Delmarva Peninsula: Difference between revisions

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County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

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.^[1] 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.

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

Places / Localities[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Ethnic History[edit | edit source]

The primary Indians of the peninsula prior to the arrival of Europeans were the Assateague, and included the Assateague, Transquakin, Choptico, Moteawaughkin, Quequashkecaquick, Hatsawap, Wachetak, Marauqhquaick, and Manaskson. They were all under the guidance of the Chief of the Assateague.^[2]

Land[edit | edit source]

Digital Image Retrieval for All Land Records in Maryland ~ Maryland Archives

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

Military[edit | edit source]

Sussex County Delaware WWI Draft Cards ~ USGenWeb
Sussex County Delaware WWII Army Enlistment Records ~ USGenWeb

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

DelmarvaNow.com

Delmarva Daily Times

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Probate[edit | edit source]

Taxation[edit | edit source]

Maryland Debt Book Index 1773-1775 ~ Maryland Archives

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

[1] ttp://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu/dho/themes/index.html

[2] ttp://www.godelmarva.com/fyi/history/75-delmarva-history.html

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-''[[United States Genealogy|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delmarva peninsula|Delmarva Peninsula]]''
+''[[United States|United States&nbsp;]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp;[[Delmarva peninsula|Delmarva Peninsula]]''
 == County Courthouse  ==
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 == History  ==
-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. &nbsp;It served as a major center of European immigration into North America. &nbsp;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>&nbsp; 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.
+==== Record Loss  ====
+== Places / Localities  ==
+==== Populated Places  ====
+==== Neighboring Counties  ====
+== Resources  ==
 ==== African American  ====
-[https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=afrosources African American Resources] at Maryland State Archives
+[http://guide.mdsa.net/viewer.cfm?page=afridesc African American Resources] &nbsp;~ &nbsp;Maryland State Archives
 ==== Cemeteries  ====
-*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/de/sussex/index.htm Sussex County Delaware Cemeteries] at USGenWeb Archives
+*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/de/sussex/index.htm Sussex County Delaware Cemeteries] &nbsp;~ &nbsp;USGenWeb
-*[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.shoreweb.com/cindy/cemetery.htm Delmarva Cemeteries] ~ Cindy's Cemetery Page
-*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/maryland/worcester.html Tombstone Transcription Project] at Maryland GenWeb
+*[http://www.sefardies.org/genealogy/showsource.php?sourceID=S109&tree=JewsAmericas&foffset=&ioffset=101 Jewish Cemeteries of Delmarva Peninsula]
-*[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/cemetery.htm Delmarva Cemeteries]
-*[https://discover.hsp.org/Record/marc-292029 Jewish Cemeteries of Delmarva Peninsula]
+<br>
 ==== Census  ====
-*[http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/de/newcastle/1850/ 1850 New Castle County Delaware Census index] at USGenWeb
+*[http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/de/newcastle/1850/ 1850 New Castle County Delaware Census index] ~ &nbsp;USGenWeb
-*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/de/kent/census/1860/0000read.htm 1850 New Castle County Delaware Census images] at USGenWeb Archives
+*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/de/kent/census/1860/ 1860 Kent County Census images] &nbsp;~ &nbsp;USGenWeb Census Project
-*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp 1880 Census] at FamilySearch (searchable)
+*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp 1880 Census] ~ &nbsp;FamilySearch.org (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)&nbsp;
 ==== Church  ====
-*[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/methodist.htm Methodist/Protestant Church Records]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/de/sussex/index.htm Sussex County Delaware Bible Records] &nbsp;~ &nbsp;USGenWeb<br>
-*[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/asbury.htm Asbury Church Records]
+*[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/methodist.htm Methodist/Protestant Church Records] &nbsp;~ &nbsp;Cindy
+*[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/asbury.htm Asbury Church Records] &nbsp;~ &nbsp;Cindy
 ==== Court  ====
-[https://archives.delaware.gov/slavery-papers/ Delaware Slavery Papers] at State of Delaware Archives
+[http://archives.delaware.gov/exhibits/document/slavery/toc.shtml#TopOfPage Delaware Slavery Papers] ~ State of Delaware
+<br>
 ==== Ethnic History  ====
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 ==== Land  ====
-*[https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=landrecords "Land Records," Guide to Government Records] at Maryland State Archives.
+[http://mdlandrec.net/msa/stagser/s1700/s1741/cfm/index.cfm Digital Image Retrieval for All Land Records in Maryland] &nbsp;~ &nbsp;Maryland Archives
-*[https://mdlandrec.net/main/dsp_search.cfm Digital Image Retrieval for All Land Records in Maryland] at Maryland State Archives
+==== Local Histories  ====
+==== Maps  ====
 ==== Military  ====
-*[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 WWI Draft Cards] &nbsp;~ &nbsp;USGenWeb
+*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/de/sussex/index.htm Sussex County Delaware WWII Army Enlistment Records] &nbsp;~ USGenWeb
 ==== Newspapers  ====
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 [http://www.facebook.com/TheDelmarvaDailyTimes Delmarva Daily Times]
+==== Obituaries  ====
+==== Probate  ====
 ==== Taxation  ====
-[https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/series.aspx?ID=s1430 Maryland Debt Book Index 1773-1775] at Maryland State Archives
+[http://guide.mdsa.net/series.cfm?action=viewSeries&ID=S1430 Maryland Debt Book Index 1773-1775 ]&nbsp;~ Maryland Archives
+==== Vital Records  ====
 ==== Societies and Libraries  ====
-*[http://www.ldgs.org/ Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ldgs/ Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society]
+*[http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/links.htm Lower Delmarva Area Genealogy Mailing List]
-==== Websites  ====
+==== Web Sites  ====
-*[https://msa.maryland.gov Archives of Maryland]
+*[http://aomol.net/html/index.html Archives of Maryland]&nbsp;
 *[http://www.state.de.us/sos/dpa/ Delaware Public Archives]
 *[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]
-=== References ===
+=== References  ===
 <references />
-[[Category:Delaware, United States]] [[Category:Maryland, United States]]  [[Category:Virginia, United States]]
+[[Category:Delaware]] [[Category:Maryland]]  [[Category:Virginia]]