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 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.
Division releases 2023 annual report
The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs has released its 2023 annual report, which explores how the agency is preserving Delaware’s historical legacy by giving voice to diverse perspectives, telling different stories and reaching out to new visitors.
Division Releases Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2015 to 2019
Plan sets new standards in service and stewardship that promise to “Save Delaware History” for future generations.
Division salutes staff, volunteers, partners and friends at end-of-the-year success event
Agency celebrates an award-winning year.
Division staff members give back
Ten division staff members volunteered at the Food Bank of Delaware on July 28, 2015.
Division staff members lend a hand at the Delaware Veterans Home
Seventeen individuals volunteered their services in September 2016.
Division staff news
Additions made to volunteer-services, horticulture and site-management teams and at the Buena Vista Conference Center.
Division to begin improvements to state-owned historic properties in New Castle
State to invest $350,000 for improvements at the New Castle Court House Museum, Arsenal, Academy and Green.
Division to hold public meetings seeking input for Delaware’s 2018–2022 State Historic Preservation Plan
Five meetings to be held at locations across the state during March 2017.
Division to honor MLK Day of Service by collecting donations for local charities
The Division will honor Martin Luther King Day throughout the month of January by collecting donated items for local charities. Drop-offs are organized at six locations statewide.
Division to replace New Castle Academy roof
Improvements slated to take place in late summer/early fall 2017.
Division to sponsor 13 special programs during May 2016
Highlights of the month include programs on the saving of The Old State House, a symposium on the early Colonial archaeology of the Delaware Valley region and the Zwaanendael Maritime Celebration.
Division to sponsor 14 free programs during March 2017
Highlights include events celebrating National Women’s History Month and National Harriet Tubman Day.
Division to sponsor 14 free programs during November 2016
18th Century Market Fair, candle making and music of World War I among the events to be presented.
Division to sponsor 14 special programs during the 2016 winter-holiday season
Eight winter-holiday-themed activities among the programs to be offered.
Division to sponsor 16 special events during June 2017
Man’s Best Friend, Separation Day and a wine-glass painting party among the events to be presented.
Division to sponsor 17 free programs during October 2016
William Penn Day, Halloween programs and lantern tours to be featured.
Division to sponsor 18 special events during April 2017
Highlights include the Slave Dwelling Project, America’s Founding Fathers and Mothers, and programs on Delaware’s Dutch heritage.
Division to sponsor 19 special events during August 2016
History meets sci-fi, vintage classical-recordings and the raid on the John Dickinson Plantation to be featured.
Division to sponsor 19 special programs during April 2016
Highlights of the month include programs on Edgar Allan Poe, Delaware’s Dutch heritage and a quilt documentation day.