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.

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]

Websites[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|United States&nbsp;]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp;[[Maryland|Maryland&nbsp;]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp;[[Delmarva Peninsula, Maryland|Delmarva Peninsula]]''
+''[[United States Genealogy|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delmarva peninsula|Delmarva Peninsula]]''
 == County Courthouse  ==
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 == History  ==
-==== Record Loss  ====
+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.
-== Places / Localities  ==
-==== Populated Places  ====
+==== African American  ====
-==== Neighboring Counties  ====
+[https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=afrosources African American Resources] at Maryland State Archives
-== Resources  ==
 ==== Cemeteries  ====
-<br>
+*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/de/sussex/index.htm Sussex County Delaware Cemeteries] at USGenWeb Archives
+*[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/cemetery.htm Delmarva Cemeteries]
+*[https://discover.hsp.org/Record/marc-292029 Jewish Cemeteries of Delmarva Peninsula]
 ==== Census  ====
-*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/de/kent/census/1860/ 1860 Kent County Census images] &nbsp;~ &nbsp;USGenWeb Census Project
+*[http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/de/newcastle/1850/ 1850 New Castle County Delaware Census index] at USGenWeb
-*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp 1880 Census] ~ &nbsp;FamilySearch.org (searchable)
+*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/de/kent/census/1860/0000read.htm 1850 New Castle County Delaware Census images] at USGenWeb Archives
-*[http://nativeamericansofdelawarestate.com/MigrationMichigan/DE%20to%20MI%20table.htm 1880 Michigan Census Extracts] (people born in Delaware)&nbsp;
+*[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)
 ==== Church  ====
+*[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/methodist.htm Methodist/Protestant Church Records]
+*[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/asbury.htm Asbury Church Records]
 ==== Court  ====
+[https://archives.delaware.gov/slavery-papers/ Delaware Slavery Papers] at State of Delaware Archives
+==== Ethnic History  ====
+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.<ref>http://www.godelmarva.com/fyi/history/75-delmarva-history.html</ref>
 ==== Land  ====
-==== Local Histories  ====
+*[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
-==== Maps  ====
+==== Military  ====
-==== Military  ====
+*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/de/sussex/index.htm Sussex County Delaware] at USGenWeb Archives
 ==== Newspapers  ====
-==== Obituaries  ====
+[http://www.delmarvanow.com/ DelmarvaNow.com]
-==== Probate  ====
+[http://www.facebook.com/TheDelmarvaDailyTimes Delmarva Daily Times]
 ==== Taxation  ====
-==== Vital Records  ====
+[https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/series.aspx?ID=s1430 Maryland Debt Book Index 1773-1775] at Maryland State Archives
-== Societies and Libraries  ==
-== Web Sites  ==
+==== Societies and Libraries  ====
-== References  ==
+*[http://www.ldgs.org/ Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society]
+==== Websites  ====
+*[https://msa.maryland.gov Archives of Maryland]
+*[http://www.state.de.us/sos/dpa/ Delaware Public Archives]
+*[http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu/default.asp Edward H. Nabb Research Center]
+*[http://www.mdgenweb.org/somerset/ Somerset County MDGenWeb]
+*[http://www.mdgenweb.org/wicomico/ Wicomco County MDGenWeb]
+*[http://delmarva-almanac.com/index.php/site/history/ Delmarva Almanac]
+=== References ===
 <references />
+[[Category:Delaware, United States]] [[Category:Maryland, United States]]  [[Category:Virginia, United States]]

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