Named after the canaries common in coal mines towards the beginning of the 20th century, After the Canary Song examines the true stories behind popular disaster songs. This podcast from the Johnson Victrola Museum discusses the original tragedi

Our Final Episode

Aug 14th, 2021 1m 29s

This is the last episode of The Saving Delaware History Podcast. Thank you for your support and please continue exploring your local history. Learn more about the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs at history.delaware.gov. Fin

Milford Museum

Aug 7th, 2021 19m 48s

In the hometown of nine governors, the birthplace of Dixie cup wooden spoons, and the site of the first attempt at integration in Delaware lies this post-office-turned-museum, displaying collections of the state bug, Milford inventions, and Wor

Collections: Shipwreck Artifacts

Jul 30th, 2021 28m 55s

When the distant Canadian descendants of Commander Drew of the sloop DeBraak came looking for the watch imprinted with their family crest, they found it carefully conserved within the Division for Historical and Cultural Affair’s archives of th

"The Milford Eleven" from The Education Trust

Jul 23rd, 2021 42s

As one of the first communities to attempt desegregation, Milford, Delaware grappled with an uncooperative state government, prolonged harassment of minors, the resignation of an entire school board, disenrollment of any integrated student, and

SHPO: The State Historic Review Board

Jul 17th, 2021 21m 9s

Long-treasured locations like Funland in Rehoboth, Delaware, are brought before the State Historic Review Board, where they rigorously check the nominated sites against maintenance requirements and cultural significance standards before forward

Bellevue Hall

Jul 10th, 2021 21m 54s

Modeled after the home of Dolly and James Madison, this estate, built by William duPont Jr., boasts a horsetrack akin to that of the Kentucky Derby, including a fishing pond, volleyball courts, tennis courts, and plenty of field space. Take in

Check back later!

Jul 2nd, 2021 29s

The next episode of the Saving Delaware History Podcast will be up later today with the edited content from this week. Thanks for your support!

Three Forts, One Community

Jul 2nd, 2021 22m 36s

One people, under many nationalities, lived, worked, loved, and died in the Delaware River Valley, founding the city of Wilmington and leaving behind many forts’ worth of artifacts. Discover the story of these three forts within one community w

The Kalmar Nyckel

Jun 25th, 2021 27m 43s

Running through the waters of downtown Wilmington courses a replica of the Kalmar Nyckel, a 17th-century pinnace and the Swedish colonial ship that founded the first permanent European settlement in Delaware. Brave the rough river waters in thi

Fort Christina

Jun 19th, 2021 26m 17s

Diamond merchant Peter Minuit, who struck the bargain for Manhattan after governing New Amsterdam, hand-picked Fort Christina, the foundation of today’s city of Wilmington. Untangle the development of Delaware’s most populous city in this talk

Horticulture at HCA

Jun 12th, 2021 20m 33s

Along with her phenomenal team of horticulturists, she makes what appears ugly beautiful again by hemming boxwoods and planting annuals. Take a look at how horticulture serves the mission of Delaware Historical and Cultural Affairs in this disc

SHPO: The Cultural and Historic Resource Information System

Jun 5th, 2021 22m 43s

Tracked throughout history and across geography, aerial images from the Cultural and Historic Resource Information System (CHRIS) display Delaware’s and the nation’s historic properties and developments as they evolved. Investigate this geograp

SHPO: Architecture and African Americans

May 30th, 2021 21m 3s

A Harlem Renaissance activist, poetess, and teacher; one of the first desegregated schools in the US; and a major transition point in the Underground Railroad, all encircled within the bounds of the second smallest state. Review some of the man

Collections: Recent Black Lives Matter Acquisition

May 21st, 2021 19m 56s

“Liberty and Justice for ALL!!!” declares the hot-pink sign created by Gail Reid for last year’s removal of the whipping post at the Old Sussex Court House, which was recently acquired by the HCA’s Collections program. Take in this story about

SHPO: Maritime Archaeology

May 15th, 2021 17m 26s

Sea merchants, insurance companies, past scavengers, and modern salvors all subjected Delaware’s shipwrecks to centuries of salvaging; only in the past half-century have they been the focus of archaeological recoveries. Delve into Delaware’s ma

SHPO: The National Register

May 9th, 2021 22m 27s

Back from the ‘60s as one of only 63 known to the world, the Futuro House imitates for the common man the ability to live in a spaceship. Queue up this episode with Madeline Dunn, the National Register Coordinator, and Emily Whaley, a Cultural

The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)

May 2nd, 2021 21m 51s

Since six years old, she knew she wanted a career in archaeology and paleontology; after almost two decades performing Section 106 reviews, she rose to the second-highest preservation post in Delaware. On the first day of National Historic Pres

History of the Collections Program

Apr 25th, 2021 19m 11s

The socioeconomic elite of early 1800s Philadelphia sought the distinctive, detailed portraiture of Sarah Miriam Peale, one of the first women accepted into the respected Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the painter of families closely

African Americans on the John Dickinson Plantation

Apr 17th, 2021 16m 55s

The hundreds of graves uncovered last month are only the most recent revelation in the lengthy record of African Americans employed on the John Dickinson Plantation. Press play to hear Gloria Henry and Annie Fenimore, the Site Supervisor and Le

The Maintenance Team

Apr 10th, 2021 15m 30s

Behind the scenes, supporting all of the sites owned by the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs and maintaining their historic integrity, labors the Maintenance Team. Learn about this career niche in today’s chat with the HCA’s recetly-

Fort Casimir

Apr 3rd, 2021 28m 40s

In comes the Swedish ambassador, directly from Washington, to visit the archaeological dig that found a demolished colonial fort in Historic New Castle. Listen in to the story of Fort Casimir as told by Craig Lukezic, former Historic Archaeolog

Next Episode Coming Soon!

Apr 3rd, 2021 7s

Sorry for the delay! The next episode of The Saving Delaware History Podcast will come out in the next twenty four hours.

The Green

Mar 27th, 2021 16m 6s

Shirley Temple, on her way to New York, stops into a teahouse on The Green, yards away from Delaware’s first county jail, one of the only tuition-free schools in Delaware, and Immanuel Church. Rejoin us today to speak again with Cynthia Snyder

The Future of Cooch's Bridge

Mar 19th, 2021 26m 38s

Connecting the Pencader Heritage Museum, Cooch’s Bridge, Cooch-Dayett Mill, and the Thomas Cooch House will be an interpretative biking and walking path designed by the Friends of Cooch’s Bridge. Hear in this talk with President of the Friends