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1. Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania: Resources, News & Announcements:
October Family History Month Lecture Series: Genealogy 101.
A series of basic two-hour sessions which provide an introduction to family history research, with handouts, presented by professional members of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. Next session: Saturday, 13 October 2007, 9:00 a.m.,
at the National Archives, Mid-Atlantic Region, Philadelphia, led by Jefferson M. Moak.
http://www.genpa.org/program.html 2. Genealogical Resources (by type):
Cemetery/Funeral Director Records:
Cemetery Lists for United States, England, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
With varying degrees of quantity and quality of burial listings, this website offers at least cemetery address for 61 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties. Worth a look.
http://interment.net/us/pa/index.htm Land and Property Records (land grants, patents, deeds, property tax lists/rolls, etc.):
PHMC (the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission) has mounted the Commonwealth Land Patents Index on its website:
Patents 1684-1781,
Patents 1781-1809,
Patents 1809-present,
Patent Names Index,
Warrant Registers (by county) 1733-1957,
East Side Applications 1765-1769 (East of the Susquehanna River),
West Side Applications 1765-1769 (West of the Susquehanna River).
For a detailed description of these records and how to access this collection, check out the Pennsylvania Archives Land Records of the Commonwealth:
http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/landrec.htm Maps & Gazetteers; Migration Routes:
Flags of your ancestral homelands.
If you are looking for the flag or key historical events related to any country in the world, including a map of your ancestor’s homeland, then this website is worth a look.
http://www.worldstatesmen.org
Reference Works:
Rudy’s List of Archaic Medical Terms, Diseases and Causes of Deaths is a collection of medical terms with their original and modern definitions. A great resource to decipher those archaic causes of death found on death certificates and mortality lists, it contains lists in English, German and French.
www.antiquusmorbus.com 3. Other (non-GSP) Non-profit and Governmental Organizations: Resources, News & Announcements:
Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography has been put online by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP), the History Cooperative, and Penn State University Libraries.
(The oldest continuously published state historical journal, PMHB has been published in print since 1877.) Back issues of PMHB from 1907 through 1999 are available as part of Penn State University Libraries database for Pennsylvania history. Access is open to everyone and a new volume will be added every year.
http://dpubs.dlt.psu.edu/DPubS?service=UI&version=1.0&verb=Display&handle=psu.pmhb
Note:
Volumes 1-30 (1877-1906) are available in electronic format through Proquest Database. Consult the above website for suggestions to access these early issues.
Family Search Indexing
. A new program begun by the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) is asking genealogists everywhere to help index record groups of their choice. Once an index is complete is will be placed free of charge on the FamilySearch.org website. Before you can help with this indexing, you have to
download the appropriate software and watch four tutorials. Then you can do as much or as little indexing as you like.
http://www.familysearchindexing.org/en/index.jsp
Keim Family Reunion,
13-14 October 2007:
the 300th Anniversary Celebration of the pioneer Johannes KEIM, coordinated
by a group of Keim/Kime family members and other historically oriented
people from Berks County. The Historic Preservation Trust of Berks
County is working to include the other historical and heritage societies
of Berks County. This will be a public event for all to attend. Two days of period (1700's) oriented activities are planned at the Keim
Homestead and another location in Oley.
keimreunion@yahoogroups.com 4. Commercial Organizations: Resources, News & Announcements:
English Research Links:
"Expert Links: England Family History and Genealogy" is a new page on
the Price and Associates Genealogical Services website. It organizes
nearly 400 important websites for English genealogy in one place.
Categories include sites where you can obtain civil registration files
and indexes, vital records, probate records, emigration records, and
more. Links are organized by national sites first, then by county in
alphabetical order. For-a-fee sites are set apart with a different
color.
http://www.pricegen.com/english_genealogy.html
Categories
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| 1. Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania: Resources, News & Announcements |
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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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