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Many people came to Pennsylvania and the other colonies as indentured servants. For an excellent discussion of "unfree labor," see Sharon V. Salinger, ''To Serve Well and Faithfully: Labor and Indentured Servants in Pennsylvania, 1682-1800'' (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1987; Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=604594&disp=%22To+serve+well+and+faithfully%22%20%20&columns=*,0,0 974.8 E6ss]). It includes the names of some individuals who were indentured servants. The sources Salinger used can provide examples of the kind of records to search to find out information about these individuals. | Many people came to Pennsylvania and the other colonies as indentured servants. For an excellent discussion of "unfree labor," see Sharon V. Salinger, ''To Serve Well and Faithfully: Labor and Indentured Servants in Pennsylvania, 1682-1800'' (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1987; Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=604594&disp=%22To+serve+well+and+faithfully%22%20%20&columns=*,0,0 974.8 E6ss]). It includes the names of some individuals who were indentured servants. The sources Salinger used can provide examples of the kind of records to search to find out information about these individuals. | ||
An interesting collection of records compiled during the Revolutionary War period that may provide helpful information on families is ''Pennsylvania, Supreme Executive Council, Application for Passes, 1775-1790'' (Family History Library film 1759080). See Guide to the Microfilm of the Records of Pennsylvania Revolutionary Governments, 1775-1790 in the "'''[[United States Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]'''" article on this site for a list of names in these records. | An interesting collection of records compiled during the Revolutionary War period that may provide helpful information on families is ''Pennsylvania, Supreme Executive Council, Application for Passes, 1775-1790'' (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=685312&disp=Application+for+passes%2C+1775-1790++ 1759080]). See Guide to the Microfilm of the Records of Pennsylvania Revolutionary Governments, 1775-1790 in the "'''[[United States Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]'''" article on this site for a list of names in these records. | ||
In the 1870s Pennsylvania attracted large numbers of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe. These included Slavs, Poles, Italians, Jews, Russians, and Greeks. During the 19th and especially the 20th centuries, blacks from the southern states also moved to Pennsylvania in large numbers. | In the 1870s Pennsylvania attracted large numbers of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe. These included Slavs, Poles, Italians, Jews, Russians, and Greeks. During the 19th and especially the 20th centuries, blacks from the southern states also moved to Pennsylvania in large numbers. | ||
For an account of some of these groups see John E. Bodnar, ''The Ethnic Experience in Pennsylvania'' (Lewisburg, Pennsylvania : Bucknell University Press, 1973; Family History Library book 974.8 F2bo). | For an account of some of these groups see John E. Bodnar, ''The Ethnic Experience in Pennsylvania'' (Lewisburg, Pennsylvania : Bucknell University Press, 1973; Family History Library book 974.8 F2bo). | ||
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