Governmental records at the state, county, and city level are important resources for studying the past and the documents are usually available in a state or local archives. But when local bodies digitize public historical resources it makes the job of the researcher so much easier, increasing efficiencies for agency staff, and reducing custodial and preservation problems as paper ages and becomes fragile.
Recently I needed to do some work with the public records in Dover, DE. and I discovered that the city has done a fine job of making its paper records available electronically on the net. Beginning in 1920, the Council minutes are online and those materials continue on to the present. There are also archived minutes for many of the committees and commissions, though most of those don’t go back as far.
Thank you City of Dover for making public records available in such an efficient and helpful way. Anyone studying the past in capital of the First State will find this to be a helpful resource.
Click here to access the records
