DE250 Releases Activity Book for 4th Graders
Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Department of Education | Department of State | Featured Posts | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Delaware 250 and the Delaware Public Archives, with support from the Delaware Department of Education, are excited to share a brand-new DE250 Activity Book. Packed with stories, puzzles, games, and Delaware history, the booklet helps students explore the people, places, and events that shaped our state during the American Revolution. The Activity Book is available […]
Teachers Invited to Nominate Students for Delaware’s Mock 2nd Continental Congress
Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Featured Posts | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, November 24, 2025
Delaware’s students will once again have the opportunity to step into the shoes of the nation’s founders during the Students’ Mock 2nd Continental Congress, offered this spring as part of the state’s continuing 250th anniversary commemorations of the Declaration of Independence. Nominations are now open for teachers to submit one student and one alternate to […]
Delaware 250 Announces Opening of New Grant Cycle
Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, July 31, 2025
DOVER, Del. – The Summer 2025 Delaware 250 grant cycle is now open and accepting applications. The Delaware 250 grant program is offered on a quarterly basis to provide support to museums, historic sites, and other non-profit organizations throughout the state as they plan for the 250th anniversary of independence for both Delaware and the […]
Delaware 250 Announces Spring 2025 Grant Recipients
Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, July 10, 2025
DOVER, Del. – Delaware 250 announced today that six organizations across the State will receive grants totaling $34,445 as part of the spring cycle of the Delaware 250 grant program. The grant program, offered on a quarterly basis, is designed to provide support to museums, historic sites, and other non-profit organizations throughout Delaware as they […]
Delaware Students Selected as Winners of America’s Field Trip Contest
Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
DOVER, Del. –Delaware 250, together with America250, is pleased to announce that two students from Delaware are among seventy-five first place winners nationwide in the 2025 “America’s Field Trip” contest. Grace Sweeten, a ninth-grade student at Sussex Academy in Georgetown, won for her original artwork, Mother of Refuge, and Vivian Wan, a tenth-grade student at […]
