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=== Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania  ===
=== Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania  ===


1305 Locust Street<br>Philadelphia, PA 19107-5699<br>Telephone: 215-545-0391<br>Fax: 215-545-0936<br>Internet: http://www.genpa.org/  
1305 Locust Street<br>Philadelphia, PA 19107-5699<br>Telephone: 215-545-0391<br>Fax: 215-545-0936<br>Internet: [http://www.genpa.org/ http://www.genpa.org/]


See the [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Pennsylvania_Genealogy Genealogy] section of this outline for a discussion of the resources of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania.  
A surname index to the society's manuscript archives is at [http://www.genpa.org/SurnamesIndex.html http://www.genpa.org/SurnamesIndex.html]
 
See the [[Pennsylvania_Genealogy|Genealogy]] section of this outline for a discussion of the resources of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania.  


=== Historical Society of Pennsylvania  ===
=== Historical Society of Pennsylvania  ===
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333 Market Street<br>Harrisburg, PA 17126-1745<br>Telephone: 717-787-4440<br>Fax: 717-783-8445<br>Internet: http://www.statelibrary.state.pa.us/libraries/site/default.asp  
333 Market Street<br>Harrisburg, PA 17126-1745<br>Telephone: 717-787-4440<br>Fax: 717-783-8445<br>Internet: http://www.statelibrary.state.pa.us/libraries/site/default.asp  


A helpful source is ''A Guide to the Genealogy/Local History Section of the State Library of Pennsylvania, 3rd rev. ed.'' (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The Division, 1987; Family History Library book 974.8 A3d; film [1985 rev. ed.] 1320564 item 6). See also Janice B. Newman, ''Genealogical Research at the State Library of Pennsylvania'', Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 35 (1988): 199-212. See the "[[Pennsylvania Periodicals|Periodicals]]" section of this outline. <!--{12087950034750} -->
A helpful source is ''A Guide to the Genealogy/Local History Section of the State Library of Pennsylvania, 3rd rev. ed.'' (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The Division, 1987; Family History Library book 974.8 A3d; film [1985 rev. ed.] 1320564 item 6). See also Janice B. Newman, ''Genealogical Research at the State Library of Pennsylvania'', Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 35 (1988): 199-212. See the "[[Pennsylvania Periodicals|Periodicals]]" section of this outline. <!--{12087950034750} -->  


=== City Archives of Philadelphia  ===
=== City Archives of Philadelphia  ===
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[http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org]  
[http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org]  


The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch, a collection of computer files containing several million names, is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources. <!--{12078685702270} --><!--{12078685702271} --><!--{12078685702272} --><!--{12078685702273} -->
The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch, a collection of computer files containing several million names, is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources. <!--{12078685702270} --><!--{12078685702271} --><!--{12078685702272} --><!--{12078685702273} -->  


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