Delaware Public Archives Dedicates Women’s Suffrage Parade Marker
Delaware Public Archives | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 29, 2021
The Delaware Public Archives is pleased to announce the installation of the second of four Historical Markers celebrating the centennial of the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for women’s suffrage. The “Women’s Suffrage Parade” marker commemorates the parade by approximately 400 suffragists as they marched from […]
Presenting Our Newest Delaware Historical Marker: Henry Clay Village
Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 31, 2021
The Delaware Public Archives formally dedicated a new Delaware Historical Marker on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, that commemorates the community of Henry Clay Village in Wilmington, Delaware. The marker acknowledges the residents of the community and notes the formation of this village that grew up around powder manufacturing near the textile mills north of […]
Start 4th of July in Dover at the Delaware Public Archives!
Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Friday, June 30, 2017
Celebrate the 4th with Dover, DE’s unique history! The First State Heritage Park has events planned all day long including a historic Dover scavenger hunt, moon bounces, pony rides, petting zoo, an Old-Fashioned Parade, live music, food and of course… fireworks at 9:20pm. The First State Heritage Park will have programs running on The Green and […]
Pickett’s Charge Program at the DPA
Delaware Public Archives | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, June 26, 2017
Pickett’s Charge Program at the Delaware Public Archives on July 1st 2017 @ 10:30 am. from the Cape Gazette | Lewes, DE After two years of war and several days of hard fighting on the Union flanks around the town of Gettysburg, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee believed that a concerted attack upon the troops […]
