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=== Online Resources === | ===Online Resources=== | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48375 Genealogies of Pennsylvania Families from the Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine. Volume I: Arnold-Hertzel], ($), index, [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48376 Volume II: Hinman-Sotcher], ($), and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48604 Volume III: Stauffer-Zerbe] ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48375 Genealogies of Pennsylvania Families from the Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine. Volume I: Arnold-Hertzel], ($), index, [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48376 Volume II: Hinman-Sotcher], ($), and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48604 Volume III: Stauffer-Zerbe] ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5199 Pennsylvania, Card Indexes to Genealogical Scrapbooks and Research Folders], ($), index/images | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5199 Pennsylvania, Card Indexes to Genealogical Scrapbooks and Research Folders], ($), index/images | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5998 Pennsylvania Genealogies: Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German], ($), index | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5998 Pennsylvania Genealogies: Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German], ($), index | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=23613 Colonial and Revolutionary families of Pennsylvania : genealogical and personal memoirs], ($), index/images | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=23613 Colonial and Revolutionary families of Pennsylvania : genealogical and personal memoirs], ($), index/images | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6559 Wyoming & Lackawanna Valleys, Pennsylvania Genealogies & Family Histories, Volume I-II], ($), index/images | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6559 Wyoming & Lackawanna Valleys, Pennsylvania Genealogies & Family Histories, Volume I-II], ($), index/images | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48567 Genealogies of Pennsylvania Families], ($), index/images | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48567 Genealogies of Pennsylvania Families], ($), index/images | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48378 Pennsylvania Genealogies], ($), index/images | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48378 Pennsylvania Genealogies], ($), index/images | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61157 North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000], index and images, ($). | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61157 North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000], index and images, ($). | ||
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Woodroofe, Helen Hutchison, comp. ''A Genealogist's Guide to Pennsylvania Records''. Reprinted from the Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine. Philadelphia, PA: Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, 1995. | Woodroofe, Helen Hutchison, comp. ''A Genealogist's Guide to Pennsylvania Records''. Reprinted from the Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine. Philadelphia, PA: Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, 1995. | ||
Many of the Pennsylvania genealogical societies are identified online in the [http:// | Many of the Pennsylvania genealogical societies are identified online in the [http://pennsylvaniaresearch.com/directory-pennsylvania-genealogical-societies.html Pennsylvania Genealogy Society Directory]. | ||
=== Manuscript Collections | ===Manuscript Collections=== | ||
[[Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library|Daughters of the American Revolution]] (DAR) Collection. This large collection includes transcripts of Bible, cemetery, church, genealogy, and vital records from Pennsylvania. It was microfilmed at the DAR Library in Washington, D.C. {{FHL|548239|item|disp=FHL film 854965 (first of 104 films)}} | [[Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library|Daughters of the American Revolution]] (DAR) Collection. This large collection includes transcripts of Bible, cemetery, church, genealogy, and vital records from Pennsylvania. It was microfilmed at the DAR Library in Washington, D.C. {{FHL|548239|item|disp=FHL film 854965 (first of 104 films)}} | ||
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Others include the collections by Buckman, Dotterer, Enders, Gearhart, Harlan, Hocker, Hough, Justice, Mendenhall, Seldon, Stow, Welch, and Wood. Many genealogical materials are found in the Author-Title Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under COLLECTIONS OF THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA. | Others include the collections by Buckman, Dotterer, Enders, Gearhart, Harlan, Hocker, Hough, Justice, Mendenhall, Seldon, Stow, Welch, and Wood. Many genealogical materials are found in the Author-Title Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under COLLECTIONS OF THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA. | ||
=== Published Collections | ===Published Collections=== | ||
Egle, William Henry, ed. ''Notes and Queries: Historical, Biographical, and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania''. 1894-1904. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland.: Genealogical Publishing, 1971. {{FHL|493097|item|disp=FHL film 1698260 (first of 5 films)}} This is listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under PENNSYLVANIA - HISTORY - PERIODICALS. An index to this source is: | Egle, William Henry, ed. ''Notes and Queries: Historical, Biographical, and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania''. 1894-1904. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland.: Genealogical Publishing, 1971. {{FHL|493097|item|disp=FHL film 1698260 (first of 5 films)}} This is listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under PENNSYLVANIA - HISTORY - PERIODICALS. An index to this source is: | ||
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Jordan, John W. ''Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania''. 3 vols. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing, 1913. (Family History Library film {{FHL|218051|item|disp=FHL film 1000540 items 3-5}} This area includes the counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Clarion, Forest, Venango, Warren, and Westmoreland. | Jordan, John W. ''Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania''. 3 vols. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing, 1913. (Family History Library film {{FHL|218051|item|disp=FHL film 1000540 items 3-5}} This area includes the counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Clarion, Forest, Venango, Warren, and Westmoreland. | ||
=== Writing and Sharing Your Family History | ===Writing and Sharing Your Family History=== | ||
Sharing your own family history is valuable for several reasons:<br> | Sharing your own family history is valuable for several reasons:<br> | ||
*It helps you see gaps in your own research and raises opportunities to find new information. | *It helps you see gaps in your own research and raises opportunities to find new information. | ||
*It helps other researchers progress in researching ancestors you share in common. | *It helps other researchers progress in researching ancestors you share in common. | ||
*It draws other researchers to you who already have information about your family that you do not yet possess. | *It draws other researchers to you who already have information about your family that you do not yet possess. | ||
*It draws together researchers with common interests, sparking collaboration opportunities. For instance, researchers in various localities might choose to do lookups for each other in remote repositories. Your readers may also share photos of your ancestors that you have never seen before.<br> | *It draws together researchers with common interests, sparking collaboration opportunities. For instance, researchers in various localities might choose to do lookups for each other in remote repositories. Your readers may also share photos of your ancestors that you have never seen before.<br> | ||
:See also: | :See also: | ||
:*[[Create a Family History]] | :*[[Create a Family History]] | ||
:*[[Writing Your Family and Personal History]] | :*[[Writing Your Family and Personal History]] | ||
:*[[A Guide to Printing Your Family History]] | :*[[A Guide to Printing Your Family History]] | ||
{{Template:Pros-PA}} | {{Template:Pros-PA}} | ||
== References | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Pennsylvania, | [[Category:Pennsylvania, United States|Genealogy]] | ||
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