This Morning is History

This blog is the result of the successful (and the not so successful) parts of our original blog Making History 11:45. The original goal for the blog was to show the general public that history is being made all the time, by you, your family and friends, and your community. We picked a random time during the day (11:45 AM) and asked members of our staff and community to comment about what history making things they were up to at that time. The 11:45 blog was a very good starting off point but what the staff realized was there was more to the story.

Within our communities many people don’t realize that history is made every day and every hour. What happened this morning is now part of our collective history. History isn’t just names, dates, and events that happened hundreds of years ago but it is happening all the time. The staff of the Delaware Historical Society wants to celebrate history in all its shapes and forms. This blog will be a way that we bring our history to you and for you to bring your history to us.

Yes, we are asking the community members to also be a part of this! Write in, tell us about the significant events that are making history in your life on a daily basis.

Blog’s Mission Statement: We want to share our love of history, especially Delaware history.  We want to engage our community and invite them to participate.  We want to get people excited about history!

Our goals for this blog are:

• Goal 1: The general public will understand how history affects their every day life . History is not just about names and dates but is events happening every day, all around them. The general public will understand that while we celebrate the big events, the small ones make history also.
• Goal 2: The community will comment and share about ways they believe history has affected/changed their lives.
• Goal 3: Delaware Historical Society Staff will be able to share new and exciting things they learn about history on a regular basis. Our organization will be able to have a direct connection to the community in which they live and make the information that we have more accessible

For the staff at the Delaware Historical Society and myself. I hope you enjoy reading how history is happening everyday and that events that happened this morning is already part of our history! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please feel free to contact us at deinfo@dehistory.org.