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:Has federal agency and court records for Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. All U.S. federal censuses 1790-1940, and indexes. Also have passenger arrivals in Philadelphia 1800-1945 and Baltimore, pension and bounty land warrant applications, naturalizations 1790-1990, early federal history, diplomacy, military history, Chinese-Americans, World War II homefront, National Park Service, merchant marine, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, federal tax evasion and smuggling cases.<ref name="DB12627">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 126-27. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br><br> | :Has federal agency and court records for Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. All U.S. federal censuses 1790-1940, and indexes. Also have passenger arrivals in Philadelphia 1800-1945 and Baltimore, pension and bounty land warrant applications, naturalizations 1790-1990, early federal history, diplomacy, military history, Chinese-Americans, World War II homefront, National Park Service, merchant marine, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, federal tax evasion and smuggling cases.<ref name="DB12627">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 126-27. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br><br> | ||
[[Image:American Swedish Historical Museum.JPG|right|250px|American Swedish Historical Museum.JPG]]'''American Swedish Historical Museum''' <br>1900 Pattison Avenue <br> Philadelphia, PA 19145 <br> Telephone: 215-389-1776 <br> E-mail: [mailto:info@americanswedish.org info@americanswedish.org]<br>Internet: http://www.americanswedish.org/ <br><br> | [[Image:American Swedish Historical Museum.JPG|right|250px|American Swedish Historical Museum.JPG]]'''American Swedish Historical Museum''' <br>1900 Pattison Avenue <br> Philadelphia, PA 19145 <br> Telephone: 215-389-1776 <br> E-mail: [mailto:info@americanswedish.org info@americanswedish.org]<br>Internet: http://www.americanswedish.org/ <br><br> | ||
:[[New Sweden|New Sweden]] colony, and Swedish heritage in the Delaware Valley (northern Delaware, southern New Jersey, and southeast Pennsylvania).<ref>[http://www.americanswedish.org/frames.htm About the Museum] in ''American Swedish Historical Museum'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref><br><br> | :[[New Sweden|New Sweden]] colony, and Swedish heritage in the Delaware Valley (northern Delaware, southern New Jersey, and southeast Pennsylvania).<ref>[http://www.americanswedish.org/frames.htm About the Museum] in ''American Swedish Historical Museum'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref><br><br> | ||
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'''Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society (ERHS)'''<br> Philip Schaff Library 2nd floor<br> Lancaster Theological Seminary<br> 555 West James Street<br> Lancaster, PA, USA 17603<br> Telephone: 717-290-8734<br> E-mail: [mailto:erhs@lancasterseminary.edu erhs@lancasterseminary.edu]<br> Internet: http://www.erhs.info/index.html <br> | '''Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society (ERHS)'''<br> Philip Schaff Library 2nd floor<br> Lancaster Theological Seminary<br> 555 West James Street<br> Lancaster, PA, USA 17603<br> Telephone: 717-290-8734<br> E-mail: [mailto:erhs@lancasterseminary.edu erhs@lancasterseminary.edu]<br> Internet: http://www.erhs.info/index.html <br> | ||
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[[Image:Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central.jpg|right|250px|Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central.jpg]]'''Free Library of Philadelphia'''<br>1901 Vine Street<br> Philadelphia, PA 19103-1157<br> (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway)<br> Telephone: 215-686-5322<br> E-mail: [http://libwww.freelibrary.org/faq/eref.cfm E-mail a Librarian] form<br> Internet: http://libwww.freelibrary.org/branches/branch.cfm?loc=cen <br><br> | [[Image:Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central.jpg|right|250px|Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central.jpg]]'''Free Library of Philadelphia'''<br>1901 Vine Street<br> Philadelphia, PA 19103-1157<br> (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway)<br> Telephone: 215-686-5322<br> E-mail: [http://libwww.freelibrary.org/faq/eref.cfm E-mail a Librarian] form<br> Internet: http://libwww.freelibrary.org/branches/branch.cfm?loc=cen <br><br> | ||
:Very large book collection, periodicals and indexes, genealogies, city directories, maps, family folders, local newspapers since 1719, naturalizations, vertical files, manuscripts, photos, government publications, and histories for all of Pennsylvania.<ref name="DB95" /> <ref>[http://libwww.freelibrary.org/explore/shell.cfm?topicTitle=Genealogy&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;template=genealogyhand.cfm Genealogy 101] in ''Free Library of Philadelphia (accessed 28 December 2013).</ref><br><br> | :Very large book collection, periodicals and indexes, genealogies, city directories, maps, family folders, local newspapers since 1719, naturalizations, vertical files, manuscripts, photos, government publications, and histories for all of Pennsylvania.<ref name="DB95" /> <ref>[http://libwww.freelibrary.org/explore/shell.cfm?topicTitle=Genealogy&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;template=genealogyhand.cfm Genealogy 101] in ''Free Library of Philadelphia (accessed 28 December 2013).</ref><br><br> | ||
[[Image:Hist Soc of Western PA.JPG|right|250px|Hist Soc of Western PA.JPG]]'''Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania''' <br> Senator John Heinz History Center, Library and Archives<br>1212 Smallman Street<br> Pittsburgh, PA 15222<br> Telephone: 412-454-6364<br> E-mail: [mailto:library@heinzhistorycenter.org library@heinzhistorycenter.org]<br> Internet: http://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/libraryArchives.aspx <br><br> | [[Image:Hist Soc of Western PA.JPG|right|250px|Hist Soc of Western PA.JPG]]'''Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania''' <br> Senator John Heinz History Center, Library and Archives<br>1212 Smallman Street<br> Pittsburgh, PA 15222<br> Telephone: 412-454-6364<br> E-mail: [mailto:library@heinzhistorycenter.org library@heinzhistorycenter.org]<br> Internet: http://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/libraryArchives.aspx <br><br> | ||