Delaware Genealogy Links

Here are my favorite free Delaware statewide genealogy links:


Land and Maps

• American Memory Panoramic Map 1874
  Delaware in the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress.
• 1895 Map

Military
You can learn a lot about an ancestor from his military pension records. 

• Order pension records from NARA.
• Civil War Records
  • First Regiment
  • Second Regiment
  • Third Regiment
  • Fourth Regiment
  • Fifth Regiment
  • Sixth Regiment

Vital Records
Where to write for Delaware Birth and Death Records

• Delaware Births and Christenings, 1710-1896
• Delaware State Birth Records, 1861-1922
• Delaware Marriages, 1713-1953
• Delaware Deaths and Burials, 1815-1955
• Delaware Death Records 1855-1955
• Catholic Cemetery Database
• Delaware Probate Database
• Delaware Newspaper Indexes - Birth, Marriage and Death
• A Calendar of Delaware Wills

Newspapers Search for obits, birth announcements, marriage announcements and other newsworthy events.

• Google News Archive
  Search for obits in the DE and PA newspapers in the Google News Archive.

General

• Delaware GenWeb
• Delaware US GenWeb Archives
• Delaware Genealogical Society
• State of Delaware Archives
• Delaware Roots
• Delaware Research Guide
• Delaware Historic PostCard Collection

Delaware Naturalization Records