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Podcast Episode 48: Story of Finding an Ancestor in Court Records

Denys Allen · 13 July 2021 · Leave a Comment

An exciting story of finding an ancestor in court records from Aaron McWilliams of the Pennsylvania State Archives. Watch or Listen Links Pennsylvania State ArchiveListen to Podcast Episode 1: Pennsylvania State ArchivesAlso see my blog post on Updates from the PA … [Read more...] about Podcast Episode 48: Story of Finding an Ancestor in Court Records

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: archives, court records, french indian war, pa state archives, podcast, research questions

Podcast Episode 47: Free Digital Records from the PA State Archive

Denys Allen · 7 July 2021 · Leave a Comment

What digitized genealogy records can you access at home for free? Listen in as Aaron McWilliams tells me. Watch or Listen Links Pennsylvania State ArchiveListen to Podcast Episode 1: Pennsylvania State ArchivesAlso see my blog post on Updates from the PA State … [Read more...] about Podcast Episode 47: Free Digital Records from the PA State Archive

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: ancestry.com, archives, birth certificates, county government, death certificates, delayed birth certificates, microfilm, pa state archive, podcast, vital records

Unique Archives for Your Military Ancestors

Denys Allen · 1 July 2021 · Leave a Comment

Several battles of the Revolutionary War and one of the Civil War took place in Pennsylvania. If you had ancestors who participated in those wars, you want to look into searching the archives located at Pennsylvania historical sites. Here's two sites and links to what they … [Read more...] about Unique Archives for Your Military Ancestors

Filed Under: Archives, History & Culture Tagged With: archives, civil war, diaries, gettysburg, journals, letters, revolutionary war, valley forge

Podcast Episode 37: PA Food Traditions with Author William Woys Weaver

Denys Allen · 20 March 2021 · Leave a Comment

Have you ever wondered what your ancestors ate? Food ethnographer and author William Woys Weaver shares why food traditions and food culture matter in understanding our past. William’s Roughwood Table is preserving our food history. Also a special preview of Don Yoder’s genealogy … [Read more...] about Podcast Episode 37: PA Food Traditions with Author William Woys Weaver

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: agriculture, archives, farming, food, history, podcast

Podcast Episode 31: Researching Irish Americans, Part 2

Denys Allen · 10 February 2021 · Leave a Comment

The Ulster Historical Foundation team and I had a rollicking good time talking about the challenges Americans have doing Irish research. Fintan Mullan, Executive Director of UHF; Gillian Hunt, Research Officer; and William Roulston, Research Director of UHF walk us through what … [Read more...] about Podcast Episode 31: Researching Irish Americans, Part 2

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: archives, history, irish-american, podcast, research questions, scots-irish, ulster irish

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