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=== Online Resources === | === Online Resources === | ||
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/ | *[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories3.htm#pa County and Town Histories], includes biographies | ||
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/PA/Historical-Records.htm Pennsylvania Historical Records] | *[http://ldsgenealogy.com/PA/Historical-Records.htm Pennsylvania Historical Records] | ||
== Origin of Pennsylvania == | |||
The earliest European settlers in what became Pennsylvania were part of the [[New Sweden]] and [[New Netherland]] colonies. | The earliest European settlers in what became Pennsylvania were part of the [[New Sweden]] and [[New Netherland]] colonies. | ||
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Pennsylvania began as a British colony in 1681 when King Charles II appointed [http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/penn/pnintro.html William Penn (1644-1718) proprieter]. Pennsylvania was the second state admitted to the Union in 1787. Colony, and later state boundary lines, were in dispute for many years, and often lead to bloodshed (i.e. [http://books.google.com/books?id=PP47AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA237&lpg=PA237&dq=cresap's+war&source=bl&ots=laZyvS5j_o&sig=Qht-R_57uExXDzBTy94dHxK3Fp4&hl=en&ei=H_LhS-TIGpDMNcWcpcME&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CCsQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=cresap's%20war&f=false Cresap's War]). The [http://www.udel.edu/johnmack/mason_dixon/ Mason-Dixon Line] was the result of one of these disputes. Philadelphia served as the capitol of the United States from 1790 to 1800. | Pennsylvania began as a British colony in 1681 when King Charles II appointed [http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/penn/pnintro.html William Penn (1644-1718) proprieter]. Pennsylvania was the second state admitted to the Union in 1787. Colony, and later state boundary lines, were in dispute for many years, and often lead to bloodshed (i.e. [http://books.google.com/books?id=PP47AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA237&lpg=PA237&dq=cresap's+war&source=bl&ots=laZyvS5j_o&sig=Qht-R_57uExXDzBTy94dHxK3Fp4&hl=en&ei=H_LhS-TIGpDMNcWcpcME&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CCsQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=cresap's%20war&f=false Cresap's War]). The [http://www.udel.edu/johnmack/mason_dixon/ Mason-Dixon Line] was the result of one of these disputes. Philadelphia served as the capitol of the United States from 1790 to 1800. | ||
== Brief History == | |||
The following important events affected [[Pennsylvania Genealogy|Pennsylvania]]'s political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements: | The following important events affected [[Pennsylvania Genealogy|Pennsylvania]]'s political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements: | ||
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''United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress'' <ref>Kaminkow, Marion J. ''United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress''. 5 vols. Baltimore: Magna Charta Book, 1975-76. ({{FHL|252458|title-id|disp=FHL book 973 A3ka}}.) </ref><ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=United+States+Local+Histories+in+the+Library+of+Congressqt=results_page Worldcat] </ref>Pennsylvania has the following excellent bibliographic resources for materials on history: | ''United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress'' <ref>Kaminkow, Marion J. ''United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress''. 5 vols. Baltimore: Magna Charta Book, 1975-76. ({{FHL|252458|title-id|disp=FHL book 973 A3ka}}.) </ref><ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=United+States+Local+Histories+in+the+Library+of+Congressqt=results_page Worldcat] </ref>Pennsylvania has the following excellent bibliographic resources for materials on history: | ||
== State Histories == | |||
Egle, William Henry. ''An Illustrated History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Civil, Political, and Military from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Including Historical Descriptions of Each County in the State, Their Towns, and Industrial Resources''. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: E. M. Gardner, 1880. {{FHL|300066|item|disp=FHL book 974.8 H2eg}} (Not available, sent to cataloging) {{FHL|300066|item|disp=FHL film 1697290 item 11}} | Egle, William Henry. ''An Illustrated History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Civil, Political, and Military from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Including Historical Descriptions of Each County in the State, Their Towns, and Industrial Resources''. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: E. M. Gardner, 1880. {{FHL|300066|item|disp=FHL book 974.8 H2eg}} (Not available, sent to cataloging) {{FHL|300066|item|disp=FHL film 1697290 item 11}} | ||
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Look for ancestors from Pennsylvania 1740-1830 in the '''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]]'''. These manuscripts cover the history of the "trans-Allegheny West," a region including the west Carolinas and Virginia, all the Ohio River Valley, and part of the upper Mississippi Valley. There are 491 volumes of partially-indexed manuscripts, papers, and books. | Look for ancestors from Pennsylvania 1740-1830 in the '''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]]'''. These manuscripts cover the history of the "trans-Allegheny West," a region including the west Carolinas and Virginia, all the Ohio River Valley, and part of the upper Mississippi Valley. There are 491 volumes of partially-indexed manuscripts, papers, and books. | ||
== Sources == | |||
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