(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 desde finales de la Guerra Civil hasta 1872 bajo el Departamento de Guerra de los Estados Unidos. Durante su existencia de menos de 10 años, la Oficina de Hombres Libres existió para facilitar y sanar a una nación dividida por la guerra en otra nación nuevamente unida. Entre otras actividades la oficia  asistió con la transición de aquellos nacidos dentro de la esclavitud  hacia una nueva vida como personas libres. El programa se enfoca en los tipos de registros creados por la Oficina de Hombres Libres y cómo utilizar estos registros para identificar información genealógica.

Michael Hait es un investigador genealógico profesional, escritor y presentador de tiempo completo. Ha escrito diferentes casos de estudio para varias publicaciones genealógicas incluyendo el Maryland Genealogical Society Journal, el New York Genealogical and Biographical Record y National Genealogical Society Quarterly. En el 2012 Hait ganó el primer premio en la competencia de redacción nacional llamada en inglés National Genealogical Society Family History Writing Competition con su artículo “En La Sombra de la Rebeliones” titulada en inglés “In the Shadow of Rebellions,” explorando a los descendientes de una mujer esclava que vivió en Maryland en el siglo 19. Actualmente sirve en el Comité de Directores del Comité de Certificación de Genealogistas.

Esta presentación es totalmente gratis y tiene una duración aproximada de una hora. No se requieren reservaciones. Para más información sobre esta presentación contacte a Tammy Stock (302) 744-5038 o por correo electrónico a tamara.stock@delaware.gov.

Los Archivos Públicos de Delaware están ubicados en el 121 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard North en Dover. La sala de investigación Mabel Lloyd Ridgely está abierta al público de lunes a viernes en horario de 8 a.m. a 4:15 p.m.  El segundo sábado de cada mes, la sala de investigación está abierta de 9 a.m. a 4:15 p.m.

(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. War Department.  During the less than ten years of its existence, the “Freedmen’s Bureau” existed to ease the healing of the nation torn apart by the war. Among its activities, the Bureau aided in the transition of those who had been born in slavery into their new lives as freed people. This program will focus on the types of records created by the Freedmen’s Bureau and how to use these records to identify genealogical information.

Michael Hait is a full-time professional genealogical researcher, writer, and lecturer. He has written case studies for several genealogical journals including the Maryland Genealogical Society Journal, the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, and the National Genealogical Society Quarterly. In 2012 Hait won 1st prize in the National Genealogical Society Family History Writing Competition for his article “In the Shadow of Rebellions,” exploring descendants of an enslaved woman living in 19th-century Maryland. Currently, he serves on the Board of Trustees of the Board for Certification of Genealogists.

The program is free to the public and will last approximately one hour.  No reservations are required.  For more information, contact Tom Summers (302) 744-5047 or e-mail thomas.summers@delaware.gov.

Delaware Public Archives is located at 121 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard North in Dover. The Mabel Lloyd Ridgely Research Room is open to the public Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. On the second Saturday of every month the research room is open from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Over the last 18 months, the Delaware Library Consortium (DLC) in cooperation with the Delaware Division of Libraries (DDL) was pleased to add six new member institutions: Barratt’s Chapel and Museum, Biggs Museum of American Art, Delaware’s Legislative Hall Library, Fort Delaware Society, Positive Outcomes Charter School, and Thomas Edison Charter School. These six institutions join the 35 public libraries, six academic libraries, two school libraries, and seven special libraries currently in the DLC. Membership in the DLC allows institutions to add their print collections to the online Delaware Library Catalog (http://dlc.lib.de.us) as well as digitized collections to the online Delaware Heritage Collection (http://delawarelibraries.org/delaware-heritage-collection).  The participating collections may be searched online, all at once or by individual library.  All Delaware libraries are invited to join the DLC.

“Thanks to the consortium, Delawareans now can easily search the millions of physical items in the participating institutions, as well as the online digital collections,” said Dr. Annie Norman, State Librarian.  “Due to the collaboration among the DLC participants, Delawareans now have access to more.”

About the new libraries:

Barratt’s Chapel and Museum houses a research library emphasizing Methodist history and the archives of the Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference. The archives contains a wide variety of material dating from the eighteenth century to the present, including membership records of closed churches, annual conference records, sermons, memoirs, and personal papers.

The Biggs Museum of American Art, a private non-profit museum in Dover, Delaware, exhibits and collects fine and decorative arts of Delaware, the Mid-Atlantic Region and the Nation from 1700 to the present. The Biggs research library includes catalogs, reference works, and select biographies.

Delaware’s Legislative Hall Library contains a collection used for legislative research and is also open to the general public.  Featured collections include: Original Bills back to 1973, Session Laws from the 1770’s, Delaware Code, Senate and House Journals from 1949, Previous Executive Orders from Castle through the current Governor, books on the history of Delaware, and Delaware Constitutional Debates, 1897.

The Fort Delaware Society is a non-profit organization, chartered in 1950, and dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of Fort Delaware, a Civil War prison camp on Pea Patch Island. The society maintains the Emerson Wilson Research Library focusing on Civil War research and publishes books and documents related to Fort Delaware.

Positive Outcomes Charter School serves students in the seventh through the twelfth grades and Thomas Edison Charter School serves students in K-8 grades.  Both libraries focus on collections to support the learning of their students.

About:

The Delaware Division of Libraries, a state agency dedicated to unleashing the potential in all Delawareans in partnership with Delaware Libraries, offers free access to the online catalog (delawarelibraries.org); Wi-Fi; computers/internet; eBooks, programs/classes, community partnerships, and more.

Delaware Department of State | Division of Libraries
Contact: Beth-Ann Ryan, Deputy Director
(302) 257-3002 | beth-ann.ryan@delaware.gov

Are your digital genealogy files all over the place? Have you discovered a record for your ancestor, twice? Librarian Leah Youse will be presenting a program at the Delaware Public Archives on Saturday, November 1, 10:30 a.m. on developing methods of genealogical arrangement and organization. Whether you are just getting started or you have been conducting online research for years, this talk will provide ideas to take your organizational system to the next level. Youse will focus on managing files and folders, email, and research, including a brief discussion on easing the burden with software.

Leah Youse earned her Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from The University of Alabama and currently provides reference services to patrons at the Elkton Central Library in Cecil County, Maryland. She has done archival work with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and the Historical Society of Cecil County. Youse’s primary interests include research methodology and genealogy blogging.

The program is free to the public and will last approximately one hour. No reservations are required. For more information, contact Tom Summers (302) 744-5047 or e-mail thomas.summers@delaware.gov.

For more information about the Delaware Public Archives, please visit the website at http://archives.delaware.gov. You can also become a follower of the Archives Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/DelawarePublicArchives) and read the Archives blog (http://archives.blogs.delaware.gov/) to learn more about events and other items of interest at the Archives.

The Delaware Public Archives is located at 121 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard North in Dover. The Mabel Lloyd Ridgely Research Room is open to the public Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. On the second Saturday of every month the research room is open from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

(Dover, Del.)- The Delaware Public Archives (DPA) is celebrating the Hispanic Heritage Month, which extends until October 15^th, with the unveiling of the Spanish section of its website. With a long history of welcoming immigrants, Delaware has become home to people from all over the world. The Hispanic community has contributed to Delaware’s quality of life and diversity while integrating their traditions into the culture of the First State.

Key sections of the Archives’ website have been translated to assist the Spanish speaking community in gaining access to DPA’s services, products, activities and other historical treasures. In addition, it makes available the Archives’ online collections and social media outlets providing access to thousands of items that celebrate Delaware’s rich history.

The Archives is the official guardian of Delaware’s state, county and local government records and stores millions of records that reveal the cultural, social, and political history of our state and our nation.

“With this initiative the Delaware Public Archives celebrates the ever-growing Hispanic community and its contribution to the First State’s history,” said Archives Director Stephen M. Marz. “The new website puts in the hands of new generations one of our state’s greatest resources for historical research.”

This added feature makes it easier for students, schools, individuals, businesses and other organizations in Delaware to enjoy one of our state’s greatest resources. The Archives’ collection of historical records includes records dating from the 17th century to the present, including documents, maps, books, audio/video recordings, and more than 800,000 historical photographs.

The Spanish section is accessible from the DPA’s homepage at http://archives.delaware.gov.

For more information about the Delaware Public Archives, please visit the website at  http://archives.delaware.gov. You can also become a follower of the Archives Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/DelawarePublicArchives) and read the Archives blog (http://archives.blogs.delaware.gov/) to learn more about events and other items of interest at the Archives.

The Delaware Public Archives is located at 121 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard North in Dover. The Mabel Lloyd Ridgely Research Room is open to the public Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. On the second Saturday of every month the research room is open from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. 

The Delaware Public Archives (DPA, archives.delaware.gov), an agency of the State of Delaware, is one of the oldest public archives programs in the United States. DPA serves the citizens of Delaware by identifying, collecting, and preserving public records of enduring historical and evidential value; ensuring access to public records for present and future generations; and advising and educating interested parties in the creation, management, use, and preservation of public records.