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
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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
PA Newspaper Collections
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
Is FindMyPast Useful for PA Research?
Many online genealogy websites promise us we can find our ancestors in their records. FindMyPast is one of these genealogy record providers. How useful are their records for Pennsylvania family history research? One set of PA records in particular can help many genealogy … [Read more...] about Is FindMyPast Useful for PA Research?
Most Popular PA Records on Ancestry
Ancestry hosts millions of digital images of original Pennsylvania records. These genealogy records collections are the ones I use most often on Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania Marriages, 1852-1968 While not every ancestor marries, most did, and this database of marriages from … [Read more...] about Most Popular PA Records on Ancestry