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October 2026 DHS Insider
October 1, 2026 – 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.
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!
Become a Member
Be the first to know about new exhibitions and programs at the Delaware Historical Society. Receive invitations to special events and Member gatherings. Meet others who share your interests in Delaware history. Stay informed and take advantage of all that we have to offer by becoming a Member! Members help us give life to history!
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
Delaware Community Preservation Lab
Every Delawarean has a history worth preserving. Yet personal, community, and organizational collections filled with photographs, letters, quilts, scrapbooks, posters, and other keepsakes are often at risk from humidity, common […]
Historic Perspectives Photo Walk
Explore Delaware history through a new lens during the Historic Perspectives Photo Walk in downtown Wilmington. Presented by the Delaware Historical Society in partnership with 1865 studios, this guided walking […]
Haunted Delaware
Get into the spooky Halloween spirit with Delaware Historical Society, as we join storyteller and author Josh Hitchens for a chilling evening of scary tales from the darker side of […]
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.
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