Delaware 250 Announces Grant Recipients for Winter 2025
Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Delaware 250 has announced the recipients of its winter grant cycle, with nine organizations across Delaware receiving grants totaling $64,900. The Delaware 250 grant program, offered on a quarterly basis, is designed to provide support to museums, historic sites, and other non-profit organizations across the State as they prepare for the upcoming United States Semiquincentennial, […]
Delaware Public Archives to host First Saturday Program
Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
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
Delaware Public Archives | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
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 […]
State Archivist to serve as Commissioner to the National Archives
Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Secretary of State Charuni Patibanda-Sanchez announced that former President Joseph R. Biden appointed Delaware Public Archives Director and State Archivist Stephen M. Marz to serve as a Commissioner to the National Archives and Records Administration-National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). The appointment occurred in late Autumn of 2024. “Steve’s appointment to serve as a […]
Delaware 250 to Host Revolution at 250 Symposium for Museums and Historic Sites
Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
DOVER, Del. – Delaware 250 will host Revolution at 250, a symposium for staff, volunteers, and board members of Delaware’s museums, historic sites, and cultural organizations planning for the 2026 Semiquincentennial, the 250th anniversary of America’s independence. The free, day-long convening, to be held on February 3rd at the Delaware Public Archives, will feature […]
