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The “Wooden World Revealed”: The Archaeology and History of His Majesty’s Sloop of War DeBraak

The wars on land and sea during the late eighteenth century were an important part of Atlantic history, and unite the naval and maritime histories of many countries around the world. Consequently, a British warship named the DeBraak was escorting and protecting a convoy of British and American merchant ships en route to the United […]




Delaware to hold Memorial Commemoration at Gettysburg Battlefield

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.




What Really Happened to Amelia Earhart?

Join aircraft recovery expert Richard E. Gillespie as he presents his program “What Really Happened to Amelia Earhart?” on March 3 at the Delaware Public Archives in Dover. A former accident investigator and risk manager for the aviation insurance industry, Gillespie is the author of the book Finding Amelia – The True Story of the Earhart Disappearance.




Learn More about the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II

The Delaware Public Archives is hosting a program entitled “The Tuskegee Airmen” this Saturday, February 4 at 10:30 a.m. as part of its celebration of Black History Month.




New Online Photo Collection Provides Glimpses into Delaware’s Past

Over 2,000 images of Delaware life in the 1920s and 1930s are now only a couple of clicks away, thanks to an initiative by the Delaware Public Archives (DPA) to digitize its entire Board of Agriculture glass negative collection.







 Pages Tagged With: "archives"

The “Wooden World Revealed”: The Archaeology and History of His Majesty’s Sloop of War DeBraak

The wars on land and sea during the late eighteenth century were an important part of Atlantic history, and unite the naval and maritime histories of many countries around the world. Consequently, a British warship named the DeBraak was escorting and protecting a convoy of British and American merchant ships en route to the United […]




Delaware to hold Memorial Commemoration at Gettysburg Battlefield

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.




What Really Happened to Amelia Earhart?

Join aircraft recovery expert Richard E. Gillespie as he presents his program “What Really Happened to Amelia Earhart?” on March 3 at the Delaware Public Archives in Dover. A former accident investigator and risk manager for the aviation insurance industry, Gillespie is the author of the book Finding Amelia – The True Story of the Earhart Disappearance.




Learn More about the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II

The Delaware Public Archives is hosting a program entitled “The Tuskegee Airmen” this Saturday, February 4 at 10:30 a.m. as part of its celebration of Black History Month.




New Online Photo Collection Provides Glimpses into Delaware’s Past

Over 2,000 images of Delaware life in the 1920s and 1930s are now only a couple of clicks away, thanks to an initiative by the Delaware Public Archives (DPA) to digitize its entire Board of Agriculture glass negative collection.