Archives in PA: What You Can Find in Archives
Four examples of archival collections you can search in Pennsylvania, and the types of information you can obtain from them
There are millions of historical records online today. By typing in a few words into a search bar, we can instantly view links to thousands of possible results.
For genealogists this has been a boon to research. We can go back farther, faster than our parents and grandparents could ever dream.
But not every record of our ancestors is online and easily searchable. According to archivists, it never will be. For every historical document we can view online for an ancestor, there are hundreds to thousands of others in archival boxes around the country. Knowing how to research in archives is an important skill and archives are more accessible than ever.
This chapter will give four examples of archival collections you can search in Pennsylvania, and the types of information you can obtain from them.