Delaware Directories
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- 19th Century Immigrant Roots, Records for Wilmington, Delaware and Vicinity Search engine, index, Record Inventory
History[edit | edit source]
Resources for Delaware Directories[edit | edit source]
Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]
The most extensive collections of city and business directories are at the University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware 19717-5267. The Delaware Public Archives has directories from 1814 to the 1970s. The Historical Society of Delaware also has a large collection of directories for Wilmington, the state of Delaware, and the Delmarva Peninsula.
Directories Online[edit | edit source]
Ancestry.com ($) has Delaware directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.
The Family History Library[edit | edit source]
The Family History Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Delaware including:
Wilmington
| 1814, 1845, 1853, 1857 |
FHL Collection 6044647-50 |
| 1859/1860 | FHL Collection 6043859 |
| 1862-1901 | FHL Collection 1377595-605 |
| 1934 | FHL Collection 1307613 item 10 |
To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
DELAWARE, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
DELAWARE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
Websites[edit | edit source]
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