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Genealogy
Online resources
Heritage Quest (premium subscription resource free with a library card)
This resource combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized Genealogy & Local History collection,
Revolutionary Ware records, Freedman's Bank and the U.S. Serial Set . An essential collection of unique material for genealogical and historical researchers, with coverage dating back to the late 1700s. Researchers can use Heritage Quest online to find their ancestors, trace their paths across America, and learn what life was like in the areas where they settled.
Websites
Find a Family History CenterFamily History Centers are branch facilities of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Centers provide access to most of the microfilms and microfiche in the Family History Library to help patrons identify their ancestors.
Find-a-gravePennsylvania genealogical and historical societies
Local groups and local chapters of some national organizations, plus links to browse-able archives of several mailing lists.
Pennsylvania Scrap Book NecrologyThe Pennsylvania Scrap Book Necrology began as scrapbooks that were created between 1891 and 1904. They include over 11,500 pages from the 80 volumes of scrapbooks. The obituaries record the deaths of many Civil War veterans, but also include non-veterans and many born after the end of the war. Young soldiers killed in combat or by disease during the Spanish-American War and the Boxer Rebellion are also included.
State Library Genealogy and Local History CollectionThe Genealogy and Local History Collection of the State Library of Pennsylvania consists of a wide variety of indexes, genealogies, state and county histories, atlases, land warranty maps, ship lists, and compilations of church and cemetery records, as well as the Pennsylvania Federal Census records on microfilm.
Vital records, Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaForms and requirements for requesting an official birth or death certificate.
Birth Certificates, Death Certificates, & Obituaries
Pennsylvania Department of Health: Vital RecordsForms and requirements for requesting an official birth or death certificate, marriage and divorce records, genealogy requests and adoption registry.
Where to Write for Vital RecordsLinks to all 50 states and United States territories and protectorates, complete instructions on the site on how to obtain records from the National Center of Health Statistics.
VitalChekExpress Certificate service. Commercial firm that charges for delivery of records. From the web site: VitalChek is your official source for government-issued vital records. With secure online ordering, partnerships throughout the country, and quick turnaround, we're the one to trust. When you need birth certificates or marriage, divorce, or death records, VitalChek is your #1 source.