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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania_Archives_and_Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]'' | ||
The following archives, libraries, and societies have major collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers. | The following archives, libraries, and societies have major collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers. | ||
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1300 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/] | 1300 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/] | ||
A surname index of five collections of the society's manuscript archives is located | A surname index of five collections of the society's manuscript archives is located [http://genpa.org/resources/gsp-manuscript-archives-surname-index/gsp-manuscript-archives-surname-index online]. | ||
See [[Pennsylvania Genealogy]] for a discussion of the resources of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. | See [[Pennsylvania Genealogy]] for a discussion of the resources of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. | ||
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Commonwealth Libraries | Commonwealth Libraries | ||
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/ | 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/portal/server.pt/community/commonwealth_libraries/7225 Commonwealth Libraries] | ||
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; {{FHL|480801|title-id|disp=}} 1320564 item 6]). See also Janice B. Newman, ''Genealogical Research at the State Library of Pennsylvania'', Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 35 (1988): 199-212. <!--{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; {{FHL|480801|title-id|disp=}} 1320564 item 6]). See also Janice B. Newman, ''Genealogical Research at the State Library of Pennsylvania'', Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 35 (1988): 199-212. <!--{12087950034750} --> | ||
=== City Archives of Philadelphia === | === City Archives of Philadelphia === | ||
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=== Family History Library === | === Family History Library === | ||
[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default. | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asphttps://familysearch.org/ familysearch.org] | ||
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. Many have been indexed and are searchable online. | |||
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[[Category:Pennsylvania|Archives and Libraries]] [[Category:United_States_Repositories|Pennsylvania]] | [[Category:Pennsylvania|Archives and Libraries]] [[Category:United_States_Repositories|Pennsylvania]] | ||