as a service to genealogists researching subjects in the Delaware area. |
Delaware - General ResourcesDigital Bibliography of Delaware is a brand new (2010) website produced by the University of Delaware. Access is free for this index of articles,newsletters, theses, and books about Delaware. Some books have been fully digitized by Google books, and those listings have links to the digitized edition.
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Government Records for DelawareThe Delaware Public Archives is the chief state repository for vital records. See their pages onWEB ACCESS TO Delaware Vital RecordsAs of fall 2010 you can view and print Delaware Vital Records for Delaware (and other states) if you have an Ancestry.com membership OR (for Delaware only) if you have a Delaware public library card.For a list of the vital records that are available on Ancestry.com, log onto that site, go to the Card Catalog, and (in the left menu column) select Birth, Marriage & Death, then (under the heading Filter by Location), select USA and then the state where your ancestor lived. Now there are two options:
These are the records we know about at Ancestry.com DE Births 1800-1908 DE Marriages 1744-1912 DE Marriages 1806-1933 DE Deaths 1811-1933 Family Search Click on US and the following databases are in the alphabetical listing Delaware Births and Christenings, 1710-1896 27 Dec 2010 date transcribed Delaware State Birth Records, 1861-1922 4 May 2010 Delaware Marriages, 1713-1953 27 Dec 2010 Delaware Death Records, 1855-1955 14 Jan 2011 Delaware Deaths and Burials, 1815-1955 13 Dec 2010 |
Delaware - Major Historical and Genealogical RepositoriesThe University of Delaware has many resources available to the public:Richard E. Stevens, of the Univ. of Delaware Math Dept ., has posted many datasets online such as Delaware Orphans Court Extracts 1770-1830, Directories: 1814/45/53 Wilmington, 1885 DE, and Newark census 1800-70, Federal Tax 1862-65 Beers Atlas (1868) Maps of Delaware -- note many family names and businesses Historical Society of Delaware: The DHS has an excellent library for genealogical research. See their Library page for a list of genealogical resources for Delaware, such as Winterthur Library Hagley Library specializes in business records and histories for the Brandywine River Valley. |
Delaware -- More Genealogical ItemsDirectory of Delaware RepositoriesChurches: The last has Catholic Sacramental Records, extracts of City Directories, extracts of Census Records, extracts of Civil Death Records, Gravestone Inscriptions, Refugees from France and Haiti, and Record Finding Aids Mount Olive Cemetary is is an historic African-American cemetery located near Wilmington, DE. This website is an ongoing project by Regina Barry, who is adding to the information as more gravesones are photographed. Fort Delaware Society - Civil War Nanticoke Indians Delaware Society SAR - Revolutionary War Downstate Delaware Genealogists First Families of Delmarva (1614-1700) Queries See PA-roots Do a search for New Castle County and for Sussex County. Ancestry.com has public access to the Federal Census images for Delaware in 1790-1930. Online Books about DelawareSources for Books on DelawareDelaware Genealogical Society (this site)Colonial Roots (formerly Delmarva Roots) Genealogical Bookshop Heritage Books (formerly Willow Bend) |
PennsylvaniaSee www.pa-roots.com for Pennsylvania and the counties near Delaware: Chester County, Delaware County, Philadelphia County (for example Wills 1685-1825) |
New JerseyNew Jersey [GenWeb]New Jersey Archives New Jersey State Library items on the Civil War |
MarylandMaryland | MD GenWeb ArchivesMaryland Archives Delmarva PeninsulaNabb Research Center"Catholics in Colonial DelMarVa" index |
VirginiaVirginia State Library1790,1800 Virginia taxes Eastern Shore Virginia (on the Delmarva Peninsula) |