Division celebrates new interns in 2022
Join the Division in welcoming its newest interns across the state.
Division Director Tim Slavin Credentialed As a Leed Green Associate by the U. S. Green Building Council
Thorough understanding of green-building principles and practices a requirement for acceptance.
Division director Tim Slavin earns Certified Facility Manager credential
Certification awarded by the International Facilities Management Association.
Division employees receive a Delaware Award for Heroism
Greg Buchman, Chris Conley, Scott Hayes and James Scott honored for saving the life of one of their fellow employees.
Division gets help for improvements at historic Darley and Hale-Byrnes houses
Delmarva Power, state Rep. Dennis E. Williams, the Delaware General Assembly and the Delaware Society for the Preservation of Antiquities thanked for their efforts.
Division honored with preservation award
2016 Bamberger Historic Preservation Award recognizes improvements to four state-owned historic properties in New Castle.
Division honored with prestigious History in Progress Award
Only four projects in the entire nation were honored with the award in 2014.
Division honors employees and volunteers at all-staff meeting
Agency celebrates its achievements and the people who helped make them possible.
Division honors staff and volunteers at all-staff event
Dec. 12, 2016 event recognized 2016 achievements.
Division launches on-line calendar of events
Calendar provides comprehensive, long-term listings of programs taking place at the division’s five museums, and at the Buena Vista Conference Center.
Division mourns the loss of Brian Cannon
The division celebrates the life and legacy of former New Castle Court House Museum lead interpreter Brian Cannon, who passed away this July.
Division museums closed on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017
New Castle Court House Museum, the Johnson Victrola Museum, The Old State House, the John Dickinson Plantation and the Zwaanendael Museum closed for the holiday.
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 notes passing of former director John R. Kern
Historian and preservationist served as the division’s director between 1984 and 1988.
Division notes passing of Gloria Messina, former historic-site interpreter
Messina worked at the John Dickinson Plantation in the 1980s and 90s.
Division prioritizes preservation
Find out how the State Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program supported preservation efforts and incentives throughout Delaware in 2021.