JOIN US IN CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH!
Come out and celebrate with us! On behalf of the Greater Harrington Historical Society and the Black History Program Committee, join us as we honor and celebrate the recipients of Harrington’s “UnSung Award” and the “S.W.I.F.T. Elders Award,” commemorating Black History Month.
2026 “UnSung” Honorees are:
Mrs. Brenda Benson Shields
Mr. Frankie “Fresh” Coverdale
Mr. Victor Hendricks
Mrs. Sharon Burton Young
2026 “S.W.I.F.T (Seasoned, Wised, Informed, Full of love, Testament) Elder nominees, ages 80 – 97 years of, from Harrington are:
Mr. Joseph Benson, Jr.
Mr. Lester Benson
SSGT. William Bynum
Mrs. Velma Hill Jones
Mrs. Agnes Harris
MSGT. Francis Johnson
Ms. Dorothy Smith
Mrs. Agnes Taylor
Mr. Kenneth Thorpe, Sr.
We invite the City Council and officials, churches, family, and friends to visit the great display of preserving our Harrington culture. The event scheduled for Saturday, February 21, 2026, begins promptly at 1:00 p.m., Harrington Senior Center, located at 102 Fleming Street. The event is free to the public.
A flyer is attached for announcements, posting, and distribution. Please do not hesitate to contact me, Carla Benson-Green at
302-465-2801,or via email at carlabg51@comcast.net, should you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Wreaths Across America Annual Golf Tournament
Announcing our 2nd Annual Wreaths Across America Golf Tournament!
2nd Annual Golf Tournament
Friday, June 26, 2026
9 am register
10 am Shotgun Start
Southern Delaware Golf Club
Milford, DE
Cost $110.00 per golfer
For more information or to register, click here
Announcing our 2025-2026 Sponsorship Program
Beginning this year, we are asked our local businesses to help support the museum and its programs, and as always our local businesses came through in a big way! We can never thank them enough for their support. Please visit our Sponsor Page and make sure you support our local businesses!
To visit the entire list, please CLICK HERE. And if you wish to sponsor GHHS, visit the page for the details.
The Greater Harrington Historical Society once again will be organizing the Wreaths Across America program. This program is designed to Remember, Honor, and Teach. This organization partners with over 5000 local organizations and cemeteries to honor our veterans during the December holiday season. Wreaths are sponsored through individuals, groups, or organizations at a cost of $17.00 per wreath. You can sponsor one, 5, 10, or more or you can setup a monthly sponsorship. This year we have FIFTEEN cemeteries to cover! Over FIVE THOUSAND WREATHS! For all the details, click here!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!
Join us, the state and the entire country as we celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday! For all the details, please click here
Thank you Longwood Foundation and Delaware 250th!
GHHS has completed the renovations to the attic area. We now have a controlled environment archival storage space. A big thank you goes out to Longwood Foundation for a grant of $40,000, to The Delaware 250th Committee for $10,000 and to Delaware Preservation for $10,000 to fund this much need renovation. THANK YOU ALL!!!!
2025 Newsletter now online
Our Spring 2025 Newsletter is now online. To view the latest information, click here.
ANNOUCNING THE HOMETOWN HEROES BANNER PROGRAM!
The Greater Harrington Historical Society is proud to announce the Hometown Heroes Banner Program. The program serves as a tribute to recognize service men and women from the greater Harrington area who have served or are serving our country in a branch of the military. The banners are 24” wide by 48” tall. Each individual banner will honor a specific Harrington area service man or woman and will include his or her picture, branch of service and era of service. Sponsors who may be friends, families, or businesses will pay for the Hometown Heroes Banners. Sponsorship will be named on the banners. For more information or to download a form click here.
Building Expansion!
We are bulging at the seams! The Greater Harrington Historical Society has been in existence for over 40 years and during that time we have gathered over 70,000 artifacts! We have grown from a corner room to three buildings. The demand for more space to display artifacts and a research room to provide digital access to our holdings has prompted the officers to move forward with expansion plans to our Annex building located at 108 Fleming St in Harrington. To learn more on the expansion, to donate to this cause, click here. Thank you for your support!
Looking for something to do?
Take walking tour of Harrington. Visit Clio for a tour of all there is to see in Harrington!
Welcome to the Greater Harrington Historical Society. We here at the society strive to preserve the history of our area through the collection of artifacts and living history. Whether you are looking to see how our city began, what businesses have been in our town, or look back at our churches and civic organizations, we have something for everyone. Our collections also includes documents and photographs that anyone who is working on genealogy will find invaluable in learning more about their family tree. No matter if you are a lifelong resident, a Harringtonian at heart, or just interested in history, we here at the Greater Harrington Historical Society will be happy to give you a tour you will find interesting and full of fun.