Location - Delaware  3/10/08
USGenWeb:
Delaware:
New Castle Co,
Kent Co,
Sussex Co
DE GenWeb databases -
Tax:1693NC, 1777 Brandy,
1794 Wilm res,
Newark Friends 1686-1704; marr: -1750,
Sussex:
OrphCt 1737-1847: A-O,V,Y,
index: Turner "Some Records ..."
Delaware Genealogical Society
- Gateway to Delaware genealogy - Exciting Projects!
Delaware Genealogical Research Guide (2002) &
Updates
Delaware Counties, Hundreds and Towns and Places:
old and current names (1989 Guide)
Delaware 1775-1830 map with hundreds & Delaware Divide watershed ;
The "Wedge"
U.S. Geological Survey Digital Maps of Delaware detailed topographic features
Delaware Public Archives ("must visit"):
Research Room:
Search Holdings,
KT/NC/SX probates to 1925,
Some DE Naturalizations 1787-1928,
Digital Images: e.g. KT Paupers, Vital Records
Delaware Vital Statistics (for official birth, death and marriege certificates)
University of Delaware:
Genealogy Guide,
Newspapers,
Special Collections -
large genealogy collection
Some Orphans Ct Extracts (NC/KT/SX)~1768-1830,
Directories: 1814/45/53 Wilmington, 1885 DE, 1859, 1889
Newark census 1800-70, Federal tax 1862-65
Historical Society of Delaware:
excellent library:
Genealogies at HSD;
Almanacs at HSD;
Delaware Catholics: Wilmington Diocese:
microfilm,
37,000+ records on-line
Other Delaware Sites:
DE Hist Records;
OldSwedes;
Ft.Delaware;
Nanticoke Indians;
Web Sites: general
First Families of Delmarva 1614-1700;
Delaware SAR and
DAR(Cooch),
Downstate Genealogists
PA Legislators 1682-1756 (includes DE) - indexed;
Scharf's History of DE
Delaware Census Images:
1790-1930 on-line,
1800-1920 on CD,
1850 Broadkiln 1880 index,
1900,
Delaware Books:
DGS,
Colonial Roots,
WillowBend,
GenPubCo,
Heritage(Store/Book/US/DE)
Location - Delaware's Surrounding States
4/11/04
USGenWeb: Sites of Surrounding Counties:
PA:
Chester,
Delaware;
Philadelphia Co Records, e.g. Wills 1685-1825;
NJ:
Salem,
Gloucester
MD:
Cecil,
Kent,
Queen Annes,
Talbot,
Caroline,
Dorchester,
Somerset,
Wicomico,
Worchester
Maryland: Archives,
Counties,
1783 Tax;
1876 MD Maps,
Books,
Maryland Eastern Shore:
BranchBay Books (land/will/vitals,etc);
UpperShoreMD GenSoc: Books;
Cecil Co:
1783tax
Delmarva: Nabb Research Center and Dryden's 1800 surnames;
"Lower" GenSoc,
"Catholics in" index
New Jersey:
Archives:
Catalog;
St Library: Civil War;
SalemCo HistSoc
Pennsylvania:
St Archives/Library,
Hist Soc; GenSocPA
Chester Co: Archives,
Hist Soc
Philadelphia: Archives (email,
Free Library:
Ask Librarian)
Virginia:
State Library:
Card Catalog,
Search
Land Patents/Grants;
1790,1800 taxes,
Eastern Shore
Surname Searching and Genealogical Queries
4/13/03
Delaware: DGS Members Queries: over 600 queries;
Delaware Families 1787-1800:
2,395 names, E-mails
DEGenWeb: NC,
KT,
SX;
DE Surname Web pages
All: Rootsweb:
Single Lineage - up to 1851,
Surnames,
Engines;
RAND:
Search by location;
Family Tree Maker:
FamilyFinder;
Ancestry: Search; U.S.:
Surname Distribution 1850-1990, Names 1990
Newsletters, Newsgroups and Software 8/19/04
Eastman Letter (weekly) -
simply the best electronic newsletter (searchable): also software reviews
Newsgroups;
RootsWeb:
Subscribe:
Search all or
subscribe to Lower Delmarva
(List FAQ),
New Castle Co or
Chester Co PA:
must put "subscribe" as only message with no signature file
Genealogical Software Reviews or search "Eastman Letter"
Genealogical Software Sites (can often download sample):
Master Genealogist (TMG) by Wholly Genes;
Legacy 3.0 by Millennia (FREE download);
Family Tree Maker by Broderbund;
Personal Ancestral File by Latter-day Saints Church [FREE! download]
Discontinued: Ultimate Family Tree (UFT), Family Gathering (FG), Roots
Genealogical Software Users Group (TMG, UFT, FG, Roots)
Searchable Databases 4/21/04
Ancestry and Genealogy.org both free and fee-based (e.g. PERSI)
U.S.:
Social Security Death Index or
SSDI - updated monthly;
NARA: Irish Famine, etc,
Federal Land Sales
Death Indexes/Records by State; Kentucky: Deaths (1911-86) and Marriages,
Illinois:
1815-80 Land Sales; Civil & Spanish-Amer War Vets;
GenSoc;
Marriages 1763-1900
Maine: York Co Court 1686-1760,
Marriages 1892+;
Michigan:
1870 Census Index/Images [free]
Misc. scanned images: 1812 military bounty land, census, DC Naturalize, postal
Libraries 10/28/04
Delaware- search
catalogs of all Delaware public libraries -
Univ of DE;
Winterthur,
Hagley
Library of Congress:
Catalog -
almost like searching for any book ever published
State Libraries: - searching the state libraries of the U.S.; e.g.
DE,
MD,
ME,
CT (Gosfrey),
NJ,
PA,
VA
National Union Catalog:
where to find hard-to-find books,
Latter-day Saints'
Family History Library Catalog - world's largest genealogical library
Allen Co IN -
2nd biggest U.S. genealogical library;
Swarthmore Quaker,
Chicago Newberry
Other Libraries -
on-line full text of classic books and magazines;
DAR in D.C.
Maps, Gazeteers and Calendars 3/31/04
Library of Congress
- old original maps, digitized;
Illinois maps; Gazetteers; Mason-Dixon Line
U.S. Geological Survey, USGS2: - topographic features from place names on very detailed maps
Maps of Delaware:
1895,
1926 Photo,
Modern Digital;
Old New England maps
U. S.:
TopoZone -
Detailed topographical maps;
MapQuest -
Detailed road maps and routes
Census/County Maps: Northeast, Southeast, County Formation 1643+
Global Positioning System: ; David Rumsey Collection: over 10,000 Maps
Calendars:
10,000 Years;
Old vs New Style:
Calendar Conversions
Miscellaneous Genealogical Topics
4/17/04
20 Ways to
Avoid Grief in Genealogy (bad link): research, records, etiquette basics, Dear Myrtle,
Internet
National Genealogical Society: standards for research and using repositories;
Hiring a Professional: For Delaware; Association of Professionals; Certification,
Find a Certified Genealogist
U.S. National Archives: Microfilms, holdings, hours,
Census Clues,
1890 Census;
FGS,
LDS
Basic Info: Ancestry:
For Beginners,
How To;
BYU Couse;
Genealogy Dictionary
Genealogical Terms: Abbreviations1,
Abbrev#2,
Tombstones,
Tombstone Rubbings
Names: patterns#1,
patterns#2,
Nicknames#1,
Nicknames#2,
Name Origins,
Skillbuilding,
Shaking Family Tree
Family Oral History:
Questions1;
Questions2;
Tips;
Radio;
Native Americans,
Land Research;
Transcribing:
Reading Old Handwriting;
Old English Handwriting;
a diary;
Alphabet
Using Genealogy Data:
GENViewer publishing CD,
GEDbrowser converts from GEDcom, GED-IT
Genetics:
DNA Sampling;
Archaic Medical Terms:
Diseases:
#2,
#3
Colonial: Mayflower,
"Witches",
Immigrant Origins,
Occupations:
#2,
#3,
#4
War (Revolutionary):
Pensioners,
Cornell Making of America
War(Civil):
LSU: battles, soldiers, maps, diaries,
Rosters
Other Records
Vital Records where to get; Old Photos, Inflation; State Bios
Immigration: New York City,
Ellis Island
Link lists:
Cyndi's List,
RootsForum(Eastman),
SiteFinder,
Gateway,
Audiotape,
Gen Items on eBay
Comprehensive guides to genealogical resources on the web
New York NYG&B: Heritage Quest on-line access for members
New England (NEHGR; MA Vitals,Rev.War Pension 1829-37): NEHGS, Savage: "First Settlers",
"Corrections"
Maine:
Archives,
Gen Soc;
MA: Archives,
Special Collections:
Essex:
Salem Deeds;
Suffolk
NH Archives,
HistSoc &
Lib,
SocGen,
GenWeb,
Hampton Surnames 1638-1892
General Searches 4/15/03
Ecola Newsstand - On-line newspapers
and archives, USA Today,
GenSource - genealogy specific
G
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AltaVista,
Teoma,
Lycos,
Dogpile,
NorthernLight,
Yahoo -
major search engines
People: WhoWhere,
PeopleFinder,
Switchboard -
get phone numbers and E-mail addresses
International Sites 2/27/03
World GenWeb -
goal is USGenWeb-like coverage of world; e.g.
Germany,
Scotland
Canada:
Many links including:
National Archives,
GenResearchLib,
Ontario 1871 Census,
Acadian Families
New Brunswick: Resources,
Archives;
French Canada Notarial Deeds 1635-1800, Canadian Histories
English Wills
Ireland,
Ireland2, Vitals
:
Irish Gen Soc,
Names,
O'Dochartaigh Clan;
German Script
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