A Special Thanks to Our Submitters! All submitters' names and e-mail addresses (when given) are listed on the individual files. If you find something useful,  please send a thank-you to the submitter. The Delaware USGenWeb Archives Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence.

To Submit Your Delaware Files

Please read the instructions and guidelines before submitting files then send your files (in plain text format - *.txt) to archives@tyaskin.com. Please use "Delaware Archives" as the subject line of your e-mail.

What kind of data is accepted for the Delaware USGenWeb Archives?

1. Any items published before 1923.
2. Items published after 1923, with author's written permission only.
3. Public domain records or documents (for example, those you've gotten from the courthouse or federal government).

Examples of records you may find in the public domain:

• BIBLE RECORDS
• CEMETERIES:
  • Headstone transcriptions
    (WPA or cemeteries that you have personally walked and recorded)
  • Caretaker's records
  • Burial records
• CENSUS RECORDS
  • Federal
  • State
• CHURCH RECORDS:
  • Membership lists
  • Baptisms
  • Marriages
• COURT RECORDS:
  • County
  • Federal
  • Civil
  • Circuit
  • Probate
• DIARIES/JOURNALS
• EDUCATIONAL:
  • School histories
  • Newsletters
  • School census
  • Yearbooks
• LAND RECORDS:
  • Deeds/grants
  • Land transfers
  • Federal land grants
  • Surveyor's records
  • Plat Books
• LOCAL DIRECTORIES:
  • Phone books
  • Old county and city directories
• LOCAL HISTORIES
• MILITARY RECORDS:
  • Rosters
  • Muster rolls
  • Service records
  • Pension applications
• NEWSPAPERS:
  • Birth announcements
  • Marriage announcements
  • Obituaries
  • Local events
• OCCUPATIONAL:
  • Mining inspector's reports
  • Accident reports
  • Railroad reports
  • Company newsletters
• PRISON RECORDS
• TAX RECORDS:
  • Local
  • Land
  • Property
  • State
  • Federal
• VITAL RECORDS:
  • Marriage
  • Birth
  • Death
• WILLS

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