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A new display opening soon at The Old State House in Dover delves into the past and present legislative process in the State of Delaware.

The historical impact of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the First State is on display through a new exhibit at Legislative Hall.

A $5,000 grant will support HCA’s work with the descendant community at the John Dickinson Plantation.

The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs recently launched its new digital submission process for the Delaware Historic Preservation Tax Credit (HPTC) program. This program offers tax incentives for the […]

This year will see new members join the Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation. Learn more about the board and its members.

Three new members have joined the Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation.

A large, open-air pavilion was recently constructed at Kent County’s historic Belmont Hall as a way to welcome weddings and other gatherings.

An oral history project with alumni of six early 20th century schools built for African American and Native American students and a new architectural study examine the history, current condition and significance of 84 DuPont Schools in Delaware.

Division’s plans for fiscal years 2015 to 2019 reviewed; Employees, volunteers and partners honored.

Publication a joint effort of the Friends of the John Dickinson Mansion, the Delaware Department of State and the Delaware Heritage Commission.

This post is the first of several written by UD students studying at Cooch’s Bridge about their experience at the historic site.

By Leoné Cahill-Krout, Cooch’s Bridge historic site supervisor Most people (in Delaware, at least) who hear “Cooch’s Bridge” probably think of the historic site known as the only Revolutionary land […]

Final date to submit comments is July 30, 2014.

Activities include sack racing, tug ‘o war, lawn games, walking tours, and historical interpreters, dressed in period clothing, reciting the Declaration of Independence.

Family members enjoyed a program on the true story of one of their ancestors—James Summers, a free Black man who manumitted his own children in 1797.

Oct. 4, 2014 program to focus on one of the pioneers in the music industry: Emile Berliner.