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African American Resources, DEGenWeb Project

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Thank you for visiting the African American Resources DEGenWeb site! My name is Michelle Laws, and I am the local coordinator for this website. I hope you enjoy your visit and that you will find the information posted here useful and informative.  If you have any questions about this page or comments on how I can make this site better, please let me know.

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This page was last updated on December 12, 2012.

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Local Resources

Delaware Genealogical Society
505 N. Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19801-3091

Historical Society of Delaware
505 N. Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19801-3091

Afro-American Historical Society of Delaware
512 E. Fourth St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-571-1699

Delaware Public Archives
121 Duke of York Street
Dover, DE 19901

 

Queries

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History of African Americans in Delaware

 

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African American Online Resources

  • AFRIGENEAS. A private mailing list created as a place to discuss and promote family history research. This is a place for the African Ancestored in particular, and others, to communicate their genealogical interests, needs, concerns, history, culture, and resources. Discussion areas include, but are not limited to, queries on surnames, records/events, how do I start, census, locations, people and places, and resources. To subscribe send the following to majordomo@msstate.edu: subscribe afrigeneas
  • African Americans in the DE 1890 census DE-AfricaAmer. A mailing list for anyone researching their African-American ancestry in Delaware. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [de-africaamer-l-request@rootsweb.com] (mail mode) or [de-africaamer-d-request@rootsweb.com] (digest mode).
  • DE-AfriGeneas. A mailing list to coordinate, network and strengthen the efforts of African ancestored family researchers within Delaware. You can subscribe from http://groups.yahoo.com/group/de-afrigeneas/ or by sending the following to de-afrigeneas-subscribe@yahoogroups.com: subscribe
  • DE-AfricaAmer. A mailing list for anyone researching their African-American ancestry in Delaware. To subscribe send "subscribe" to de-africaamer-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or de-africaamer-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).

     Bibliography of African American Research

    "Black Roots: A Beginners Guide to Tracing the African American Family Tree" - Tony Burroughs

    "The Source - A Guidebook to American Genealogy" - Loretto Dennis Szucs & Sandra Hargreaves Luebking

    "How To Do Everything Genealogy" - George G. Morgan

     

    Other Resources

    The following links will take you to several ongoing USGenWeb Special Projects. There is a wealth of information here for you to use, all of which has been donated to the USGenWeb Project by researchers just like you. Won't you consider donating material for one or more of these Special Projects? Please contact Michelle Laws if you'd like to help in this way.

    Online Genealogical References

    The following listing is a compilation of reference and resources that can be found online. The DEGenWeb recommends these sites to its many visitors but is not responsible for the page content or page functioning. If you would like to add your site to this list, please contact Michelle Laws.

    National or General Online Resources

    Delaware Online Resources