Through out Pennsylvania's history, the state has kept many different kinds of records on military service members. Find out all about these records with Aaron McWilliams of the Pennsylvania State Archive. Listen and Subscribe to the Audio Podcast Links Pennsylvania … [Read more...] about Podcast Episode 60: All About PA Military Records with Aaron McWilliams
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Ways to Learn What’s at the National Archives
I'm attending GenFed this week and want to share resources to help my fellow genealogists learn what's at the National Archives, or NARA. GenFed is short for the Genealogical Institute on Federal Records. It is a week long, all-day program usually held at the National Archives … [Read more...] about Ways to Learn What’s at the National Archives
Podcast Episode 47: Free Digital Records at the PA State Archive
Continuing highlight of my conversation with Aaron McWilliams at the Pennsylvania State Archive. He shares what digitized genealogy records are available for free. … [Read more...] about Podcast Episode 47: Free Digital Records at the PA State Archive
Podcast Episode 46: Must See Records at the PA State Archive
Highlights of my conversation with Aaron McWilliams at the Pennsylvania State Archive on their most popular genealogy records. … [Read more...] about Podcast Episode 46: Must See Records at the PA State Archive
Six Steps to Research Your Rural PA Ancestors
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