Discover Your Revolutionary Roots at the Delaware Public Archives’ June First Saturday Program
Looking to uncover your family’s role in the American Revolution? Join us at the Delaware Public Archives on Saturday, June 7, at 10:30 a.m. for this month’s First Saturday Program: Flags of Our Forefathers: Finding Your Roots in the Revolution. This program will cover the most common records used by genealogists while also exploring lesser-known resources that can be […]
Students’ Mock Continental Congress Coming to Delaware
DOVER, Del. – Delaware 250 has announced that middle and high school students across Delaware will have the opportunity this June to take part in a Mock Continental Congress, inspired by the Second Continental Congress that convened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the summer of 1776. On Friday, June 6, fifty middle and high school students […]
New Delaware Historical Marker Design Unveiling
Delaware’s historical markers are getting a makeover. The unveiling ceremony of the new design for the State of Delaware Historic Markers will be held at the Delaware Public Archives on April 29, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. Created by the same forge, the new design will have an enhanced appearance, incorporating the Great State Seal of […]
Delaware Public Archives to host First Saturday Program
The Delaware Public Archives has announced that the First Saturday Program will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2025, featuring the “Come Rain or Shine: Weather at the Delaware Public Archives” presentation. What: The presentation draws images from the records housed in the Delaware Public Archives and is a profound journey of the relationship between […]
Delaware Public Archives Showcases a Century of Delaware Governors
DOVER, Del. – Did you know that Delaware’s 57th Governor would vanish from his desk in favor of fishing in a nearby pond? Or that Delaware’s 60th Governor would see every Shirley Temple film that came to town? Surely, you’ve heard the 66th Governor would ride a bicycle to work? Or that the 74th was […]
