The Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs raises $1,500 during the 2023 State Employees’ Charitable Campaign
The Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs raised more than $1,500 for multiple nonprofit organizations during the 2023 State Employees’ Charitable Campaign. Find out how!
1858 Fenwick Island lightkeeper’s house now under HCA’s care
As of June 2025, the 1858 Fenwick Island lightkeeper’s house is now under the care of the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs (HCA), marking the latest of the […]
2024 Delmarva Archaeology and History Symposium explores important historical, archaeological finds
The 2024 Delmarva Archaeology and History Symposium featured nearly a dozen presentations from across Delmarva, providing inspiration for historians and archaeologists alike.
2024 Delmarva Archaeology and History Symposium set for April 27: Updates
The 2024 Delmarva Archaeology and History Symposium will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, at the Smyrna Fire Hall, with presentations on area historical investigations and research.
2025 Delmarva Archaeology Symposium explores history across Delmarva
Over a dozen history and archaeology experts shed light on projects spanning a variety of important topics across the Delmarva Peninsula during this year’s Delmarva Archaeology and History Symposium. The […]
A guide to commonly mispronounced Delaware places
Have you ever tripped up on pronouncing Newark? Smyrna? Lewes? Explore the correct way to say some of the state’s trickiest sites.
A snack by any other name: A brief history of marshmallows
Marshmallows have been around for thousands of years, and this Nov. 30, Zwaanendael Museum is bringing back an ancient recipe.
A UD student’s grant-writing journey at the Cooch Homestead
A class centered by the Cooch Homestead has offered one UD student a unique opportunity to explore their own fundraising future.
African American History Month programs among 16 special events at division museums in February 2017
Highlights include African-American life at the John Dickinson Plantation in the 18th century, a program on jazz pianist “Fats” Waller, and a presentation on historic properties listed in the National Register since the 1980s that are significant to African-American communities throughout the state.
All aboard! Zwaanendael aims to highlight Breakwater lighthouse, waterside tours
Staff with the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs recently went waterside and took a trip to the Delaware Breakwater Lighthouse to explore a new possible partnership. A collaborative […]
An update from Buena Vista, where work is restoring 175-plus years of history
In recent years, the historic Buena Vista property in New Castle County has undergone a series of improvements, from thoughtful landscaping to a brand-new roof.
Audience participation program on Alexander Hamilton at The Old State House on July 12, 2018
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.
Black History of the First State: Samuel D. Burris
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.
Brandywine Springs through the years
There are thousands of artifacts in Delaware’s Historic Collections, and including some that tell the many different lives of Wilmington’s own Brandywine Springs.
Bringing history of the underrepresented to light
As the division’s new inclusive history researcher, Jeanette Bendolph knows the importance of acknowledging “the truth about the past to better our future.”
Buena Vista named polling site, voting exhibit continues at New Castle Court House Museum
Many of Delaware’s historic sites have political connections, including as polling places in the past and today.