Delaware Public Archives Blog

The official sesquicentennial commemoration of the American Civil War kicked off today with a ceremony held at the Delaware Public Archives.  Attended by Governor Jack Markell, the event highlights the new online exhibit of Civil War holdings from the collections of the Archives.  This new online feature (which went live today!) on the website CivilWar.delaware.gov includes […]

On Saturday, April 2, 10:30 a.m., the Delaware Public Archives will continue its commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War by sponsoring a program entitled “A Dangerous & Uncomfortable Position: Delaware from the Secession Crisis through Bull Run.”  As a border state, Delaware became the focus of both Secessionists and […]

With all the talk about the Japanese nuclear plants and the articles in the paper about the possibility of something happening in Delaware, we had a couple of college students stop in to see if we had any materials pertaining to this issue.  From the Department of Public Safety we have Three Mile Island Nuclear […]

Have you ever wondered if you have any Irish heritage? You can uncover your family roots here at the archives. We have many resources for you to use. You can take a look at our naturalization database for Ireland. We have books not only on the Irish in Delaware, but how to research your Irish […]

If you listen closely you can hear the balls bouncing.  It’s that time again, when everyone is thinking about their brackets and rooting for their favorite college team.  Yeah, it’s March and that means one thing to sports fans: BASKETBALL! Everyone is thinking about basketball, including 2 men who stopped by the other day to […]

Come out to the Archives on Saturday, March 5, 10:30 a.m., for a program entitled “Glamour Girls:  The Portrayal of Women in World War II Propaganda Posters.” The United States and Great Britain had diverse ideas about what was glamorous and appropriate during wartime.  American images of women in propaganda posters were much more glamorous and […]

  Today Delawareans were saddened with the news of the passing of former Governor Russell Peterson. Governor Peterson served from 1969-1973.  He is best known for being an environmentalist and the Coastal Zone Act, which protected Delaware’s  natural resources.   He also is known for changing Delaware’s government from a commission form of government to a […]

Today is President’s Day. It’s where we take a few minutes to remember the great leaders of our country. Have you ever wondered how many presidents have been to Delaware?  You’d probably be surprised.  Most Delawareans are well aware of more recent presidential visits like President Obama, President Clinton, and President Bush (both of them). […]

Have you visited our Facebook page or our videos on YouTube? Our Facebook page is a great way to keep in touch with happenings at the Archives.  We post photo albums, events, and new acquisitions.     Why not give us the thumbs up and “like” our page? We have two series of videos on the State’s […]

We had a couple come in the other day with a case of the winter blues.  They had seen the article in the newspapers about the Harold Purnell photograph collection being completed.  So they thought they’d come in and look at some old photographs to see if they could shake their blues away.  Boy did […]