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| ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delmarva peninsula|Delmarva Peninsula]]'' | | ''[[United States Genealogy|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delmarva peninsula|Delmarva Peninsula]]'' |
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| == County Courthouse == | | == County Courthouse == |
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| == History == | | == History == |
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| Delmarva is comprised of portions of Virginia and Maryland, and all of Delaware. It served as a major center of European immigration into North America. In colonial times, the Peninsula became home to residents whose origin included both Africa and Northern Europe.<ref>http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu/dho/themes/index.html</ref> The peninsula is bounded on the East Coast by the Atlantic Ocean, Delaware River and Delaware Bay and the West Coast by the Chesapeake Bay. | | Delmarva is comprised of portions of Virginia and Maryland, and all of Delaware. It served as a major center of European immigration into North America. In colonial times, the Peninsula became home to residents whose origin included both Africa and Northern Europe.<ref>http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu/dho/themes/index.html</ref> The peninsula is bounded on the East Coast by the Atlantic Ocean, Delaware River and Delaware Bay and the West Coast by the Chesapeake Bay. |
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| == Places / Localities ==
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| == Resources ==
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| ==== African American ==== | | ==== African American ==== |
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| [http://guide.mdsa.net/viewer.cfm?page=afridesc African American Resources] ~ Maryland State Archives | | [https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=afrosources African American Resources] at Maryland State Archives |
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| ==== Cemeteries ==== | | ==== Cemeteries ==== |
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| *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/de/sussex/index.htm Sussex County Delaware Cemeteries] ~ USGenWeb | | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/de/sussex/index.htm Sussex County Delaware Cemeteries] at USGenWeb Archives |
| *[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/cemetery.htm Delmarva Cemeteries] ~ Cindy's Cemetery Page | | *[https://www.mdgenweb.org/wicomico/wcp/index.htm Paul J. Willing Wicomico Cemeteries Project] at Wicomico County MDGenWeb and Shari Handley's Eastern Shore Genealogy Project |
| *[http://www.sefardies.org/genealogy/showsource.php?sourceID=S109&tree=JewsAmericas&foffset=&ioffset=101 Jewish Cemeteries of Delmarva Peninsula] | | *[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/maryland/worcester.html Tombstone Transcription Project] at Maryland GenWeb |
| | | *[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/cemetery.htm Delmarva Cemeteries] |
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| | *[https://discover.hsp.org/Record/marc-292029 Jewish Cemeteries of Delmarva Peninsula] |
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| ==== Census ==== | | ==== Census ==== |
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| *[http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/de/newcastle/1850/ 1850 New Castle County Delaware Census index] ~ USGenWeb | | *[http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/de/newcastle/1850/ 1850 New Castle County Delaware Census index] at USGenWeb |
| *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/de/kent/census/1860/ 1860 Kent County Census images] ~ USGenWeb Census Project | | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/de/kent/census/1860/0000read.htm 1850 New Castle County Delaware Census images] at USGenWeb Archives |
| *[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp 1880 Census] ~ FamilySearch.org (searchable) | | *[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp 1880 Census] at FamilySearch (searchable) |
| *[http://nativeamericansofdelawarestate.com/MigrationMichigan/DE%20to%20MI%20table.htm 1880 Michigan Census Extracts] (people born in Delaware) | | *[http://nativeamericansofdelawarestate.com/MigrationMichigan/DE%20to%20MI%20table.htm 1880 Michigan Census Extracts] (people born in Delaware) |
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| ==== Church ==== | | ==== Church ==== |
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| *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/de/sussex/index.htm Sussex County Delaware Bible Records] ~ USGenWeb<br>
| | *[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/methodist.htm Methodist/Protestant Church Records] |
| *[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/methodist.htm Methodist/Protestant Church Records] ~ Cindy | | *[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/asbury.htm Asbury Church Records] |
| *[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/asbury.htm Asbury Church Records] ~ Cindy | |
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| ==== Court ==== | | ==== Court ==== |
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| [http://archives.delaware.gov/exhibits/document/slavery/toc.shtml#TopOfPage Delaware Slavery Papers] ~ State of Delaware | | [https://archives.delaware.gov/slavery-papers/ Delaware Slavery Papers] at State of Delaware Archives |
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| ==== Ethnic History ==== | | ==== Ethnic History ==== |
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| ==== Land ==== | | ==== Land ==== |
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| [http://mdlandrec.net/msa/stagser/s1700/s1741/cfm/index.cfm Digital Image Retrieval for All Land Records in Maryland] ~ Maryland Archives | | *[https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=landrecords "Land Records," Guide to Government Records] at Maryland State Archives. |
| | | *[https://mdlandrec.net/main/dsp_search.cfm Digital Image Retrieval for All Land Records in Maryland] at Maryland State Archives |
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| ==== Military ==== | | ==== Military ==== |
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| *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/de/sussex/index.htm Sussex County Delaware WWI Draft Cards] ~ USGenWeb | | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/de/sussex/index.htm Sussex County Delaware] at USGenWeb Archives |
| *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/de/sussex/index.htm Sussex County Delaware WWII Army Enlistment Records] ~ USGenWeb
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| ==== Newspapers ==== | | ==== Newspapers ==== |
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| [http://www.facebook.com/TheDelmarvaDailyTimes Delmarva Daily Times] | | [http://www.facebook.com/TheDelmarvaDailyTimes Delmarva Daily Times] |
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| ==== Obituaries ====
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| ==== Probate ====
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| ==== Taxation ==== | | ==== Taxation ==== |
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| [http://guide.mdsa.net/series.cfm?action=viewSeries&ID=S1430 Maryland Debt Book Index 1773-1775 ] ~ Maryland Archives | | [https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/series.aspx?ID=s1430 Maryland Debt Book Index 1773-1775] at Maryland State Archives |
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| ==== Vital Records ====
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| ==== Societies and Libraries ==== | | ==== Societies and Libraries ==== |
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| *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ldgs/ Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society] | | *[http://www.ldgs.org/ Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society] |
| *[http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/links.htm Lower Delmarva Area Genealogy Mailing List]
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| ==== Web Sites ==== | | ==== Websites ==== |
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| *[http://aomol.net/html/index.html Archives of Maryland] | | *[https://msa.maryland.gov Archives of Maryland] |
| *[http://www.state.de.us/sos/dpa/ Delaware Public Archives] | | *[http://www.state.de.us/sos/dpa/ Delaware Public Archives] |
| *[http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu/default.asp Edward H. Nabb Research Center] | | *[http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu/default.asp Edward H. Nabb Research Center] |
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| *[http://delmarva-almanac.com/index.php/site/history/ Delmarva Almanac] | | *[http://delmarva-almanac.com/index.php/site/history/ Delmarva Almanac] |
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| === References === | | === References === |
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| [[Category:Delaware]] [[Category:Maryland]] [[Category:Virginia]] | | [[Category:Delaware, United States]] [[Category:Maryland, United States]] [[Category:Virginia, United States]] |