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1. Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania: Resources, News & Announcements:
Census Online: Sources, Tips and Tricks,
Sat., 9 Sept. 2006, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Easttown Public Library, Berwyn, PA.
Professional genealogist Karen Higgins will outline details for each census year, including special censuses, what facts to look for, plus she will present an overview of both Ancestry.com and HeritageQuest Online census websites, discuss the advantages of each and offer efficient ways to find your ancestors using their search engines. More details.
A Little Slice of Britain,
Sat., 16 Sept. 2006, 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.,
Chester County Historical Society, West Chester, PA. Presentations by distinguished British genealogists from the Federation of Family History Societies. Details.
We welcome contributions to this resource page. Please send the information (including the URL, if any) in an email to GSP.techsig@verizon.net (with Timely Res in the Subject Line). Thanks!
2. Genealogical Resources (by type):
Land and Property Records (land grants, patents, deeds, property tax lists/rolls, etc.):
The Family Maps series of Land Patent Books are published county by county, state by state, for original settlers whose purchases are indexed in the U.S. Bureau of Land Management database. They now have two books for Ohio.
http://www.arphax.com/#OH
Religious Records (church membership registries, histories, baptismal, marriage and funeral records):
Website for genealogists with Quaker interests, including an index to all the Chester county family names found in the Gilbert Cope Collection. This site includes the microfilm roll numbers for Cope’s collection, available through Family History Centers across the United States, and the world.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/ 3. Other (non-GSP) Non-profit and Governmental Organizations: Resources, News & Announcements:
The National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA; http://archives.gov)
considering reducing research room hours
at locations around the country.
The Washington, DC, headquarters and the
College Park, Md., facility would end
evening and Saturday hours, staying open
Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Regional archives would continue to
operate during "core hours" but modify
their extended hours--see proposed changes
at http://archives.gov/locations/proposed-hours.html.
The shortened hours are a cost-cutting
measure that NARA officials hope will
affect the smallest possible number of
visitors. Research room usage last year
showed an average of only 16 percent of
researchers at the two Washington, DC,
area facilities used the reading rooms in
the evening. Only 7 percent of the
researchers used the facilities on
Saturdays.
This change will be open for public
comment until Sept. 8 and, if adopted,
become effective Oct. 2. To add your
comments online, go to
http://www.regulations.gov, enter
NARA-06-0007-0001 in the Keyword or ID
field and click Submit.
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A guide to the index of PA Vital Records at FamilySearch.org, from
Our History and Genealogy, OHGen.net.
There is a great deal of information which can be found at FamilySearch.org by those who know how to search for it. Using the county batch record numbers is a quick way to figure out if your ancestor's record is located at a county courthouse in Pennsylvania.
http://www.ohgen.net/states/pennsylvania.html
genealogy.net, the german genealogy Internet portal. Multiple databases and
information on German emigration to America.
http://www.genealogienetz.de/index_en.html Wyoming County Historical Society (Pennsylvania); information about the society's museum and genealogical library.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawchs/
4. Commercial Organizations: Resources, News & Announcements:
5. Technology:
6. Miscellaneous:
Categories
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Biographical Records |
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Birth Records (official) |
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Cemetery/Funeral Director Records |
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Census Records (local population, agricultural, manufacturing, mortality) |
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Church Records (see Religious Records ) |
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Correctional Facilities/Prison Records |
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Court Records (civil/criminal case files, justice of the peace and magistrate BUT NOT death or probate records; see those categories below) |
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Death Records (official) |
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Directories (business, city, professional, rural, telephone) |
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Ethnic Genealogy |
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Family Histories (incl.genealogy charts) |
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Genetics and DNA |
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Hereditary Societies |
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Hospital Records (private/public health & welfare facilities) |
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Immigration Records (alien registration, naturalization, ship passenger lists, etc.) |
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Instructions in Genealogical Research |
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Land and Property Records (land grants, patents, deeds, property tax lists/rolls, etc.) |
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Local and County Histories |
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Maps & Gazetteers; Migration Routes |
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Marriage and Divorce Records (official) |
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Military & Veterans' Records (service records, pension records, soldiers' bonus records, draft registration, grave registries) |
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Names, Surnames |
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Obituaries/Death Notices (published) |
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Oral History |
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Organization Records (business, labor, fraternal/patriotic, other non-business) |
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Photographs; Portraits; Private Motion Pictures |
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Private Papers (diaries/journals, correspondence, unpublished autobiographies, Bibles, etc.) |
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Probate Records (incl. wills and related estate settlement papers) |
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Published Histories and Genealogical Works |
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Publishing (incl. self-publishing, publishing on CDs and the Web) |
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Reference Works |
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Religious Records (church membership registries, histories, baptismal, marriage and funeral records) |
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School Records (private, public & religious educational institutions) |
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Timelines |
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Tours |
| 3. Other (non-GSP) Non-profit and Governmental Organizations: Resources, News & Announcements |
| 4. Commercial Organizations: Resources, News & Announcements |
| 5. Technology |
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Genealogical Data Formats |
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Data Formats and Organization -- General |
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CD-ROMs |
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Digital Cameras, Scanners; Digitization of Records |
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Genealogical Software |
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Internet |
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