Division to sponsor seven special events during May 2018
Highlights include Dover Days programs, A Day in Old New Castle and “A Sailor’s Life for Me,” the Zwaanendael Museum’s 7th Annual Maritime Celebration.
Division welcomes three new employees
Recent hires help the division in its efforts to save Delaware history.
Division’s accomplishments and future plans reviewed at all-staff meeting
Meeting gave staff members an opportunity to review recent successes and examine future plans.
Draft of Delaware’s statewide historic preservation plan available for comment
Deadline for submission of comments: May 4, 2018.
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.
Johnson Victrola Museum holds rededication ceremony
April 7, 2018 event celebrated the museum’s 50th anniversary.
National Historic Preservation Advocacy Week, March 12–14, 2018
Annual gathering promotes sound federal preservation policy and programs.
National Women’s History Month events among 16 special programs at division museums during March 2018
Activities honor and celebrate women’s lives and historic achievements.
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.
Rehabilitation of keeper’s house set to begin at Fenwick Island Lighthouse
Work will begin this spring and continue into the summer of 2018.
Staff changes
James Scott promoted; Vicki Macklin and Don DeLoach join the agency
State legislators Ennis and Carson visit Belmont Hall to celebrate accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums
Accreditation is the highest recognition afforded to museums in the United States.
State legislators Simpson and Kenton visit Abbott’s Mill to celebrate accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums
Accreditation is the highest recognition afforded to museums in the United States.
State Rep. Collins visits Prince George’s Chapel in Dagsboro to celebrate accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums
Accreditation is the highest recognition afforded to museums in the United States.
State Rep. Melanie George Smith visits Buena Vista to celebrate accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums
Accreditation is the highest recognition afforded to museums in the United States.
State Rep. Ronald Gray visits the Fenwick Island Lighthouse to celebrate accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums
Accreditation is the highest recognition afforded to museums in the United States.