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==== African American ==== | ==== African American ==== | ||
[ | [https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=afrosources African American Resources] at Maryland State Archives | ||
==== Cemeteries ==== | ==== Cemeteries ==== | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/de/sussex/index.htm Sussex County Delaware Cemeteries] at USGenWeb Archives | ||
*[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/cemetery.htm Delmarva Cemeteries] | *[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/cemetery.htm Delmarva Cemeteries] | ||
*[https://discover.hsp.org/Record/marc-292029 Jewish Cemeteries of Delmarva Peninsula] | *[https://discover.hsp.org/Record/marc-292029 Jewish Cemeteries of Delmarva Peninsula] | ||
==== Census ==== | ==== Census ==== | ||
*[http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/de/newcastle/1850/ 1850 New Castle County Delaware Census index] | *[http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/de/newcastle/1850/ 1850 New Castle County Delaware Census index] at USGenWeb | ||
*[ | *[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] | *[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) | ||
==== Church ==== | ==== Church ==== | ||
*[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/methodist.htm Methodist/Protestant Church Records] | |||
*[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/methodist.htm Methodist/Protestant Church Records] | *[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/asbury.htm Asbury Church Records] | ||
*[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/asbury.htm Asbury Church Records] | |||
==== Court ==== | ==== Court ==== | ||
[ | [https://archives.delaware.gov/slavery-papers/ Delaware Slavery Papers] at State of Delaware Archives | ||
==== Ethnic History ==== | ==== Ethnic History ==== | ||
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==== Land ==== | ==== Land ==== | ||
[ | *[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 | |||
==== Military ==== | ==== Military ==== | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/de/sussex/index.htm Sussex County Delaware] at USGenWeb Archives | ||
==== Newspapers ==== | ==== Newspapers ==== | ||
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==== Taxation ==== | ==== Taxation ==== | ||
[ | [https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/series.aspx?ID=s1430 Maryland Debt Book Index 1773-1775] at Maryland State Archives | ||
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*[http://www.ldgs.org/ Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society] | *[http://www.ldgs.org/ Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society] | ||
==== Websites ==== | ==== Websites ==== | ||
*[ | *[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] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:53, 19 April 2024
United States 
Delmarva Peninsula
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.
African American[edit | edit source]
African American Resources at Maryland State Archives
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- Sussex County Delaware Cemeteries at USGenWeb Archives
- Delmarva Cemeteries
- Jewish Cemeteries of Delmarva Peninsula
Census[edit | edit source]
- 1850 New Castle County Delaware Census index at USGenWeb
- 1850 New Castle County Delaware Census images at USGenWeb Archives
- 1880 Census at FamilySearch (searchable)
- 1880 Michigan Census Extracts (people born in Delaware)
Church[edit | edit source]
Court[edit | edit source]
Delaware Slavery Papers at State of Delaware Archives
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]
- "Land Records," Guide to Government Records at Maryland State Archives.
- Digital Image Retrieval for All Land Records in Maryland at Maryland State Archives
Military[edit | edit source]
- Sussex County Delaware at USGenWeb Archives
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Maryland Debt Book Index 1773-1775 at Maryland State Archives
Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Archives of Maryland
- Delaware Public Archives
- Edward H. Nabb Research Center
- Somerset County MDGenWeb
- Wicomco County MDGenWeb
- Delmarva Almanac