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Date Posted: Thursday, June 18th, 2020

Project began on June 22, 2020 and will continue for approximately one month.


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Date Posted: Thursday, November 8th, 2012

On October 25th, Delaware said goodbye to a beloved artist and friend in Charles Parks. Mr. Parks passed on at the age of 90 in Wilmington, Delaware. Just over a year ago, the State of Delaware was honored to accept the generous donation of more than 300 sculptures and personal objects from the famed sculptor’s […]


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Date Posted: Tuesday, August 21st, 2012

We were saddened to learn this morning of the passing of beloved Delaware artist, Jack Lewis. With a career spanning the course of nearly a century, Mr. Lewis created a prolific body of work that captured and brought out the beauty in Delaware and Delawareans alike. The State of Delaware is fortunate to have more […]


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Date Posted: Monday, April 10th, 2023

This famous British warship sank off Delaware’s coast 225 years ago, and its anniversary this May offers an opportunity to reflect on the past, assess the present and plan for the future preservation of an important piece of local history.


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Date Posted: Tuesday, May 9th, 2023

Painting of the lighthouse will continue during the summer as the visitor center remains open to the public.


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Date Posted: Thursday, July 14th, 2022

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


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Date Posted: Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016

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


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Date Posted: Thursday, July 21st, 2016

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


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Date Posted: Thursday, May 18th, 2023

Updates to Wilmington’s historic Rockwood Museum and Park expand the understanding of its architectural and social importance in the mid-19th and early-20th centuries.


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Date Posted: Thursday, July 11th, 2019

Program explores the history of the Negro baseball leagues prior to Jackie Robinson’s breaking of the color barrier in the major leagues.


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Date Posted: Monday, January 29th, 2018

Afro-British musician’s works were recorded by the Victor Talking Machine Company.


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Date Posted: Friday, July 16th, 2021

Entitled, “The I’s Have It: Industry, Innovation, and Invention,” activities to take place in Lewes and New Castle during September 2021.


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Date Posted: Thursday, April 25th, 2019

Day-long activities to be held at the Delaware Public Archives in Dover.


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Date Posted: Thursday, November 16th, 2023

Hundreds of area students recently got to experience the wonders of historical exploration first-hand.


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Date Posted: Wednesday, July 24th, 2019

The vessel, New Jersey’s official tall ship, is a restored oyster-dredging schooner.


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Date Posted: Wednesday, January 19th, 2022

A new, virtual exhibit brings to the forefront the history and stories of the indigenous and Black American experience at Delaware’s segregated beaches during the Jim Crow era.


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