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 ''{{PA-sidebar}}''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Pennsylvania Genealogy|Pennsylvania]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Pennsylvania_Archives_and_Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]''<br><br>
-These archives, libraries, societies, and museums preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Pennsylvania.
+These repositories preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Pennsylvania.
 === Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Pennsylvania  ===
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 {{Nowrap|{{AutoLink|Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records}}{{·}}}} {{Nowrap|{{AutoLink|Pennsylvania State Archives}}{{·}}}} {{Nowrap|{{AutoLink|State Library of Pennsylvania}}{{·}}}} {{Nowrap|{{AutoLink|Historical Society of Pennsylvania}}{{·}}}} {{Nowrap|{{AutoLink|Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania}}{{·}}}}  {{Nowrap|{{AutoLink|Citizens Library}}{{·}}{{Nowrap|{{AutoLink|Franklin and Marshall College Library }}{{·}}}} {{Nowrap|{{AutoLink|Haverford College Library}}{{·}}}} {{Nowrap|{{AutoLink|Swarthmore College Friends Historical Library}}{{·}}}} {{Nowrap|{{AutoLink|Handley Regional Library}}{{·}}}} {{Nowrap|{{AutoLink|National Archives at Philadelphia}}{{·}}}} {{Nowrap|{{AutoLink|New York Public Library}}{{·}}}} {{Nowrap|{{AutoLink|Library of Congress}}{{·}}}} {{Nowrap|{{AutoLink|Pennsylvania Vital Records}}{{·}}}}
-=== National Archives  ===
+=== Online Records of Pennsylvania  ===
+{{Click|Image:PA_ORP.png|Pennsylvania Online Genealogy Records|left}}{{DCfollowup}}<br><br>
+=== National Repositories  ===
 [[Image:National Archives at Philadelphia sign.jpg|right|200px|National Archives at Philadelphia sign.jpg]]'''[[National Archives at Philadelphia]]''' <br>14700 Townsend Road<br>Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096<br>Telephone: 215-305-2044<br>Fax: 215-305-2052<br>E-mail: [mailto:Philadelphia.archives@nara.gov Philadelphia.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet: http://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/ <br><br>
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 :Documents the history of the Society of Friends (Quakers) from the 17th century to the present; 45,000 books, 60,000 photos, and 9,000 volumes of original Quaker meeting records, plus local history of the Mid-Atlantic states, and social reform movements.<ref>[http://www.swarthmore.edu/academics/friends-historical-library.xml Friends Historical Library] in ''Swarthmore College'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref>
-=== State Archives  ===
+=== State Repositories  ===
 '''Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records'''<br>110 North 8th Street, Suite 108<br>Philadelphia, PA, 19107-2412<br>Telephone: 215-560-3054<br>Internet: [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/birth_and_death_certificates/11596 Birth and Death Certificates]<br>
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 :60,000 volumes, mostly in German. This is the largest private collection of German books in the United States outside of universities. Their purpose is to document German-American history, culture, and organizations, including biographies and publications.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Society_of_Pennsylvania German Society of Pennsylvania] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 26 December 2013).</ref>
-=== Regional Archives  ===
+=== Regional Repositories  ===
 [[Image:Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.jpg|right|250px|Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.jpg]]'''Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh''' <br>4400 Forbes Avenue<br>Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080<br>Phone: 412-622-3114<br>Email: [mailto:info@carnegielibrary.org info@carnegielibrary.org]<br>Internet: http://www.carnegielibrary.org/research/genealogy/ <br><br>
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 '''Family History Centers'''. Some of the collections described above are at least partially available on microfilms at the [[Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City, and through thousands of its branch Family History Centers. For further information see [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]. To locate a center near you, see [http://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator Find a Family History Center].
-=== Museums Archives  ===
+=== Museums ===
 Museums sometime preserve genealogical sources. A {{wpd|List of museums in Pennsylvania}} is available on Wikipedia.
-=== Outside Pennsylvania  ===
+=== Outside Pennsylvania Repositories ===
 '''[[Library of Congress]]'''[[Image:Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg|right|450px|Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg]]<br>101 Independence Ave. SE <br>Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ G4 <br>Washington, D.C. 20540-4660 <br>Telephone:<ref name="ContInfo" /> &nbsp;Reading Room: 202-707-5537<br>Fax:<ref name="ContInfo" /> &nbsp;202-707-1957 <br>E-mail: &nbsp;[http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-genealogy.html Ask a Librarian]<ref name="ContInfo">"Contact Information" in The Library of Congress [Internet site] at http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/address.html (accessed 12 May 2010).</ref> <br>Internet: http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ <br><br>
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 :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>
-=== Online Records  ===
-{{Click|Image:PA_ORP.png|Pennsylvania Online Genealogy Records|left}}{{DCfollowup}}<br><br>
 === Guides  ===