Deleware Resources
Here are some resources that are available for
genealogical research in Deleware:
For vital records, write to:
- Office of Vital Statistics
Division of Public Health
P.O. Box 637
Dover, DE 19903
Phone: (302) 739-4721
- They have birth records since 1920, death and marriage records since 1930, and divorce records since 1935. Call for costs. Check also the County where the event took place.
For information on State Archives & Libraries, write to:
- Delaware Public Archives
121 Duke of York St.
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 739-5318
- Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30-4:15, closed Saturday, Sunday, and all state holidays.
- They have published genealogical calendars and volumes, the Turner genealogical collection (microfiche), indexed birth records, marriage records, probate records, death records, and tombstones, microfilmed census records, orphan's court records, church transcripts, indexed land records, deed books, tax assessments lists, maps, and a card index of immigration and naturalization.
For information on state Genealogical Societies, write to:
- Delaware Genealogical Society
505 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: (302) 656-0637
- Hours: Monday 1:00-9:00, Tuesday-Friday 9:00-5:00, closed Saturday and Sunday.
- Publications: Delaware Genealogical Society Journal, Delaware Genealogical Society Newsletter.
- Historical Society of Delaware
505 Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: (302) 655-7161
