the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice (SDARJ), held a public town […]

On Monday, November 18th, 2024, the Department of State’s Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs(HCA) held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the construction of a new the John Dickinson Plantation […]

A Site of Conscience is a place of memory that confronts both the history of what happened there and its contemporary legacies.