Pages Tagged With: "Historical & Cultural Affairs"

Larry Williams Joins Division Staff As Physical-plant Maintenance Mechanic

Responsibilities will include maintaining, repairing and preserving the nearly 90 structures administered by the division.




May is Delaware Archaeology Month!

Program designed to promote the study and conservation of the state’s archaeological resources.




Meet the group that brings the holiday spirit to the Zwaanendael Museum

Every year, the Sussex Gardeners help decorate Lewes for the holidays, including the Zwaanendael Museum. Learn more about this unique club.




Meet the staff of the Buena Vista Conference Center

Employees help to make the site “the perfect wedding location.”




Milford Century Club re-opens after repairing damage caused by Hurricane Sandy

National Park Service grant helped support the repairs.




Millsboro’s Burton-Blackstone-Carey Store added to the National Register of Historic Places

Town’s oldest–known commercial building with intact historic-fabric was built in the 1840s.




Museums of the State of Delaware closed on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 due to winter storm

National Weather Service predicting significant storm.




National park interpretive signs unveiled on Dover Green

Signs tell the story of The Green’s role in Delaware history.




National Preservation Awards nominations now open

The National Trust of Historic Places is seeking nominations for the 2022 National Preservation Awards. The deadline for nominations is Thursday, Feb. 17.




Native-American heritage to be spotlighted at division museums during September 2016

Programs on Delaware’s Lenape and Nanticoke Indian tribes to be featured. Updated Sept. 8, 2016.
Programs on Delaware’s Lenape and Nanticoke Indian tribes to be featured.




New Book, Wilmington: Preservation and Progress, Available at the Division’s Online History Store

Book provides a photographic history of the architecture of Wilmington, Del.’s business district between 1984 and today.




New Castle History Camp explores native roots

The second New Castle History Summer Camp inspired youngsters to explore northern Delaware’s early history as archaeologists and historians.




New display to debut at The Old State House

A new display opening soon at The Old State House in Dover delves into the past and present legislative process in the State of Delaware.




New members join Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation

This year will see new members join the Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation. Learn more about the board and its members.




New Strategic Plan Presented to Division Staff at End-of-the-year Success Event

Division’s plans for fiscal years 2015 to 2019 reviewed; Employees, volunteers and partners honored.




Notice of public comment regarding amendments to the regulations governing the Historic Preservation Tax Credit program

Final date to submit comments is July 30, 2014.