Former warehouse in Georgetown added to the National Register of Historic Places
The Isaacs and Sons cold storage building on Depot Street in Georgetown has been added to the National Register of Historic Places for its significance as one of Sussex County’s […]
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
Four division staff members named Department of State Employee of the Second Quarter
Employees helped save the life of one of their co-workers.
Four new employees join the division
New staff at the Zwaanendael Museum and on the Preservation Maintenance Team
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.
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.
Friends of Zoar shares plans for extensive renovation of historic Zoar Methodist Episcopal Church in Odessa
The Zoar Methodist Episcopal Church in Odessa served its community from the time it was founded in 1845 until 2015. Now, thanks to community support and grant funding, a nonprofit […]
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.
Gathering public input on the 2018-2022 Statewide Historic Preservation Plan: New on-line survey available
Survey seeks feedback on the needs and issues facing historic places in Delaware.
Get involved in Preservation50, the golden anniversary celebration of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
Activities to take place through October 2016.
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 celebrates national accreditation of Delaware’s state-museum system
American Alliance of Museums’ accreditation is the highest recognition afforded to museums in the United States.