Blog Posts Archive

March is National Women’s History Month, but do you know of some of the First State’s most famous female leaders, innovators, artists and change-makers? Learn more about a few notable women throughout Delaware history.

Six special programs held in celebration of National Women’s History Month.

The theme of the 2016 campaign is “3 Minutes Can Save a Life: Get Screened. Get Help. Get Healthy.”

Redesigned gardens at the governor’s Dover residence accomplished through a public/private partnership between the state of Delaware and the non-profit Friends of Woodburn.

Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness and will affect 30 million Americans at some point in their lives.

Work is well underway on an expansive upgrade to the visitors’ experience at Kent County’s John Dickinson Plantation. The new building is set to welcome the public in 2026. Construction […]

Fourth in a series of articles exploring the subjects of images from the state’s William D. Willis World War II Photographic Collection.

Learn more about historical preservation in the First State in this Q&A with Delaware’s Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer.

Discover the group’s history and fundraising efforts as well as how they help preserve this historic site.

As the weather gets warmer, the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs’s museums and historic sites across the state are hosting events to get visitors outside to enjoy history […]

Event provides visitors with an opportunity to experience seafaring lives of adventure, romance, excitement and hardships, and to honor mariners who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Daylong series of activities exploring the adventure, romance, excitement and hardships experienced by seafarers.

Contest challenged amateur photographers to submit images of what makes Lewes unique.

Donated plastic will be used to offset the purchase price of a recycled-plastic bench.

Tours explore the surviving hull section of an 18th-century shipwreck.

Open between July 8 and 15, 2020, contest seeks photos of what makes Lewes unique.