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==How to Find the Records==
==How to Find the Records==
=== Online Resources ===
=== Online Resources ===
*'''1500s-1900s''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7486/?arrival=_delaware-usa_10&count=50 All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s] at Ancestry; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Delaware; ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10017/passenger-immigration-lists-1500-1900?s=1&formId=pili&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Delaware+epmo.similar MyHeritage]''; index only ($)
*'''1500s-1900s''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7486/?arrival=_delaware-usa_10&count=50 All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s] at Ancestry; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Delaware; Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10017/passenger-immigration-lists-1500-1900?s=1&formId=pili&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Delaware+epmo.similar MyHeritage]; index only ($)
*'''1820-1870''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10373/atlantic-gulf-ports-passenger-list-card-index-1820-1870?s=275764761 Atlantic and Gulf Ports, Passenger List Card Index, 1820-1870] at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
*'''1820-1870''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10373/atlantic-gulf-ports-passenger-list-card-index-1820-1870?s=275764761 Atlantic and Gulf Ports, Passenger List Card Index, 1820-1870] at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
*'''1820-1874''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1921756 United States Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874] at FamilySearch - [[United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1820-1874''' {{RecordSearch|1921756 United States Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1820-1874''' [https://familysearch.org/image/viewer#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1921756/waypoints (browse images) for United States Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874] at FamilySearch; images only
*'''1820-1874''' [https://familysearch.org/image/viewer#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1921756/waypoints (browse images) for United States Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874] at FamilySearch; images only
*'''1895-1956''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10942/united-states-border-crossings-from-canada-1895-1956?s=1&formId=collection_10942:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.Delaware+epmo.similar&qevents=List United States, Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956] at MyHeritge; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Delaware
*'''1895-1956''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10942/united-states-border-crossings-from-canada-1895-1956?s=1&formId=collection_10942:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.Delaware+epmo.similar&qevents=List United States, Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956] at MyHeritage; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Delaware
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10119/immigrant-ships-transcribers-guild?s=1&formId=istg&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Delaware+epmo.similar Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild] at MyHeritge; index only ($)
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10119/immigrant-ships-transcribers-guild?s=1&formId=istg&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Delaware+epmo.similar Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild] at MyHeritage; index only ($)
====Cultural Groups====
====Cultural Groups====
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/49091/ British Aliens in the United States During the War of 1812], e-book
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/49091/ British Aliens in the United States During the War of 1812] at Ancestry; e-book
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10019/germans-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Delaware+epmo.similar Germans Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritge; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Delaware
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10019/germans-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Delaware+epmo.similar Germans Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Delaware
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10030/italians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Delaware+epmo.similar Italians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritge; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Delaware
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10030/italians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Delaware+epmo.similar Italians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Delaware
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10029/russians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Delaware+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Delaware
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10029/russians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Delaware+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Delaware
*'''1638-1664''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/470898?availability=Family%20History%20Library The Swedish settlements on the Delaware : their history and relation to the Indians, Dutch and English 1638-1664 with an account of the South, the New Sweden, and the American companies and the efforts of Sweden to regain the colony]
*'''1638-1664''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/470898?availability=Family%20History%20Library The Swedish settlements on the Delaware : their history and relation to the Indians, Dutch and English 1638-1664 with an account of the South, the New Sweden, and the American companies and the efforts of Sweden to regain the colony]


==== Passport Records Online  ====
==== Passport Records Online  ====
*'''1795-1925''' - {{RecordSearch|2185145|United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1795-1925''' {{RecordSearch|2185145|United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925}} at FamilySearch; index and images — [[United States, Passport Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1795-1925''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1174 U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925] Index and images, at Ancestry ($)
*'''1795-1925''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1174 U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925] Index and images, at Ancestry ($)


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===
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===What can I find in them?===
===What can I find in them?===
====[[Delaware Emigration and Immigration #Online Resources|Information in Passenger Lists]]====
====[[Delaware Emigration and Immigration #Online Resources|Information in Passenger Lists]]====
*'''Before 1820''' - Passenger lists before 1820 included '''name, departure information and arrival details'''.  The names of wives and children were often not included.   
*'''Before 1820''' Passenger lists before 1820 included '''name, departure information and arrival details'''.  The names of wives and children were often not included.   


*'''1820-1891''' - Customs Passenger Lists between 1820 and 1891 asked for '''each immigrant’s name, their age, their sex, their occupation, and their country of origin''', but not the city or town of origin.
*'''1820-1891''' Customs Passenger Lists between 1820 and 1891 asked for '''each immigrant’s name, their age, their sex, their occupation, and their country of origin''', but not the city or town of origin.


*'''1891-1954''' - Information given on passenger lists from 1891 to 1954 included:
*'''1891-1954''' Information given on passenger lists from 1891 to 1954 included:
**name, age, sex,  
**name, age, sex,  
**nationality, occupation, marital status,  
**nationality, occupation, marital status,  
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**and immigrant's state of health.  
**and immigrant's state of health.  


*'''1906--'''  - In 1906, the '''physical description and place of birth''' were included, and a year later, the '''name and address of the passenger’s closest living relative in the country of origin''' was included.
*'''1906--'''  In 1906, the '''physical description and place of birth''' were included, and a year later, the '''name and address of the passenger’s closest living relative in the country of origin''' was included.


====[[Delaware Emigration and Immigration#Passport Records Online|Information in Passports]]  ====
====[[Delaware Emigration and Immigration#Passport Records Online|Information in Passports]]  ====
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