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 '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>
-*[http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/birth_and_death_certificates/11596 Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records], Philadelphia, birth and death records 1906-present. Order in-person, [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/birth_certificates/14121/birth_records_-_by_internet/556818 order online] through VitalChek, or [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/birth_certificates/14121/birth_records_-_by_mail/556813 order births by mail], or [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/death_and_fetal_death_certificates/14122/death_records_-_by_mail/556827 order deaths by mail].<ref>[http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/birth_and_death_certificates/11596 Birth and Death Certificates] in ''Pennsylvania Department of Health'' (accessed 27 December 2013).</ref>
+*[https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/certificates/Pages/Vital%20Records.aspx Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records], Philadelphia, birth and death records 1906-present.<br>
-*[http://www.phila.gov/records/archives/archives.html Philadelphia City Archives] births 1860-1915, marriages 1860-1915, divorces 1851-1975, deaths 1803-1915, naturalizations 1800-1933 (except 1905-1913), house deeds 1683-1952, tax lists, prisoners, mayors' warrants, cemeteries, constables, streets and city directories.<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 27 December 2013).</ref>
+**[https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/certificates/Pages/Birth-Certificates.aspx Ordering a Birth Certificate].<br>
-*[http://www.phila.gov/justice/orphans/ Clerk of the Orphans' Court], Philadelphia, marriages 1885-present.<ref>[http://www.phila.gov/justice/orphans/ Clerk of the Orphans' Court] in ''City of Philadelphia'' (accessed 27 December 2013).</ref>
+**[https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/certificates/Pages/Death-Certificates.aspx Ordering a Death Certificate].
-*[http://www.courts.phila.gov/departments/prothonotary.asp Office of the Prothonotary], Philadelphia, divorces 1875-present, 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>
+*[https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-records/city-archives/ Philadelphia City Archives] births 1860-1915, marriages 1860-1915, divorces before 1914, deaths 1860-1915, naturalizations 1800-1930 (except 1905-1913), deeds, tax lists, prisoners, mayors' warrants, cemeteries, constables, streets and city directories.
-*[http://secureprod.phila.gov/wills/marriagerecordinfo.aspx Register of Wills], Philadelphia, wills 1692-present, and marriages records.<ref>[http://secureprod.phila.gov/wills/marriagerecordinfo.aspx Marriage Records] in ''Register of Wills'' (accessed 23 December 2013).</ref>
+*[https://www.phila.gov/services/birth-marriage-life-events/marriage-and-divorce/find-and-request-a-marriage-record/ City of Philadelphia], marriage license records 1885-present.
-*[http://www.phila.gov/phils/Docs/Inventor/graphics/agencies/A005.htm City of Philadelphia Department of Records] deeds 1952-present, mortgages, and partnerships.<ref>[http://www.phila.gov/phils/Docs/Inventor/graphics/agencies/A005.htm Archives] in ''City of Philadelphia Department of Records'' (accessed 23 December 2013).</ref>
+*[https://www.phila.gov/services/birth-marriage-life-events/marriage-and-divorce/get-a-copy-of-a-divorce-decree/ City of Philadelphia], divorce records 1875-present.
+*[https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-records/ City of Philadelphia Department of Records], deeds, mortgages, and partnerships; access to process for obtaining archival birth, death and marriage records.
 *[[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]], Philadelphia, has early Quakers, Germans, Scots-Irish and other ethnic groups in PA, NJ, DE, and states east of the Mississippi River, Balch Institute passenger arrival lists, huge manuscript collection including many indexes, and Philadelphia neighborhood records.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 95</ref>
 *[[Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania]], Philadelphia, has great online indexes to books, periodicals, family folders, genealogies, and research aids for Pennsylvania and surrounding states.
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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.
 *[http://www.library.upenn.edu/vanpelt/ University of Pennsylvania Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center], Philadelphia, many manuscripts, newspapers, county records, ethnic sources, denominational records, and county histories.
-*[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.
+*[https://library.temple.edu/collections/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.
-*[https://www.paed.uscourts.gov/court-info/contact-info U.S. District Court Clerk, Eastern District of Pennsylvania], Philadelphia, court records.
+*[https://www.paed.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court Clerk, Eastern District of Pennsylvania], Philadelphia, court records.<ref>[https://www.paed.uscourts.gov/court-info/contact-info Contact information] in ''United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania'' (accessed 18 January 2021).</ref>
-*[http://www.americanswedish.org/ American Swedish Historical Museum], Philadelphia, Swedish heritage in the Delaware Valley.<ref>[http://www.americanswedish.org/frames.htm About the Museum] in ''American Swedish Historical Museum'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref>
+*[http://www.americanswedish.org/ American Swedish Historical Museum], Philadelphia, Swedish heritage in the Delaware Valley.
-*[http://chconservancy.org/history-at-home Chestnut Hill Conservancy], images, maps, real estate atlases, deeds, diaries, genealogies, and oral histories of the western-northern most part of Philadelphia.<ref>[http://chconservancy.org/history-at-home] in ''Chestnut Hill Conservancy'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref>
+*[http://chconservancy.org Chestnut Hill Conservancy & Historical Society], images, maps, real estate atlases, deeds, diaries, genealogies, and oral histories of the western-northern most part of Philadelphia.
-*[https://www.germansociety.org/collections/ Genealogical Resources at the Joseph P. Horner Memorial Library], Philadelphia, church history, genealogy, immigrants, immigrant aid records, German newspapers, old GSP memberships, and German-American periodicals.<ref>[https://www.germansociety.org/horner-library/ Joseph P. Horner Memorial Library] in ''The German Society of Pennsylvania'' (accessed 9 March 2021).</ref>
+*[http://www.germansociety.org/catalog-and-research-tools/ German Society of Pennsylvania], Philadelphia, church history, genealogy, immigrants, immigrant aid records, German newspapers, old GSP memberships, and German-American periodicals.
-*[http://www.germantownhistory.org/ Germantown Historical Society] (Germantown, Mt. Airy, Chestnut Hill) manuscripts, maps, deeds, business records, newspapers, church and cemetery records, oral histories, and photos.<ref>[http://www.germantownhistory.org/library.htm Library and Archives] in ''Germantown Historical Society'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref>
+*[http://www.germantownhistory.org/ Germantown Historical Society] (Germantown, Mt. Airy, Chestnut Hill) manuscripts, maps, deeds, business records, newspapers, church and cemetery records, oral histories, and photos.
-*[http://ltsp.edu/lutheran-archives-philadelphia Lutheran Archives Center at Philadelphia] ELCA archives for Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Upstate New York (excluding New York City) and New England. Includes clergy and synod papers, and some parish registers (baptisms, marriages, funerals, confirmations) (some in German).<ref>[http://ltsp.edu/lutheran-archives-philadelphia The Lutheran Archives Center at Philadelphia] in ''The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref>
+*[https://www.lacphila.org/ Lutheran Archives Center at Philadelphia], ELCA archives for Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Upstate New York (excluding New York City) and New England. Includes clergy and synod papers, and some parish registers (baptisms, marriages, funerals, confirmations) (some in German).
-*[http://www.history.pcusa.org/resources/genealogy/ Presbyterian Historical Society], Philadelphia, national archives of the Presbyterian Church (USA).<ref>[http://www.history.pcusa.org/resources/genealogy/ Genealogy and Family History Research at the Presbyterian Historical Society] in ''Presbyterian Historical Society'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref>
+*[https://www.history.pcusa.org/services/reference/genealogy-and-family-history-research Presbyterian Historical Society], Philadelphia, national archives of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
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 *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:&nbsp;''''' ''Pennsylvania:&nbsp;'' [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Bucks]], [[Chester County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Chester]], [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Delaware]], [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Montgomery]]; ''New&nbsp;Jersey:&nbsp;'' [[Burlington County, New Jersey Genealogy|Burlington]], [[Camden County, New Jersey Genealogy|Camden]], and [[Gloucester County, New Jersey Genealogy|Gloucester]].
-*[http://www.erhs.info/index.html Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society (ERHS)], Lancaster, Reformed Church records and genealogy resources including parish registers.<ref>[http://www.erhs.info/page4/index.html Resources] in ''Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref>
+*[https://erhistoricalsociety.org/church-records/ Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society (ERHS)], Lancaster, Reformed Church records and genealogy resources including parish registers.
-*[[Franklin and Marshall College Library]], Lancaster, "Hessian" (German) soldiers in the American Revolution, history, government, Pennsylvania-German culture, U.S. Civil War.<ref>[http://library.fandm.edu/archives/genealogy.php Genealogy Resources/Church Records] in ''Franklin and Marshall College Library'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref>
+*[[Franklin and Marshall College Library]], Lancaster, "Hessian" (German) soldiers in the American Revolution, history, government, Pennsylvania-German culture, U.S. Civil War.
-*[http://www.haverford.edu/library/special/collections/quaker/ Haverford College Library], Haverford, Quaker Collection of diaries, photos, family papers, meeting and organizational records; 35,000 books, 2,400 linear feet of manuscripts.<ref>[http://www.haverford.edu/library/special/collections/quaker/ About the Quaker Collection] in ''Haverford Libraries'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref>
+*[https://www.haverford.edu/library/quaker-special-collections Haverford College Library], Haverford, Quaker Collection of diaries, photos, family papers, meeting and organizational records; 35,000 books, 2,400 linear feet of manuscripts.
-*[http://www.jgsgp.org/index.html Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Philadelphia], Melrose Park, Jewish genealogy research manuals, society newsletters, regional cemeteries, and [http://www.jgsgp.org/Documents/ResourceGuidev5C.pdf resource guide] for south PA, NJ, and DE.<ref>[http://www.jgsgp.org/Pages/library.html The JGSGP Library] in ''Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Philadelphia'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref>
+*[https://jgasgp.org/ Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Philadelphia], Melrose Park, Jewish genealogy research manuals, society newsletters, regional cemeteries for south PA, NJ, and DE.
-*[http://www.lmhs.org/Home Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society], card index to over 800,000 persons, genealogies, local histories, biographies, directories, passenger lists, census, deeds, obituaries, surname files.<ref>[http://www.lmhs.org/Home/Research/Genealogy/Genealogy_Resources Genealogy Resources] in ''Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref>
+*[https://mennonitelife.org/ Mennonite Life], [https://mennonitelife.org/document-category/genealogy/ Genealogy Resources]. Card index to over 800,000 persons, genealogies, local histories, biographies, directories, passenger lists, census, deeds, obituaries, surname files.
-*[http://www.swarthmore.edu/academics/friends-historical-library.xml Swarthmore College Friends Hisorical Library], Swarthmore, has 45,000 books, 60,000 photos, and 9,000 volumes of original Quaker meeting records, plus local history of the Mid-Atlantic states.<ref>[http://www.swarthmore.edu/academics/friends-historical-library.xml Friends Historical Library] in ''Swarthmore College'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref>
+*[[Swarthmore College Friends Historical Library]], Swarthmore, has 45,000 books, 60,000 photos, and 9,000 volumes of original Quaker meeting records, plus local history of the Mid-Atlantic states.<ref>[https://www.swarthmore.edu/friends-historical-library Friends Historical Library].</ref>
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 *Repositories in '''''other surrounding states:''''' [[Delaware Archives and Libraries|Delaware]], [[District of Columbia Archives and Libraries|District of Columbia]], [[Maryland Archives and Libraries|Maryland]], [[New Jersey Archives and Libraries|New Jersey]], [[New York Archives and Libraries|New&nbsp;York]], [[Ohio Archives and Libraries|Ohio]], [[Virginia Archives and Libraries|Virginia]], [[West Virginia Archives and Libraries|West Virginia]], and [[Ontario Archives and Libraries|Ontario]].
-*[http://www.hsd.org/library.htm Historical Society of Delaware Library], Wilmington, colonial records, newspapers, church records, state records, Revolutionary War records, Civil War records, Delaware histories, and genealogies.<ref name="DB27">Dollarhide and Bremer, 27.</ref>
+*[https://dehistory.org/visit/the-research-library/ Historical Society of Delaware Library], Wilmington, colonial records, newspapers, church records, state records, Revolutionary War records, Civil War records, Delaware histories, and genealogies.
-*[[Maryland State Archives]], Annapolis, colonial and state records from 1634, county probate, land, and court records, church records, newspapers, 130 card indexes to deeds and early settlers.<ref name="DB55">Dollarhide and Bremer, 55.</ref>
+*[[Maryland State Archives]], Annapolis, colonial and state records from 1634, county probate, land, and court records, church records, newspapers, 130 card indexes to deeds and early settlers.
-*[http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/libs/scua/scua.shtml Rutgers University Special Collections and University Archives], New Brunswick, New Jersey, town records, manuscripts, letters, diaries, newspapers, photos, biographies, histories, family folders, Bibles, census, cemeteries, genealogical collections.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 77.</ref>
+*[http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/libs/scua/scua.shtml Rutgers University Special Collections and University Archives], New Brunswick, New Jersey, town records, manuscripts, letters, diaries, newspapers, photos, biographies, histories, family folders, Bibles, census, cemeteries, genealogical collections.
-*[[New York State Archives]], Albany, has manuscripts, vital record indexes, land grants, maps, military, court, alien depositions, prisoners, Erie Canal passenger lists, wills, estates, and state censuses. Colonial, state, county, and town records.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 83.</ref>
+*[[New York State Archives]], Albany, has manuscripts, vital record indexes, land grants, maps, military, court, alien depositions, prisoners, Erie Canal passenger lists, wills, estates, and state censuses. Colonial, state, county, and town records.
-*[http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/ Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County], good genealogies, local history, early Ohio records, Inland Waterways Library, Ohio River (and tributaries) boat traffic from Pittsburgh to Louisville.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 89.</ref>
+*[http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/ Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County], good genealogies, local history, early Ohio records, Inland Waterways Library, Ohio River (and tributaries) boat traffic from Pittsburgh to Louisville.
 *[[Library of Virginia]], Richmond, has historical maps, land patents and grants, Dunmore's War, and Blandford Cemetery Survey, government publications, newspapers from 1736, state records, manuscripts, archival records, rare books, prints and photographs.<ref>[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/using_collections.asp Using the Collections] at ''Library of Virginia'' (accessed October 2012).</ref>
-*[[Virginia Historical Society]], Richmond, county records, militia lists, bounty lands, tax lists, genealogies, newspapers, Bibles, and index to 10 million documents about Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky.<ref name="DB113">Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.</ref>
+*[[Virginia Historical Society]], Richmond, county records, militia lists, bounty lands, tax lists, genealogies, newspapers, Bibles, and index to 10 million documents about Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky.
-*[http://www.handleyregional.org/handley/default.asp Handley Regional Library], Winchester, VA, records of Germans and Scots-Irish who traveled the [[Great Valley Road]] from Penn. to Virginia, including manuscripts, newspapers, biographies, and histories.<ref name="DB113" />
+*[[Handley Regional Library]], Winchester, VA, records of Germans and Scots-Irish who traveled the [[Great Valley Road]] from Penn. to Virginia, including manuscripts, newspapers, biographies, and histories.
-*[http://www.wvculture.org/history/archivesindex.aspx West Virginia Archives and History Division], Charleston, manuscripts, biographies, county histories, and tax records,<ref name="DB117">Dollarhide and Bremer, 117.</ref> family folders, birth, marriages, deaths, maps, naturalizations, newspapers, periodicals, photos, directories, and county court records.<ref>[http://www.wvculture.org/history/archivesindex.aspx West Virginia Archives and History] in ''West Virginia Division of Culture and History'' (accessed 21 December 2013).</ref>
+*[http://www.wvculture.org/history/archivesindex.aspx West Virginia Archives and History Division], Charleston, manuscripts, biographies, county histories, and tax records, family folders, birth, marriages, deaths, maps, naturalizations, newspapers, periodicals, photos, directories, and county court records.
 *[http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/index.aspx Archives of Ontario], Toronto, births, marriages, deaths, wills, land, naturalizations, passenger lists, maps, cemeteries, church, court, military, hospital, schools, city directories, and voters’ lists.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/tracing/the_records.aspx Records] in ''Ontario Ministry of Government Services'' (accessed 29 December 2013).</ref>
-*[[Library and Archives Canada]], Ottawa, national collections including genealogy and family history, portraits, biographies, censuses, citizenship, ethno-cultural groups, immigration, land records, maps, military, roads, canals, and railroads, settlement, births, marriages, deaths, and divorces.<ref>[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html Discover the Collection] at ''Library and Archves Canada'' (accessed 6 August 2013).</ref>
+*[[Library and Archives Canada]], Ottawa, national collections including genealogy and family history, portraits, biographies, censuses, citizenship, ethno-cultural groups, immigration, land records, maps, military, roads, canals, and railroads, settlement, births, marriages, deaths, and divorces.<ref>[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html Discover the Collection] at ''Library and Archives Canada'' (accessed 6 August 2013).</ref>
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