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United States Delaware Introduction Template:Adoption DEGenWeb
This set of Wiki pages describes major sources of information about families from Delaware. As you read these Wiki pages, study the United States Wiki pages, which will help you understand terminology and the contents and uses of genealogical records.

Records of the Family History Library[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has many of the records described in these Delaware Wiki paes, including:

All available census records
Most available pre-1860 church, probate, court, and land records
Birth and death records to about 1910

Most of the Delaware microfilms at the Family History Library were acquired between 1947 and 1949. Except for some published records, little has been added to the collection since then.

If the Family History Library has a source described in these Wiki pages, the pages list the book, microfilm, and microfiche numbers. These are preceded by FHL, the abbreviation for Family History Library. These numbers may be used to locate materials in the Family History Library and to order microfilm and microfiche atFamily History Centers.

FamilySearch Catalog[edit | edit source]

The library's records are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog found at the Family History Library and at each [[Finding a Family History Center|Family History Center]. To find a record, look in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog for:

The place where your ancestor lived, such as:

UNITED STATES - CENSUS

DELAWARE - MILITARY RECORDS

DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE;;; - PROBATE RECORDS

DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE, WILMINGTON - CHURCH RECORDS

The record type you want to search, such as:

UNITED STATES - CENSUS

DELAWARE - MILITARY RECORDS

DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE - PROBATE RECORDS

DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE, WILMINGTON - CHURCH RECORDS

The page titles in this set of Wiki pages match the names of record types used in the catalog.

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+''[[United States]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Delaware Genealogy|Delaware]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Delaware_Introduction|Introduction]]'' {{Adoption DEGenWeb}}<br>This set of Wiki pages describes major sources of information about families from [[Delaware Genealogy|Delaware]]. As you read these Wiki pages, study the [[United States]] Wiki pages, which will help you understand terminology and the contents and uses of genealogical records.
-=== Records of the FamilySearch Library  ===
+=== Records of the Family History Library  ===
-The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has many of the records described in these Delaware Wiki paes, including:
+The [[Family History Library]] has many of the records described in these Delaware Wiki paes, including:
 *All available census records
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 *Birth and death records to about 1910
-Most of the Delaware microfilms at the FamilySearch Library were acquired between 1947 and 1949. Except for some published records, little has been added to the collection since then.
+Most of the Delaware microfilms at the Family History Library were acquired between 1947 and 1949. Except for some published records, little has been added to the collection since then.
-If the FamilySearch Library has a source described in these Wiki pages, the pages list the book, microfilm, and microfiche numbers. These are preceded by FS Library, the abbreviation for FamilySearch Library. These numbers may be used to locate materials in the FamilySearch Library.
+If the Family History Library has a source described in these Wiki pages, the pages list the book, microfilm, and microfiche numbers. These are preceded by FHL, the abbreviation for Family History Library. These numbers may be used to locate materials in the Family History Library and to order microfilm and microfiche at[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|Family History Centers]].
 === FamilySearch Catalog  ===
-The library's records are listed in the [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]] found at the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] and at each [[Finding a FamilySearch Center|FamilySearch Center]. To find a record, look in the ''Place Search'' of the FamilySearch Catalog for:
+The library's records are listed in the [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]] found at the [[Family History Library]] and at each [[Finding a Family History Center|Family History Center]. To find a record, look in the ''Place Search'' of the FamilySearch Catalog for:
 The ''place'' where your ancestor lived, such as:
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 The page titles in this set of Wiki pages match the names of record types used in the catalog.
+{{Delaware|Delaware}}
 [[Category:Delaware, United States|Introduction]]