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Free PA Genealogy Webinars

Denys Allen · 14 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

Something I hope stays around post-pandemic is the abundance of free online webinars. Genealogy webinars are a great way to learn from experts and the fact that so many are free is even better! To keep up with up and coming genealogy webinars, subscribe to the newsletters of … [Read more...] about Free PA Genealogy Webinars

Filed Under: Archives, Blog, History & Culture Tagged With: adams county, centre county, civil war, free class, history, philadelphia, pittsburgh, webinars

Six Steps to Research Your Rural PA Ancestors

Denys Allen · 29 March 2021 · Leave a Comment

The one area of Pennsylvania genealogy research most people need help in is rural PA in the 1700's and early 1800's. The lack of modern birth, marriage, and death records along with a census that only names heads of households, grinds research to a halt. Below is the summary … [Read more...] about Six Steps to Research Your Rural PA Ancestors

Filed Under: Blog, Genealogy Records Tagged With: genealogical societies, historical societies, history, maps, military records, probate, research notes, research questions, writing

Where to Learn about PA History

Denys Allen · 21 March 2021 · Leave a Comment

We all learned general United States history in school. While good to know, it's not what we need to do genealogy research in Pennsylvania. Our PA ancestors spent most of their lives focused locally, rather than nationally. If you learn the history of a community and Pennsylvania … [Read more...] about Where to Learn about PA History

Filed Under: Blog, History & Culture Tagged With: counties, history, journals, museums, societies

PA Newspaper Collections

Denys Allen · 15 March 2021 · Leave a Comment

The citizens of Pennsylvania published almost 10,000 different newspapers over the past 300 years. The good news for family history researchers is that many newspapers are digitized and online. You can search them from the comfort of your own home anytime. Digitized newspapers … [Read more...] about PA Newspaper Collections

Filed Under: Blog, Genealogy Records Tagged With: microfilm, newspapers, online, power library, vital records

Updates from the PA State Archive

Denys Allen · 8 March 2021 · Leave a Comment

Yesterday David Carmichael, State Archivist for Pennsylvania, spoke virtually to the South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society. He gave exciting updates on the construction of the new archives building and the future for records access. To watch the entire presentation, … [Read more...] about Updates from the PA State Archive

Filed Under: Archives, Blog Tagged With: finding aids, pa state archive, power library, scpgs, state government

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