Delaware Historical and Cultural Affairs

10/21/2026

We're Hiring!

HCA seeks an innovative communications professional who is responsible for marketing and public information activities and oversees the development and delivery of a communication strategy for division initiatives. Creativity, collaboration, and self-motivation are key requirements for this senior leadership position to ensure the division’s mission, vision and values are conveyed through communication, marketing, and public relations. This position identifies and priorities opportunities that inform and illustrate Delaware's rich, diverse, and complicated cultural history and related resources.

There is still some time to apply for our Management Analyst III/Communications Manager position. This position is a full-time position with HCA! The posting closes tonight.

Find job posting here: https://www.jobapscloud.com/DE/

Search 'Management Analyst III' for State/HCA

10/14/2026

Enjoy photos from the Visitor's Center ribbon cutting at John Dickinson Plantation this weekend. Thank you to everyone who helped make this event successful.
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More about the Visitor Center:

Featuring expanded programming areas, the Visitor Center provides additional meeting space for school programs and other educational events. All visitors will enjoy a more spacious setting to begin their exploration of the John Dickinson Plantation.

Operated by the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs (HCA), the 14,000 square foot exhibition, educational and meeting space will serve as a gateway to the full history of the John Dickinson Plantation, a 21st century facility to welcome guests to this important Delaware historic site. Beyond the new Visitor Center guests will visit the historic mansion from the 1700s and the reproduction buildings where people lived and worked.

The new Permanent Exhibit, One Land, Many Voices, presents the complex history of communities in the area of the John Dickinson Plantation. Everyone who worked the land and who contributed to its legacy will be featured: indigenous peoples, the Dickinson family, tenant farmers, indentured servants, free and enslaved Black men, women and children.

Within the exhibit space there is an activity room for hands-on exploration by daily visitors and school groups. This room will also be utilized as a demonstration space for scheduled programs and groups. The space features a large multi-purpose room to facilitate educational programs, lecture series, and community meetings.

The new space accommodates a significantly larger capacity than that of the original, which opened to the public in the 1980s, and it will preserve the site’s enduring historical significance for generations to come.

10/07/2026

NPS Awards nearly $17 million in Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant Program

10/01/2026

SAVE THE DATE!

The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs (HCA) cordially invites you to the John Dickinson Plantation Visitor Center Opening and Ribbon Cutting.

When: Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 10:00 AM

Where: 250 Kitts Hummock Road, Dover, DE 19901

We are thrilled to open this new facility, which features dedicated community meeting space and exciting educational opportunities. The grand opening will mark the debut of our new exhibition, “One Land Many Voices.”

Following the ceremony, we invite you to stay and enjoy Revolutionary Trades Day, running from 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

This event is free and open to the public. We look forward to celebrating with you!

09/30/2026

History, Music Converge at Friend of Folk Concerts.

Live music will fill the air at The Old State House in Dover on October 9, 7:30-8:30 p.m. when Delaware Friends of Folk kicks off the 13th season of their annual concert series hosted by the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs (HCA).

Free to the public, these shows feature local and regional artists representing a range of folk, acoustic and percussive styles with a variety of musical instruments. While the Old State House, Dover’s first permanent capital building, is best known for its tours, educational programs and historic, commemorative events, this special concert series offers attendees an intimate evening of song and music for the ages. Join the Friends of Folk Concerts this month and beyond.

The nonprofit organization received a grant from the Kent County Fund for the Arts to support this six-show season that begins in October.

See more details in the link below!

https://history.delaware.gov/2026/09/28/history-music-converge-at-friend-of-folk-concerts/

09/23/2026

We are hiring!

Based at the The Old State House and Johnson Victrola Museum in downtown Dover, the part-time position of museum/historic site interpreter is responsible for conducting tours and special programming, and providing in-depth, inclusive information about Dover and Delaware history, history of recorded sound, and social history.

More information is available in the position description available in the link below. The posting closes tomorrow September 24, 2026.

https://history.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/179/2026/09/Dover-Sites-Interpreter-position-description-final-9-26.pdf

09/23/2026

09/22/2026

We are happy to announce the ticket sales are live for Preservation Delaware's Annual Conference and Meeting. Friday October 23rd will be virtual and Saturday October 24th we will have an in-person speakers, panel discussion and a reception to follow. The event will be held at the sprawling and beautiful Buena Vista Estate in New Castle. Purchase tickets here or scan the QR code below. Get your ticket early as space is limited. my.cheddarup.com/c/preservation-delaware-inc-annual-conference-and-meeting

09/14/2026

A movie being filmed in New Castle this week will result in street closures. See link below ⬇️

📸 Benjamin Chambers/Delaware News Journal

09/14/2026