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| title = Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Historical Society of Pennsylvania Card Catalog, 1553-2015
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| record_type = Card Catalog
| record_type = Card Catalog
| start_year = 1553
| start_year = 1553
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| FS_URL_01 = [[GuidedResearch:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania Guided Research]]
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== What is in This Collection?  ==
== What is in This Collection?  ==
This collection consists of images of the card catalog in the reference room of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for the years 1553 to 2015.  
This collection consists of images of the card catalog in the reference room of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for the years 1553 to 2015.  
===To Browse This Collection===


{{HR Add}}
=== Index and Image Visibility ===
{{Image Visibility}}
=== To Browse This Collection ===
{{Collection_Browse_Link
{{Collection_Browse_Link
|CID=CID2524622
|CID=CID2524622
|title=Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania Card Catalog, 1553-2015
|title=Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania Card Catalog, 1553-2015
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
The following information may be found in these records:
Card catalog images usually contain:  
*The title of family history books in repository  
*The title of family history books in repository  
*The library file number  
*The library file number  
*Author  
*Author  
*Publication date and place
*Publication date and place
== Collection Content  ==
== Collection Content  ==
=== Sample Images ===
=== Sample Images ===
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<gallery caption="Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Card Catalog Examples" widths="160px" heights="120px" perrow="3">
Image:Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Card catalog (15-0906) Card Catalog (sample 1) DGS 101642751_63.jpg|Card Catalog (sample 1) 1793
Image:Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Card catalog (15-0906) Card Catalog (sample 1) DGS 101642751_63.jpg|Card Catalog (sample 1)
Image:Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Card catalog (15-0906) Card Catalog (sample 2) DGS 101642752_28.jpg|Card Catalog (sample 2) 1808
Image:Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Card catalog (15-0906) Card Catalog (sample 2) DGS 101642752_28.jpg|Card Catalog (sample 2)
Image:Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Card catalog (15-0906) Card Catalog (sample 3) DGS 101642573_130.jpg|Card Catalog (sample 3) 1821
Image:Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Card catalog (15-0906) Card Catalog (sample 3) DGS 101642573_130.jpg|Card Catalog (sample 3)
</gallery>
</gallery>
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
*The name of your ancestor
*The name of your ancestor
*The place where they lived
*The place where they lived
=== Search the Index ===
{{HR No IDX}}
=== View the Images ===
=== View the Images ===
{{View_Images_Link | CID = 2524622
View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|2524622|Browse Page|access=browse}}''':
| browse_1 = Category
# Select the '''Category'''
| browse_2 = Item of Interest
# Select the '''Item of Interest''' to view the images.
| browse_3 = 
 
| browse_4 = 
{{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2524622 Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania Card Catalog, 1553-2015]. Click on camera icon to see images.}}
| browse_5 = 
| browse_6 =  }}
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.
Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
== What Do I Do Next? ==
==What Do I Do Next?==
It would be wise to contact the Historical Society to gain access to the record. You may also find helpful information on the [http://hsp.org/ Historical Society of Pennsylvania's website].  
Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members.  It would be wise to contact the Historical Society to gain access to the record. You may also find helpful information on the [http://hsp.org/ Historical Society of Pennsylvania's website].  
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Add any new information to your records
*Use the information found to locate additional records for your family
*Use the information found to locate additional records for your family
*Titles may be clues to property ownership, occupations, rank, or status within the community
*Titles may be clues to property ownership, occupations, rank, or status within the community
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*Check in surrounding localities for your family
*Check in surrounding localities for your family
*Look for variations on the surname
*Look for variations on the surname
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of [[Pennsylvania, United States Genealogy|Pennsylvania]].
* [[GuidedResearch:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania Guided Research]]
* [[Pennsylvania Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[Step-by-Step Pennsylvania Research, 1880-Present]]


== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
== Citing This Collection ==
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
*{{FSC|4092296|item|disp=Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania card catalog, 1553-2015}}
*{{FSC|4450408|item|disp=''Collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania''}}
*{{FSC|427753|item|disp=''Guide to the manuscript collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania'' 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1991 FS Library 974.811 J53h 1991}}
*{{FSC|210934|item|disp=Genealogical collections; families of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, etc., 1700-1950}}


=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
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"Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania Card Catalog, 1553-2015." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. <nowiki>http://FamilySearch.org</nowiki> : 14 June 2016. Citing The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.


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What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]

This collection consists of images of the card catalog in the reference room of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for the years 1553 to 2015.

To Browse This Collection[edit | edit source]

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania Card Catalog, 1553-2015.

What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]

Card catalog images usually contain:

  • The title of family history books in repository
  • The library file number
  • Author
  • Publication date and place

Collection Content[edit | edit source]

Sample Images[edit | edit source]

  • Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Card Catalog Examples
  • Card Catalog (sample 1)

    Card Catalog (sample 1)

  • Card Catalog (sample 2)

    Card Catalog (sample 2)

  • Card Catalog (sample 3)

    Card Catalog (sample 3)

How Do I Search This Collection?[edit | edit source]

Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

  • The name of your ancestor
  • The place where they lived

View the Images[edit | edit source]

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page:

  1. Select the Category
  2. Select the Item of Interest to view the images.
Tip: More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania Card Catalog, 1553-2015. Click on camera icon to see images.

How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]

Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members. It would be wise to contact the Historical Society to gain access to the record. You may also find helpful information on the Historical Society of Pennsylvania's website.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Use the information found to locate additional records for your family
  • Titles may be clues to property ownership, occupations, rank, or status within the community
  • Search for vital records, such as birth, marriage, and death
  • Search church records for additional information about the family
  • Search for land and probate records

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • If your ancestor used multiple names throughout their life, look for all their names
  • Check in surrounding localities for your family
  • Look for variations on the surname

Citing This Collection[edit | edit source]

Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

Collection Citation

"Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania Card Catalog, 1553-2015." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Citing The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Image Citation:
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