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.
African American History Month programs among 13 special events at division museums during February 2019
Highlights include programs on the Underground Railroad, Black recording artists and record labels from the early 20th century, and First African Baptist Church cemeteries in Philadelphia.
End-of-year meeting honors division employees and volunteers
Event celebrated the agency’s 2018 achievements.
State of Delaware to acquire historic property at Cooch’s Bridge, the site of the state’s only Revolutionary War battle
Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to administer the home and surrounding property at the heart of the site.
Successes reviewed; future plans discussed at division all-staff meeting on Oct. 15, 2018
Staff and volunteers recognized during the event.
Recent capital improvement projects at the Buena Vista conference center
Part of a master planning process designed to safeguard the property’s historical integrity and improve visitors’ experiences.
Division notes passing of Curt Stickel, former historic-site interpreter
Stickel served at The Old State House and the Delaware Archaeology Museum in Dover between 2002 and 2013.
Division’s accomplishments and future plans reviewed at all-staff meeting
Meeting gave staff members an opportunity to review recent successes and examine future plans.
Staff changes
James Scott promoted; Vicki Macklin and Don DeLoach join the agency
Division notes passing of former director John R. Kern
Historian and preservationist served as the division’s director between 1984 and 1988.
