If anyone plans to do personal research in Wilmington, do not neglect a visit to the library of the Delaware Historical Society. Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: <TootsandTootsie@cs.com> To: <DELAWARE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 4:21 PM Subject: Re: [DELAWARE] PARK/MORRISON > Hello, > I do not know a great deal about searching in Delaware, but I have done a > little research there, and I can pass on to you some of the sources I found. > > 1. I ordered a CD online of part of the 1880 census in Delaware; I think > there are 3 volumes - I ordered T9-119 CD from Family Quest Archives by > Heritage Quest. I don't have a web address, but I think it might be the > Heritage Quest site. Don't know if they have an index for the census or not. > > 2. I had relatives in the city of Wilmington, Delaware in the late 19th > century, so I was able to check the annual city directories from 1850-present > at the Historical Society of Delaware, 505 North Market St., Wilmington, DE, > though you may need to go there in person (they're not on the web, I don't > think). You could write to them and see. > > 3. I checked (Catholic) church records in Wilmington, at the Family History > Center in Wilmington (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 143 > Dickinson Lane, Westhaven, Wilmington, DE 19806). On their literature, it > says that telephone inquiries should be made to: Douglas McMinn (302) > 475-2970; and all mail should be sent to: Wilmington Family History Center, > Doug McMinn, Director; 2627 Kimbrough Dr., Wilmington, DE 19810. I don't know > if you can order from them long-distance, but you can look on their website > (don't know the address - search for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day > Saints, Mormons, or Family History Center, Family History Library), get the > order number of items on the website that you wish to see, and see how it all > works from Europe. (They have many centers in the U.S. and other places.) > > 4. There are the Delaware State Archives in Dover, Delaware - but I don't > know much about that - hopefully someone else will answer your e-mail with > their address, etc. > > I hope this has been of some help. Good luck. > > Nancy > > > ==== DELAWARE Mailing List ==== > USGenWeb Project Archives for Kent County > FREE Online Data, Contributed by Your Fellow Researchers > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/de/kent.htm > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.256 / Virus Database: 129 - Release Date: 5/31/01