Attention: Researchers who wish to perform research on-site may make an appointment by calling (302) 744-5000 or e-mailing archives@delaware.gov More Info
Delaware's most prized documents, photographs of Delaware in the past, historic audio clips, and much more.
The Mabel Lloyd Ridgely Research Room is open to the public from 8:30a to 4:00p, M-F unless otherwise noted.
Guides to our Military records and Agency Histories are just a few of the links available.
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The fully searchable and digitized1950 US census records are available online starting April 1st, 2022. Click to learn more and search!
This newly available collection consists of 82 historical photographs of trolleys and locomotives in the Wilmington area. The majority of the photos are of trolley cars, either on area streets, at the car barn, or at the car garage
Delaware Public Archives
121 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. North
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 744-5000