Welcome to the Delaware - Reference Books

Delaware: A Trivia Guide to the First State - Alexander Shalk. "What's so special about Delaware?--everything!" With these words, this book invites readers to test their knowledge of the First State. Want to know the Delaware state bug, or what happens in Georgetown on Return Day? Or where in Delaware lies the "Nylon Capital of the World"? Or what is served at a Leipsic marsh rabbit dinner? Read this book! Written as a celebration of Delaware's rich cultural and historical heritage, the book is set up as a sequence of quizzes, with multiple-choice questions grouped by subject. Topics range from geography to history to government to famous Delawareans. From the past to the present, from simple to challenging, the questions leave no Delaware stone unturned. 1995, 214 pp., bibl., paper, $22.50 #ZS304

Delaware Bible Records - Donald O. Virdin or Donald M. Hehir. These Bibles date mainly from the late 1700's through the early 1900's, and frequently cover three or more generations. In addition to the usual marriage, birth, and death information, newspaper clippings, hand-written notes attached to or written on the pages, and personal letters found in the Bibles are also transcribed. Some entries are supplemented by data from the author's personal files.

Volume 5 - 1998, 344 pp., buried name index, paper, $29.50 #ZV369

Volume 6 - Luverne V. Hall. Most of the family records deal with the late 1700s through the early 1900s, though many extend beyond this point. This is the largest volume in this series so far -- nearly 500 pages including the index -- making it a necessity for anyone who owns the other volumes or anyone interested in genealogy of the mid-Atlantic region. 1998, 513 pp., fullname index, $41.00 #ZH043

Maryland and Delaware Genealogies and Family Histories - Donald Odell Virdin. This bibliography of genealogies and family histories contains over 800 titles about Maryland families and over 200 titles about Delaware families. In addition to Maryland and/or Delaware, many of these families had ties to other states as well. The book is divided into two sections, Maryland and Delaware. Within each section, books are listed alphabetically by surname; allied family names which are included in the titles can be found in the cross-reference index. Each section also contains names and addresses of local genealogical and historical societies from both states, more than 100 in total. (1993) reprint, 114 pp., 8.5x11, index, paper, $25.50 #ZV368

Christiana Methodist Episcopal Church: Its History�Its People - Compiled and edited by Barbara Bryant White, Church Historian. Hundreds of people are identified in a given place at a given time, along with information such as some deaths other than those buried in the church cemetery, movements into or out of the area, some occupations, marriages, baptisms, a full cemetery census done in 1993, circuit ministers (1811-1994), and a few local businesses mentioned. People not active in this church but prominent in this community, such as postmasters and innkeepers, are mentioned in a background overview of historic Christiana village, once a thriving river port on a tributary of the Delaware River. A majority of the records abstracted here are not available elsewhere, no previous records of Christiana having been published. 1994, 159 pp., fullname index, paper, $27.50 #ZW341