Saving the Past, Shaping the Future in 2023
Hundreds of area students recently got to experience the wonders of historical exploration first-hand.
Schedule of Events, September 11, 2022
New Castle Court House Museum Facebook livestream and in-person in The New Castle Visitor Center at The Arsenal due to the weather All programs are free and are offered in-person and some via Facebook livestream. Her Time 20XX – 12 p.m. Roseria Macera directs Her Time 20XX, an all-women string orchestra. Join this program in-person […]
Schedule of Events, September 8, 2022
Zwaanendael Museum in-person and livestreamed on You Tube All programs are free and open to the public. Travelling Victrola Demonstration – 12:00 p.m. Join former historical interpreter Kay Powell as she demonstrates this old-fashioned music machine. Join this program in person at Zwaanendael Park next to the Zwaanendael Museum. “Hamilton, More Than a Musical” — […]
Schooner Meerwald partners with Zwaanendael Museum to present programs and sailing trips during the summer of 2019
The vessel, New Jersey’s official tall ship, is a restored oyster-dredging schooner.
Scott A.M.E. Zion Church listed in the National Register of Historic Places
The historic Scott A.M.E. Zion Church has officially been listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Seventeenth annual Delaware Day competition winners announced
Program encourages students to study the U.S. Constitution and Delaware’s role in its creation.
Shades of Spring 2024 across First State historic sites
See the varied colors of recent native planting projects taking root at sites like Belmont Hall and the annual blossoming of tulips along the coast in Lewes as spring arrives at Delaware’s historic sites.
Shape the future of Cooch’s Bridge
Save the date for opportunities to be a partner in crafting a new interpretive plan for the Cooch’s Bridge Historic Site.
Sharing Stories: Public invited to explore new Plantation Stories Project website
A new website featuring 131 names shares the stories of the enslaved, indentured, freedom-seeking and free Black people who lived, worked and died at and near the John Dickinson Plantation.
Site of purported African-American cemetery discovered near Frankford
Development slated for nearby property.
Small Grants available from Delaware Preservation Fund
Program supports preservation activities at historic properties and districts. Deadline: Dec. 16, 2016.
Small Grants available from Delaware Preservation Fund
Program supports preservation activities at historic properties. Deadline: Dec. 14, 2018.
Social practices in art
Article explores artist Denis A. Volozan and his portrait of George Washington which hangs in The Old State House.
St. Paul AME Church in Harrington added to the National Register of Historic Places
Church has served Harrington’s Black community since 1895.
State fiscal year 2017 review: Delaware properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places
By Madeline Dunn, Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs’ historian and National Register of Historic Places coordinator
State Historic Preservation Office announces Delaware’s newest listings in the National Register of Historic Places
New listings include the Downtown Harrington Historic District, the Richard Allen School and the Taylor’s Bridge School.