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By Alice Guerrant It’s important every so often to step back and evaluate what you’ve done so that you can see if you need to change something. Every five years, the State Historic Preservation Office leads the effort to produce a new statewide historic preservation plan. This is our chance as historic preservationists to ask […]

Sunshine Plein Air Artists were on site at the historic property in June 2021.

By: Alice Guerrant The staff of the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs has finished the first complete draft of the statewide historic preservation plan for 2013-2018. We’ve kept it as short as possible, while making sure the necessary background is included. Help us make the plan better! Click here to download a copy of […]

State is investing $350,000 for projects at the New Castle Court House Museum, Arsenal, Academy and Green.

First State National Historical Park to hold public meeting on March 8, 2017 in New Castle.

Public meetings and online survey seek input on a plan to preserve and enhance the natural, cultural, historic, recreational resources and trails surrounding the Brandywine Creek in Delaware.

Part of a master planning process designed to safeguard the property’s historical integrity and improve visitors’ experiences.

Children ages 10 to 13 invited to explore the storied past of one of America’s most historic towns in this free history camp.

Work will begin this spring and continue into the summer of 2018.

The National Park Service’s $5 million restoration effort will allow this landmark to serve as a welcome center for sites in Delaware.

Rehabilitation efforts, including exterior updates, at the light keeper’s house continue as historians aim to preserve this coastal Delaware landmark.

$307,000 project included both exterior restoration and interior refurbishment of the building’s first and second floors.

Landmark is situated on the approximate site of the first permanent European settlement in Delaware.

Save the date for opportunities to be a partner in crafting a new interpretive plan for the Cooch’s Bridge Historic Site.

The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs is pleased to share the announcement of a $5.4 million commitment from the National Park Service to rehabilitate the historic Sheriff’s House at First State National Historical Park.

Bottle fragments from Lewes, Del.’s Roosevelt Inlet Shipwreck traced to the venerable wine estate.