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The best collections of published biographies of [[Portal:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] are at the | The best collections of published biographies of [[Portal:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] are at the | ||
[http://www.hsp.org/ Historical Society of Pennsylvania <br>] | [http://www.hsp.org/ Historical Society of Pennsylvania <br>] | ||
[http://www.genpa.org/ The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania] | [http://www.genpa.org/ The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania] | ||
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''Index to Pennsylvania County Histories''. This is a 75,000-card index at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to people of western Pennsylvania. The staff will search for two or three specific names, and there is a fee if photocopies are requested. | ''Index to Pennsylvania County Histories''. This is a 75,000-card index at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to people of western Pennsylvania. The staff will search for two or three specific names, and there is a fee if photocopies are requested. | ||
''Pennsylvania Encyclopedia Biography Field Notes for American Guide Series''. Before World War II, the Federal Writer's Project collected typed biographical sketches abstracted from local histories and various biographical encyclopedias. These are at the Bureau of Archives and History and at the Family History Library on 17 Family History Library films beginning with 1015709. | ''Pennsylvania Encyclopedia Biography Field Notes for American Guide Series''. Before World War II, the Federal Writer's Project collected typed biographical sketches abstracted from local histories and various biographical encyclopedias. These are at the Bureau of Archives and History and at the Family History Library on 17 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1015709 1015709]. | ||
Some representative biographical sources are: | Some representative biographical sources are: | ||
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Robson, Charles, ed. ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania of the Nineteenth Century''. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Galaxy, 1874. (Family History Library book 974.8 D3be; film 1000537 item 4.) | Robson, Charles, ed. ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania of the Nineteenth Century''. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Galaxy, 1874. (Family History Library book 974.8 D3be; film 1000537 item 4.) | ||
''Pennsylvania Biographical Dictionary: People of All Times and Places Who Have Been Important to the History and Life of the State''. Wilmington, Delaware: American Historical Publications, 1989. (Family History Library book 974.8 D3p.) <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ''Pennsylvania Biographical Dictionary: People of All Times and Places Who Have Been Important to the History and Life of the State''. Wilmington, Delaware: American Historical Publications, 1989. (Family History Library book 974.8 D3p.) <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
[[Category:Pennsylvania]] | [[Category:Pennsylvania]] | ||