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The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs hosts a variety of events each month at its various museums and historic sites located throughout Delaware. For more information about these and other upcoming events, visit the online events calendar. John Dickinson Plantation Thistledown Fiber Arts Guild demonstrations – Saturday, Nov. 11The Thistledown Fiber Arts Guild […]

The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs will be sponsoring several special programs at sites statewide during the month of October 2023. A full schedule is included below. Buena Vista Conference Center  Hocus Pocus Outdoor Movie Night – Saturday, Oct. 21  An outdoor movie night featuring the Disney classic, Hocus Pocus. Guests are encouraged […]

Meeting gave staff members an opportunity to review recent successes and examine future plans.

Renamed Saving Delaware History, the revamped publication will reach e-mail boxes on June 1, 2021.

Program explores the importance of railroads to America’s economy and way of life, and their impact on Delaware.

A new collection of redware pottery will help historians tell the story of Charles Green, who manufactured the brick-red wares in Smyrna in the late 1780s. Find out how the collection came to be and why it’s a symbol of American independence.

The first phase of a new series of pathways linking the John Dickinson Plantation to the nearby Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve (DNERR) is ready to welcome the public for exploration this summer. A soft opening of the trails is slated for July. Keep an eye on John Dickinson Plantation’s Facebook page as well as […]

Children ages 10 to 13 are invited to explore the storied past of one of America’s most historic towns in this free history camp.

Application deadline: April 29, 2022

Owners of historic buildings will soon have new ways to apply for both the state and federal Historic Preservation Tax Credit programs.

Many important events took place in the month of March throughout First State history. Learn about some of those key moments in this list compiled by the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs: March 29, 1638: The first Swedish colonists settle in Delaware in March 1638.  March 22, 1682: King Charles II gave land […]

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.

A young woman’s interest in sewing, fashion and history recently led to a project that would help in the careful storage, preservation and display of garments collected from throughout Delaware’s history. It earned her the highest award she can earn.

Annual gathering promotes sound federal preservation policy and programs.

Robert Mitchell House in Hockessin was built in the 19th century and transformed during the Early American-style movement of the 1950s and 1970s.

Upgrades to the Cultural and Historical Resources Information System (CHRIS) restore access to historic property information and feature new map layers.