New Castle County Resources

Archives

• Delaware Public Archives
• Pennsylvania State Archives. Harrisburg, PA

Cemeteries

• Find-A-Grave New Castle County Cemeteries
• Delaware Civil War Veterans, Find-A-Grave Virtual Cemetery
• Interment.net New Castle County
• Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War National Graves Registration Database
• US Department of Veterans Affairs National Gravesite Locator

Colonial Settlers

• America's Little Known Swedish Colony, Legacy Tree
• Chronology of Colonial Swedes on the Delaware 1638-1713, Swedish Colonial Society
• The Dutch & Swedes on the Delaware, 1609-1664, Digitized book by Christopher Ward, Delaware Archives
• The Dutch on the Delaware, New Netherland Institute
• First Colonists In Delaware, EBSCO Knowledge Advantage Research Starter
• The History of Delaware and William Penn, Visit Central Delaware
• History of the Dutch Colonial Society, Dutch Colonial Society
• Landing of the Swedes, Historical Marker information, Delaware Public Archives
• The Swedish Settlements on the Delaware 1838-1664, Internet Archives digitized book
• Zwaanendael Museum History, Delaware Historical & Cultural Affairs

Historical & Genealogical Societies

• Delaware Genealogical Society, State
• Delaware Historical Society, State
• New Castle Historical Society
• Fort Delaware Historical Society
• Harriet Tubman Historical Society
• Jewish Historical Society of Delaware
• Port Penn Historical Society
• HCA, Delaware Historical and Cultural Affairs
• New Castle, Delaware Community History and Archaeology Program

Libraries

• Delaware Libraries, State Library System
• Delaware State University Library, Dover
• Franklin University Library
• University of Delaware Library, Wilmington
• Wilmington University Library

Maps

• The First Map, Delaware GIS
• Historic Maps, Delaware Public Archives
• Hundreds Survey Maps, University of Milwaukee Libraries

Military

• DAR Ancestor Search. Daughters of the American Revolution.
• Grand Army of the Republic Historic Posts by State. Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.

Miscellaneous

• Family Search
• Delaware Newspapers, Family Search
• Linkpendium, New Castle County
• Cyndi's List of Genealogical Sites

Museums

• New Castle Courthouse Museum
• Delaware Military Museum, Wilmington

Native American

• Nanticoke Tribe
• Lenape Tribe, Official Website of The Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware, Dover
• Delaware Tribe, Official Website of The Delaware Tribe of Indians, Bartlesville, OK

Quaker / Society of Friends

• History of the Quaker Church in New Castle
• Quakers in Delaware at the Time of William Penn.
• Quaker.org. Worldwide Quaker Society of Friends.
• Society of Friends, New Castle DE Bryn Mawr Library, PA

Vital Records

• Birth, Death, & Marriage Records: Delaware Office of Vital Statistics
• Marriage Records: New Castle County Clerk of the Peace
• Delaware Vital Records FAQ: Delaware Libraries