The Middletown Historical Society undertook a progressive 21st century project in 2012, one that is of tremendous value to researchers. The nonprofit focused on interpreting the history of the major New Castle County town south of the canal has digitized the Middletown Transcript. This paper has always covered its beat thoroughly, cranking out local content about…
Delmarva History on Facebook Hits 2,000 Likes
Thanks, everyone for liking Delmarva History on FB. As winter draws to a close, we hit 2,000 likes on this Friday in the middle of March. It was in the midst of our snowy season, February 4, 2015, when we passed another important milestone, 1,500 likes. We appreciate your engagement and support as the page shares curated…
Online 19th Century Directories Help With Local and Family History Research
In the 19th century, a variety of directories were published. These include mercantile serials, city directories, state gazetteers, newspaper directories, and volumes for the professions, such as doctors and lawyers. These publications are valuable sources when doing local and family history research. Fortunately for researchers many of the older volumes are available from online, as…
Research Tip: An Enoch Pratt Library Card Provides Access to Valuable Digital Resources
The Enoch Pratt Free Library has many excellent resources for those digging into state, local, and family history. Those materials include microfilm reels containing practically every extant newspaper in Maryland, including all the county weeklies. In the serials department, you will also find the Evening Sun and the Baltimore News American, papers which genealogists and…