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New Castle Court House Museum, the Johnson Victrola Museum, The Old State House, the John Dickinson Plantation and the Zwaanendael Museum closed for the holiday.

Tours taking place through Sept. 26, 2019.

Cards evoke the experiences that visitors can expect when they visit these iconic places in Delaware history.

American Association for State and Local History bestows two 2014 Leadership in History Awards to Delaware-Division-of-Historical-and-Cultural-Affairs-affiliated projects.

Eight holiday-themed activities among the programs to be offered.

Halloween programs, 18th century trades and William Penn Day among the events to be presented.

Carolyn Apple of Dover worked for more than 18 months to research and process photos for the collections of the state of Delaware.

EXHIBIT CLOSED on May 31, 2016

Exhibit, which closed on July 21, 2017, featured photographs taken by Dover, Del. native William D. Willis from 1943 to 1945.

Dutch-American Heritage Day commemorates Nov. 16, 1776, the date when the Netherlands became the first nation to recognize the newly independent United States.

EXHIBIT CLOSED March 19, 2016.

Exhibit on display from Oct. 6 to Dec. 18, 2014.

EXHIBITS CLOSED on Sept. 22, 2013.

Find out what it takes to preserve artifacts with environmental controls, maintenance and continuous monitoring as climate conditions change.

Several historic places are located within a 20-mile radius of Delaware’s Atlantic coast.