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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;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;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> | ||
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:This is one of the largest research libraries in the world including excellent genealogical resources for Pennsylvania. The library has city and telephone directories, vital records indexes, local histories, genealogies, federal and state censuses, passenger lists, genealogical collections (including DAR transcripts), and church records.<ref name="DB81">Dollarhide and Bremer, 81.</ref> For maps, write to the Map Division at the same address.<br><br> | :This is one of the largest research libraries in the world including excellent genealogical resources for Pennsylvania. The library has city and telephone directories, vital records indexes, local histories, genealogies, federal and state censuses, passenger lists, genealogical collections (including DAR transcripts), and church records.<ref name="DB81">Dollarhide and Bremer, 81.</ref> For maps, write to the Map Division at the same address.<br><br> | ||
[[Image:Handley Library Winchester Virginia.jpg|right|190px|Handley Library Winchester Virginia.jpg]]'''Handley Regional Library'''<br> 100 W. Piccadilly Street<br> PO Box 58 <br>Winchester, VA 22604<br> Telephone: 540-662-9041<br> Fax: 540-722-4769<br> E-mail: [mailto:archives@handleyregional.org archives@handleyregional.org]<br> Internet: http://www.handleyregional.org/handley/default.asp <br><br> | [[Image:Handley Library Winchester Virginia.jpg|right|190px|Handley Library Winchester Virginia.jpg]]'''[[Handley Regional Library]]'''<br> 100 W. Piccadilly Street<br> PO Box 58 <br>Winchester, VA 22604<br> Telephone: 540-662-9041<br> Fax: 540-722-4769<br> E-mail: [mailto:archives@handleyregional.org archives@handleyregional.org]<br> Internet: http://www.handleyregional.org/handley/default.asp <br><br> | ||
:Very large collection about Germans and Scots-Irish who traveled the [[Great Valley Road]] from Pennsylvania to Virginia, including manuscripts, newspapers, biographies, and histories,<ref name="DB97" /> and people of the Lower Shenandoah Valley since 1732, emphasizing Winchester and Frederick County in 4000 books, county court abstracts, county histories, genealogies, regimental histories, battles, newspapers since 1787, censuses, 600 linear feet of manuscripts, maps, photos, and oral history tapes.<ref>[http://www.handleyregional.org/handley/services.asp?loc=5 Family and Local History] in ''Handley Regional Library'' (accessed 28 December 2013).</ref> | :Very large collection about Germans and Scots-Irish who traveled the [[Great Valley Road]] from Pennsylvania to Virginia, including manuscripts, newspapers, biographies, and histories,<ref name="DB97" /> and people of the Lower Shenandoah Valley since 1732, emphasizing Winchester and Frederick County in 4000 books, county court abstracts, county histories, genealogies, regimental histories, battles, newspapers since 1787, censuses, 600 linear feet of manuscripts, maps, photos, and oral history tapes.<ref>[http://www.handleyregional.org/handley/services.asp?loc=5 Family and Local History] in ''Handley Regional Library'' (accessed 28 December 2013).</ref> | ||
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