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RESEARCH GUIDE

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[NOTE #1: At this time there is no electronic ordering system.]
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June 2002 - 3rd edition: indexed, web sites for Delaware research, maps, over 100 references, hundreds for towns, churches indexed by hundred and statewide [ISBN 1-887061-09-6] $14 ($10 members) + 1.50 p/h


[For Upgrades and Updates to the Delaware Genealogical Research Guide (1997 edition) click here]

3rd Edition - Delaware Genealogical Research Guide (June 2002)
[by Thomas P. Doherty and published by the Delaware Genealogical Society]

Overall, the 52-page (including cover) soft bound guide on how to do genealogical research in Delaware is much improved over the 2nd edition. The 3rd edition improves clarity, adds an index and many cross-references for ease of use, includes many new Internet and Web resources and incorporates all the revisions, corrections and additions to the 2nd edition as outlined on the DGS web page at http://delgensoc.org/dgsguidu.html. This web page will now be used to provide updates to the 3rd edition.

This 3rd edition lists the current and former names of all Delaware hundreds (a political subdivision) plus four pages of towns, including current and former names. There are sections on how to find vital records, family genealogies and city directories and also on tax, census, probate, land and military records. A unique Timeline" shows at a glance which records are available for what time periods. The eleven-page church and cemetery section lists most all churches before 1900 by town and hundred with a statewide index by name and a chronological list up to 1820. There are four Delaware maps of hundreds spanning 220 years, including a two-page copy of an original 1796 map.

A fourteen-page section in the back describes the key libraries and record repositories including web sites, email addresses, locations, directions, maps, hours, copying charges and important holdings.

Thomas P. Doherty, Delaware Genealogical Research Guide, 3rd edition [ISBN 1-887061-09-6], published by Delaware Genealogical Society, 505 N. Market St., Wilmington DE 19801-3091.

THE FIRST EDITION (1989):
"For Delaware research problems, start with this guide...packs a lot of information into 42 pages." [from review of the first edition by D.V. Russell in The American Genealogist]


THE THIRD EDITION (2002):
"For researchers with Delaware roots or other genealogical interests there, this is the Guide, not only with which to start, but also to return to throughout the research process." [from review of the third edition by Roger Joslyn in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly (Sept 2005) [93:234].


Table of Contents 
How To Use This Guide, 
Abbreviations
Chronology of Events
Delaware Counties
         Hundreds
         Towns & Places

Delaware Records Timeline 
Getting Started
     Family Genealogies
     Delaware Histories 
     Black, Indian Genealogy

Vital Records (Births, Marriages, Deaths, etc)	  
  Church and Cemetery Records 
  Churches Statewide Index by Name     
  Chronological List of Delaware Churches

Government Records
  Passenger Lists
  Naturalization Records 
  Census & Tax Records 
  County Records           
        Land Records: Deeds, Taxes, etc.
        Wills, Probate and Orphan's Court	  
        Other Court & Misc Records     
  Military Records        

Maps and Migrations 
Newspapers                  
City/State Directories      

Key Information Repositories
Wilmington and New Castle Co
  Historical Society of Delaware [HSD]   
  Delaware Genealogical Society [DGS]
  Wilmington Institute Library [WL]  
  County Government Offices        
  Hagley Museum [HG]               
  LDS Family History Centers [FHC] 
  Univ of DE Morris Library [UD]   
  Winterthur Museum Library [WNT]  
  Other New Castle Co Repositories

Dover and Kent Co
  Delaware Public Archives [DPA]  
  Delaware State Library [DSL]       
  Dover [DPL] & Kent Co Government
  Milford & Other Kent Co Repositories

Sussex Co (Government, Lewes, Other)

Maryland (Cecil Co, MD Archives,etc)
     Nabb Delmarva Research Center [NAB]

Pennsylvania (Chester Co/Philadelphia)
     Historical Society of PA [HSP]   
     Genealogical Society of PA [GSP]  
     National Archives (Phila) [NAP]  
     Presbyterian/Friends Hist. Libraries

New Jersey and Virginia    

DGS Periodicals and Books  

Valuable Printed Genealogical Sources 

Climbing Brick Walls in Delaware

Index

also Delaware Maps (with hundreds):  pre-1775, 1796, 1859-69, 1875+

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