Debraak Tours Attendance Increased by 38% in 2013; New Tours Scheduled for 2014
Public interest continues for British warship that sank off the Delaware coast on May 25, 1798.
Declaration of Independence to be read aloud in front of The Old State House on July 4, 2020
Recitations to take place at 2 and 4 p.m.
Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouse to be repainted
Project expected to be completed before summer’s end 2020.
Delaware Division of Libraries creates LibGuide on Delaware patriot Allen McLane
Guide provides a wide variety of information about the Smyrna, Del. hero of the American Revolution.
Delaware featured at the opening of the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
New museum tells the story of the founding of the nation from the late-Colonial period through the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
Delaware Friends of Folk kick off new concert season
The Delaware Friends of Folk have returned to The Old State House for a 10th season of family-friendly concerts.
Delaware State Historic Preservation Office recent accomplishments
Office’s programs help to preserve Delaware’s historic places and unique cultural identity.
Delaware State Historic Preservation Office recent accomplishments
Office’s programs help to preserve Delaware’s historic places and unique cultural identity.
Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation meeting on Jan. 18, 2017
Agenda to include a presentation by architectural historian Robin Krawitz on the Jackson-Wilson House in Wilmington which has been nominated for placement in the National Register of Historic Places.
Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation meeting on Jan. 18, 2023
During the meeting, the Review Board will consider the amended nomination of the Rockwood Estate Historic District for submission to the National Park Service for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation meeting on Jan. 19, 2022
Board to review National Register nomination for Robert Mitchell House in Hockessin, Del.
Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation meeting to take place on April 17, 2019
Meeting will include review of the amended nomination of Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places.
Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation meeting to take place remotely on Feb. 24, 2021
Board to review National Register nomination for the African Union Church and Cemetery of Iron Hill.
Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation to hold annual business meeting Oct. 18
The State Review Board for Historic Preservation will hold its annual business meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 18, in Dover and virtually.
Delaware students experience historical field trip
More than 200 local students descended on The Dover Green in May for the “Saving the Past, Shaping the Future” field trip.
Delaware’s State museums reopening with self-guided tours
Visitation now permitted in accordance with Gov. Carney’s Phase I reopening of the state.