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Division to sponsor seven special events during May 2018

Highlights include Dover Days programs, A Day in Old New Castle and “A Sailor’s Life for Me,” the Zwaanendael Museum’s 7th Annual Maritime Celebration.




Division welcomes three new employees

Recent hires help the division in its efforts to save Delaware history.




Division’s accomplishments and future plans reviewed at all-staff meeting

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




Draft of Delaware’s statewide historic preservation plan available for comment

Deadline for submission of comments: May 4, 2018.




Gov. Carney signs Abandoned Cultural Property Act

Law allows Delaware museums to establish title to property that has been donated or left with them after a loan period has terminated and the lender could not be found.




Johnson Victrola Museum holds rededication ceremony

April 7, 2018 event celebrated the museum’s 50th anniversary.




Loyalist on the Lawn

Meet our costumed historian portraying an officer of the Loyal American Regiment. Learn about the uniforms, equipment and life of a Loyalist from Lewes during the Revolutionary War. A special […]




Loyalist on the Lawn

Meet our costumed historian portraying an officer of the Loyal American Regiment. Learn about the uniforms, equipment and life of a Loyalist from Lewes during the Revolutionary War.   Rotating […]




Loyalist on the Lawn

Meet our costumed historian portraying an officer of the Loyal American Regiment. Learn about the uniforms, equipment and life of a Loyalist from Lewes during the Revolutionary War.   A […]




Loyalist on the Lawn

Meet our costumed historian portraying an officer of the Loyal American Regiment. Learn about the uniforms, equipment and life of a Loyalist from Lewes during the Revolutionary War.   Other […]




Loyalist on the Lawn

Meet our costumed historian portraying an officer of the Loyal American Regiment. Learn about the uniforms, equipment and life of a Loyalist from Lewes during the Revolutionary War.  Other rotating activities may […]




Loyalist on the Lawn

Meet our costumed historian portraying an officer of the Loyal American Regiment. Learn about the uniforms, equipment and life of a Loyalist from Lewes during the Revolutionary War.  Other rotating […]




Loyalist on the Lawn

Meet our costumed historian portraying an officer of the Loyal American Regiment. Learn about the uniforms, equipment and life of a Loyalist from Lewes during the Revolutionary War.  Other rotating activities may be available. […]




National Historic Preservation Advocacy Week, March 12–14, 2018

Annual gathering promotes sound federal preservation policy and programs.




National Women’s History Month events among 16 special programs at division museums during March 2018

Activities honor and celebrate women’s lives and historic achievements.




Presentation to Kent County Levy Court celebrates Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs’ accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums

Accreditation is the highest recognition afforded to museums in the United States.