Delaware Genealogy & Family Trees

Learn when births, deaths, and marriages were recorded in Delaware, and how to obtain Delaware birth, death, marriage, divorce, and adoption records. Includes links to Delaware birth certificate, marriage certificate, and death certificate applications.

Browse this alphabetic listing of Delaware localities to access digitized 1895 maps from Delaware counties and towns.

Part of the worldwide Books We Own project, this Delaware genealogy page contains listing of Delaware genealogy and history books with volunteers willing to provide free lookups.

Biographical information about past and present leaders of the state of Delaware.

Society Hill offers a good listing of genealogical and historical societies in Delaware with phone numbers, addresses, and Web sites (when available).

This society has over 740 active members, a large quantity of online information pertaining to Delaware, online queries, and several ongoing transcription projects.

Learn how to research your Delaware ancestors with this free compilation of Delaware genealogy research strategies and resources. From FamilySearch.org.

Transcriptions of original source material from the state of Delaware, arranged by county.

State & county resources on this huge volunteer Web site include census, vital records, queries, surname listings, publications, associations and libraries, lookup volunteers, and more!

View or submit migration information on your ancestors journeys into or out of Delaware.

A guide to the genealogical holdings of the archives, as well as links to several online records and databases, including a Delaware probate record index and naturalization record index.

A listing of organizations and institutions holding documentary materials with a brief description of their holdings and contact information.

Family History Centers, outreaches of the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City,  are located throughout the world to help individuals search the records of their ancestors.

A free message board devoted to Delaware queries.

The Jewish Historical Society of Delaware has a large archive of items that tell the story of Jewish life in Delaware.

John Fuller and Christine Gaunt maintain a wonderful list of genealogy mailing lists for Delaware and its counties, plus information on how to subscribe to each.

A registry, by state and county of transcribed cemeteries and of individuals and groups who plan to record cemetery data for the state of Delaware - a special project of USGenWeb.

An excellent online guide to the genealogical holdings of the library.

A guide to obtaining copies of Delaware vital records, such as birth & death certificates, marriage licenses & divorce decrees.