Wilmington Delaware FamilySearch Center

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Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


 * Location Map

Address:


 * 143 Dickinson Ln Wilmington DE 19807-3139 United States


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 1-302-654-1911

E-mail:


 * DE_Wilmington@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:


 * Tuesdays:10:00am-1:00pm 6:00pm-9:00pm
 * Wednesdays:6:00pm-9:00pm
 * Thursdays:10:00am-1:00pm
 * Saturdays:10:00am-1:00pm

Holiday Schedule: Closed Memorial Day Weekend, Independence Day, Labor Day Weekend, Wed.-Sat. of Thanksgiving Week, and Dec. 22 - Jan. 1.

Inclement Weather: Closings posted with WDEL SnoWatch -- Snowatch

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.
 * Microfilms and Microfiche with information from many countries -- hundreds are available in this Family History Center.

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions
 * Premium Websites that can be accessed at the Center without charge: • 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive • Access Newspaper Archive • Alexander Street Press -- The American Civil War: Research Database | Letters and Diaries | Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera Social and Cultural History | Women and Social Movements in the United States • Ancestry.com - Institution version • ArkivDigital Online • Create your Who Do You Think You Are? Story, for free • Findmypast - Institution version • Fold3.com • Historic Map Works - Library Edition • LegacyStories • MyHeritage - Library Edition • Paper Trail • ProQuest Obituary Listings • Puzzilla.org - Premium Services • World Vital Records

Hardware and Equipment

 * Microfilm and Microfiche Readers;
 * Printer and Scanner to upload Pictures and Documents;
 * Computers for online Family History Research.

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Links
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Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:


 * Delaware, Vital Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Delaware Wilmington City Vital Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)