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Programs on Delaware’s Lenape and Nanticoke Indian tribes to be featured.

EXHIBIT CLOSED March 19, 2016.

Visit Lewes every Friday and Saturday in September for a new look at southern Delaware’s maritime history, thanks to a series of programming presented by the Zwaanendael Museum and Lewes Public Library.

Participate in First State Heritage Park’s 18th Century Market Fair Flickr Photo Contest in Eight Easy Steps:     STEP 1 Experience history and capture some memories at the First State Heritage Park 18th Century Market Fair on November 2, 2013!   STEP 2 Join the Photo Contest group on Flickr.  * Make sure you […]

The First State Heritage Park at Dover is Delaware’s first urban “park without boundaries” linking historic and cultural sites in the city that has been the seat of state government since 1777. It is a partnership of Delaware’s Division of Historical & Cultural Affairs, Delaware Public Archives and other state and city agencies under the […]

The First State Heritage Park Welcome Center and Galleries serves as an entrance portal to Delaware’s state capital and the historic city of Dover. Located in the Delaware Public Archives building adjacent to Legislative Hall, the welcome center is ideally situated for auto-borne visitation with easy highway access and plentiful parking. Amenities include exhibits and […]

Legislation passed in Congress in December 2014; awaiting President Obama’s signature.

Susan Emory is a historic site interpreter at The Old State House, and has been sharing Delaware history for decades.

Leader in Dover to deliver Delaware State University commencement address.

Tours explore the surviving hull section of an 18th-century shipwreck.

The Friends of Prince George’s Chapel opens the historic Dagsboro museum to visitors.

Series presents a wide-variety of folk-music styles from across the region in the warm acoustics of The Old State House.

Series presents a wide-variety of folk-music styles from across the region in the warm acoustics of The Old State House.

Long-term volunteer Howard Fulcher to leave the division at the end of July 2015.

American Alliance of Museums’ accreditation is the highest recognition afforded to museums in the United States.