At their 25th annual meeting on May 9, 2023, the Friends of the Delaware Public Archives (FODA) presented Stephen Marz, State Archivist and Director of the Public Archives a financial gift of $2,000 to assist in the digitization costs of several thousand historic acetate and nitrate film negatives. “Digitizing these fragile negatives not only ensures […]
Once known as Lewis’ Cross-Roads and later Grog Town, Kenton got its official name in 1806 thanks to local residents’ petition.
On May 27, 2025, the Delaware Public Archives welcomed the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory to preserve the 1910 USS Delaware Bell.
On April 29, 2025, the Delaware Public Archives unveiled two new historical markers — unique additions to the state’s long-standing program. DE-1 and DE-2 were specially commissioned by the Archives to commemorate both the institution itself and the State of Delaware Historical Markers Program.
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 […]
The Accessions Committee met on February 11, 2025, to review proposed accessions. New accessions include records from former Senator Robert Voshell, the Cooch Family, and a land survey of the Town of Bowers Beach.
The Accessions Committee met on October 23, 2024, to review proposed accessions. New accessions include records from Delaware high school commencements and a book titled Delaware from Freeways to E-Ways by Dave Tabler.
Discover Delaware’s maritime challenges during the American Revolution, where both British and American privateers clashed along its coast. Learn about the Letters of Marque that empowered privateers like Robert Burton and Matthew Aiken to defend or disrupt colonial waters.
The Accessions Committee met on July 30, 2024, to review proposed accessions. New accessions include records related to the Delaware Industrial School for Girls, photos of the St. George’s Bridge under construction, and an Employees’ Handbook from the Nylon Division of the E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.
The Accessions Committee met on May 8, 2024, to review proposed accessions. New accessions include correspondence from World War II, photographs of the New Castle County Paramedic Unit, and a scrapbook of the Washington Memorial Bridge dedication ceremony.
The Accessions Committee met on January 30, 2024 to review proposed accessions. New accessions include photographs from De La Warr High School, interviews by Michael Richards, and digital photographs of the Salmons family.
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