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Pennsylvania Research
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Basic Guidelines If possible, interview closes living relative.
Record family data and personal information that you know. Research from what you know to what you do not know.
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Vital Records Birth Information: birth certificate, certificate of birth, birth return, baptismal, christening and confirmation Marriage: marriage certificate, license, marriage banns Death: certificate, death notice, obituary, burial information (church, funeral home, cemetery/headstone), Social Security life claim, Social Security Death Index, Department of Vital Records
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Obtaining Vital Records
Department of Health.org
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Additonal Documents Census: federal and state
Land records: grantor/grantee Probate (wills) Passenger records Declaration of Intent (Naturalization) Military (draft and pension) Published family histories
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Search Engines Google Bing Yahoo Google
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Ways of how to do research
Topical: name of cemetery, newspaper, etc. Telephone directory: 411.com Religious affiliation Geographical: town, county, state Utilize Internet
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Websites for Research Free Family History and Genealogy Records — FamilySearch.org Location Research — FamilySearch.org Pennsylvania Genealogy & Pennsylvania Family History Resources - Ancestry.com Cyndi's List - United States - Pennsylvania
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Cemetery Research http://www.findagrave.com/
BillionGraves | Cemetery & Headstone Records Cemetery Records Online - Interment.net
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Calculating Dates Calculator: Add to or subtract from a date
Old Style Dates – Julian Calendar vs. Gregorian
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Census Census Forms
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Analizing Handwriting
English Alphabet Handwriting | Hand Writing
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Maps/Atlas PA State Archives - MG-11 - County Maps - Main Interface
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Railroads Locating Railroad Employee Records for Genealogy | American Railways ( 's) Researching Old Railroads & Railroad Workers Online
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Orphanages and Institutions
Orphan & Orphanage Records Pennsylvania State Hospitals - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Newspapers/Directories
Legacy.com | Where Life Stories Live On Pennsylvania Online Historical Newspapers - Online Historical Newspapers Pennsylvania Online Historical Directories - Online Historical Directories free historic PA newspapers
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Genealogy/Historical Societies
Directory of Pennsylvania Genealogical and Historical Societies Tri-Counties Genealogy & History Site - Bradford County & Tioga County (PA): Chemung (NY) Painted Hills Genealogy Society Home
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