Delmarva Peninsula

United States  Delmarva Peninsula

History
Delmarva is comprised of portions of Virginia and Maryland, and all of Delaware. It served as a major center of European immigration into North America. In colonial times, the Peninsula became home to residents whose origin included both Africa and Northern Europe. The peninsula is bounded on the East Coast by the Atlantic Ocean, Delaware River and Delaware Bay and the West Coast by the Chesapeake Bay.

African American
African American Resources ~  Maryland State Archives

Cemeteries
Sussex County Delaware Cemeteries ~  USGenWeb

Census

 * 1850 New Castle County Delaware Census index ~ USGenWeb
 * 1860 Kent County Census images ~  USGenWeb Census Project
 * 1880 Census ~ FamilySearch.org (searchable)
 * 1880 Michigan Census Extracts (people born in Delaware)

Church
Sussex County Delaware Bible Records ~  USGenWeb

Court
Delaware Slavery Papers ~ State of Delaware

Land
Digital Image Retrieval for All Land Records in Maryland ~  Maryland Archives

Military

 * Sussex County Delaware WWI Draft Cards ~  USGenWeb
 * Sussex County Delaware WWII Army Enlistment Records ~ USGenWeb

Taxation
Maryland Debt Book Index 1773-1775 ~ Maryland Archives

Societies and Libraries
Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society

Web Sites

 * Archives of Maryland
 * Delaware Public Archives
 * Edward H. Nabb Research Center