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  Category: Delaware Public Archives


The Milford School Desegregation Crisis of 1954

Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Friday, January 24, 2014

In honor of African American History Month, the Delaware Public Archives will present a special program to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education case on Saturday, February 1, 2014, 10:30 a.m. Following the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in the Brown v. Board of Education in May 1954, Milford High School […]




Students Honored at the 12th Annual Delaware Day Fourth Grade Competition Ceremony

Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Historical and Cultural Affairs | Date Posted: Saturday, December 7, 2013

Signers’ Awards given at the Delaware Public Archives. Students were given two months to prepare an informative and artistic four panel display on Delaware’s role in its writing and ratifying the U.S. Constitution which may include art work, poetry, songs, or political cartoons. Representatives from the Department of State judged 34 projects focusing on three main areas: accuracy, spelling and creativity.




Delaware to hold Memorial Commemoration at Gettysburg Battlefield

Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Date Posted: Monday, October 21, 2013

The State of Delaware will hold a memorial service at the Gettysburg National Military Park for the Delaware troops who fought at the Battle of Gettysburg on Monday, November 4, 2013.




Markell Confers Governor’s Heritage Award upon the Honorable William T. Quillen

Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, February 28, 2013

Governor Jack Markell presented the Governor’s Heritage Award to former Delaware Supreme Court Justice and Secretary of State William T. Quillen at a ceremony on Wednesday at the Delaware Public Archives in Dover.




Newark Resident Donates Hancock Letter to the Delaware Public Archives

Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Date Posted: Thursday, January 3, 2013

A letter that John Hancock wrote to the Delaware General Assembly in 1776 has been donated to the Delaware Public Archives by Newark resident Robert Barnes.







  Category: Delaware Public Archives

The Milford School Desegregation Crisis of 1954

Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Friday, January 24, 2014

In honor of African American History Month, the Delaware Public Archives will present a special program to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education case on Saturday, February 1, 2014, 10:30 a.m. Following the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in the Brown v. Board of Education in May 1954, Milford High School […]




Students Honored at the 12th Annual Delaware Day Fourth Grade Competition Ceremony

Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Historical and Cultural Affairs | Date Posted: Saturday, December 7, 2013

Signers’ Awards given at the Delaware Public Archives. Students were given two months to prepare an informative and artistic four panel display on Delaware’s role in its writing and ratifying the U.S. Constitution which may include art work, poetry, songs, or political cartoons. Representatives from the Department of State judged 34 projects focusing on three main areas: accuracy, spelling and creativity.




Delaware to hold Memorial Commemoration at Gettysburg Battlefield

Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Date Posted: Monday, October 21, 2013

The State of Delaware will hold a memorial service at the Gettysburg National Military Park for the Delaware troops who fought at the Battle of Gettysburg on Monday, November 4, 2013.




Markell Confers Governor’s Heritage Award upon the Honorable William T. Quillen

Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, February 28, 2013

Governor Jack Markell presented the Governor’s Heritage Award to former Delaware Supreme Court Justice and Secretary of State William T. Quillen at a ceremony on Wednesday at the Delaware Public Archives in Dover.




Newark Resident Donates Hancock Letter to the Delaware Public Archives

Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Date Posted: Thursday, January 3, 2013

A letter that John Hancock wrote to the Delaware General Assembly in 1776 has been donated to the Delaware Public Archives by Newark resident Robert Barnes.