Pages Tagged With: "First State National Historical Park"

We support the elimination of racial injustice, racism, discrimination, and exclusionary history. We believe that Black lives matter.

We strive to practice inclusive history. History is not a series of one-sided, happy stories. It is a combination of uncomfortable truths, differing perspectives, and difficult narratives. At the John Dickinson Plantation in Dover, for example, we tell the story of the enslaved, indentured, and free Black men, women, and children who worked, and died, […]




Winner of 2021 New Castle photo contest announced

Second annual contest challenged amateur photographers to submit images of what makes Delaware’s first capital city unique.




Winner of New Castle photo contest announced

Contest challenged amateur photographers to submit images of what makes Delaware’s first capital city unique.




Women’s history celebrated at division museums during March 2020

Six special programs held in celebration of National Women’s History Month.