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New employee has 39 years of experience in archaeology and historic preservation.

Day-long series of activities to highlight archaeological investigations, historical research and related topics for the state and surrounding areas.

Historic property leased to the historical society by the division.

Program to include a re-enactment of the July 11, 1804 duel between Alexander Hamilton and political rival Aaron Burr which resulted in Hamilton’s passing on July 12, 1804.

On Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 at 1:30 p.m., The Old State House, located at 25 The Green in Dover, Del., will offer a multi-media presentation by historic-site interpreter Tom Welch on the Battle of the Chesapeake, a decisive naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War in which a French fleet under Adm. de Grasse paved […]

Naval engagement played a decisive role in America’s victory in its struggle for independence from Great Britain.

Beaches and resorts provided enjoyment for Black, Indigenous and other people of color seeking entertainment and refuge during the Jim Crow era in the United States.

Property is one of six remaining cottages constructed in the resort community between 1902 and 1905.

Historian worked for the division for 28 years.

Samuel D. Burris was a free African American also a conductor of the Underground Railroad who only received pardon in the last decade for helping free enslaved people.

Candle-making, merry-making and reliving history filled this fall and winter. If you missed our events, mark your calendar for next year!

Written by Robert Natelson for the Volokh Conspiracy and posted on the Washington Post webpage from Oct. 16–20, 2017.

Discovery may be the remains of an 1829 armory.

As the division’s new inclusive history researcher, Jeanette Bendolph knows the importance of acknowledging “the truth about the past to better our future.”

Free one-day-only affair showcases one of Delaware’s most historic estates.

Dec. 7, 2019 event cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.