The delaware historical society will establish delaware history online, a set of virtual educational resources that will allow the public to learn about delaware history from anywhere in the world

The Historical Society of Delaware was awarded a $122,390 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to establish Delaware History Online. Funded through IMLS's National Leadership Grants program, the project will create a suite of virtual educational resources allowing the public to learn about Delaware history from anywhere in the world. Key products include COVID Chronicles Delaware, a community-authored journal of the pandemic's impact on Delaware residents; educational video content featuring museum objects, exhibitions and tours along with accompanying lesson plans for grades 3-6; and a digitized version of the Collecting Wilmington exhibition. The Society expects 30,000 educational packet users, 28,000 video views and 600 online exhibition views by the project's October 2022 completion date. The online platform will expand access to Delaware history for students, the general public and remote learners during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The program will include covid chronicles delaware, a community-authored journal of the global pandemic as experienced by delawareans; videos of museum objects, exhibitions, and tours along with educational packets designed for students in grades 3-6; and a digitized version of the exhibition collecting wilmington: place, perspective and memory. The project audience includes the general public, as well as college students and children in grades 3-12 who are learning remotely or prioritizing digital field trips over in-person experiences due to the covid-19 pandemic. The society expects there will be 30,000 plus educational packet users; 28,000 plus views of all 16 videos; and 600 plus views of the online exhibition by december 2022.