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'''Address:'''<ref name="NAaPh" /> <br>900 Market Street (entrance on Chesnut Street)<br>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107-4292<br>  
'''Address:'''<ref name="NAaPh" /> <br>900 Market Street (entrance on Chesnut Street)<br>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107-4292<br>  


'''Telephone:'''<ref name="NAaPh" />&nbsp;&nbsp;215-606-0100 <br> '''Fax:'''&nbsp;&nbsp;215-305-2038<br> '''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="NAaPh" />&nbsp;Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:45 P.M. Second Saturday each month, 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.&nbsp;Closed Sundays and [http://www.archives.gov/news/federal-holidays.html federal holidays].<br> '''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref>[http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;agencyCode=70908&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;recAreaId=10013 NARA's Mid Atlantic Region - Center City Philadelphia, PA] in ''Recreation.gov'' (accessed 20 December 2013).</ref> The facility is located on the ground level of the Nix Federal Building. Enter on the Chestnut Street side between 9th and 10th Streets.  
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="NAaPh" />&nbsp;&nbsp;215-606-0100 <br> '''Fax:'''&nbsp;&nbsp;215-305-2038<br> '''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="NAaPh" />&nbsp;Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:45 P.M. Second Saturday each month, 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.&nbsp;Closed Sundays and [http://www.archives.gov/news/federal-holidays.html federal holidays].<br> '''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref>[http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;agencyCode=70908&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;recAreaId=10013 NARA's Mid Atlantic Region - Center City Philadelphia, PA] in ''Recreation.gov'' (accessed 20 December 2013).</ref> The facility is located on the ground level of the Nix Federal Building. Enter on the Chestnut Street side between 9th and 10th Streets.  


:*'''''Subway:&nbsp;''''' Market-Frankford Line. Exit at 8th Street. <br>  
:*'''''Subway:&nbsp;''''' Market-Frankford Line. Exit at 8th Street. <br>  
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*[http://www.freelibrary.org/ Free Library of Philadelphia] very large book collection, periodicals, genealogies, city directories, maps, family folders, vertical files, manuscripts, and Pennsylvania histories.<ref name="DB95" />  
*[http://www.freelibrary.org/ Free Library of Philadelphia] very large book collection, periodicals, genealogies, city directories, maps, family folders, vertical files, manuscripts, and Pennsylvania histories.<ref name="DB95" />  
*[http://library.temple.edu/collections/scrc/urban-archives Temple University Urban Archives], Philadelphia, churches, fraternal groups, unions, guilds, clubs, businesses, and societies especially related to the growth of Philadelphia and vicinity.<ref name="DB95" />
*[http://library.temple.edu/collections/scrc/urban-archives Temple University Urban Archives], Philadelphia, churches, fraternal groups, unions, guilds, clubs, businesses, and societies especially related to the growth of Philadelphia and vicinity.<ref name="DB95" />
*[http://www.courts.phila.gov/departments/prothonotary.asp Office of the Prothonotary], Philadelphia, divorces, and Court of Common Pleas records, Municipal Court records, and Orphans Court records since 1874.<ref>[http://www.courts.phila.gov/casesearch/ Search Court Records] in ''The Philadelphia Courts'' (accessed 23 December 2013).</ref>
*[http://secureprod.phila.gov/wills/marriagerecordinfo.aspx Register of Wills], Philadelphia, marriages and probate (wills and estate) records.<ref>[http://secureprod.phila.gov/wills/marriagerecordinfo.aspx Marriage Records] in ''Register of Wills'' (accessed 23 December 2013).</ref>
*[http://www.county-clerk.net/countyclerk.asp?state=Pennsylvania&county=Philadelphia Philadelphia County Clerk] birth, marriage, divorce, and deed records.


*[http://www.courts.phila.gov/departments/prothonotary.asp Office of the Prothonotary], Philadelphia, divorces, and Court of Common Pleas records, Municipal Court records, and Orphans Court records since 1874.<ref>[http://www.courts.phila.gov/casesearch/ Search Court Records] in ''The Philadelphia Courts'' (accessed 23 December 2013).</ref>
*Orphans Court Clerk
*Register of Wills
*Philadelphia County Clerk
*Philadelphia County Recorder of Deeds  
*Philadelphia County Recorder of Deeds  
*U.S. District Court Clerk
*U.S. District Court Clerk


*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:&nbsp;''''' [[Buck County, Pennsylvania|Bucks]], [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester]], [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware]], [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery]], [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington NJ]], [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden NJ]], and [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester NJ]].
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:&nbsp;''''' [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks]], [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester]], [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware]], [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery]], [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington NJ]], [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden NJ]], and [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester NJ]].


*American Swedish Historical Museum  
*American Swedish Historical Museum  
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