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Delaware Public Archives Dedicates Women’s Suffrage Historical Marker

Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 6, 2021

The Delaware Public Archives is happy to present the installation of a NEW Delaware Historical Marker, “Women’s Suffrage in Delaware.”  This Marker remembers the 1920 conference that was held by Sussex County’s members of the General Assembly that heard opinions in support of and against women’s suffrage. This Delaware Historical Marker, the third of four […]




Delaware Public Archives Dedicates Women’s Suffrage Parade Marker

Delaware Public Archives | News | 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 […]




Students Honored at 17th Annual Delaware Day Fourth Grade Competition Ceremony

Delaware Division of the Arts | Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Historical and Cultural Affairs | Date Posted: Thursday, December 13, 2018

Students from across the state gathered Saturday at the Delaware Public Archives to celebrate the winners of the 17th Annual Delaware Day Fourth Grade Competition and to be recognized for their knowledge of the First State’s influential role in crafting the United States Constitution.




Governor Carney Culminates Season-Long Celebration of John Dickinson’s Revolutionary “Letters”

Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Governor John Carney | Historical and Cultural Affairs | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, February 1, 2018

The celebration of the life and works of Delaware statesman John Dickinson comes to a close with a special program featuring Gov. John Carney and an annual wreath-laying at the graveside of the “Penman of the Revolution.”







  Category: Delaware Public Archives

Delaware Public Archives Dedicates Women’s Suffrage Historical Marker

Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 6, 2021

The Delaware Public Archives is happy to present the installation of a NEW Delaware Historical Marker, “Women’s Suffrage in Delaware.”  This Marker remembers the 1920 conference that was held by Sussex County’s members of the General Assembly that heard opinions in support of and against women’s suffrage. This Delaware Historical Marker, the third of four […]




Delaware Public Archives Dedicates Women’s Suffrage Parade Marker

Delaware Public Archives | News | 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 […]




Students Honored at 17th Annual Delaware Day Fourth Grade Competition Ceremony

Delaware Division of the Arts | Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Historical and Cultural Affairs | Date Posted: Thursday, December 13, 2018

Students from across the state gathered Saturday at the Delaware Public Archives to celebrate the winners of the 17th Annual Delaware Day Fourth Grade Competition and to be recognized for their knowledge of the First State’s influential role in crafting the United States Constitution.




Governor Carney Culminates Season-Long Celebration of John Dickinson’s Revolutionary “Letters”

Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Governor John Carney | Historical and Cultural Affairs | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, February 1, 2018

The celebration of the life and works of Delaware statesman John Dickinson comes to a close with a special program featuring Gov. John Carney and an annual wreath-laying at the graveside of the “Penman of the Revolution.”