‘Raising the DeBraak,’ Part 1: Murky Waters
Last November, HCA announced an initiative to begin conservation work on the hull of the HMB DeBraak. One of the conservation team’s most urgent objectives was to improve the hull’s […]
Delaware and the War of 1812: An Introduction
By Chuck Fithian, HCA Curator of Archaeology 200 years have passed since the War of 1812, but few realize the dynamic role that the First State and its citizens played […]
Delaware and the War of 1812: Part II
By Chuck Fithian, HCA Curator of Archaeology The initial actions and campaigns of the war took place along the Canadian border and on the high seas. However, that would change […]
Delaware and the War of 1812: Part III
By Chuck Fithian, HCA Curator of Archaeology The year 1814 saw the inauguration of a new governor— Daniel Rodney of Lewes. Like his predecessor, he continued to oversee and maintain […]
Delaware and the War of 1812: Part IV
By Chuck Fithian, HCA Curator of Archaeology While the fighting was occurring in America, peace negotiations had been taking place in Russia, and later in Belgium. One of Delaware’s senators, […]
Division bids farewell to Curator of Archaeology Chuck Fithian
Twenty-eight-year veteran left the agency on June 30, 2014.
Watch C-SPAN Segments Filmed in Dover, Del.
Beginning on July 20, 2013, C-SPAN, the public-affairs television network, will be posting 13 television segments on its website featuring the literary life and history of Delaware’s capital city of […]