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Delaware 250 Grants for Museums, Heritage Groups, and Non-Profits – Summer 2024 Cycle

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Friday, June 7, 2024

The Summer 2024 Grant Cycle has closed. For information on Delaware 250 grants, please visit www.Delaware250.org   About Delaware 250 The year 2026 will see the United States Semiquincentennial, the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of America’s (and Delaware’s) independence. This anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect on Delaware’s unique history and its contributions over […]




Delaware 250 Announces Spring 2024 Grant Recipients

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Friday, May 31, 2024

Delaware 250 is pleased to announce the recipients of its inaugural cycle of grants to support planning and programming for the upcoming United States Semiquincentennial Anniversary in 2026.  This anniversary recognizes 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. A special project of the Delaware Heritage Commission and the Delaware Public Archives, Delaware […]




Delaware 250: Grants for Museums, Heritage Groups, and Non-Profits – Winter 2024

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Friday, February 2, 2024

Delaware 250 Grants for Museums, Heritage Groups, and Non-Profits   The Winter 2024 Grant Cycle has closed. For information on Delaware 250 grants, please visit www.Delaware250.org   About Delaware 250 The year 2026 will see the United States Semiquincentennial, the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of America’s (and Delaware’s) independence. This anniversary provides an opportunity […]




Heritage Commission Book of the Week: The Adams Home Farm of Northwest Fork Hundred

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Monday, September 12, 2022

In this monograph, Catherine Adams Masek examines the life and times of the Adams family and the farm they’ve lived on for seven generations. In fact, the farm has been continuously operated by the same family since 1862! Including original family photographs, this is an incredible story of family and tradition, through the lens of […]




Heritage Commission’s Book of the Week: The Perennial Apprentice

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Delaware’s history can be found all around us, not only in textbooks, but in the buildings and homes that we live and work in. Our state’s architecture has been influenced by several hundred years of growth, development, and cultural exchange, and many of these historic buildings are still standing in our towns and communities. George […]







  Category: Delaware Heritage Commission

Delaware 250 Grants for Museums, Heritage Groups, and Non-Profits – Summer 2024 Cycle

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Friday, June 7, 2024

The Summer 2024 Grant Cycle has closed. For information on Delaware 250 grants, please visit www.Delaware250.org   About Delaware 250 The year 2026 will see the United States Semiquincentennial, the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of America’s (and Delaware’s) independence. This anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect on Delaware’s unique history and its contributions over […]




Delaware 250 Announces Spring 2024 Grant Recipients

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Friday, May 31, 2024

Delaware 250 is pleased to announce the recipients of its inaugural cycle of grants to support planning and programming for the upcoming United States Semiquincentennial Anniversary in 2026.  This anniversary recognizes 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. A special project of the Delaware Heritage Commission and the Delaware Public Archives, Delaware […]




Delaware 250: Grants for Museums, Heritage Groups, and Non-Profits – Winter 2024

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Friday, February 2, 2024

Delaware 250 Grants for Museums, Heritage Groups, and Non-Profits   The Winter 2024 Grant Cycle has closed. For information on Delaware 250 grants, please visit www.Delaware250.org   About Delaware 250 The year 2026 will see the United States Semiquincentennial, the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of America’s (and Delaware’s) independence. This anniversary provides an opportunity […]




Heritage Commission Book of the Week: The Adams Home Farm of Northwest Fork Hundred

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Monday, September 12, 2022

In this monograph, Catherine Adams Masek examines the life and times of the Adams family and the farm they’ve lived on for seven generations. In fact, the farm has been continuously operated by the same family since 1862! Including original family photographs, this is an incredible story of family and tradition, through the lens of […]




Heritage Commission’s Book of the Week: The Perennial Apprentice

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Delaware’s history can be found all around us, not only in textbooks, but in the buildings and homes that we live and work in. Our state’s architecture has been influenced by several hundred years of growth, development, and cultural exchange, and many of these historic buildings are still standing in our towns and communities. George […]