Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker

Delaware News



  Category: Delaware Public Archives


Heritage Commission Book of the Week

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 8, 2022

In examining Delaware’s environmental past, “Man and Nature” provides a basic description of the extraordinary changes in the state’s natural world over the last four centuries. From the early days of European colonization, during which Delawareans had to overcome and adapt in the face of a strange new land, to the modern era, in which […]




Heritage Commission Book of the Week celebrates Women’s History Month

Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 2, 2022

In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Delaware Heritage Commission is proud to present “Beneath Thy Guiding Hand: A History of Women at the University of Delaware” as our Book of the Week. – by noted Delaware historian and history professor Dr. Carol E. Hoffecker!   You can view and/or download a PDF version of […]




Delaware Heritage Commission’s Book of the Week Celebrating Black History Month

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 23, 2022

This week’s Book of the Week is a special partnership with Delaware Historical Society and continues our celebration of Black History Month! “Forging Faith, Building Freedom African American Faith Experiences in Delaware, 1800-1980” – by Constance J. Cooper & Lewis V. Baldwin   You can view and/or download a PDF version of this book here. […]




Delaware Heritage Commission’s Book of the Week Celebrating Black History Month

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Friday, February 18, 2022

Continuing our celebration of Black History Month, the Delaware Heritage Commission is proud to present our Book of the Week: “A History of African Americans of Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore” – by Carole C. Marks, Editor   You can view a PDF version of this book here.   SYNOPSIS: The history of African Americans […]




In observance of Black History Month, The Delaware Heritage Commission presents our Book of the Week

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Thursday, February 10, 2022

In observance of Black History Month, The Delaware Heritage Commission is proud to present our Book of the Week: African American Education in Delaware: A History Through Photographs 1865-1930 – by Dr. Bradley Skelcher.   You can view a PDF version of this book here.   SYNOPSIS: At the beginning of the twentieth century, it […]







  Category: Delaware Public Archives

Heritage Commission Book of the Week

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 8, 2022

In examining Delaware’s environmental past, “Man and Nature” provides a basic description of the extraordinary changes in the state’s natural world over the last four centuries. From the early days of European colonization, during which Delawareans had to overcome and adapt in the face of a strange new land, to the modern era, in which […]




Heritage Commission Book of the Week celebrates Women’s History Month

Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 2, 2022

In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Delaware Heritage Commission is proud to present “Beneath Thy Guiding Hand: A History of Women at the University of Delaware” as our Book of the Week. – by noted Delaware historian and history professor Dr. Carol E. Hoffecker!   You can view and/or download a PDF version of […]




Delaware Heritage Commission’s Book of the Week Celebrating Black History Month

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 23, 2022

This week’s Book of the Week is a special partnership with Delaware Historical Society and continues our celebration of Black History Month! “Forging Faith, Building Freedom African American Faith Experiences in Delaware, 1800-1980” – by Constance J. Cooper & Lewis V. Baldwin   You can view and/or download a PDF version of this book here. […]




Delaware Heritage Commission’s Book of the Week Celebrating Black History Month

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Friday, February 18, 2022

Continuing our celebration of Black History Month, the Delaware Heritage Commission is proud to present our Book of the Week: “A History of African Americans of Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore” – by Carole C. Marks, Editor   You can view a PDF version of this book here.   SYNOPSIS: The history of African Americans […]




In observance of Black History Month, The Delaware Heritage Commission presents our Book of the Week

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Thursday, February 10, 2022

In observance of Black History Month, The Delaware Heritage Commission is proud to present our Book of the Week: African American Education in Delaware: A History Through Photographs 1865-1930 – by Dr. Bradley Skelcher.   You can view a PDF version of this book here.   SYNOPSIS: At the beginning of the twentieth century, it […]