Division releases 2017 annual report
Report illustrates the programs and services that led to the division’s accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums.
Division releases 2018 annual report
Report illustrates the efforts that the agency has undertaken in 2018 to build a solid infrastructure that will preserve and protect Delaware’s irreplaceable cultural legacies for future generations.
Division to begin improvements to state-owned historic properties in New Castle
State to invest $350,000 for improvements at the New Castle Court House Museum, Arsenal, Academy and Green.
Division to hold public meetings seeking input for Delaware’s 2018–2022 State Historic Preservation Plan
Five meetings to be held at locations across the state during March 2017.
Division to replace New Castle Academy roof
Improvements slated to take place in late summer/early fall 2017.
Division to sponsor 13 special programs during May 2016
Highlights of the month include programs on the saving of The Old State House, a symposium on the early Colonial archaeology of the Delaware Valley region and the Zwaanendael Maritime Celebration.
Division to sponsor 24 special programs during June 2016
DeBraak tours, the 18th Annual Chautauqua and an evening of readings by Delaware poets and authors among the events to be presented.
Division unveils updated geographic information system for Delaware’s historic properties
Web-based system is now available for public use.
Division’s Carlton Hall speaks at New York preservation conference
Employee discussed his experiences and perspectives as a young, emerging professional in the historic-preservation field.
Division’s redesigned e-newsletter coming in June
Renamed Saving Delaware History, the revamped publication will reach e-mail boxes on June 1, 2021.
Dover receives Certified Local Government status
Designation encourages successful preservation programs and practices in Delaware’s capital city.
Emergency Undertakings Shed Light on Delaware’s Historic Dikes
Article on the need for rehabilitation of the dikes in and around the City of New Castle, Del.
Federal fiscal year 2018 review: Three Delaware properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places
By Madeline Dunn, Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs’ historian and National Register of Historic Places coordinator
Gathering public input on the 2018-2022 Statewide Historic Preservation Plan: New on-line survey available
Survey seeks feedback on the needs and issues facing historic places in Delaware.
Get involved in Preservation50, the golden anniversary celebration of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
Activities to take place through October 2016.
Gov. Markell unveils interpretive sign marking the location of Fort Casimir
Ceremony coincides with the announcement of a $71,500 grant for archaeological investigations at the New Castle site.