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The following four sources are at the Historical Society of Delaware, but not at the | The following four sources are at the Historical Society of Delaware, but not at the FamilySearch 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. | ||
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*Virdin, Donald Odell. ''Delaware Family Histories and Genealogies.'' St. Michaels, Maryland: Raymond B. Clark, 1984. (FS Library book {{FSC|358177|title-id|disp=975.1 A1 no. 11}}.) This lists 215 published family histories about persons who lived in Delaware between the 1630s-1980s. | *Virdin, Donald Odell. ''Delaware Family Histories and Genealogies.'' St. Michaels, Maryland: Raymond B. Clark, 1984. (FS Library book {{FSC|358177|title-id|disp=975.1 A1 no. 11}}.) This lists 215 published family histories about persons who lived in Delaware between the 1630s-1980s. | ||
*Turner, Charles Henry Black. ''Genealogical Notes, Sussex & Kent Counties, Delaware'' . . . Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1965. ( | *Turner, Charles Henry Black. ''Genealogical Notes, Sussex & Kent Counties, Delaware'' . . . Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1965. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|187612|title-id|disp=films 441425-31}}; index on FS Library film 441425.) This contains records of people who lived about 1600-1950s. This collection has family history pamphlets, articles, deeds, wills, and other original documents. It was microfilmed at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. | ||
*Rider, Fremont, ed. ''American Genealogical- Biographical Index''. Volumes 1-186+. Middletown, Connecticut: Godfrey Memorial Library, 1952-. (Family History Lobraru {{FSC|152434|title-id|disp=book 973 D22am serial 2; on 31 FS Library films}}.) This is a continuing series. An earlier version of 48 volumes was published as The American Genealogical Index, 1942-1951. Over 4 million brief citations (name, date, and source) to manuscripts, periodicals, and books. The earlier version indexed 350 sources. The second version includes the original 350 sources and an additional 800 sources. | *Rider, Fremont, ed. ''American Genealogical- Biographical Index''. Volumes 1-186+. Middletown, Connecticut: Godfrey Memorial Library, 1952-. (Family History Lobraru {{FSC|152434|title-id|disp=book 973 D22am serial 2; on 31 FS Library films}}.) This is a continuing series. An earlier version of 48 volumes was published as The American Genealogical Index, 1942-1951. Over 4 million brief citations (name, date, and source) to manuscripts, periodicals, and books. The earlier version indexed 350 sources. The second version includes the original 350 sources and an additional 800 sources. | ||
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To help interpret citations and locate the original sources, use the colored pages in some volumes of: | To help interpret citations and locate the original sources, use the colored pages in some volumes of: | ||
*Clark, Patricia L., and Dorothy Huntsman, eds. ''American Genealogical Biographical Key Title Index''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah. 1990. ( | *Clark, Patricia L., and Dorothy Huntsman, eds. ''American Genealogical Biographical Key Title Index''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah. 1990. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|655803|title-id|disp=book 973 D22am index; film 1698167 item 4; fiche 6088377}}.) Lists the sources that are at the FamilySearch Library and their call numbers. | ||
=== Writing and Sharing Your Family History === | === Writing and Sharing Your Family History === | ||
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