Former president of Ghana visits John Dickinson Plantation
Leader in Dover to deliver Delaware State University commencement address.
Fort Christina National Historic Landmark re-opens for the summer of 2016
Partnership between the division, First State National Historical Park and Kalmar Nyckel Foundation made re-opening possible.
Fort Christina offers a green space and history this summer
First State National Historical Park site to offer tours and public programming.
Fort Christina offers a historical destination this summer
Partner site of the First State National Historical Park to host summer 2018 events
Fourteenth annual Delaware Day competition winners announced
Program encourages students to study the U.S. Constitution.
Free admission beginning Aug. 31, 2016 for ‘Lost off Lewes: The British warship DeBraak’
Tours explore the surviving hull section of an 18th-century shipwreck.
FREE New Castle History Camp, July 25–29, 2022
Children ages 10 to 13 are invited to explore the storied past of one of America’s most historic towns in this free history camp.
Friends of Cooch’s Bridge named 2024 Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Service Award honorees
The Friends of Cooch’s Bridge Historic Site have been recognized for their dedication as one of the 2024 Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Service Award honorees.
From the Pacific to Delaware: Preserving and protecting our submerged archaeological sites
Guest article by Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs archaeologist Stephanie Soder.
Goodbye Howard
Long-term volunteer Howard Fulcher to leave the division at the end of July 2015.
Gov. and First Lady Carney to greet Halloween trick-or-treaters at Woodburn
Trick-or-treaters invited to the governor’s home on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Gov. Carney to speak at John Dickinson Plantation on June 12, 2018
Gov. Carney will be the featured speaker for the annual meeting of the Friends of the John Dickinson Mansion.
Gov. Markell pardons Underground Railroad conductor Samuel D. Burris
Delaware man was convicted on Nov. 2, 1847 of aiding slaves escaping from their owners.
Gov. Markell unveils interpretive sign marking the location of Fort Casimir
Ceremony coincides with the announcement of a $71,500 grant for archaeological investigations at the New Castle site.
Grantham-Edwards-McComb House added to the National Register of Historic Places
Property once owned by Col. Henry S. McComb, one of the founders of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Grants available for historic properties
The National Park Service’s Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants Program is accepting applications through Tuesday, Feb. 22, to support programs for the rehabilitation of historic properties and the economic development of rural communities.