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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. | <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 | === Records of the FamilySearch Library === | ||
The [ | The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has many of the records described in these Delaware Wiki paes, including: | ||
*All available census records | *All available census records | ||
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*Birth and death records to about 1910 | *Birth and death records to about 1910 | ||
Most of the Delaware microfilms at the | 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. | ||
If the | 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. | ||
=== | === FamilySearch Catalog === | ||
The library's records are listed in the [[Introduction to the | 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 ''place'' where your ancestor lived, such as: | The ''place'' where your ancestor lived, such as: | ||
{{Block indent|'''UNITED STATES''' - CENSUS }} | |||
{{Block indent|'''DELAWARE''' - MILITARY RECORDS }} | |||
{{Block indent|'''DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE;;; - PROBATE RECORDS''' }} | |||
{{Block indent|'''DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE, WILMINGTON''' - CHURCH RECORDS}} | |||
The ''record type'' you want to search, such as: | The ''record type'' you want to search, such as: | ||
{{Block indent|UNITED STATES - '''CENSUS''' }} | |||
{{Block indent|DELAWARE - '''MILITARY RECORDS''' }} | |||
{{Block indent|DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE - '''PROBATE RECORDS''' }} | |||
{{Block indent|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. | The page titles in this set of Wiki pages match the names of record types used in the catalog. | ||
[[Category:Delaware|Introduction]] | |||
[[Category:Delaware, United States|Introduction]] | |||
Latest revision as of 09:59, 19 August 2025
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 FamilySearch Library[edit | edit source]
The FamilySearch 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 FamilySearch 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.
FamilySearch Catalog[edit | edit source]
The library's records are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog found at the 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 place where your ancestor lived, such as:
The record type you want to search, such as:
The page titles in this set of Wiki pages match the names of record types used in the catalog.