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This project is for those who were born, lived, or died in Sussex County, Delaware. Wikipedia
Wikipedia Widener University was founded in 1821 as the Bullock School for Boys preparatory school in Wilmington, Delaware, by John Bullock. Bullock operated the school until 1846 when it was sold to Samuel Alsop and renamed the Alsop School for Boys . In 1853, the school was sold to Theodore Hyatt and renamed the Hyatt's Select School for Boys , and again in 1859 to the Delaware Military Acad...
Wikipedia =Ohio Wesleyan University (also known as Wesleyan or OWU) is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five — a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges. Ohio Wesleyan has always admitted students irrespective of religion or race and ...
This project is part of the State of Delaware Portal. ==About the Project=Please use this project to add, research, document, and discuss your ancestors from Delaware. You can add profiles for:* People born in Delaware* People who lived in Delaware* People who died in DelawareWhen you find helpful resources for research, please share them here so that others can benefit.If you have projects rel...
This project is for those interred in Silverbrook Cemetery & Memorial Park, Wilmington, Delaware. Notable Interments Judy Johnson (1899-1989) - Hall of Fame Negro League Baseball Player William Lloyd Nelson (1918-1943) - WWII Medal of Honor Recipient Links Find a Grave Official Website
This project is for those buried in Sharon Hills Memorial Park, Dover, Delaware. Find a Grave
Place projects are projects on Geni that are focused of a specific geographical place or region. Places profiles are also the precursor to the upcoming Place Profiles feature.=Place project portals= Includes countries and kingdoms, and other top level place project. ==Geographical==* Australia * Canada * Europe** Al-Andalus ** Austro-Hungarian-Empire ** Belarus ** Czech Republic-Bohemia ** Croa...
United States Senators from DelawareList of United States Senators from Delaware (from U.S. Senate web site--no links) of United States Senators from Delaware (with wikipedia links)
This project is for those who were born, lived or died in New Castle County, Delaware.= Wikipedia =
This project is for those who are buried in Riverview Cemetery, located on 3300 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware. From the cemetery's Official Website : Riverview Cemetery, a Victorian garden cemetery, traces its 1872 origin to the benevolent societies of the Knights of Pythias and Independent Order of Odd Fellows. It consists of 42 acres spanning both sides of Market Street in Wilmi...
This project is for those who were born, lived or died in Kent County, Delaware.= Wikipedia =
This is an umbrella project for projects based upon families and local communities of Scots-Irish who settled on the Eastern Shore (also called Delmarva Peninsula) in the late 17th century and early 18th century. As an umbrella project, this project can provide historical and bibliographic information for the entire area and its families. The following historical overview is excerpted from "Mig...
Founded in the early 1760s by the charismatic preacher Joseph Nichols, the Nicholites shared many similarities with the Quakers, including dedication to nonviolence and antislavery and were one of the first religious groups in America to make the manumission of slaves a requirement of membership. As with Quaker meetings, the Nicholites’ meetings consisted of silent contemplation of the “Inner L...
Links===* Naming Conventions * Delaware Indian Tribe s=Delaware Indian Tribes=*Delaware>>The Unalachtigo division of the Delaware occupied all of the northern parts of this State when it was first visited by Europeans. *Nanticoke>>Bodies of Indians classed, under this general head extended into the southern and western sections. Unalachtigo and Nanticoke are two forms of the same word though, a...
This subportal is part of the USA Portal . = This is the master project for Delaware and its history. =State of Delaware=* Nickname(s): The First State; The Small Wonder; Blue Hen State; The Diamond State* Motto(s): Liberty and Independence * Demonym: Delawarean* Capital: Dover* Largest city: Wilmington ===Please do not add profiles to the project. Add them to the appropriate sub-project.=== =B...
Oak Grove Cemetery,Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, 43015 USA: Find a Grave The cemetery is located on the west side of South Sandusky Street at its intersection with Weiser Avenue. The cemetery was established in 1850 with the first burial occurring on 20 June 1851. The cemetery is 80 acres in size.The cemetery is located in the city of Delaware, Delaware Township, Delaware County, Ohio, and i...
==The Phoenix Ship Disaster (1847)== In the middle of the nineteenth century a lot of people from the East of Holland emigrated to the US. One of the most popular destinations was Wisconsin. In 1847 a group of those emigrants were on the propellor Phoenix, which would bring them from Buffalo to Sheboygan and beyond. In the early hours of November 21, 1847 the propellor burnt. About 25 people re...
WORK IN PROGRESS =====< BACK =====Transcribed and annotated by Peter Stebbins Craig. * //No.76 and forward===Matinicum Island ===# Pieter Alrichs === Shackamaxon ===# Petersson Cock 2 === Wicaco ===# Sven Svensson 2# Olof Svensson 3# Anders Svensson 4 ===Moyamensing ===# Anders Bengtsson 6# Olof Stille 7# Lars Andersson Collinus 8
This project is used to relate all units from Delaware who served in the Union Army.
Dover, Delaware: Wikipedia
The Hall of Fame of Delaware Women was established in 1981 by the Delaware Commission for Women, a division of the Secretary of State of Delaware. The hall of fame recognizes the achievements and contributions of Delaware women in a variety of fields and includes activists, artists, athletes, military personnel and scientists.The Delaware Commission for Women is a state agency with members appo...
Objective==This project brings together the governors of the Delaware Colony in the North American Middle Colonies and of the state of Delaware.==Background==Before its coastline was first explored by Europeans in the 16th century, Delaware was inhabited by several groups of Native Americans, including the Lenape in the north and Nanticoke in the south. It was initially colonized by Dutch trade...
2nd Delaware Infantry Regiment The 2nd Delaware Infantry Regiment fought in many of the most significant battles in the Eastern Theater. Organized in Wilmington, Delaware, it had a unique mix of soldiers, from Delaware, Philadelphia, PA and Elkton, MD. Initial organization of the regiment started in June, 1861 with Colonel W.H. Wharton in command.The 2nd Delaware would be mustered into Federal ...
Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located in Bear, New Castle County, Delaware. Find a Grave
Fort Delaware Union POW Camp: Wikipedia - Fort Delaware Delaware State Parks Fort Delaware State Park
This is an umbrella project for all projects related to Jews from Delaware .Although Jewish fur traders were in the territory that became Delaware as early as 1655, only a handful of Jews, including Jacob Fiana, Abraham Judah, and Jacob and Daniel Solis, settled in the area before the middle of the 19th century when Jewish retailers from families in Philadelphia and Baltimore began opening stor...
College is an American private, co-educational, liberal arts college, located in Dover, the capital of Delaware.
Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located in Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware. Find a Grave