GENERAL
Cyndi's List - Top
flight online index to genealogical resources across the internet.
Created in 1996 by Cyndi Howells, Cyndi's List is by far the most
comprehensive overall listing of genealogical web sites and resources,
with more than a quarter-million categorized links.
Ancestry
FamilySearch -
From the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
National Archives and Records
Administration
RootsWeb
U.S. GenWeb Project
COMMERCIAL GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES
Genealogy Today
RESOURCES BY TYPE / TOPIC
AFRICAN-AMERICAN
African American Genealogy
Group
P.O. Box 1798
Philadelphia, PA 19105-1798
(215) 572-6063
Afro-American Historical &
Cultural Museum
7th & Arch Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 574-0380
CENSUS RECORDS
U.S. GenWeb Census Project
CIVIL WAR
Civil War Library & Museum
1805 Pine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 735-8196
RECORDS
Civil War
Conscientious Objectors Database - Searchable
database of names of Pennsylvanians who refused to serve in the
Civil War due to reasons of conscience. (Genealogical
Society of Pennsylvania)
CROATIAN
Croatian Fraternal Union of
America
100 Delaney Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15235
(412) 351-3909
IMMIGRATION
Balch Institute for Ethnic
Studies - Now incorporated as a part of the
Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Ellis Island Passenger Lists
- Searchable database of more than 25 million immigrants,
passengers and crew members, who passed through Ellis Island between
1892 and 1924.
JEWISH
American Jewish Archives
3101 Clifton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45220
(513) 221-1875, fax (513) 221-7812
Center for Judaic Studies
420 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 238-1290
Jewish Genealogical Society
of Philadelphia
P.O. Box 335
Exton, PA 19341-0335
Jewish Genealogical Society
of Pittsburgh
2131 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 471-0772
MENNONITE
Franconia Mennonite
Conference
771 Route 113
Souderton, PA 18964
(215) 723-5513, (fax) (215) 723-1211
office@franconiaconference.org
Germantown Mennonite
Historic Trust
6133 Germantown Avenue
Philaldelphia, PA 19144
(215) 843-0943, (fax) (215) 843-6263
Lancaster Mennonite Historical
Society
2215 Millstream Road
Lancaster, PA 17602-1499
(717) 393-9745, (frax) (717) 393-8751
lmhs@lmhs.org
Mennonite Church USA -
Historical Committee
Contact information:
Click here
Mennonite Historians of
Eastern Pennsylvania
565 Yoder Road
Box 82
Harleysville, PA 19438
(215) 256-3020,
(fax) (215) 256-3023
info@mhep.org
NATIVE AMERICAN
Lenni Lenape Historical
Society of Pennsylvania
Fish Hatchery Road
Allentown, PA 18102
(610) 797-2121
PENSION APPLICATIONS
U.S. GenWeb
Pensions Project
SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX
Family Search
Family Tree
Legends
New England Ancestors
RootsWeb.com SSDI
Stephen P. Morse
- SSDI seach engine that combines data from six different
databases.
TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTIONS
U.S. GenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project
STATEWIDE (Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania)
Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
215 S. Broad Street, 7th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107-5325
(215) 545-0391, fax (215) 545-0936
Pennsylvania Adoption Registry
Pennsylvania Historical and
Museum Commission
300 North Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 787-3362
Pennsylvania Historical Association
108 Weaver Building
Penn State University
University Park, PA 16802-5500
Pennsylvania State Archives
350 North Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0090
(717) 783-3281
Vital Records
Pennsylvania Department of Health
P.O. Box 1528
101 South Mercer Street
New Castle, PA 16101
(724) 656-3100, fax (724) 652-8951
Vital Records: Birth (1906-Present) - Death (1906-Present)
RECORDS
Civil War
Conscientious Objectors Database - Searchable
database of names of Pennsylvanians who refused to serve in the
Civil War due to reasons of conscience. (Genealogical Society
of Pennsylvania)
Surname Index to
Manuscript Archives at GSP - Searchable database to
surnames found in a variety of manuscript records maintained at the
Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, including bible and family
records, and the Edward W. Hocker and Warren Ely collections.
ADAMS COUNTY
Adams County Courthouse
111 Baltimore Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325-2312
(717) 334-6781
Vital Records: Birth (1852-1855, 1893-1899) - Death
(1852-1855, 1893-1905)
Adams County GenWeb
Project
Adams County
GenWeb Archives
Adams County
Historical Society
111 N. West Confederate Avenue
P.O. Box 4325
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 334-4723
Lutheran Historical Society
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Mailing Lists:
PAADAMS Mailing List: Mail Mode:
paadams-l-request@rootsweb.com
- Digest Mode:
paadams-d-request@rootsweb.com
ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Allegheny County GenWeb
Project
Allegheny
County GenWeb Archives
Allegheny
County Property Assessment Database
Allegheny
County Vital Records (Register of Wills)
City-County Building
414 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 350-4188
Vital Records: Birth (1870-1905) - Death (1870-1905) -
Marriage (1885-Present) - Divorce (Contact Prothonotary's Office) -
Probate (1789-Present) - Naturalization (1798-1891)
Allegheny County
Web Site
Braddock Field Historical
Society
419 Library Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
(412) 351-5356
Capital Area Genealogical
Society
P.O. Box 4502
Harrisburg, PA 17111-4502
(717) 543-2622
Elizabeth Township Historical
Society
5811 Smithfield Street
Boston, PA 15135-1136
(412) 754-2030
Family History Center
(Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
46 School Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
(412) 921-2115
Historical Society of Carnegie
140 E. Main Street
Carnegie, PA 15106
(412) 276-7447
Historical Society of Green
Tree
10 West Manilla Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
(412) 921-9292
Homestead Historical Society
1110 Silvan Avenue
Homestead, PA 15120
Jewish Genealogical Society of
Pittsburgh
2131 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 471-0772
McKeesport Heritage Center
1832 Arboretum Drive
McKeesport, PA 15132
(412) 678-1832
Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh
Regional History Center
(Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania)
1212 Smallman Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 454-6000
ARMSTRONG COUNTY
Armstrong County Courthouse
500 Market Street
Kittanning, PA 16201
(724) 543-2500
Vital Records: Contact courthouse for further information.
Armstrong
County GenWeb Archives
Armstrong County GenWeb
Project
Armstrong County Historical &
Museum Society
300 North McKean Street
Kittanning, PA 16201-1345
(412) 548-5707
BEAVER COUNTY
Beaver County Courthouse
Third Street
Beaver, PA 15009
(724) 728-5700
Vital Records: Contact courthouse for further information.
Beaver County Genealogical
Society
3225 Dutch Ridge Road
Beaver, PA 15009
(724) 775-4742
Beaver County GenWeb
Project
Beaver County GenWeb Archives
Beaver County Historical Research and
Landmarks Foundation
1235 3rd Avenue
Freedom, PA 15042
Beaver County Web Site
BEDFORD COUNTY
Bedford County Courthouse
203 S. Juliana Street
Bedford, PA 15522-1714
(814) 623-4833
Vital Records: Contact courthouse for further information.
Bedford County GenWeb Project
Bedford County
GenWeb Archives
Mother Bedford -
devoted primarily to the history of Old-Bedford County, Pennsylvania
during the American Revolutionary War period.
Pioneer Historical Society
of Bedford County
BERKS COUNTY
Berks County Courthouse
633 Court Street
Reading, PA 19601
(610) 478-6100
Berks County GenWeb Project
Berks County
GenWeb Archives
Berks County Register of Wills
633 Court Street, Second Floor
Reading, PA 19601
(610) 478-6600, fax (610) 478-6251
Berks County
Web Site
Boyertown Area Historical
Society
43 S. Chestnut Street
Boyertown, PA 19512-1508
(610) 367-5255
Family History Center
(Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
3344 Reading Crest Avenue
Reading, PA 19606
(610) 929-0235
Historical Society of Berks
County
940 Centre Avenue
Reading, PA 19601
(610) 375-4375, fax (610) 375-4376
Kutztown Area Historical
Society
Normal & S. Whiteoak Street
Kutztown, PA 19530-0209
(610) 683-7697
RECORDS
Birth Records -
Search birth records databases of the Berks County Register of Wills:
City of Reading: (1876-1905);
County of Berks: (1893-1906)
- Delayed Birth Records (Pre-1906)
Cemetery Record
Index - Searchable database of cemetery records compiled
by the Historical Society of Berks County, containing over 190,000 names
from more than 100 cemeteries. Photocopies of the actual records
are available.
Church
Record Index - Searchable database of church records
compiled by the Historical Society of Berks County, containing over
1,000,000 names. Photocopies of the actual records are available.
Death Records -
Search death records databases of the Berks County Register of Wills:
City of Reading: (1873-1905);
County of Berks: (1852-1855,
1894-1906)
Estate Records -
Search estate records databases of the Berks County Register of Wills:
County of Berks: (1752-1914)
(1915-1949)
(1950-1999)
(2000-Present)
Marriage Records -
Search marriage records databases of the Berks County Register of Wills:
City of Reading: (1876-1885);
County of Berks: (1885-1924)
(1925-1949)
(1950-1974)
(1975-1999)
(2000-Present)
Military
Records Index - Searchable database of military service
records of Berks County residents who served in the Spanish-American and
Civil Wars, compiled by the Historical Society of Berks County,
containing approximately 3,000 names.
BLAIR COUNTY
Blair County Courthouse
423 Allegheny Street
Hollidaysburg, PA 16648-2022
(814) 695-5541
Blair County Genealogical
Society
431 Scotch Valley Road
Hollidaysburg, PA 16648-9697
Blair County GenWeb Project
Blair County
GenWeb Archives
BRADFORD COUNTY
Bradford County
GenWeb Project
Bradford
County GenWeb Archives
Bradford County Historical Society (unofficial info page)
109 Pine Street
Towanda, PA 18848
(570) 265-2240
Bradford County Web Site
BUCKS COUNTY
Bristol Cultural & Historical
Foundation
321 Cedar Street
Bristol, PA 19007-5001
(215) 781-9895
Bucks County Courthouse
55 East Court Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
(215) 348-6271
Bucks County Genealogical
Society
P.O. Box 1092
Doylestown, PA 18901
(215) 345-1394
Bucks County GenWeb Project
Bucks County
GenWeb Archives
Bucks County Historical Society
Spruance Library, Mercer Museum
84 S. Pine Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
(215) 345-0210
Family History Center
(Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
Chapman & Ferry Roads
Doylestown, PA 18901
(215) 348-0645
Hulmeville Historical Society
114 Trenton Road
Penndel, PA 19047
(215) 757-6531
Levittown Historical Society
P.O. Box 1641
7200 New Falls Road
Levittown, PA 19058-1641
BUTLER COUNTY
Butler County Genealogical
Society
P.O. Box 662
Butler, PA 16002
Butler County GenWeb
Project
Butler
County GenWeb Archives
Butler County
Historical Society
P.O. Box 414
Butler, PA 16003-0414
(724) 283-8116, fax (724) 283-2505
Evans City Historical Society
220 Wahl Avenue
Evans City, PA 16033-1053
(412) 538-3629
RECORDS
Obituary Index Online
- Searchable database of over 100,000 obituaries published in
Butler County newspapers from 1818-2000. This is an ongoing
probject, and is not yet complete. (Butler Area Public Library)
CAMBRIA COUNTY
Cambria County GenWeb
Archives
Cambria County
GenWeb Archives
Cambria County Historical
Society
615 N. Center Street
Ebensburg, PA 15931-1122
(814) 472-6674
CAMERON COUNTY
Cameron County Genealogical Society
102 West 4th Street
Emporium, PA 15834
(814) 486-3717
Cameron County GenWeb
Project
Cameron
County GenWeb Archives
Cameron County Historical
Society
139 East 4th Street
Emporium, PA 15834
(814) 486-3717
CARBON COUNTY
Carbon County GenWeb
Project
Carbon County
GenWeb Archives
Mauch Chunk Historical Society
14 W. Broadway
Jim Thorpe, PA 18229-1932
(717) 325-4439
CENTRE COUNTY
Centre County Genealogical
Society
P.O. Box 1135
State College, PA 16801
Centre County
GenWeb Project
Centre County
GenWeb Archives
Centre County Historical
Society
1001 East College Avenue
State College, PA 16801
(814) 234-4779
Centre County Library &
Historical Museum
203 N. Allegheny Street
Bellefonte, PA 16823-1601
(814) 355-1516
Family History Center
(Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
842 Whitehall Road
State College, PA 16802
(814) 238-4560
CHESTER COUNTY
Chester County Archives & Records Service
Suite 080
601 Westtown Road
West Chester, PA 19382-4527
(610) 344-6760
Chester County GenWeb
Project
Chester County
GenWeb Archives
Chester County Historical
Society
225 N. High Street
West Chester, PA 19380-2691
(610) 692-4800
Chester County Web Site
Downingtown Area
Historical Society
P.O. Box 9
Downingtown, PA 19335
Historical
Society of the Phoenixville Area
204 Church Street
Phoenixville, PA 19460
(610) 935-7646
RECORDS
INDICIES TO RECORDS -
CHESTER COUNTY ARCHIVES
Affidavits,
Depositions, Interrogatories: (1781-1834)
Assigned Estates: (1821-1942)
Births: (1852-1855)
- Delayed Birth Records: (1857-1906)
Board of Relief (Civil War): (1861-1865)
British Depredations: (1777-1782)
Chester County Commissioners: (1711-2004)
Coroner's Inquisition Papers: (1720-1940)
Deaths: (1852-1855)
Divorces: (1804-1902)
Feme Covert Records: (1832-1848)
Fugitive Slave Records: (1820-1839)
Indentured Servants & Apprentice Records: (1700-1855)
Insolvent Debtor's Petitions & Bonds: (1724-1850)
Marriages: (1852-1855
- Grooms) (1852-1855
- Brides)
Marriage License Applications: (1885-1900)
Naturalization Records: (1798-1935)
Negro Servant Returns: (1788-1821)
Orphans' Court Estate Files: (1882-1900)
Petitions for Sheriff's Deeds: (1728-1835)
Prison Discharges: (1843-1872)
Registry of Automobiles: (1903-1905)
Wills and Administrations: (1714-1876)
World War I Servicemen Records (County War Aid Association): (1917-1921)
CLARION COUNTY
Clarion County GenWeb Project
Clarion County
GenWeb Archives
Clarion County Historical
Society
18 Grant Street
Clarion, PA 16214-1015
(814) 226-4450
Family History Center
(Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
Clarion Meetinghouse
Knox, PA 16232
(814) 797-1287
CLEARFIELD COUNTY
Clearfield County GenWeb
Project
Clearfield
County GenWeb Archives
Clearfield County Historical
Society
104 East Pine Street
Clearfield, PA 16830-2517
(814) 765-6125
CLINTON COUNTY
Clinton County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 193
Castanea, PA 17726
Clinton County GenWeb Project
Clinton
County GenWeb Archives
Clinton County Historical
Society
362 East Water Street
Lock Haven, PA 17745
(570) 748-7254
COLUMBIA COUNTY
Berwick Historical Society
102 E. Second Street
Berwick, PA 18603
(717) 759-8020
Central Susquehanna Valley
Genealogical Society
c/o Columbia County Historical Society
P.O. Box 197
Orangeville, PA 17859
Columbia County
GenWeb Project
Columbia
County GenWeb Archives
Columbia County Historical &
Genealogical Society
225 Market Street
Bloomsburg, PA 17815-0360
(570) 784-1600
RECORDS
Death Notice Collection - Searchable database of
over 50,000 name entries for death notices collected from Columbia
County newspapers, mostly from the early-18th to the early-19th
centuries. (Columbia County Historical & Genealogical Society)
Deeds and
Drafts Collection - Searchable database containing
over 2,800 records as to land ownership in the Columbia County,
since 1798. (Columbia County Historical & Genealogical
Society)
Marriage Notice Collection - Searchable database of
name entries of marriage notices from Columbia County newspapers,
mostly from the early-18th to the early-19th centures.
(Columbia County Historical & Genealogical Society)
Naturalization Records Index - Searchable database
of approximately 3,000 persons who were naturalized in Columbia
County during the periods of 1837-1906 and 1930-1956.
(Columbia County Historical & Genealogical Society)
World
War I Draft Registration Cards - Searchable database
of approximately 13,000 Columbia County draft registration cards
from the first world war - (database is not yet complete).
(Columbia County Historical & Genealogical Society)
CRAWFORD COUNTY
Crawford County
Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 514
Meadville, PA 16335-0514
Crawford County GenWeb
Project
Crawford
County GenWeb Archives
Crawford County Historical
Society
411 Chestnut Street
Meadville, PA 16335
(814) 724-6080
Linesville Historical Society
Erie Street, RD 2
Linesville, PA 16424
(814) 683-4035
MAILING LISTS:
PACRAWFO-L-request@rootsweb.com
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Cochranton Heritage Society
P.O. Box 598
Cochranton, PA 16314
Cumberland County GenWeb
Project
Cumberland
County GenWeb Archives
Cumberland County Historical
Society
21 N. Pitt Street
Carlisle, PA 17013-2945
(717) 249-7610
DAUPHIN COUNTY
Dauphin County GenWeb Project
Dauphin County
GenWeb Archives
Hershey-Derry Township
Historical Society
40 Northeast Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
(717) 520-0748, fax (717) 835-0331
Historical Society
of Dauphin County
219 South Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17104
(717) 233-3462, fax (717) 233-6059
Historical Society of
Millersburg and Upper Paxton Township
Center Street
Millersburg, PA 17061
(717) 692-4084
Hummelstown Area Historical
Society
P.O. Box 252
Hummelstown, PA 17036
(717) 566-6314
RECORDS
Obituaries
File Index - Index to more than 9,000 obituaries
on file at the Hershey-Derry Township Historical Society.
DELAWARE COUNTY
Chadds Ford Historical Society
Route 100
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
(610) 388-7376
Delaware County GenWeb
Project
Delaware County
GenWeb Archives
Delaware County Historical
Society
Delaware County Community College
Room 208, Malin Road Center
85 North Malin Road
Broomall, PA 19008-1928
(610) 359-1148
Family History Center
(Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
721 Paxon Hollow Road
Broomall, PA 19008
(610) 356-8507
Friends Historical Association
Haverford College
Haverford, PA 19041
(610) 896-1161
Friends Historical
Library
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA 19081
(610) 328-8477
Haverford Township Historical
Society
P.O. Box 825
Havertown, PA 19083
(610) 649-4590
Lower Merion Historical Society
Box 51
Ardmore, PA 19003
(610) 525-5831
Marple Newtown Historical
Society
Box 755
Broomall, PA 19008
(610) 353-4967
ELK COUNTY
Elk County GenWeb Project
Elk County
GenWeb Archives
Elk County Historical Society
109 Center Street
Ridgway, PA 15853-1701
(814) 776-1032
Historical Society of Saint
Marys & Benzinger Township
319 Erie Avenue
Saint Marys, PA 15857-1414
(814) 834-6525
ERIE COUNTY
Corry Area Historical
Society
945 Mead Avenue
Corry, PA 16407-8502
(814) 664-4749
Erie County GenWeb Project
Erie County GenWeb
Archives
Erie County Historical
Society
419 State Street
Erie, PA 16501-1106
(814) 454-1813, fax (814) 454-6890
Erie Society for Genealogical
Research
P.O. Box 1403
Erie, PA 16512-1403
(814) 454-1813
Fairview Area Historical
Society
4302 Garwood Street
Fairview, PA 16415-1242
(814) 474-5855
Family History Center
(Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
1101 South Hill Road
Erie, PA 16505
(814) 866-3611
Fort Le Boeuf Historical
Society
31 High Street
Waterford, PA 16441
(814) 796-6654
RECORDS
Index of Erie County
newspaper obituaries - Index to newspaper obituaries
from 1960-Present, from Erie County newspapers, providing the name
and obituary date. (Erie County Public Library) Copies
of these indexed obituaries - as well as others since 1822 - will be
retrieved by the library for a nominal fee.
Keystone Kuzzins
Database - Searchable database of names appearing in
Keystone Kuzzins, the quarterly publication of the Erie
Society for Genealogical Research, indexing over 85,000 name
entries.
FAYETTE COUNTY
Brownsville Historical Society
Box 24
Brownsville, PA 15417
Connellsville Area Historical
Society
410 East Cedar Avenue
Connellsville, PA 15425
(724) 628-5640
Fayette County GenWeb
Project
Fayette County
GenWeb Archives
Fayette County Genealogical
Society
24 Jefferson Street
Uniontown, PA 15401-3699
Fayette County Historical
Society
Route 40W
Uniontown, PA 15401
(412) 439-4422
Fort Manson Historical Society
548 N. Main Street
Masontown, PA 15461-1760
(412) 583-9944
Masontown Historical Society
Box 769
Masontown, PA 15461
FOREST COUNTY
Forest County GenWeb Project
Forest
County GenWeb Archives
Forest County Historical
Society
Court House
Tionesta, PA 16353
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Fort Loudon Historical Society
1720 Brooklyn Road
Fort Loudon, PA 17224-9717
(717) 369-4704
Franklin County GenWeb
Project
Franklin County
GenWeb Archives
Kittochtinny Historical Society
175 East King Street
Chambersburg, PA 17201-1806
(717) 264-1667
FULTON COUNTY
Fulton County
GenWeb Project
Fulton County
GenWeb Archives
Fulton County Historical
Society
P.O. Box 115
McConnellsburg, PA 17233
(717) 485-3207
GREENE COUNTY
Cornerstone Genealogical Society
519 4th Avenue
P.O. Box 547
Waynesburg, PA 15370
(412) 627-5896
Greene County
GenWeb Project
Greene County
GenWeb Archives
Greene County Historical
Society
P.O. Box 127
Waynesburg, PA 15370
(412) 627-3204
HUNTINGDON COUNTY
Broad Top Area Coal Miners Historical Society
Reality Theatre
Robertsdale, PA 16674
(814) 635-3807
Fort Shirley Hertiage
Association
RD 1
Shirleysburg, PA 17260
Huntingdon County GenWeb
Project
Huntingdon
County GenWeb Archives
Huntingdon County Historical
Society
100 4th Street
Huntingdon, PA 16652-1487
(814) 643-5449
INDIANA COUNTY
Bell Township Historical
Preservation Society
RR 2
Saltzburg, PA 15681-9802
(412) 697-4092
Historical and Genealogical
Society of Indiana County
200 S. 6th Street
Indiana, PA 15701
(412) 463-9600
Historical Society of the
Blairsville Area
116 E. Campbell Street
Blairsville, PA 15717-1310
(412) 459-0580
Indiana County GenWeb
Project
Indiana County
GenWeb Archives
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Jefferson County GenWeb
Project
Jefferson
County GenWeb Archives
Jefferson County Historical &
Genealogical Society
232 Jefferson Street
P.O. Box 51
Brookville, PA 15825
(814) 849-0077
JUNIATA COUNTY
Juniata County GenWeb
Project
Juniata County
GenWeb Archives
Juniata County Historical
Society
498 B. Jefferson Street
Mifflintown, PA 17059
(717) 436-5152
Juniata Mennonite Historical
Center
HCR 30
Richfield, PA 17086
(717) 694-3211
LACKAWANNA COUNTY
Carbondale Historical Society
1 N. Main Street
Carbondale, PA 18407-2356
(717) 282-0385
Family History Center
(Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
Leach Hill & Griffin Pond Roads
Clarks Summit, PA 18411
(717) 587-5123
Genealogical Research Society
of Northeastern Pennsylvania
P.O. Box 1
Olyphant, PA 18447
(717) 383-7661
Lackawanna County GenWeb
Project
Lackawanna
County GenWeb Archives
Lackawanna Historical Society
232 Monroe Avenue
Scranton, PA 18510
(717) 344-3841
LANCASTER COUNTY
Historical Society of Cocalico Valley
249 West Main Street
Ephrata, PA 17522
(717) 733-1616
Historical Society of
Evangelical & Reformed Church Archives
W. James Street & College Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17604
(717) 393-0654
Lancaster County GenWeb
Project
Lancaster
County GenWeb Archives
Lancaster County Historical
Society
230 North President Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17603
(717) 392-4633
Lancaster County Mennonite Historical Society
2215 Millstream Road
Lancaster, PA 17602-1499
(717) 393-9745
Lancaster County Records &
Archives Service
50 North Duke Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
(717) 299-8318
Lititz Historical Foundation
145 E. Main
Lititz, PA 17543-2009
(717) 627-4636
Manheim Historical Society
210 S. Charlotte Street
Manheim, PA 17545-2002
(717) 664-3486
LAWRENCE COUNTY
Lawrence County GenWeb
Project
Lawrence
County GenWeb Archives
Lawrence County Historical
Society
408 N. Jefferson Street
New Castle, PA 16101-2239
LEBANON COUNTY
Lebanon County GenWeb
Project
Lebanon County
GenWeb Archives
Lebanon County Historical
Society
924 Cumberland Street
Lebanon, PA 17042-5139
(717) 272-1473
LEHIGH COUNTY
Lehigh County GenWeb
Project
Lehigh County
GenWeb Archives
Lehigh County Historical
Society
501 Hamilton Street
Allentown, PA 18102
(610) 435-4664
Lenni Lenape Historical Society
of Pennsylvania
Fish Hatchery Road
Allentown, PA 18102
(610) 797-2121
Lower Macungie Township
Historical Society
P.O. Box 3722
Wescosville, PA 18106
LUZERNE COUNTY
Greater Hazelton Historical Society
55 North Wyoming Street
Hazelton, PA 18201
(717) 455-8576
Luzerne County GenWeb
Project
Luzerne County
GenWeb Archives
LYCOMING COUNTY
Bloomingrove Historical Society
Dunkard Church Road
Cogan Station, PA 17728
(717) 435-2997
DuBois Area Historical Society
P.O. Box 401
30 W. Long Avenue
DuBois, PA 15801-0401
(814) 371-9006
Jersey Shore Historical Society
200 S. Main Street
Jersey Shore, PA 17740
(717) 398-1973
Lycoming County
Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3625
Williamsport, PA 17701-3625
Lycoming
County GenWeb Project
Lycoming
County GenWeb Archives
Lycoming County Historical
Society
858 West 4th Street
Williamsport, PA 17701-5824
(717) 326-3326
MCKEAN COUNTY
Bradford Landmark Society
45 East Corydon Street
Bradford, PA 16701-2049
(814) 352-3906
Family History Center
(Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
30 Chestnut Street
Kane, PA 16735
McKean County Genealogical
Society
335 Interstate Parkway
Bradford, PA 16701
McKean County GenWeb
Project
McKean County
GenWeb Archives
McKean County Historical
Society
County Courthouse
Smethport, PA 16749
(814) 887-5142
MERCER COUNTY
Greenville Historical Society
94 College Avenue
Greenville, PA 16125
(412) 588-7150
Jamestown Area Historical
Society
405 Summit Street
Jamestown, PA 16134-9153
(412) 932-5997
Mercer County Genealogical
Society
P.O. Box 812
Sharon, PA 16146-0812
(412) 346-5117
Mercer County GenWeb
Project
Mercer
County GenWeb Archives
Mercer County Historical
Society
119 South Pitt Street
Mercer, PA 16137-1211
(412) 662-3490
MIFFLIN COUNTY
Mifflin County GenWeb
Project
Mifflin County
GenWeb Archives
MONROE COUNTY
Monroe County GenWeb
Project
Monroe
County GenWeb Archives
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Highlands Historical Society
7001 Scheaff Lane
Fort Washington, PA 19034-2005
(215) 641-2687
Historical Society of Fort
Washington
473 Bethlehem Pike
Fort Washington, PA 19034
(215) 646-6065
Historical Society of
Montgomery County
1654 DeKalb Street
Norristown, PA 19401
(610) 272-0297
Historical Society of the
Phoenixville Area
Main & Church
Phoenixville, PA 19453
(610) 935-7646
Historical Society of
Trappe, Collegeville, Perkiomen Valley
P.O. Box 26708
Collegeville, PA 19426-0708
(610) 489-7560
Lansdale Historical Society
137 Jenkins Avenue
Lansdale, PA 19446
(215) 855-1872
Limerick Township Historical
Society
545 W. Ridge Pike
Limerick, PA 19468-1417
(610) 495-5229
Mennonite Historians of Eastern
Pennsylvania
565 Yoder Road
Box 82
Harleysville, PA 19438
(215) 256-3020
Montgomery
County GenWeb Project
Montgomery
County GenWeb Archives
MONTOUR COUNTY
Montour County
GenWeb Project
Montour
County GenWeb Archives
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
Governor Wolf Historical
Society
6600 Jacksonville Road
Bath, PA 18014-8940
(610) 837-9015
Hellertown Historical Society
150 W. Walnut Street
Hellertown, PA 18055-2714
(610) 838-1770
Jacobsburg Historical Society
402 Henry Road
Nazareth, PA 18064-9247
(610) 759-9029
Northampton County
GenWeb Project
Northampton
County GenWeb Archives
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY
Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Pioneers
1150 N. Front Street
Sunbury, PA 17801
Northumberland County
GenWeb Project
Northumberland County GenWeb Archives
PERRY COUNTY
Perry County GenWeb Project
Perry County
GenWeb Archives
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
American Philosophical Society
104 S. Fifth Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3387
(215) 440-3400
American Swedish
Historical Museum
1900 Pattison Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19145
(215) 389-1776
Athenaeum of Philadelphia
219 S. Sixth Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 925-2688
Balch Institute for Ethnic
Studies
18 S. 7th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 925-8090
Chestnut Hill Historical
Society
8708 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
(215) 247-0417
Family History Center
(Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
Broad & Wyoming Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19140
(215) 329-3692
Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
215 S. Broad Street, 7th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107-5325
(215) 545-0391, fax (215) 545-0936
German Society of Pennsylvania
611 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 627-2332
Germantown Historical
Society
5501 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144-2291
(215) 844-0514
Historical Society of Frankford
1507 Orthodox Street
Philadelphia, PA 19124
(215) 743-6030
Historical Society of
Pennsylvania
1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107-5699
(215) 732-6201
Jewish Genealogical Society of
Philadelphia
P.O. Box 335
Exton, PA 19341-0335
Library Company of Philadelphia
1314 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 546-3181
Methodist Historical Center
326 New Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Philadelphia County GenWeb
Project
Philadelphia County GenWeb Archives
PIKE COUNTY
Pike County GenWeb Project
Pike County
GenWeb Archives
POTTER COUNTY
Potter County GenWeb
Project
Potter
County GenWeb Archives
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY
Cressona Historical Society
RD #5
Pottsville, PA 17901
(717) 385-1144
Historical
Society of Schuylkill County
305 North Centre Street
Pottsville, PA 17901
(570) 622-7540, fax (570) 628-2012
Mahanoy Valley Historical
Society
312 Hobart Street
Gordon, PA 17936
(717) 875-3347
Schuylkill
County GenWeb Project
Schuylkill
County GenWeb Archives
SNYDER COUNTY
Snyder County GenWeb
Project
Snyder
County GenWeb Archives
SOMERSET COUNTY
Berlin Historical Society
400 Vine Street
Berlin, PA 15530-0011
(814) 267-5987
Conemaugh Township Historical
Society
100 South Main Street
Davidsville, PA 15928
Historical and Genealogical
Society of Somerset County
R.D. 2, Box 238
Somerset, PA 15501-9802
(814) 445-6077
Johnstown Genealogical Society
No. 1 Mine 30
Windber, PA 15963
Somerset County GenWeb
Project
Somerset County
GenWeb Archives
SULLIVAN COUNTY
Sullivan County GenWeb
Project
Sullivan
County GenWeb Archives
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY
Susquehanna County GenWeb
Project
Susquehanna
County GenWeb Archives
TIOGA COUNTY
Tioga County
GenWeb Project
Tioga County
GenWeb Archives
UNION COUNTY
Union County GenWeb Project
Union County
GenWeb Archives
VENANGO COUNTY
Venango County GenWeb
Project
Venango
County GenWeb Archives
WARREN COUNTY
Warren County GenWeb Project
Warren
County GenWeb Archives
WASHINGTON COUNTY
California Area Historical Society
429 Wood Street
California, PA 15419-1139
(724) 938-3250
Donora Historical Society
510 Meldon Avenue
Donora, PA 15033-1333
(412) 379-7014
Genealogical Society of
Southwestern Pennsylvania
P.O. Box 894
Washington, PA 15301
(412) 681-5533
Washington County GenWeb
Project
Washington
County GenWeb Archives
Washington County Historical Society
49 East Maiden Street
Washington, PA 15301
(724) 225-6740, fax (724) 225-8495
WAYNE COUNTY
Equinunk Historical Society
P.O. Box 41
Equinunk, PA 18417-0041
(570) 224-6722
Wayne County GenWeb Project
Wayne County
GenWeb Archives
WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Allegheny Foothills Historical
Society
Pierson Run Road
Export, PA 15632
(412) 325-4933
Avonmore Area Historical
Society
209 Fifth Street
Avonmore, PA 15618
(412) 697-4963
Derry Area Historical Society
P.O. Box 176
Loyalhanna, PA 15661
(412) 694-8243
Heritage Society of
Pennsylvania
P.O. Box 146
Laughlintown, PA 15665
Latrobe Historical Society
1501 Ligonier Street
Latrobe, PA 15650-2912
(412) 539-8889
Ligonier Valley Historical
Society
Star Route East
Ligonier, PA 15655
(412) 238-6818
Westmoreland County
GenWeb Project
Westmoreland County GenWeb Archives
WYOMING COUNTY
Wyoming County GenWeb
Project
Wyoming County
GenWeb Archives
YORK COUNTY
Family History Center
(Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
2100 Hollywood Drive
York, PA 17315
(717) 846-4539
Greater Dover Historical Society
P.O. Box 303
Dover, PA 17315
Hanover Area
Historical Society
105 High Street
Hanover, PA 17331-2909
(717) 632-3207
West Manchester Township Historical
Society
1998-A Carlisle Road
York, PA 17404
(717) 764-3107
York County Archives
150 Pleasant Acres Road
York, Pa 17402
(717) 840-7222, fax (717) 840-7224
York County GenWeb Project
York County GenWeb
Archives
York County Heritage Trust
(Historical Society of York County)
250 East Market Street
York, PA 17403-2090
(717) 848-1587, fax (717) 812-1204
RECORDS
Affidavits
of Death Index - Index to affidavits of death,
1877-1958 (vol. 1-36) - includes: name of deceased, location, date
and time of death, names of administrator or executor. (York
County Archives)
Birth Records Index:
(1852-1853)
(1893-1906)
(Pre-1906
Requests) (Delayed
Births) - Includes: Date recorded, child's name,
sex, race, date and place of birth, address of parents, father's
occupation. (York County Archives)
Cemetery Records of
Dover, PA - Index to persons buried in numerous
Dover, PA cemeteries. (Greater Dover Historical Society)
Charters
Index - Index to charters, 1841-1958. (York
County Archives)
Death Records Index:
(1852-1853)
(1893-1906)
- Includes: Name of deceased, race, sex, age, marital status,
place of birth, occupation, date of death, place of death, cause of
death, duration of last illness, and place and date of interment.
(York County Archives)
Deed Book Index - Index to deed books for 1749-1955
(books A through 40Q) - 1749-1912 are currently available in the
online index. (York County Archives)
Dover Baptismal Records
- Index to the baptismal records of the Salem Union Church,
Dover, PA - covering the period of 1745-1893. Additional
records through 1921 exist, but are not included in this index.
(Greater Dover Historical Society)
Estate Bonds
Index - Index to estate bonds, 1893-1906 (Books
AA-5H). (York County Archives)
Estate Files
- Index to estates filed from 1959-1967 available online
- complete records at archives for 1749-1967. (York
County Archives)
Liquor
License Bonds Index - Index to liquor license bonds,
from 1855-1857 - Includes: Applicant name, township or
borough, date, amount of bond, signatures. (York County
Archives)
Marriage Records Index:
(1852-1853)
(1885-1929)
- Index to marriage records (licenses and applications),
Dockets A through 2Z. (York County Archives)
Naturalization Records Index - Index to York County
naturalization records, ca. 1799-1900 (some records as late as ca.
1930). (York County Archives)
Noxious
Animals Index - Index to "noxious animals" records,
1902-1919. (Your guess is as good as mine - If you know what
these records represent, please let us know.) (York County
Archives)
Physicians
& Dentists Registry - Index to physicians, surgeons
and dentists registered from 1881-1955. (York County Archives)
Retail &
Club Licenses - Index to retail and club licenses,
1937. (York County Archives)
Sheriff's Deed Books Index - Index to deed books,
1874-1905 - Grantor/Grantee index to sheriff's deeds,
1800-ca. 1905. (York County Archives)
Soldiers' &
Peddlers' Licenses Index - Index to peddlers'
licenses (1784-1989), including those issued at no cost to disabled
veterans. (York County Archives)
Stallion
Register Papers - Index to stallion register papers,
1894-1907 - which gives name of agent/owner, signature,
register no., name of horse, description, lineage, breeding fees and
terms. (York County Archives)
