The Delaware Public Archives (DPA) has released the following announcement about the digitization of the Abram H. Draper Collection, a holding that contains Civil War letters, poetry, and correspondence. DPA writes: “The Abram H. Draper Collection consists of 34 unique pieces of correspondence, including letters and poetry from Sergeant Abram H. Draper to his wife…
Category: Research Resources
Old Weather Maps
RESEARCH TIP — OLD WEATHER MAPS — 1871 to the Present — Often when I’m investigating some matter I need to know something about weather conditions on some long-ago day. This was the case when I researched the Greenwood Railroad Disaster for a presentation at the town library. On Dec 2, 1903, a day that…
1807 Gazetteer of Delaware and Maryland Helps Genealogists and Local History Researchers
In the decades before state directories and similar resources appeared, there were gazetteers or geographical dictionaries. These valuable titles, many over 200 years old, focused on geography as they examined an area in detail, presenting information about a community, its landscape, political economy, business enterprise, population, and natural resources. Today genealogists and local historians will…
Explorer Makes Access to USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection Easy
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Esri, a geographic information technology company, have partnered to make the enormous collection of the Survey’s map readily available to everyone. While these resources have been downloadable on the Internet since September 2011, this new, user-friendly website provides convenient access to the “Historical Topographic Map Collection.” This new interface or…