Delco archivist oversees trove of history

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By Kathy Boccella, Inquirer Staff Writer

Published: Philly.com, August 22, 2013

Delaware County Archives director Robert Plowman in the storage and filing area. The archives' Web site is one of the most used for genealogy. (MICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer)
Delaware County Archives director Robert Plowman in the storage and filing area. The archives’ Web site is one of the most used for genealogy. (MICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer)

 

In seven years under Plowman’s leadership, the Delaware County Archives has expanded online to become ranked among the top 30 genealogy websites in the country. Many researchers also go to the archives, on the county’s Fair Acre campus in Middletown, looking for a grandmother’s marriage license, a great-uncle’s will.

To read the whole story visit: http://articles.philly.com/2013-08-22/news/41437673_1_delaware-county-archives-national-archives-marriage-records#eAey6ZpltyB2JxPZ.03

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