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Quaker and Special Collections events, blog, features, new books and finding aids.
Tripod Catalog Tri-College catalog searchable by keyword, author, title, subject, or call number.
Haverford Library Visitor Information when you arrive, using materials, computing and wireless Internet, printing and copying.

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

History of Quakerism from 17th-century Britain to the present day in many parts of the world. Collection includes diaries, photos, family papers, Quaker meeting and organizational records; 35,000 books, 2,400 linear feet of manuscripts. Rare books and manuscripts cover all fields of knowledge with particular strengths in American and British history. Founded by Orthodox Quakers, the school is now non-denominational with a Quaker influence.^[1] ^[2]

Tips[edit | edit source]

Tripod Catalog: A How-To Guide on using Tripod, the catalog.
Using & Accessing Materials in the Quaker & Special Collections

Guides[edit | edit source]

Genealogy Research Guide Quaker specific and general.
Finding Aids describing hundreds of collections of manuscripts, photos, newspapers, and fine art.
Tripod Research Guides List of class research guides.

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

If you cannot visit or find a source at the Haverford College Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

National Archives at Philadelphia records of federal agencies and courts for Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, and military records.
Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, indexes and original sources of Pennsylvania Archives, such as vital records, military records, naturalization, prisoners, land records, censuses, and ships lists 1728-1808. Also, unfilmed transcripts from many historical societies and courthouses.^[3]
State Library of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, indexes and surname files, histories, atlases, land records, maps, ship lists, church and cemetery records, censuses, regimental histories, ethnic and religious groups, newspapers, obituaries, naturalizations, and city directories.

Similar Collections

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.^[4]

Neighboring Collections

Delaware County

Delaware County Archives, Lima, births 1852-1855, 1893-1907, deaths 1852-1855, 1893-1906, marriages 1852-1855, 1855-1930, civil and criminal cases, naturalizations 1795-1990, prisoners 1873-1917, wills 1789-1940.
Delaware County Historical Society, Chester, birth, marriage, burial, census, church, court, genealogical, and land records, maps, newspapers, telephone books, city directories, yearbooks.
Rachel Kohl Library, Glen Mills, genealogy programs and collection.

Repositories in surrounding counties: Pennsylvania: Chester, Montgomery, Philadelpia, New Jersey: Gloucester, and Delaware (State): New Castle.

Chester County

Chester County Archives and Records Services, West Chester, online indexes and births 1852-1855, 1893-1907, deaths 1852-1855, 1893-1906, marriages 1852-1855, 1855-1930.
Chester County History Center, West Chester, genealogy, local history, family papers, records of businesses, organizations, churches and schools, maps, newspapers, censuses, and databases.

Lancaster County

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.
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, card index to over 800,000 persons, genealogies, local histories, biographies, directories, passenger lists, census, deeds, obituaries, surname files.

Philadelphia County

Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records, Philadelphia, birth and death records 1906-present.
- Ordering a Birth Certificate.
- Ordering a Death Certificate.
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.
City of Philadelphia, marriage license records 1885-present.
City of Philadelphia, divorce records 1875-present.
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.
Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, has great online indexes to books, periodicals, family folders, genealogies, and research aids for Pennsylvania and surrounding states.
Library Company of Philadelphia has huge German-American collection, Pennsylvanians in the Civil War, and early Philadelphia documents as if it were a second city archives.
Free Library of Philadelphia very large book collection, periodicals, genealogies, city directories, maps, family folders, vertical files, manuscripts, and Pennsylvania histories.
University of Pennsylvania Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, Philadelphia, many manuscripts, newspapers, county records, ethnic sources, denominational records, and county histories.
Temple University Urban Archives, Philadelphia, churches, fraternal groups, unions, guilds, clubs, businesses, and societies especially related to the growth of Philadelphia and vicinity.
U.S. District Court Clerk, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, court records.^[5]
American Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia, Swedish heritage in the Delaware Valley.
Chestnut Hill Conservancy, images, maps, real estate atlases, deeds, diaries, genealogies, and oral histories of the western-northern most part of Philadelphia.
The German Society of Pennsylvania, Catalog and Research Tools, Philadelphia, church history, genealogy, immigrants, immigrant aid records, German newspapers, old GSP memberships, and German-American periodicals.
Germantown Historical Society (Germantown, Mt. Airy, Chestnut Hill) manuscripts, maps, deeds, business records, newspapers, church and cemetery records, oral histories, and photos.
Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Philadelphia, Melrose Park, Jewish genealogy research manuals, society newsletters, regional cemeteries for south PA, NJ, and DE.
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).
Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, national archives of the Presbyterian Church (USA).

Repositories in other surrounding states: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, and Ontario.
Historical Society of Delaware Library, Wilmington, colonial records, newspapers, church records, state records, Revolutionary War records, Civil War records, Delaware histories, and genealogies
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.
Archives of Ontario, Toronto, births, marriages, deaths, wills, land, naturalizations, passenger lists, maps, cemeteries, church, court, military, hospital, schools, city directories, and voters’ lists.

Sources[edit | edit source]

↑ About the Quaker Collection (accessed 13 February 2022
↑ Haverford College in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 1 January 2014).
↑ William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 97. At various libraries (WorldCat). FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d.
↑ Friends Historical Library in Swarthmore College (accessed 24 December 2013).
↑ Contact information in United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (accessed 18 January 2021).

[1] About the Quaker Collection (accessed 13 February 2022

[2] Haverford College in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 1 January 2014).

[DB97-3] William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 97. At various libraries (WorldCat). FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d.

[4] Friends Historical Library in Swarthmore College (accessed 24 December 2013).

[5] Contact information in United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (accessed 18 January 2021).

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 === Contact Information  ===
-'''E-mail:'''<ref name="Quaker">[http://www.haverford.edu/library/special/ Quaker and Special Collections] at ''Haverford College Library'' (accessed 1 January 2014).</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:hc-special@haverford.edu hc-special@haverford.edu]<br>
+'''Email:'''  [mailto:hc-special@haverford.edu hc-special@haverford.edu]<br>
-'''Address:'''<ref name="Quaker" /> Quaker and Special Collections<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;James P. Magill Library<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;370 Lancaster Avenue<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Haverford, PA 19041-1392<br>
+'''Address:'''<br>
+:Quaker and Special Collections<br>
+:James P. Magill Library<br>
+:370 Lancaster Avenue<br>
+:Haverford, PA 19041-1392<br>
-'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Quaker" /> &nbsp;610-896-1161<br> '''Fax:''' &nbsp;610-896-1002<br>
+'''Telephone:'''610-896-1161<br>
-'''Hours:'''<ref>[http://www.haverford.edu/library/hours.php Hours] in ''Haverford College Library'' (accessed 25 September 2012).</ref> Special Collections open by appointment. [http://www.haverford.edu/library/hours.php Library hours].<br>
+'''Hours:'''  [https://www.haverford.edu/library Libraries and hours]
 '''Directions, maps, and parking:''' <br>
-:*[http://www.haverford.edu/visiting/gettinghere.php Travel directions] to Haverford College by car and by train.
+:*[https://www.haverford.edu/about#visiting Visiting Haverford] - options available at bottom of page: Directions, Visit Campus, Campus Map
-:*[http://myatlascms.com/map/?id=20&mrkId=2547#!m/2492 Google Map showing James P. Magill Library].
+:*[https://www.haverford.edu/campus-map Campus Map] - select "Type", e.g., Visitor Parking<br>
-:*[http://www.haverford.edu/library/visitor_information/campus_map.pdf Campus Map] (pdf).<br>
-:*[http://www.haverford.edu/library/visitor_information/parking_map.pdf Parking map] (pdf). Parking at Orchard Lot (across from Whitehead Campus Center) and South Lot.<br>
 '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>
-*[http://www.haverford.edu/library/special/ Quaker and Special Collections] events, blog, features, new books and finding aids.
+*[https://www.haverford.edu/library/quaker-special-collections Quaker and Special Collections] events, blog, features, new books and finding aids.
-*[http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/find/ Tripod Catalog]{{WC}} Tri-College catalog searchable by keyword, author, title, subject, or call number, and in [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat].
+*[https://tripod.haverford.edu/ Tripod Catalog] Tri-College catalog searchable by keyword, author, title, subject, or call number.
-*[http://www.haverford.edu/library/visitor_information/index.php Haverford Library Visitor Information] when you arrive, using materials, computing and wireless Internet, printing and copying.
+*[https://www.haverford.edu/library/policies-procedures Haverford Library Visitor Information] when you arrive, using materials, computing and wireless Internet, printing and copying.
 === Collection Description  ===
-History of Quakerism from 17th-century Britain to the present day in many parts of the world. Collection includes diaries, photos, family papers, Quaker meeting and organizational records; 35,000 books, 2,400 linear feet of manuscripts. Rare books and manuscripts cover all fields of knowledge with particular strengths in American and British history. Founded by Orthodox Quakers, the school is now non-denominational with a Quaker influence.<ref>[http://www.haverford.edu/library/special/collections/quaker/ About the Quaker Collection] in ''Haverford Libraries'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref> <ref>[http://trilibpages.blogs.brynmawr.edu/special-collections/ Special Collections] in ''Tripod'' (accessed 1 January 2014).</ref> <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haverford_College Haverford College] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 1 January 2014).</ref>
+History of Quakerism from 17th-century Britain to the present day in many parts of the world. Collection includes diaries, photos, family papers, Quaker meeting and organizational records; 35,000 books, 2,400 linear feet of manuscripts. Rare books and manuscripts cover all fields of knowledge with particular strengths in American and British history. Founded by Orthodox Quakers, the school is now non-denominational with a Quaker influence.<ref>[https://www.haverford.edu/library/quaker-special-collections About the Quaker Collection] (accessed 13 February 2022</ref>  <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haverford_College Haverford College] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 1 January 2014).</ref>
 === Tips  ===
-*[http://libguides.brynmawr.edu/ Tips and tools] on using Tripod, the catalog.
+*[https://guides.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/tripod Tripod Catalog: A How-To Guide] on using Tripod, the catalog.
-*Visitors must sign in with a valid Photo ID at the Circulation Desk. After 11 p.m., Magill Library is closed to visitors. Wireless internet available. Visitors may use the computers up to one hour daily.<ref name="VI">[http://www.haverford.edu/library/visitor_information/index.php Haverford Library Visitor Information] at ''Haverford College Library'' (accessed 25 September 2012).</ref>
+*[https://www.haverford.edu/library/quaker-special-collections/using-materials Using & Accessing Materials] in the Quaker & Special Collections
 === Guides  ===
-*[http://libguides.brynmawr.edu/genealogy Genealogy Research Guide] Quaker specific and general.
+*[https://guides.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/Acom_Genealogy Genealogy Research Guide] Quaker specific and general.
 *[http://www.haverford.edu/library/special/aids/ Finding Aids] describing hundreds of collections of manuscripts, photos, newspapers, and fine art.
 *[http://libguides.brynmawr.edu/ Tripod Research Guides] List of class research guides.
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 '''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>
-*[[National Archives at Philadelphia]] records of federal agencies and courts for Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, and military records.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/public/family-history.html Family History at the National Archives in Philadelphia] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 20 December 2013).</ref>
+*[[National Archives at Philadelphia]] records of federal agencies and courts for Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, and military records.
-*[[Pennsylvania State Archives]], Harrisburg, indexes and original sources of {{FHL|221762|item|disp=''Pennsylvania Archives''}}, such as vital records, military records, naturalization, prisoners, land records, censuses, and ships lists 1728-1808. Also, unfilmed transcripts from many historical societies and courthouses.<ref name="DB97">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 97. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> <ref>[http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/research_topics/3162 Research Topics at the Pennsylvania State Archives] in ''Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission'' (accessed 23 December 2013).</ref>
+*[[Pennsylvania State Archives]], Harrisburg, indexes and original sources of {{FSC|221762|item|disp=''Pennsylvania Archives''}}, such as vital records, military records, naturalization, prisoners, land records, censuses, and ships lists 1728-1808. Also, unfilmed transcripts from many historical societies and courthouses.<ref name="DB97">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 97. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>
-*[[State Library of Pennsylvania]], Harrisburg, indexes and surname files, histories, atlases, land records, maps, ship lists, church and cemetery records, censuses, regimental histories, ethnic and religious groups, newspapers, obituaries, naturalizations, and city directories.<ref>[http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/genealogy_and_local_history/8730 Genealogy and Local History] in ''Pennsylvania Department of Education'' (accessed 27 December 2013).</ref>
+*[[State Library of Pennsylvania]], Harrisburg, indexes and surname files, histories, atlases, land records, maps, ship lists, church and cemetery records, censuses, regimental histories, ethnic and religious groups, newspapers, obituaries, naturalizations, and city directories.
-r
 '''''Similar Collections'''''<br>
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 ''Delaware County''
-*[http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/depts/archives.html Delaware County Archives], Lima, births 1852-1855, 1893-1907, deaths 1852-1855, 1893-1906, marriages 1852-1855, 1855-1930, civil and criminal cases, natualizations 1795-1990, prisoners 1873-1917, wills 1789-1940.<ref>[http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/depts/archives.html Delaware County Archives]  in ''Delaware County, Pennsylvania'' (accessed 1 January 2014).</ref>
+*[https://www.delcopa.gov/departments/archives.html Delaware County Archives], Lima, births 1852-1855, 1893-1907, deaths 1852-1855, 1893-1906, marriages 1852-1855, 1855-1930, civil and criminal cases, naturalizations 1795-1990, prisoners 1873-1917, wills 1789-1940.
-*[http://www.delcohistory.com/research-library/ Delaware County Historical Society], Chester, birth, marriage, burial, census, church, court, genealogical, and land records, maps, newspapers, telephone books, city directories, yearbooks.<ref>[http://www.delcohistory.com/research-library/ Research Library] in ''Delaware County Historical Society'' (accessed 1 January 2014).</ref>
+*[https://www.padelcohistory.org/ Delaware County Historical Society], Chester, birth, marriage, burial, census, church, court, genealogical, and land records, maps, newspapers, telephone books, city directories, yearbooks.
-*[http://www.kohllibrary.org/ Rachel Kohl Library], Glen Mills, genealogy programs and collection.<ref>[http://www.kohllibrary.org/Tools&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;Research.html This Month's Calendar] in ''Rachel Kohl Library'' (accessed 1 January 2014).</ref>
+*[http://www.kohllibrary.org/ Rachel Kohl Library], Glen Mills, genealogy programs and collection.
-*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:&nbsp;''''' ''Pennsylvania:&nbsp;'' [[Chester County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Chester]], [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Montgomery]], [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Philadelpia]], ''New&nbsp;Jersey:&nbsp;'' [[Gloucester County, New Jersey Genealogy|Gloucester]], and ''Delaware (State):&nbsp;'' [[New Castle County, Delaware Genealogy|New Castle]].
+*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties: ''''' ''Pennsylvania: '' [[Chester County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Chester]], [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Montgomery]], [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Philadelpia]], ''New Jersey: '' [[Gloucester County, New Jersey Genealogy|Gloucester]], and ''Delaware (State): '' [[New Castle County, Delaware Genealogy|New Castle]].
 ''Chester County''
-*[http://www.chesco.org/index.aspx?nid=192 Chester County Archives and Records Services], West Chester, online indexes and births 1852-1855, 1893-1907, deaths 1852-1855, 1893-1906, marriages 1852-1855, 1855-1930.<ref>[http://www.chesco.org/index.aspx?nid=192 Archives and Records Services] in ''Chester County, Pennsylvania'' (accessed 1 January 2014).</ref>
+*[https://www.chesco.org/192/Archives-Records Chester County Archives and Records Services], West Chester, online indexes and births 1852-1855, 1893-1907, deaths 1852-1855, 1893-1906, marriages 1852-1855, 1855-1930.
-*[http://www.chestercohistorical.org/library Chester County Historical Society], West Chester, genealogy, local history, family papers, records of businesses, organizations, churches and schools, maps, newspapers, censuses, and databases.<ref>[http://www.chestercohistorical.org/library Library] in ''Chester County Historical Society'' (accessed 1 January 2014).</ref>
+*[https://mycchc.org/collections/library/ Chester County History Center], West Chester, genealogy, local history, family papers, records of businesses, organizations, churches and schools, maps, newspapers, censuses, and databases.
 ''Lancaster County''
-*[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/ 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.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/#Research Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society], card index to over 800,000 persons, genealogies, local histories, biographies, directories, passenger lists, census, deeds, obituaries, surname files.
 ''Philadelphia County''
-*[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>Dollarhide and Bremer, 95</ref> <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;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.
-*[[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]], Philadelphia, has early Quakers, Germans, Scots-Irish and other ethinc 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>
+*[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.
-*[[Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania]], Philadelphia, has great online indexes to books, periodicals, family folders, genealogies, and research aids for Pennsylvania and surrounding states.</ref>
+*[[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.
-*[http://www.librarycompany.org/ Library Company of Philadelphia] has huge German-American collection, Pennsylvanians in the Civil War, and early Philadelphia documents as if it were a second city archives.</ref>
+*[[Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania]], Philadelphia, has great online indexes to books, periodicals, family folders, genealogies, and research aids for Pennsylvania and surrounding states.
-*[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.</ref>
+*[http://www.librarycompany.org/ Library Company of Philadelphia] has huge German-American collection, Pennsylvanians in the Civil War, and early Philadelphia documents as if it were a second city archives.
-*[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.</ref>
+*[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://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.</ref>
+*[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://www.paed.uscourts.gov/index.htm U.S. District Court Clerk, Eastern District of Pennsylvania], Philadelphia, court records.<ref>[http://www.paed.uscourts.gov/index.htm Office of the Clerk of Court] in ''United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref>
+*[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.
-*[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>
+*[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://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 CHHS Collections] in ''Chestnut Hill Conservancy'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref>
+*[http://www.americanswedish.org/ American Swedish Historical Museum], Philadelphia, Swedish heritage in the Delaware Valley.
-*[http://www.germansociety.org/library.html German Society of Pennsylvania], Philadelphia, church history, genealogy, immigrants, immigrant aid records, German newspapers, old GSP memberships, and German-American periodicals.<ref>[http://www.germansociety.org/GenealogicalResourcesHorner.pdf Genealogical Resources at the Joseph P. Horner Memorial Library] in ''The German Society of Pennsylvania'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref>
+*[http://chconservancy.org Chestnut Hill Conservancy], images, maps, real estate atlases, deeds, diaries, genealogies, and oral histories of the western-northern most part of Philadelphia.
-*[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>
+*[https://www.germansociety.org/ The German Society of Pennsylvania], [http://www.germansociety.org/catalog-and-research-tools/ Catalog and Research Tools], Philadelphia, church history, genealogy, immigrants, immigrant aid records, German newspapers, old GSP memberships, and German-American periodicals.
-*[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>
+*[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://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.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.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).
+*[https://www.history.pcusa.org/services/reference/genealogy-and-family-history-research Presbyterian Historical Society], Philadelphia, national archives of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
-*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]].
+*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 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
-*[[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">Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.</ref>
+*[[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.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>
+*[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.
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