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Bottle fragments from Lewes, Del.’s Roosevelt Inlet Shipwreck traced to the venerable wine estate.

Church has served Harrington’s Black community since 1895.

By Madeline Dunn, Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs’ historian and National Register of Historic Places coordinator

New listings include the Downtown Harrington Historic District, the Richard Allen School and the Taylor’s Bridge School.

Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to administer the home and surrounding property at the heart of the site.

The Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation held its annual spring meeting at The Old State House in Dover on April 9, 2014.

The State Review Board for Historic Preservation will host a summer meeting from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Aug. 23.

Board will review a National Register of Historic Places nomination for Dauneport, a historic New Castle County property.

The Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation will meet at the Center for Material Culture on Jan. 17.

Former director of the Historic Houses of Odessa brings extensive preservation-experience to the board.

Workshop designed to increase support for historic preservation, and to provide historical-research training for property owners

Supporters of the Scott African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Zion Church in Wilmington came together in May 2024 to celebrate the historic structure’s listing in the National Register of Historic Places. “Every time you think of your history, get excited about your future,” Bishop W. Darin Moore said during the celebration. For over a century, the […]

One-teacher school in Millsboro was built in 1897.

By: Lindsay McNinch In September of 2011, HCA launched a new Volunteer Program.  As the Volunteer Program’s first appearance on the division’s blog, I wanted to take this opportunity to showcase some of the benefits you may receive from volunteering with us. Tying in with the Division’s mission to promote Delaware’s historical legacies, HCA’s Volunteer […]

The Henry A. Jordan Fund awards grants to programs and activities that: Grants range up to $5,000.

By Craig Lukezic, Archaeologist Delaware State Historic Preservation Office After floods, historic road leveling, house and ferry construction, is there anything left of the 17th century Fort Casimir? Keep in mind the fort may have been a wooden plank structure built with rammed earth. Those of you familiar with living in Delaware can guess that […]