4,497
edits
m
no edit summary
mNo edit summary |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
''[[United States|United States]] > [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]]'' | |||
The following important events affected [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]]'s political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements: | The following important events affected [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]]'s political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements: | ||
| Line 25: | Line 27: | ||
1879: Richard Henry Pratt founded the Carlisle Indian Schoool at Carlise, one of the most successful schools for Inidans in the U.S. The school was abandon in 1918, | 1879: Richard Henry Pratt founded the Carlisle Indian Schoool at Carlise, one of the most successful schools for Inidans in the U.S. The school was abandon in 1918, | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
The Family History Library has many local histories and handbooks to help you with your research. Sources for studying the history of Pennsylvania include: | The Family History Library has many local histories and handbooks to help you with your research. Sources for studying the history of Pennsylvania include: | ||
| Line 49: | Line 51: | ||
Potentially helpful histories of Pennsylvania counties compiled in 1939-1942 is ''Historical Records Survey (Pennsylvania), Notes on County Histories and Points of Interest for American Guide Series ''(Family History Library films 1016396-401). The counties are filed mostly in alphabetical order, and while a general format seems to be followed, they vary in the kind of information given. | Potentially helpful histories of Pennsylvania counties compiled in 1939-1942 is ''Historical Records Survey (Pennsylvania), Notes on County Histories and Points of Interest for American Guide Series ''(Family History Library films 1016396-401). The counties are filed mostly in alphabetical order, and while a general format seems to be followed, they vary in the kind of information given. | ||
There are also Pennsylvania histories available online. Use a search engine and terms of "Pennsylvania History" to find applicable sites.<br><br> | There are also Pennsylvania histories available online. Use a search engine and terms of "Pennsylvania History" to find applicable sites.<br><br> | ||
[[Category:Pennsylvania]] | [[Category:Pennsylvania]] | ||