# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Black Family History at the Delaware Public Archives
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 15 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Black family history research can pose unique challenges as you follow your family into the 19th century, prior to the passage of the 13th Amendment, and earlier. This presentation highlights resources available at the Delaware Public Archives for researching Black family history within Delaware, from the present day and throughout the history of the state. Discover techniques to uncover crucial details about formerly enslaved ancestors and Delaware’s rich history of free Black communities.

Presented by: Leah Greer, Delaware Public Archives

https://archives.delaware.gov/events/black-family-history-at-the-delaware-public-archives-8/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/middletown/black-family-history-at-the-delaware-public-archives/200029784904145
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 34

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Middletown
- **state**: DE
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Appoquinimink Community Library
- **lat**: 39.45583997815
- **long**: -75.717258415318
- **full address**: Appoquinimink Community Library, 204 E. Main Street,Middletown,DE,United States

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- **Alt text**: Black Family History at the Delaware Public Archives
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Black Family History at the Delaware Public Archives being held?
  - **A:** Black Family History at the Delaware Public Archives takes place on Fri, 15 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Fri, 15 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm at Appoquinimink Community Library, 204 E. Main Street,Middletown,DE,United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Black Family History at the Delaware Public Archives?
  - **A:** Black Family History at the Delaware Public Archives is organized by Delaware Public Archives.

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