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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 […]




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: Department of State

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 […]




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.