The Old Swedes Foundation’s staff and volunteers offer guided tours of the Hendrickson House, the church and the graveyard Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., for a small fee.

WILMINGTON The historic bell pealed and dogwood flower petals fluttered down like confetti as a document was signed Monday to add Old Swedes Church to the First State National Historical Park. "It ...

The lives of early settlers of Delaware are remembered at Old Swedes Historic Site, where its church celebrates its 325th anniversary this year ...

Built in the late 1600’s, the Wilmington church is now officially part of Delaware’s long awaited national park. Swedish colonists started building the church in 1698 and it was completed a year later ...

University of Delaware professors and students are partnering with Old Swedes Foundation in Wilmington to assist in determining the best way to manage storm water runoff, preserve its historical ...

A historic Wilmington church is officially becoming part of Delaware's new National Historical Park. U.S. Sen. Tom Carper planned to join the Rev. Patricia Downing on Monday for the signing of a ...

Old Swedes Church, Wilmington The New Sweden Colony was established in the Delaware Valley in 1683. To protect its settlement, the colony built Fort Christiana, named after Queen Christina of Sweden.

Their descendants built Old Swedes Church, one of the oldest houses of worship still in operation, located in Wilmington. 3. ... Delaware was the last state to gain a national monument or park.

WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 19.--The Old Swedes Church contained within its picturesque walls this afternoon a gathering of notable men, who assembled at the funeral of Katherine Lee Bayard.

Michael J. Emmons Jr. stalks historical graffiti, the tags of time that might tell a story, rather than precious artifacts you would expect to interest a historian like him.

The Nanticoke tribe occupied much of Delaware's territory long before European settlers arrived. ... Another first for Delaware is the Old Swedes, or Holy Trinity, Church in Wilmington.

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A historic Wilmington church is officially becoming part of Delaware’s new National Historical Park.U.S. Sen. Tom Carper planned to join the Rev. Patricia Downin… ...