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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delaware]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delaware_Newspapers|Newspapers]]'' | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delaware]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delaware_Newspapers|Newspapers]]'' | ||
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== History == | |||
Delaware's first regular newspaper, the ''Delaware Gazette'', began publication in 1785 at Wilmington. Major collections of Delaware newspapers are found at the Historical Society of Delaware, American Antiquarian Society, Library of Congress, and Historical Society of Pennsylvania. | |||
== Resources for Delaware Newspapers == | |||
A helpful publication that includes early Delaware information is: | A helpful publication that includes early Delaware information is: | ||
*Scott, Kenneth, and Janet Clarke. ''Abstracts from the Pennsylvania Gazette, 1748-1755''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1977. (Family History Library {{FHL|138597|title-id|disp=book 974.811 B38sa}}.) During this period, Delaware had no newspaper, so the Pennsylvania Gazette gave extensive coverage to what is now Delaware. The volumes contain one- to two-line news items with names and dates and include an index. | *Scott, Kenneth, and Janet Clarke. ''Abstracts from the Pennsylvania Gazette, 1748-1755''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1977. (Family History Library {{FHL|138597|title-id|disp=book 974.811 B38sa}}.) During this period, Delaware had no newspaper, so the Pennsylvania Gazette gave extensive coverage to what is now Delaware. The volumes contain one- to two-line news items with names and dates and include an index. | ||
=== Digital Issues Online === | |||
{{wikipedia|List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}} | |||
=== Indexes === | === Indexes === | ||
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*Frazier, Margaret Mendenhall. ''Delaware Advertiser, 1827-1831, Genealogical Extracts''. Newhall, California: Carl Boyer, 3rd, 1987. (Family History Library {{FHL|542900|title-id|disp=book 975.1 B3f}}.) This newspaper was a four-page weekly published every Thursday. Information extracted includes deaths, marriages, legal notices, and taxpayers. Indexed. | *Frazier, Margaret Mendenhall. ''Delaware Advertiser, 1827-1831, Genealogical Extracts''. Newhall, California: Carl Boyer, 3rd, 1987. (Family History Library {{FHL|542900|title-id|disp=book 975.1 B3f}}.) This newspaper was a four-page weekly published every Thursday. Information extracted includes deaths, marriages, legal notices, and taxpayers. Indexed. | ||
== Web Sites == | |||
*Delaware Newspaper Project: http://www2.lib.udel.edu/delnews/ | *Delaware Newspaper Project: http://www2.lib.udel.edu/delnews/ | ||
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[[Category:Delaware|Newspapers]] | [[Category:Delaware|Newspapers]] | ||