History was made here: Fenwick Island Lighthouse
Iconic Sussex County structure helped guide mariners for more than 100 years.
History was made here: Hale-Byrnes House
Gen. George Washington and the high command of the Continental Army held a council of war here on Sept. 6, 1777.
History was made here: Prince George’s Chapel
Dagsboro landmark was built in 1755 and named for the English prince who would later become King George III.
History was made here: The New Castle Green
Town commons was laid out by the Dutch in the 1650s.
Improvements completed at Delaware’s historic Octagonal Schoolhouse
Built and opened in 1836, the Octagonal Schoolhouse is one of the earliest examples of a one-room school in Delaware.
John Dickinson and the Plantation Timeline
November 2, 1732 – John Dickinson was born in Talbot County, Maryland. January 18, 1740 – Dickinson family moved into the mansion in Kent County, Delaware. December 1753 – John […]
Loans available for Delaware’s hospitality industry impacted by coronavirus
Museums and historic sites are among the organizations eligible for support.
National Women’s History Month events among eight special programs at division museums during March 2019
Activities honor and celebrate women’s lives and historic achievements.
New Castle Academy garden wall repaired
Deteriorating section of the wall was cleaned and repointed.
New Castle History Camp explores Delaware’s Revolutionary roots
Young historians visited historic New Castle this summer to learn more about the area’s Revolutionary roots.
Newsletter
Saving Delaware History, the newsletter of the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, is a digest of history- and preservation-related articles, calendar of events and related press coverage. Distilled […]
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.
Parker’s Dairy Palace listed in the National Register of Historic Places
Vintage 1950s-era ice cream stand still dishing up soft serve.
Presidents Lincoln and Washington to be spotlighted at The Old State House during February 2020
Events presented in honor of Presidents Day 2020.
Registration open for FREE New Castle History Camp, July 24–28, 2023
Children ages 10 to 13 invited to explore the storied past of one of America’s most historic towns in this free history camp.
Rehabilitation work underway at the Zwaanendael Museum
Project began on June 22, 2020 and will continue for approximately one month.