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December 2023 DHS Insider

December 18, 2023 – Read the latest edition of DHS Insider!

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DHS’ African American Resource Guide Now Available

April 2023

Check out this awesome new resource meant to provide access to materials related to African American history held at the Delaware Historical Society.

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DHS Buildings Coloring Book

April 13, 2023 – Check out this coloring book featuring our historic buildings!

Grab your coloring pencils, crayons, or markers and print out our coloring book to give our buildings a makeover using your creative art skills.

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The Delaware Historical Society is one of the largest providers of student programs in the First State, and the home of National History Day in Delaware. Your support helps us to preserve and present priceless collections and allows us to keep telling all the ever-expanding stories of Delaware’s past and present. Today is already history!

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Our Collections

The Delaware Historical Society holds the nation’s largest privately held collection of material relating to Delaware history with approximately 3 million items in its library and museum collections.

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

Against All Odds: The Ray Firmani Story

Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage 504 N Market Street, Wilmington, DE, United States

A Book Talk with author Mitch Topal Free Event! Registration required. Join the Delaware Historical Society and Huxley & Hiro Booksellers as we celebrate Wilmington's designation as a World War […]

Maggie Elias: A Forgotten Pillar of Black Education in Wilmington, Delaware

Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage 504 N Market Street, Wilmington, DE, United States

Celebrate Women’s History Month with the Delaware Historical Society's Mitchell Center for African American Heritage! James E. Johnson, PhD. leads a talk shedding light on the remarkable, three decades long journey […]

The American Tradition of the Grand European Tour

Huxley and Hiro 419 N. Market St., Wilmington, DE

Join the Delaware Historical Society for NY Times Best-Selling Author and journalist Wilton Barnhardt's talk about the American tradition of the European Grand Tour on Saturday, April 6 at Huxley […]

The Medicinal Plants of the Lenape

Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage 504 N Market Street, Wilmington, DE, United States

The Lenape people of Delaware and the surrounding region developed complex, rich and sophisticated health and healing traditions with the use of native medicinal plants at their core. This program […]

Lost Delaware

Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage 504 N Market Street, Wilmington, DE, United States

In "Lost Delaware," former Delaware journalists Rachel Kipp and Dan Shortridge document the past, present, and sometimes the future of Delaware's landmarks and legends. Originally part of Pennsylvania and called […]

DHS Statement on Violence in Our Communities
The Delaware Historical Society stands in solidarity with communities, families and individuals targeted by senseless acts of violence and hatred. We send a message of love, prayer, sympathy, and support.