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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. […]




Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs sites closed on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 23 and 24, 2016 due to winter storm

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, January 22, 2016

National Weather Service predicting major winter storm.




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 […]




Delaware Libraries Celebrate 1 Million eMedia Checkouts!

Delaware Libraries | Department of State | Date Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2016

If you’ve clicked “download” on eBooks or eAudiobooks from a Delaware library, you are one of the thousands of Delawareans who have collectively checked out more than 1 million eMedia titles in just 4 years, since the service began in December 2011! Interest in eMedia remains strong and continues to grow with annual checkouts increasing […]







  Category: Department of State

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. […]




Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs sites closed on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 23 and 24, 2016 due to winter storm

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, January 22, 2016

National Weather Service predicting major winter storm.




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 […]




Delaware Libraries Celebrate 1 Million eMedia Checkouts!

Delaware Libraries | Department of State | Date Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2016

If you’ve clicked “download” on eBooks or eAudiobooks from a Delaware library, you are one of the thousands of Delawareans who have collectively checked out more than 1 million eMedia titles in just 4 years, since the service began in December 2011! Interest in eMedia remains strong and continues to grow with annual checkouts increasing […]