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4400 Forbes Avenue<br>Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080<br>Phone: (412) 622-3100<br>Fax: (412) 621-1267 | 4400 Forbes Avenue<br>Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080<br>Phone: (412) 622-3100<br>Fax: (412) 621-1267 | ||
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has <u>statewide</u> '''online''' database links which ''may'' include vital records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, maps, military records, naturalizations, newspapers, obituaries, or probate records. | |||
=== Pennsylvania Counties === | === Pennsylvania Counties === | ||
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*''Inventory of the County Archives of Pennsylvania: Records of the Works Project Administration, Pennsylvania Historical Writer's Project'' {{FHL|416824|item|disp=FHL film 1014724-1014728}} These records contain material on many counties that did not publish an inventory. | *''Inventory of the County Archives of Pennsylvania: Records of the Works Project Administration, Pennsylvania Historical Writer's Project'' {{FHL|416824|item|disp=FHL film 1014724-1014728}} These records contain material on many counties that did not publish an inventory. | ||
*A more current list is: ''County Records Survey, 1985-1986 [of Pennsylvania].'' [Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Division of Archives and Manuscripts, 1986. {{FHL|623270|item|disp=FHL fiche 6333952}} Philadelphia County is not included, but Pittsburgh city is. | *A more current list is: ''County Records Survey, 1985-1986 [of Pennsylvania].'' [Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Division of Archives and Manuscripts, 1986. {{FHL|623270|item|disp=FHL fiche 6333952}} Philadelphia County is not included, but Pittsburgh city is. | ||
*A very helpful guide is Sylvester K. Stevens and Donald H. Kent, eds., ''County Government and Archives in Pennsylvania'' (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1947; {{FHL|248877|item|disp=FHL book 974.8 N2s; FHL film 1320887 item 10}} This guide describes the records kept by the county, the information they contain, when most began, and important history of their development. | *A very helpful guide is Sylvester K. Stevens and Donald H. Kent, eds., ''County Government and Archives in Pennsylvania'' (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1947; {{FHL|248877|item|disp=FHL book 974.8 N2s; FHL film 1320887 item 10}} This guide describes the records kept by the county, the information they contain, when most began, and important history of their development. | ||
*Also helpful though dated is Irwin Richman, ''Historical Manuscript Depositories in Pennsylvania'' {{FHL|176489|item|disp=FHL book 974.8 H23r}} It provides a detailed description of the manuscripts in most libraries and archives in Pennsylvania in 1965. | *Also helpful though dated is Irwin Richman, ''Historical Manuscript Depositories in Pennsylvania'' {{FHL|176489|item|disp=FHL book 974.8 H23r}} It provides a detailed description of the manuscripts in most libraries and archives in Pennsylvania in 1965. | ||
*A useful directory of eastern Pennsylvania libraries is ''Directory of Libraries and Information Sources in the Philadelphia Area ''{{FHL|290593|item|disp=FHL book 974.811 J54s; film 1036557 item 9}} | *A useful directory of eastern Pennsylvania libraries is ''Directory of Libraries and Information Sources in the Philadelphia Area ''{{FHL|290593|item|disp=FHL book 974.811 J54s; film 1036557 item 9}} | ||
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Established in 1871, Friends Historical Library is located on the campus of Swarthmore College in suburban Philadelphia and is open to the public. Its mission is to document the history of the Society of Friends (Quakers) and its concerns from the 17th century to the present. | Established in 1871, Friends Historical Library is located on the campus of Swarthmore College in suburban Philadelphia and is open to the public. Its mission is to document the history of the Society of Friends (Quakers) and its concerns from the 17th century to the present. | ||
[http://www.swarthmore.edu/academics/friends-historical-library.xml Friends Historical Library]<br>Swarthmore College<br>500 College Avenue<br>Swarthmore, PA 19081<br>Phone: (610) 328-8496<br>Fax: (610) 690-5728<br>Email: friends@swarthmore.edu | [http://www.swarthmore.edu/academics/friends-historical-library.xml Friends Historical Library]<br>Swarthmore College<br>500 College Avenue<br>Swarthmore, PA 19081<br>Phone: (610) 328-8496<br>Fax: (610) 690-5728<br>Email: friends@swarthmore.edu | ||
=== Family History Library === | === Family History Library === | ||
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FamilySearch, a collection of computer files containing several million names, is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources. Many have been indexed and are searchable online. | FamilySearch, a collection of computer files containing several million names, is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources. Many have been indexed and are searchable online. | ||
{{Wikipedia|List of museums in Pennsylvania}} | {{Wikipedia|List of museums in Pennsylvania}} | ||
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