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'''Telephone:''' 717-783-5950<br>'''Fax:''' 717-772-8268<br>'''Online:''' [https://www.statelibrary.pa.gov/GeneralPublic/Ask-a-Question/Pages/default.aspx Ask a Question]<br> | '''Telephone:''' 717-783-5950<br>'''Fax:''' 717-772-8268<br>'''Online:''' [https://www.statelibrary.pa.gov/GeneralPublic/Ask-a-Question/Pages/default.aspx Ask a Question]<br> | ||
'''Hours:''' Open: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:30-5:00; 2nd Saturday each month: 9:30-4:30<br> | '''Hours:''' Open: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:30-5:00; 2nd Saturday each month: 9:30-4:30<br> Closed: Sunday, Monday, Friday, all except 2nd Saturday, and [https://www.employmentlawhandbook.com/employment-and-labor-laws/states/pennsylvania/leave-laws/holidays/ state holidays]. | ||
'''Directions, Maps, Parking, and Public Transportation:''' [https://www.statelibrary.pa.gov/Pages/Location-and-Directions.aspx Location and Directions]. | '''Directions, Maps, Parking, and Public Transportation:''' [https://www.statelibrary.pa.gov/Pages/Location-and-Directions.aspx Location and Directions]. | ||
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*[http://www.capitalareagenealogy.org/ Capital Area Genealogical Society], surname registry, cemetery database, library, lookups, queries. | *[http://www.capitalareagenealogy.org/ Capital Area Genealogical Society], surname registry, cemetery database, library, lookups, queries. | ||
*[http://dauphincountyhistory.org/ Historical Society of Dauphin County] ''Archives'' has photos, letters, diaries, deeds, certificates, maps, and newspapers. ''Library'' has church records, newspaper clippings, family folders, births and deaths 1893-1906, cemeteries, wills 1785-1827, court extracts 1785-1817, city directories 1839-1999. | *[http://dauphincountyhistory.org/ Historical Society of Dauphin County] ''Archives'' has photos, letters, diaries, deeds, certificates, maps, and newspapers. ''Library'' has church records, newspaper clippings, family folders, births and deaths 1893-1906, cemeteries, wills 1785-1827, court extracts 1785-1817, city directories 1839-1999. | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties: | *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties: ''''' [[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Cumberland]], [[Juniata County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Juniata]], [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Lancaster]], [[Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Lebanon]], [[Northumberland County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Northumberland]], [[Perry County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Perry]], [[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Schuylkill]], [[Snyder County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Snyder]], and [[York County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|York]]. | ||
*[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. | *[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. | ||
*[[Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania]], Philadelphia, has great online indexes to books, periodicals, family folders, genealogies, and research aids for Pennsylvania and surrounding states. | *[[Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania]], Philadelphia, has great online indexes to books, periodicals, family folders, genealogies, and research aids for Pennsylvania and surrounding states. | ||
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*[http://www.history.pcusa.org/resources/genealogy/ Presbyterian Historical Society], Philadelphia, national archives of the Presbyterian Church (USA). | *[http://www.history.pcusa.org/resources/genealogy/ Presbyterian Historical Society], Philadelphia, national archives of the Presbyterian Church (USA). | ||
*[[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. | *[[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. | ||
*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 | *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]]. | ||
*[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.<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.<ref name="DB27">Dollarhide and Bremer, 27.</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.<ref>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.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.</ref> | ||
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