Ethel, her granddaughter wrote to me, was a young Black woman who was sent to Delaware Colony for the Feeble Minded, now known as Stockley Center. Ethel was sterilized and died shortly after.

The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs invites residents and visitors alike to explore the state’s vibrant ...

Their claim extended up the Hudson River and into Connecticut. Later, they added to it the Swedish colony of New Sweden along the Delaware River. The Dutch East India company was on the verge of ...

The University of Delaware women's basketball team dethroned Drexel (26-5) Sunday, March 13, in the 2022 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA ... Hoffecker, Richards Professor emerita of history, this ...

Now in its 51st season, DCT features contemporary shows, live music and fairy tale classics with top adult and children ...

Witches in Media and Marcus Hook areas are advised to keep their brooms under cover today, and to fly low tonight, for ...

During the colonial and early federal period ... this land and continue to experience systemic discrimination and marginalization. Acknowledging this history, our privilege to be on this land, and the ...

Born and raised in Plymouth, Dr. Mason received her PhD in the history of American civilization from the University of ...

John Carney unfolded parchment that would name the 2025 Delaware Teacher of the Year ... And that was Shelby Borst, from Colonial School District. After nominations, after detailed portfolio ...

We also were fortunate to work with Brian Erskine, supervisor at Colonial School District ... topics are responsive to the Black history requirements of Delaware’s House Bill 198, like ...

Michael Diana, Schenectady Historical Society educator, will present a program on the evolution of craft brewing. The first Dutch settlers arriving in New Netherland (today’s New York) depended on ...

Throne, a veteran GOP wheel horse, was elected chairman of the Delaware County Republican ... set intentionally destroyed the historic 1846 Colonial Inn on Chester Pike in Ridley Township.