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Copy of House Joint Resolution 10 Apologizing for Slavery Signed by Governor Markell on Display at the Delaware Public Archives

Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Friday, February 12, 2016

What: On Wednesday, February 10, Governor Jack Markell signed House Joint Resolution 10 at a ceremony held at the Delaware Public Archives. The Resolution formally apologized for the state’s role in slavery. To celebrate the signing of this historical document and to commemorate African American History Month, a complete copy of House Joint Resolution 10 […]




La Oficina de Hombres Libres: Registros e Investigación Durante la Reconstrucción

Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 27, 2016

(Dover, DE) El sábado 6 de febrero a las 10:30 a.m., el genealogista certificado Michael Hait tendrá una presentación en los Archivos Públicos de Delaware que se enfocará en una de las agencias federales menos conocidas, la Oficina de Hombres Libres (en inglés Freedman’s Bureau).  La Oficina de Refugiados, Hombres Libres y Tierras Abandonadas operó […]




The Freedmen’s Bureau: Records and Research During Reconstruction

Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 27, 2016

(Dover, DE) On Saturday, February 6 at 10:30 a.m., Certified Genealogist Michael Hait will present a program at the Delaware Public Archives focusing on one of the lesser known federal agencies, the Freedman’s Bureau.  The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands operated from the end of the Civil War until 1872 under the U.S. […]




First State Heritage Park Welcome Center and Galleries to close on Saturday and Sunday

Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Friday, January 22, 2016

(Dover, DE) Due to the winter storm prediction for the weekend, the First State Heritage Park Welcome Center and Galleries will be closed on Saturday, January 23, and Sunday, January 24. Weather permitting; the Welcome Center will reopen on Monday, January 25, at 8:00 a.m.  The First State Heritage Park Welcome Center and Galleries is […]




Beginning Italian Genealogy Workshop – CANCELLED

Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2016

Due to the winter storm prediction for this coming weekend, the Beginning Italian Genealogy workshop at Delaware Public Archives on Saturday, January 23 has been cancelled.  The program will be rescheduled for a date later this year.  If you have any questions, please contact Tom Summers, (302) 744-5047, thomas.summers@delaware.gov.







  Category: Delaware Public Archives

Copy of House Joint Resolution 10 Apologizing for Slavery Signed by Governor Markell on Display at the Delaware Public Archives

Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Friday, February 12, 2016

What: On Wednesday, February 10, Governor Jack Markell signed House Joint Resolution 10 at a ceremony held at the Delaware Public Archives. The Resolution formally apologized for the state’s role in slavery. To celebrate the signing of this historical document and to commemorate African American History Month, a complete copy of House Joint Resolution 10 […]




La Oficina de Hombres Libres: Registros e Investigación Durante la Reconstrucción

Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 27, 2016

(Dover, DE) El sábado 6 de febrero a las 10:30 a.m., el genealogista certificado Michael Hait tendrá una presentación en los Archivos Públicos de Delaware que se enfocará en una de las agencias federales menos conocidas, la Oficina de Hombres Libres (en inglés Freedman’s Bureau).  La Oficina de Refugiados, Hombres Libres y Tierras Abandonadas operó […]




The Freedmen’s Bureau: Records and Research During Reconstruction

Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 27, 2016

(Dover, DE) On Saturday, February 6 at 10:30 a.m., Certified Genealogist Michael Hait will present a program at the Delaware Public Archives focusing on one of the lesser known federal agencies, the Freedman’s Bureau.  The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands operated from the end of the Civil War until 1872 under the U.S. […]




First State Heritage Park Welcome Center and Galleries to close on Saturday and Sunday

Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Friday, January 22, 2016

(Dover, DE) Due to the winter storm prediction for the weekend, the First State Heritage Park Welcome Center and Galleries will be closed on Saturday, January 23, and Sunday, January 24. Weather permitting; the Welcome Center will reopen on Monday, January 25, at 8:00 a.m.  The First State Heritage Park Welcome Center and Galleries is […]




Beginning Italian Genealogy Workshop – CANCELLED

Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2016

Due to the winter storm prediction for this coming weekend, the Beginning Italian Genealogy workshop at Delaware Public Archives on Saturday, January 23 has been cancelled.  The program will be rescheduled for a date later this year.  If you have any questions, please contact Tom Summers, (302) 744-5047, thomas.summers@delaware.gov.