Excerpts from The News Journal include info on the animals at the Brandywine Park zoo in 1926, more funds for Sussex prison ...

If you’re planning a trip to Delaware, you won’t want to miss out on the state’s rich history. Delaware was one of the ...

Lewes, Delaware, is known as the First Town in the First State. Discover its rich history, beaches, charm, views as USA celebrates 250th anniversary.

Old New Castle's annual two-day Separation Day is a free celebration of Delaware’s independence from Pennsylvania and the British Crown. Festivities will be held on June 6 and 7. History buffs take ...

Lewes, Delaware -- The striking building in the center of Lewes, Delaware was built in 1931 to commemorate the short-lived Dutch colony of Zwaanendael. The colony lasted for about a year, but it set ...

Almost everyone who lives in areas prone to snow seems to have a legendary snowstorm story: the blizzard of '78, the Storm of the Century, any of the blizzards or bomb cyclones that have happened ...

New head of DuPont Company in 1926. Wilmington's first St. Patrick's Day Parade in 1976. Mortgage foreclosures jump 52% in ...

Residents from the surrounding area joined the conversation at Wilmington’s Delaware History Museum to learn from journalist and author Juan Gonzalez about the history of Latinos in the U.S. (Johnny ...

The Gilder Lehrman Institute has named Anthony Swierzbinski of The John Dickinson School as the 2024 Delaware History Teacher of the Year. This prestigious award recognizes exceptional elementary ...