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Delaware Public Archives
121 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. North
Dover, DE 19901
121 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. North
Dover, DE 19901
Delaware Public Archives
The mission of the Delaware Public Archives is three-fold:
- to identify, collect, and preserve public records of enduring historical and evidential value;
- to ensure access to public records for present and future generations of Delawareans; and
- to advise and educate in the creation, management, use, and preservation of public records
The Archives holds more than 40,000 cubic feet of government records and historical documents. You are cordially invited to make use of these valuable historical resources and explore Delaware's past, from early settlement to recent times.
The Archives also presents public programs and exhibitions.
Events
Like Thieves in the Night: Crime and Punishment in Jazz-age Wilmington
- Bear Public Library
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Tuesday, May 27
Flags of Our Forefathers: Finding Your Roots in the Revolution
- Delaware Public Archives
- Saturday, June 7
In Common Cause: Delaware’s Homefront in the Revolutionary War
- Bridgeville Public Library
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Thursday, June 12
African American Family History at the Delaware Public Archives
- Delaware City Library
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Tuesday, June 17
In Common Cause: Delaware’s Homefront in the Revolutionary War
- Delaware Public Archives
- Saturday, July 12
Tavern Talk - Lock, Stock, & Barrel: Arms & Ammunition of the American Revolution
- The Brimming Horn Meadery
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Thursday, July 24
An “Unsurpassed Soldiery” – The Delaware Regiment During the American Revolution
- Delaware Public Archives
- Saturday, August 2
In Common Cause: Delaware’s Homefront in the Revolutionary War
- Brandywine Hundred Library
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Monday, September 8
Tales From the Vault
- Brandywine Hundred Library
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Monday, October 27
Beginning Genealogy 101: Little-known Resources at the Delaware Public Archives
- Brandywine Hundred Library
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Monday, November 3
In Common Cause: Delaware’s Homefront in the Revolutionary War
- Delaware Public Archives
- Saturday, November 8
Forgotten Family: Pauper Records and Genealogy at the Delaware Public Archives
- Brandywine Hundred Library
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Monday, November 10
Flags of Our Forefathers: Finding Your Roots in the Revolution
- Brandywine Hundred Library
- Presented by Delaware Public Archives
- Monday, December 8
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