Ancestry Library Edition.
Location: Library Databases [restricted to UD]

Best viewed using the Internet Explorer browser. See the "Immigration" section. Also see the Learning Center available free through Ancestry.com.

Filby, P. William. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index (PILI). 3 vols. and supp. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co., c1980.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref CS68 .P36 1981 and CS68 .P362)

A very important source for ship and immigration list information. It is a name index to thousands of passenger lists which have been published in books or articles. Covers passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. The cumulated supplements contain thousands of additional records:1982-85 Supplement, 4 vols.; 1986-1990, 3 vols.; 1991-1995, 3 vols.; 1996-2000, 3 vols.; 2001-2005, 3 vols. Use the index and supplements to identify a published source. Then use DELCAT to see if the source is available in this library. Note: the UD Library does not receive the annual supplements.

Family Search. LDS Church.
Location: Internet (http://www.familysearch.org)

FamilySearch.org is a non-profit service sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Search for ancestor name using the online search. Additionally, search for the name of a jurisdiction where naturalizations were recorded. Search the Family History Library catalog, using the Place Search option. Search for the name of a place, then look for subheadings such as emigration, naturalization, etc. Note: many passenger and naturalization records have been microfilmed by the LDS and can be obtained through a local Family History Center.

Footnote.com.
Location: Internet (http://www.footnote.com/)

Produced in partnership with the National Archives, the Footnote website provides searchable digital images of indexes and source documents from National Archive collections. Site also provides capabilities for members to highlight documents and post comments. Some documents available only to paid subscribers.

NaturalizationRecords.com.
Location: Internet (http://naturalizationrecords.com/)

Naturalization Records Database. Delaware Public Archives.
Location: Internet (http://archives.delaware.gov/collections/natrlzndb/nat-index.shtml)

Index to naturalization documents in several Record Groups in the holdings of the Delaware Public Archives. Selected New Castle County Naturalizations are available full text online. Note: DPA has all the naturalizations from Delaware state courts.

"New Castle County, Delaware, Naturalization records, 1826-1858." Maryland and Delaware Genealogist.
Location: Morris Library (F161 .M36)
Location: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del F161 .M36)

Listings of naturalizations occur in these issues: 18:2 (April 1977), pp. 38-39; 18:3 (July 1977), pp. 62-63; 18:4 (October 1977), pp. 84-85; 19:1 (January 1978), p. 14.

New Castle County Naturalizations. Delaware Public Archives.
Location: Internet (http://archives.delaware.gov/exhibits/document/naturalization/toc.shtml)

Digitized page images of selected naturalization documents.

Philadelphia Naturalization Records: An Index to Records of Aliens' Declarations of Intention and/or Oaths of Allegiance, 1789-1880, in the United States Supreme Court, United States District Court, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Quarter Sessions Court, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia. By P. William Filby. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Company, 1982.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref CS68 .P47 1982)

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Delaware Genealogical Research Guide. 3rd ed. Wilmington, DE: Delaware Genealogical Society, 2002.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref F163 .D349 2002)
Location: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del F163 .D349 2002)

The most important guide for doing genealogical research in Delaware. It covers specific types of records and where they can be found in the state. Edited by Thomas P. Doherty and published by the Delaware Genealogical Society (http://delgensoc.org).

The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy. Rev. ed. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publishing Company, 1997.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref CS49 .S65 1997)

See especially chapter 13: Immigration--Finding Immigrant Origins.

Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives. 3rd ed. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Service, 2000.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref CS68 .U533 2000)

The best guide on the collections at National Archives. Also see the webpage: Genealogists/Family Historians.

Finding US Naturalization Records: A Genealogy Guide.
Location: Internet (http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/naturalizationrecords.html)

Olive Tree Genealogy.
Location: Internet (http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml)

Naturalization Records.
Location: Internet (http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/genealogy/natlzn/)

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet.
Location: Internet (http://www.cyndislist.com/)

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