2025 Delmarva Archaeology Symposium explores history across Delmarva
Over a dozen history and archaeology experts shed light on projects spanning a variety of important topics across the Delmarva Peninsula during this year’s Delmarva Archaeology and History Symposium. The […]
50th anniversary of Johnson Victrola Museum celebrated during 2017
Museum highlights the life and achievements of Dover’s native son, Eldridge Reeves Johnson, founder of The Victor Talking Machine Company.
A December to remember!
Photographic chronicle of events during December 2019 sponsored by the division and its partnering organizations.
A guide to commonly mispronounced Delaware places
Have you ever tripped up on pronouncing Newark? Smyrna? Lewes? Explore the correct way to say some of the state’s trickiest sites.
A snack by any other name: A brief history of marshmallows
Marshmallows have been around for thousands of years, and this Nov. 30, Zwaanendael Museum is bringing back an ancient recipe.
A UD student’s grant-writing journey at the Cooch Homestead
A class centered by the Cooch Homestead has offered one UD student a unique opportunity to explore their own fundraising future.
Adventure film ‘Jumanji’ to be featured at Buena Vista Movie Night on the Lawn on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018
In addition to the film, this free outdoor, family-fun event includes activities, music and food.
African American History Month programs among 13 special events at division museums during February 2019
Highlights include programs on the Underground Railroad, Black recording artists and record labels from the early 20th century, and First African Baptist Church cemeteries in Philadelphia.
African American History Month programs among 16 special events at division museums in February 2017
Highlights include African-American life at the John Dickinson Plantation in the 18th century, a program on jazz pianist “Fats” Waller, and a presentation on historic properties listed in the National Register since the 1980s that are significant to African-American communities throughout the state.
African American History Month programs spotlighted during February 2020
Highlights include programs on Black leaders in the Women’s Suffrage Movement, African Americans on the Eastern Shore and screenings of the three-part “American Epic” which explores how the ordinary people of America were given the opportunity to make records for the first time.
African-American History Month programs among 18 special events at division museums during February 2018
Highlights include programs on African-American life at the John Dickinson Plantation in the 18th century, the evolution of Black recorded music and African-American archaeology in Delaware.
Alexander d’Hinoyossa: One of the most influential men in Colonial Delaware
Leader is best known for surrendering the Dutch colony along the Delaware River to the British Crown 350 years ago.
All aboard! Zwaanendael aims to highlight Breakwater lighthouse, waterside tours
Staff with the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs recently went waterside and took a trip to the Delaware Breakwater Lighthouse to explore a new possible partnership. A collaborative […]
Allen McLane symposium to take place in Dover on Oct. 25, 2014
Programs to shine a spotlight on the life and military career of the American patriot from Duck Creek (Smyrna), Del.
Allen McLane, Intelligence Officer and Spy
Article on the Revolutionary War hero from Duck Creek Crossroads (now Smyrna, Del.).
America’s Heavy Hitter—The B-17 Flying Fortress
Third in a series of articles exploring the subjects of images from the state’s William D. Willis World War II Photographic Collection.
An update from Buena Vista, where work is restoring 175-plus years of history
In recent years, the historic Buena Vista property in New Castle County has undergone a series of improvements, from thoughtful landscaping to a brand-new roof.
An update from Fenwick Island’s historic lighthouse
Visitors to the historic lighthouse in Fenwick Island may have noticed some significant upgrades over the last few years, the most recent of which include a facelift for the 165-year-old seaside structure.
ArCH Field Days help students learn about historic preservation
Program designed to meet Next Generation science standards as well as Common Core state standards for art and history.
Archaeological discovery writes new chapter in Delaware’s early colonial history
Findings shed light on 11 burials dating to the late 1600s including three people of African descent.
Archaeological project to begin in historic New Castle
Archaeological investigation seeks to find evidence of the fort originally built by Dutch settlers in 1651.