Delaware Public Archives Explores Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy in New Digital Exhibit
The Delaware Public Archives is presenting a new digital exhibit exploring one of the most influential conservation and employment programs of the 20th century. Roots of Renewal: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Delaware examines how a New Deal initiative launched during the Great Depression transformed both the state’s landscape and the lives of the men […]
Delaware Public Archives Showcases Classrooms of the Past in New Digital Exhibit
From one-room schoolhouses warmed by wood stoves to mid-20th-century high schools shaped by desegregation, Delaware’s classrooms tell powerful stories of community, change, and resilience. The Delaware Public Archives’ new digital exhibit, Old School: Rediscovering Classrooms of the Past, explores the history of schools that once stood across the state. Featuring photographs and histories of institutions […]
Revolutionary Lives Exhibit Opens July 3 to Kick Off Countdown to America’s 250th
Delaware’s role in the fight for independence—and how generations have remembered it—is the focus of a compelling new exhibit, Revolutionary Lives: 1776 to Tomorrow, opening at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Delaware Public Archives. Launching exactly one year before the United States marks its Semiquincentennial, the exhibit explores how Delawareans have […]
Delaware Public Archives Reveals Delaware’s Unusual Treasures in New Digital Exhibit
The Delaware Public Archives invites the public to take a closer look at the quirky, curious, and captivating side of Delaware’s history in its new digital exhibit Unusual Treasures. This engaging collection brings together more than two dozen items that reflect the richness of the First State’s archival holdings. Far from traditional birth certificates […]
Walk Down Memory Lane at Delaware Public Archives
New lobby exhibit celebrates “things that aren’t there anymore” Do you remember rocking at the Stone Balloon; enjoying a muskrat meal at The Wagon Wheel; or having a shopping spree at Wanamaker’s? If you don’t the Delaware Public Archives does. Starting in April 2024, the DPA will kick off a celebration and remembrance of things […]
