John, I went for a visit to Hegley's and it was great they have a lot of city directories of the area and other states. Also DE census. The lady was very helpful. They get every book for you and there are big tables in a quiet room to spread out. You can park your RV out in the lot. I would say you will need more then 1 day there. I also went to Newark, U of DE. There I was on my own, very little help. They had newspapers and census. Plus alot more. I stayed 9 days and could have stayed 9 more just searching my family. Paula --- John & Loretta Welsh <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Sharon, > Thanks for the reply. > I could use a little help. I have received info > from the Hagley museum > and Soda house by mail but have never been there. I > found driving > directions and hours from the web site. Thank you. > I am looking for information on my ggg grandfather > (his name was also > John Welsh if I am correct) who died in an explosion > at the gun powder > plant in 1815. He was from Ireland so that is the > kind of history I am > looking for. I would like to know where he was > buried and the names of > his children and where he was married. Should I > visit just the Soda > house or the Hagley museum as well. Time will be > somewhat tight. > Should I plan for more that one day? Anything > special I should be > aware of? Are all the records pretty available or > do they have to go > off site for some of them? > And by the way, is their room to park a motor home? > So many questions. Any information is appreciated. > > Thanks Again, > > John > Boring, OR > > [email protected] wrote: > > >John, > >If you need directions to any of these places I can > help. All of them have > >websites, As a time saver I have used the on-line > catalogs to see what > >holdings they have before I go. The Soda House has > so much it is hard to get > >an idea of what they have but if you are > researching Irish ancestry in > >Delaware it is the best place to start. > >Sharon > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com