Dan Citron to join division as historic sites program manager
Position responsible for coordinating programming and visitor engagement at the State of Delaware’s museums and historic properties.
Declaration of Independence to be read aloud in front of The Old State House on July 4, 2020
Recitations to take place at 2 and 4 p.m.
Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouse to be repainted
Project expected to be completed before summer’s end 2020.
Delaware Forest Service publishes guide to big trees of Delaware
State’s largest trees includes a Nordmann fir and tamarack at Buena Vista, and a Douglas fir at Belmont Hall.
Delaware State Historic Preservation Office recent accomplishments
Office’s programs help to preserve Delaware’s historic places and unique cultural identity.
Delaware’s State museums reopening with self-guided tours
Visitation now permitted in accordance with Gov. Carney’s Phase I reopening of the state.
Division celebrates Women’s History Month 2023
Six division-sponsored events honor and celebrate women’s lives and historic achievements.
Division launches At Home Concert Series
New digital feature highlights local music and historic sites across the First State.
Division museums closed; public encouraged to engage with Delaware history via social media
Museums closed on March 24, 2020 in response to the coronavirus state of emergency.
Division now offering tours of the hull of the DeBraak, a shipwrecked 18th-century British warship
Tours taking place through Sept. 26, 2019.
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 2019 annual report
Report illustrates how the agency is preserving and protecting Delaware’s cultural legacies for future generations.
Division sponsoring 19 special events during October 2019
Programs on America’s maritime heritage; Enrico Caruso; and Shakespeare, Poe and Fiends to be featured.
Division to repair garden wall of the New Castle Academy
Project will include cleaning, raking, repointing and repairing stone and brick on both sides of the wall.
Division to sponsor 10 special events during November 2019
Bayberry candle-making, grave sites of notable New Castle veterans and early recordings of classical music among topics to be explored.
Division to sponsor 11 special events during July 2019
Independence Day, baseball Hall-of-Famer William “Judy” Johnson and campfires at the John Dickinson Plantation to be featured.