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Employees and volunteers recognized at division all-staff meeting

Sept. 19, 2016 event celebrated the agency’s achievements and plans for the future.




Fifteenth annual Delaware Day competition winners announced

Program encourages students to study the U.S. Constitution and Delaware’s role in its creation.




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.




Gov. Carney signs Abandoned Cultural Property Act

Law allows Delaware museums to establish title to property that has been donated or left with them after a loan period has terminated and the lender could not be found.




Hale-Byrnes House to receive $47,610 grant from the Longwood Foundation

Funding will be used for repair of deteriorating mortar joints at the building’s gables and chimneys.




Jason Bakke receives a 2018 Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Award

Division volunteer honored for his work in developing programming at the Zwaanendael Museum and expanding its outreach beyond Lewes into Sussex County.




Johnson Victrola Museum celebrates 50th anniversary

Museum showcases E.R. Johnson and his contributions to the sound-recording industry.




Johnson Victrola Museum holds rededication ceremony

April 7, 2018 event celebrated the museum’s 50th anniversary.




Presentation to Kent County Levy Court celebrates Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs’ accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums

Accreditation is the highest recognition afforded to museums in the United States.




Seventeenth annual Delaware Day competition winners announced

Program encourages students to study the U.S. Constitution and Delaware’s role in its creation.




Students honored at 16th annual Delaware Day Fourth Grade Competition ceremony

Program encourages young people to study the U.S. Constitution.




Successes reviewed; future plans discussed at division all-staff meeting on Oct. 15, 2018

Staff and volunteers recognized during the event.




Vertie Lee receives Small Museum Association Award

Longtime division employee honored for her contributions to the small museum community on a regional or state level.




Zwaanendael named best museum in Sussex County

Coastal Style Magazine’s Best of 2021 celebrates the finest museums, programs and services that the Eastern Shore has to offer.