Delaware 250 Announces Grant Recipients for Winter 2025
Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Delaware 250 has announced the recipients of its winter grant cycle, with nine organizations across Delaware receiving grants totaling $64,900. The Delaware 250 grant program, offered on a quarterly basis, is designed to provide support to museums, historic sites, and other non-profit organizations across the State as they prepare for the upcoming United States Semiquincentennial, […]
Delaware Public Archives Showcases a Century of Delaware Governors
Delaware Public Archives | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
DOVER, Del. – Did you know that Delaware’s 57th Governor would vanish from his desk in favor of fishing in a nearby pond? Or that Delaware’s 60th Governor would see every Shirley Temple film that came to town? Surely, you’ve heard the 66th Governor would ride a bicycle to work? Or that the 74th was […]
Delaware 250 to Host Revolution at 250 Symposium for Museums and Historic Sites
Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
DOVER, Del. – Delaware 250 will host Revolution at 250, a symposium for staff, volunteers, and board members of Delaware’s museums, historic sites, and cultural organizations planning for the 2026 Semiquincentennial, the 250th anniversary of America’s independence. The free, day-long convening, to be held on February 3rd at the Delaware Public Archives, will feature […]
Delaware 250 Announces Fall 2024 Grant Recipients
Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Monday, December 2, 2024
Delaware 250 has announced the recipients of its fall grant cycle, with eight organizations across the State receiving grants totaling $58,435. This grant cycle brings the total of grant funding distributed by Delaware 250 in 2024 to $214,051, awarded to 25 organizations across all three counties. The Delaware 250 grant program, offered on a quarterly […]
Historical Marker Dedicated – Mount Olive Holiness Pentecostal Church in Smyrna
Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Marker Dedication Photo (left to right): Stephen Marz, Director & State Archivist, Delaware Public Archives; Deacon Dorothy Guy, Pastor Deborah Lewis, Elder Janet Bratten and Elder Ralph Bradley of the Mount Olive Holiness Pentecostal Church; Representative William J. Carson and Kent County Levy Court Commissioner Joanne Masten. On Tuesday, November 12, 2024, Stephen Marz, Director, […]
