Excerpts from The News Journal archives include Fourth of July celebrations in 1926 and 1976, and anti-sprawl proposals that ...

With construction of a log chapel, Delaware gained its first Catholic church, marking the transition from a scattered mission ...

Excerpts from the archives July 12-18 include bodies found in missing woman's van in 2006, school desegregation in 1976 and a ...

As Delaware prepares to celebrate 250th anniversary of American independence, we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to ...

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 original 13 colonies and played a significant role in the American Revolution.

Delaware's seemingly simple borders have a complex and contentious history. The state's boundaries were shaped by royal grants, surveying errors, and disputes between the Penn and Calvert families.

A photo of Edward Bringhurst III/V dressed in women's clothing in the early 1900s highlights the history of queer people in Delaware. Carolanne Deal, a queer history researcher, discovered the photo ...