NEW CASTLE COMMUNITY HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY PROGRAM

PRESENTS

A Visit to the Delaware Public Archives

Saturday, April 1, 2006, 10 a.m.

The State Archives is the repository for public records of people and property in our region.  It is a new, state-of the-art facility that is staffed with very helpful and knowledgeable people.  Join us for an orientation to the Archives and the types of records you can find there for researching a site, building, or family.  

When we research a site, we look into the records of the property such as the deeds, maps and insurance records.  Clues from these sources can help us piece together where structures were located and their function.  Other useful records focus on the people who lived there.  These records, such as probate and census records, can help us reconstruct the family structure and possessions of the inhabitants.  While some of these sources can be found closer to home in New Castle, there are some that can only be found in the Archives.

The tour will last approximately an hour.  The Archives is open for research on Saturdays, so you can plan to spend some time beginning your own research after the tour. 

TO SIGN UP

Please RSVP for this tour with your name, phone number, and email address to:  

Cindy Snyder at the New Castle Courthouse Museum

323-5543 or Cynthia.snyder@state.de.us

LOCATION/TRANSPORTATION

The Archives is located at 121 Duke of York Street, Dover, DE.  It is approximately 50 minutes from New Castle. Transportation is not provided, but you may want to consider carpooling with other New Castle residents who will attend. When you call to RSVP, we are happy to provide contact information for others who have an interest in carpooling. 

Driving Directions 

Travel South on Route 1.  Pass the first Dover exit and continue through the toll booth on Rte 1.  Take the next exit, which is for Route 8, Little Creek Road.

Turn right onto Little Creek Road.  At the light for Route 13, turn left onto Rte. 13 south. 

Stay in the right lane when Routes 113 and 13 split.

Turn right on to Court Street/Duke of York Street.  There is a Wawa on the corner.

Travel over the bridge, and you will see Legislative Hall.  As you follow the curve and approach Leg Hall, turn right into the adjacent parking lot.

This is the parking lot for the Archives.  The group will meet in the lobby of the Archives building.