Aside from the general knowledge historians have about this period in history, certain details about colonial Delaware life are still limited due to the scarcity of archaeological sites in the ...

In August of 1930, Ethel Benson was institutionalized into the Delaware Colony for the Feeble Minded and never returned home. She was about 20 years old, Black and illiterate. Her great sin, in ...

The recent discovery and research of a pre-colonial burial site near Rehoboth Beach is rewriting Delaware and early American history, painting a more culturally diverse and complex society than ...

As the town was formerly known as Cantwell's Bridge, the repeat Best of Delaware winner Cantwell's Tavern is a restaurant that can't be missed, serving up a side of history along with their award ...

The Delaware is an 8,000-ton boat, which cost $500,000, and the Colonial a craft of 560 tons, and cost $50,000. During the fire Joseph Scott of Engine 5 of Hoboken fell overboard and had a narrow ...