DGS Member Library

The full array of DGS online resources is accessible to DGS members. Listed below are links to transcribed records, articles, and guidance for genealogical research. If you’re not a member yet, learn more about the benefits of joining us at Join/Renew.

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Chandler Funeral Home recordsTranscribed records from the Chandler Funeral Home ledger.
New! Delaware Historical and Genealogical Recall by Matilda Spicer HartThis publication is a collection of extracts from wills, deeds, Orphans Court records, family bibles, all from the 1700s, and sourced from, what is today known as, the Delaware Public Archives. Now includes a searchable name index with 3, 257 entries.
Delaware Genealogical Research GuideThe full research guide is available on this website. Links to external websites have been updated since the publication of the print edition in 2020. The softcover print edition of the 171-page guide is available at Amazon.com.
DGS Journal ArchiveAll issues of the DGS Journal have been digitized and available in the online DGS Journal Archive. Published since 1980, the journals include transcribed records, family histories, and other genealogical articles.
DGS Member Meeting materialsSpeaker handouts and recorded webinars on a broad array of topics are available for most of the DGS programs going back to 2017.
DGS Newsletter ArchiveDGS has published a periodic newsletter regularly since 1978. All issues of the DGS newsletters have been digitized and are available in the online DGS Newsletter Archive. Use the name and subject indexes to help find articles.