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The Delaware Historical Society Research Library will be closed to the public from January 3-February 3, 2023 for window replacement and renovation of the library façade and interior vestibule. Please contact research@dehistory.org with any research inquires during this time and check back often for updates on additional intermittent closures as this exciting work progresses.

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