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Delaware - Genealogical and Historical Resources

Starting Points

• Delaware (Encyclopædia Britannica; restricted to UD)
• Delaware Public Archives
  Web site includes:
  • Historical Markers
  • This Day in Delaware History
• DelDOT Archaeology and Historic Preservation
• Delaware and the Wars

Directories

• Delaware Vital Records Information
• Find a Family History Center Near You (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
• USGenWeb Project—Delaware
  Part of the USGenWeb Project.
• Where to Write for Vital Records: Delaware
  From the Where to Write for Vital Records directory.
• Historical Societies: Preservation.com

Histories and Chronologies on the Web

• Delaware: State History
• A History of African Americans of Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore
• Observance of the Three Hundredth Anniversary of the First Permanent Settlement in the Delaware River Valley 1938
  Reprint of remarks by Franklin D. Roosevelt and summary of events in connection with the observance of the three hundredth anniversary of the first permanent settlement in the Delaware River Valley.
• Picturing Delaware
  Includes “The Changing Look of Delaware” by Carol E. Hoffecker, Richards Professor of History, University of Delaware.
• A Professional Baseball History
  By John H. Duffy
• The Tri-Racial Isolate Communities of Delaware & Southern New Jersey
• This Day in Delaware History
• University of Delaware
  • The University of Delaware: A History. Online version of The University of Delaware: A History. (Newark, DE: University of Delaware Press, 1986), by John A. Munroe, University of Delaware alumnus and H. Rodney Sharp Professor Emeritus of History, University of Delaware.

Historical Documents on the Web

• Charter of Delaware - 1701
  The Delaware Colonial charter.
• Constitution of Delaware (1776)
• Constitution of Delaware
  As adopted in Convention, June 4th, 1897, with amendments.
• Ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the State of Delaware; December 7, 1787
• Constitution Day: Delaware and the Ratification of the Constitution | Delaware And The Bill of Rights

Maps

• Historical Maps of Delaware

Organizations to Contact

• Delaware Genealogical Society
  (http://delgensoc.org)
  505 North Market Street
  Wilmington DE 19801-3091

• Delaware Heritage Commission
  (http://www.state.de.us/heritage/)
  Carvel State Office Building
  820 N. French St., 4th Floor
  Wilmington, DE 19801
  (302) 577-5044

• Delaware Public Archives
  (http://www.state.de.us/sos/dpa/)
  Hall of Records
  121 Duke of York Street
  Dover, DE 19901
  (302) 739-5318

• Family History Center (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints): Newark
  500 West Chestnut Hill Road
  Newark, DE
  (302) 456-9301
  Also see, Family History Centers in Delaware

• The Historical Society of Delaware
  (http://www.hsd.org)
  505 Market Street
  Wilmington, DE 19801
  (302) 655-7161

• Special Collections Department
  (http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/)
  University of Delaware Morris Library
  Newark, DE 19717-5267
  (302)-831-2229

• National Archives
  (http://www.archives.gov/midatlantic/public_services/public_services.html)
  Mid Atlantic Region
  900 Market Street
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107-4292
  (215) 597-3000

• Wilmington Public Library
  (http://www.wilmlib.org/)
  Tenth and Market Streets
  Wilmington, DE 19801
  (302) 571-7416

People

• Delaware Biographies (State of Delaware website)
  Other biographical information on the State of Delaware website:
  • Delaware's Governors - 1776 to Present
  • Delaware's Past & Current Lieutenant Governors
  • Delaware's Past & Current U. S. Senators
  • Delaware's Past & Current U. S. Representative
• Delaware Roster of Black Elected Officials
• A History of African Americans of Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore
• Notable People (UD Archives website)
• Presidential Profiles
  Article on Presidents of the University of Delaware by John A. Munroe, The Messenger, Volume 6, Number 3, 1997.
• Delaware Online/News Journal Obituary Archives (covers 1999 to present)

• Hoffecker, Carol
  “Delaware Historian Named State Professor of the Year.” UpDate (Vol. 19, No. 11, Nov. 11, 1999).
• Martin, Roger
  “Rummaging for Delaware's Forgotten History.” UD Messenger (Vol. 7, No. 4, 1998).
• Morris, Hugh M.
• Munroe, John A.
  “New Building Honors Scholar of Delaware.” UpDate (Vol. 17, No. 10 , Nov. 6, 1997).
  "Noted historian John Munroe dies." UDaily (Sept. 7, 2006)
• Williams, John J.
  Papers of Senator John J. Williams.
  Description of Senator Williams papers held at the Unversity of Delaware Library. Includes a biography.

Places

• Barratt's Chapel & Museum
• Delaware City, Delaware
• DelDOT Archaeology and Historic Preservation
• Fort Delaware Society
• Iron Hill School: An African-American One-Room School
• University of Delaware / Newark
  • Alumni Hall History
  • The Green
  • "Historic preservation; New Castle County recognizes University effort"

More Information

• Buy a Delaware Book (delaware.gov)
• Delaware Biography
• Delaware Family Histories
• Delaware History
• Delaware Maps, Atlases, and Gazetteers
• Delaware Newspapers
• Historic Structures in Delaware
• Newark, Delaware: Selected Primary Resources
• Delaware Information: A Research Guide
• Collecting Delaware Books (John P. Reid)
  Website discussing Delaware books and collectors. By John P. Reid of Bear, Delaware.
• Cyndi's List: Delaware
• Researching the History of Your House