The Delaware Public Archives unveils the Abraham Shadd Family Historical Marker
The Delaware Public Archives was proud to unveil its newest State of Delaware Historical Marker on Wednesday, February 3, 2022, in Wilmington, Delaware honoring the Abraham Shadd Family. A cobbler by day and an abolitionist by night, Abraham Shadd lived in Wilmington, Delaware in the early 19th Century with his family. Shadd owned several […]
Delaware Public Archives Dedicates Equal Suffrage Study Club Historical Marker
The Delaware Public Archives & Delaware Heritage Commission are proud to present the installation and unveiling of the “Equal Suffrage Study Club” Historical Marker — the final marker in the series of four Delaware Historical Markers celebrating the centennial of the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United […]
Historical Affairs Programs In September 2021
Activities include, among others, a wetland walk and campfire, and a program on Colonial Delaware crime and punishment
Whipping Post to be Removed from Public Display
On July 1 the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs will remove a whipping post from public display on the grounds of the Old Sussex County Courthouse near the Circle in Georgetown.
Program on historic African American beaches and resorts at Lewes’ Zwaanendael Museum on Jan. 18, 2020
Program explores beaches and resorts that African Americans could visit without fear of discrimination or violence during the segregation era.
