12th Annual Delaware Day Competition Winners Announced
Program encourages students to study the U.S. Constitution.
ArCH Field Days help students learn about historic preservation
Program designed to meet Next Generation science standards as well as Common Core state standards for art and history.
Diversity in Delaware History: A webinar series
The Diversity in Delaware History webinar series returns in 2022 as a way for people to better understand the diverse stories found throughout the First State’s history. This monthly event is free and open to the public.
Education Activities and Learning Opportunities
Welcome to the Online Education Center for the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs! The Education Center contains a wealth of information for students, educators and the general public. Take […]
Educational Resource Materials
The Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs offers a variety of educational portfolios and materials that may be borrowed free of charge. Teachers, scout leaders and project coordinators should request […]
Fourteenth annual Delaware Day competition winners announced
Program encourages students to study the U.S. Constitution.
Homework Help
The Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs is honored to receive the MyReportLinks.com Books Seal of Approval. This Seal is awarded to sites that are especially valuable to students who […]
John Dickinson Plantation hosts activities that bring history to life at Make a Splash 2024
Hundreds of area students visited the John Dickinson Plantation this spring to learn about the importance of water throughout history.
Locating Delaware’s DuPont “Colored” Schools
The Story of the DuPont “Colored” Schools In the 1920s -1930s, as part of a large-scale rebuilding campaign spearheaded by the Delaware School Auxiliary Association (DSAA), industrialist and philanthropist Pierre […]
Night and Day: A UD student’s first impressions of the Cooch Homestead
This post is the first of several written by UD students studying at Cooch’s Bridge about their experience at the historic site.
Online Education Resources
Native American Projectile Point Classification Guide Outline of Delaware Prehistory Delaware Facts & History Activity Book Letters from a farmer in Pennsylvania: To the inhabitants of the British Colonies The […]
Resources for Educators
The Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs provides numerous resources for educators including printed materials, online resources, and classroom presentations. The interpretive mission of the Division of Historical and Cultural […]
Saving the Past, Shaping the Future in 2023
Hundreds of area students recently got to experience the wonders of historical exploration first-hand.
Seventeenth annual Delaware Day competition winners announced
Program encourages students to study the U.S. Constitution and Delaware’s role in its creation.
State Historic Preservation Office announces Delaware’s newest listings in the National Register of Historic Places
New listings include the Downtown Harrington Historic District, the Richard Allen School and the Taylor’s Bridge School.
The War of 1812, H.M. Brig DeBraak, Lewes History and More
The Delaware Bay, the Cape Henlopen Lighthouse, Mermen, and the Bombardment of Lewes A timeline history of Delaware’s first settlement and other significant dates A Historical Timeline of the H.M.B. […]