Shannon’s puzzle
Thanks to a grant from WNET in New York and the PBS program “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates,” we help a WHYY employee trace her family’s roots.
More coverage:
Finding your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
The National Archives at Philadelphia
Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
Delaware Genealogical Society
Delaware Genealogical Society is also working with the Delaware Historical society to sponsor an African American genealogical workshop on Sept. 15, 2012. The workshop will be free and open to the public.
Top Websites for Research:
Ancestry.com
FamilySearch.org
Find A Grave
Fold3.com (formerly Footnote.com)
Top Local Websites for Research:
Delaware Probate Database
Colonial Roots Surname Index (PDF) [List of surnames in published genealogies]
Sussex County Genealogical Society
Downstate Delaware Genealogical Society
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