FootNote
The new kid on the block, FootNote is known for digitizing historical
documents... many of which are genealogical gems. With naturalizations,
city directories, war records, newspapers, town records, etc... this new
kid is quickly being recognized as an alternative to Ancestry.
While we know our northern friends may not feel it, in the South, Spring is
here. So we thought we'd share a few of our gardening sites appropriate
for this time of the year. Along with gardening, there's grilling, and getting
ready to diet so that you can fit back into that bathing suit this summer!
Vital records, as their name
suggests, are connected with central life events: birth, marriage, and
death. Maintained by civil authorities, they are prime sources of
genealogical information; but, unfortunately, official vital records are
available only for relatively recent periods. These records, despite their
recent creation in the United States, are critically important in
genealogical research, often supplying details on family members well back
into the nineteenth century.
The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy,
by Loretto Szucs and Sandra Luebking.
Event: Birth,
Death
Cost of copy:
$10.00
Address:
Office of Vital Statistics
Division of Public Health
P.O. Box 637
Dover, DE 19903
Remarks:
State office has death records since 1962 and birth records since 1930.
Additional copies of the same record requested at the same time are $4.00
each. For previous years, write to Archives Hall of Records, Dover,
DE (302) 744-5000.
A photo identification is
REQUIRED for all transactions. If submitting by mail, a copy of ID
IS REQUIRED.
Check or money order
should be made payable to Office of Vital Statistics. Personal checks are
accepted. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (302)
744-4549.
Remarks:
Prothonotary in county where divorce was granted up to 1975. For divorces
granted after 1975 the parties concerned should contact Family Court in
county where divorce was granted.
