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Over the next few weeks in celebration of Archives  month we will be hosting guest bloggers. They will share their point of view and stories from the archives.  Today’s blog is from Kathy Graybeal, Sussex County Librarian. Library staffers hear the phrase all the time. “I just didn’t know that libraries did that!” Or “I […]

Over the next few weeks in celebration of Archives  month we will be hosting guest bloggers. They will share their point of view and stories from the archives.  Today’s blog is from Jim Frazier, Government Services Manager.   The times they are a-changin’ in the Government Services section. The retirement bug is on the loose […]

Over the next few weeks in celebration of Archives  month we will be hosting guest bloggers. They will share their point of view and stories from the archives.  Today’s blog is from Stephen Marz, the Archives Director.   During October the Delaware Public Archives celebrates American Archives Month…so what’s an Archives and what’s an Archivist….taking each […]

Did you know that October is national archives month? Why not test your knowledge of the Delaware Public Archives? We were created in 1905 by the General Assembly as the Public Archives Commission, and are one of the oldest archives in the country. Our first residence was in the old state house.  We house records […]

That was the answer a woman told the admission office at a local college.  She stopped in last week and said “Can you believe I have to give them proof? They said I can’t start school without proving my immunizations are up to date. My pediatrician isn’t around anymore. How I am going to prove […]

Are you going to be in Millsboro this weekend?  If so, you should pay a visit to the Nanticoke Indian Pow Wow. It’s a southern Delaware fall tradition. Did you know the Archives have various records relating to the Nanticoke Indians? We have books entitled “A Photographic Survey of the Indian River Community”, “Surviving Indian […]

Join us on Saturday, September 3, 10:30 a.m., as the Delaware Public Archives hosts a program about Delaware’s involvement in the War of 1812 entitled “The Honour of the State has not been Tarnished”.   Presented by Charles Fithian, Curator of Archaeology with the State of Delaware Historical and Cultural Affairs Division, this program will serve as an […]

Did you know that today marks the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Delaware Memorial Bridge?  60 years ago today, the first span was dedicated.  We had a gentlemen come in who was there! He wanted to see if we had any information from that day. You should have seen the look on his […]

Did you know that one of the most frequently asked research questions is regarding mills? From the DuPont powder mills to the grist and flour mills, it’s not just scholars who are interested; every day citizens also seem to be fascinated by mills and the stories about them. We had some more people in yesterday […]

On Saturday, August 6, 10:30 a.m., the Delaware Public Archives will sponsor a program entitled “Location! Location! Location!”  Retired State Archivist and Delaware historian Russ McCabe will discuss the many ways in which geography shaped the history and development of Delaware and the Delmarva Peninsula. With particular emphasis on the colonial era, the early statehood period, […]