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Major collections of compiled genealogies in the Delaware Public Archives include: | Major collections of compiled genealogies in the Delaware Public Archives include: | ||
Turner, Joseph Brown. ''Genealogical Collection of Delaware Families''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1948. (FHL films 006272-300.) This excellent collection has about 3,000 alphabetically arranged files with genealogies, pedigrees, correspondence, newspaper clippings, etc. The [http://archives.delaware.gov/exhibits/document/turner/toc.shtml Delaware Public | Turner, Joseph Brown. ''Genealogical Collection of Delaware Families''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1948. (FHL films 006272-300.) This excellent collection has about 3,000 alphabetically arranged files with genealogies, pedigrees, correspondence, newspaper clippings, etc. The [http://archives.delaware.gov/exhibits/document/turner/toc.shtml Delaware Public Archives ] has these records online at: http://archives.delaware.gov/exhibits/document/turner/toc.shtml | ||
=== Historical Society of Delaware Files === | === Historical Society of Delaware Files === | ||
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The following four sources are at the Historical Society of Delaware, but not at the Family History Library. These following sources cover the 1600s to the early 1900s: | The following four sources are at the Historical Society of Delaware, but not at the Family History Library. These following sources cover the 1600s to the early 1900s: | ||
'''Family Surname File. '''This is a surname with given name file of about 500,000 cards. It is the first source people go to at the Historical Society. It indexes church records, newspaper obituaries, the Catherine Harkness and Jeanette Eckmann research collection, and family history files which are kept in other collections at the historical society. Also included are cards submitted by genealogists researching Delaware families. The [http://www.hsd.org/Library_FamilyHistory_Folders.htm society ]will search it for you for a fee. | '''Family Surname File.'''This is a surname with given name file of about 500,000 cards. It is the first source people go to at the Historical Society. It indexes church records, newspaper obituaries, the Catherine Harkness and Jeanette Eckmann research collection, and family history files which are kept in other collections at the historical society. Also included are cards submitted by genealogists researching Delaware families. The [http://www.hsd.org/Library_FamilyHistory_Folders.htm society]will search it for you for a fee. | ||
'''Family History File.''' This is a separate file, and it is indexed in the Family Surname File, above. The Family History File consists of alphabetical folders containing miscellaneous family material. Each folder contains information ranging from miscellaneous notes to complete genealogies. | '''Family History File.''' This is a separate file, and it is indexed in the Family Surname File, above. The Family History File consists of alphabetical folders containing miscellaneous family material. Each folder contains information ranging from miscellaneous notes to complete genealogies. | ||
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The following chart will help you trace families that may have had name changes: | The following chart will help you trace families that may have had name changes: | ||
The list is copied from "Campanius's description of New Sweden," | The list is copied from "Campanius's description of New Sweden," printed in 1702 at Stockholm. Many of the names have, since that day, undergone great changes in their orthography, and in some cases so great, as to destroy the resemblance. The following short list will give some idea of the transformation to which they have been subjected. | ||
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