Milford Century Club re-opens after repairing damage caused by Hurricane Sandy
National Park Service grant helped support the repairs.
Millsboro’s Burton-Blackstone-Carey Store added to the National Register of Historic Places
Town’s oldest–known commercial building with intact historic-fabric was built in the 1840s.
Mount Vernon and John Dickinson Plantation share living history with cooking and crafting
On April 22, several members of the Mount Vernon staff came to John Dickinson Plantation to participate in smokehouse demonstrations, and candle-dipping demonstrations. Staff Member Christopher Merrill and Volunteer Helen […]
Museum professionals visit the CMC
The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs (HCA) was honored to host the Delaware Museum Association for its end-of-summer meeting this year. The event was held at the Center […]
Museums of the State of Delaware 2018–2019 winter-holiday schedule
Enjoy the season and learn about the First State’s many contributions to the history and culture of the United States.
Museums of the State of Delaware closed on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 due to winter storm
National Weather Service predicting significant storm.
Music education: A mission of the Victor Talking Machine Company
Beginning in 1911, the company promoted the use of the phonograph for music-appreciation lessons for students in kindergarten through college.
National conference encourages a more inclusive historical narrative
This fall, several HCA staff members traveled to Philadelphia for the eighth annual Slave Dwelling Project Conference, a collaborative initiative to help Americans embrace a more inclusive narrative of national history.
National Historic Preservation Advocacy Week in Washington, D.C., March 8–10, 2016
Annual gathering promotes sound federal preservation policy and programs.
National Historic Preservation Advocacy Week, March 14–16, 2017
Annual gathering promotes sound federal preservation policy and programs.
National park interpretive signs unveiled on Dover Green
Signs tell the story of The Green’s role in Delaware history.
National Park Service releases reports on historic preservation tax incentives
Annual and statistical reports for 2015 now available.
National Park Service workshop on Fort Casimir to be held in New Castle, Del., May 20–24, 2019
Workshop will explore archaeological prospection techniques at the site of Fort Casimir which was built by the Dutch in 1651.
National Women’s History Month events among eight special programs at division museums during March 2019
Activities honor and celebrate women’s lives and historic achievements.
Native-American heritage to be spotlighted at division museums during September 2016
Programs on Delaware’s Lenape and Nanticoke Indian tribes to be featured. Updated Sept. 8, 2016.
Programs on Delaware’s Lenape and Nanticoke Indian tribes to be featured.
Native-American heritage to be spotlighted at division museums during September 2017
Programs on Delaware’s Lenape and Nanticoke Indian tribes to be featured.