Saturday I met a wonderful group, the Delaware Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (DEAAHGS). I was there for the Delaware Humanities forum to talk about “Exploring Family History through Genealogy,” and we had a great program. Long after the formal discussion wrapped up, we were still at it, exchanging ideas and talking about family history…
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University of MD LIbraries Receive Funding for Phase 2 of Newspaper Digitization Project
The University of Maryland Library system has received a $290,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to continue digitizing historic Maryland Newspapers. The “Historic Maryland Newspapers Project” was first awarded a grant in 2013 to digitize 100,000 pages of newsprint between 1826 and 1922. About 86,000 pages are now available on the Library…
Wilmington Library Has Valuable Storehouse of Information in the Delaware Collection
The Wilmington Library, a newly renovated center city landmark, has been collecting Delaware materials for centuries, and it has many useful resources in the “Delaware Room.” Genealogists, local history researchers, and the public will find gems that should not be overlooked in this reference department. City directories (beginning in 1814), newspapers on microfilm, bound print…
Cecil Maps, a Helpful, Interactive Product Will Support Local Old House, Property & Community Research
The Cecil County Department of Planning and Zoning has a helpful product for researchers, “Cecil Maps.” This highly interactive geographic information system enables those searching for local information to access an array of county maps via the Internet. Users are able to view aerial and topographic maps, property ownership information, environmental features, the locations of…