1790-1850 complete with indexes. 1860 partial holdings with complete index. 1870 partial holdings with complete CD-ROM index available on the computer next to the 2nd floor reference desk.. 2 reels of 1900.
Iscrupe, William L. and Shirley G.M. Pennsylvania line: a research guide to Pennsylvania genealogy and local history. Laughlintown, Pa.: Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, c1990.
Call # F148 .P448 1990 (2nd floor open shelf).
Virding, Donald Odell. Pennsylvania genealogies and family histories: a bibliography of books about Pennsylvania families. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1992.
Call # folio oZ1329 V57 1992.
Colonial records of Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, Printed by T. Fenn, 1851-53. 16 volumes.
Call # F54.6721.
(See Mary Dunn’s index. Call # F146 C622 D86 1992. 2nd floor open shelf).
Pennsylvania Archives.
Call # F 854.67 (2nd floor open shelf).
Be sure to check the guides shelved at the end of the series.
Morris, Jean Sansenbaugher. Use of the published Pennsylvania archives in genealogical research. Pittsburgh: Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, 1978.
Call # folio Z1329 M67 F148 (2nd floor open shelf).
The Pennsylvania genealogical magazine.
Call # E 68.332.
Holdings: v. 1 (1895)- currently received.
Your family tree.
Call # E 67.996.
Holdings: v. 1-11 Mar. 1948-July 1964. A periodical about early Pennsylvania settlers and events.
Munger, Donna B. Pennsylvania land records: a history and guide for research. Wilmington, Del.: Scholarly Resources Inc., 1991.
Call # Z1329 M85 1991. (2nd floor open shelf).
Long, John H. Atlas of historical county boundaries. Pennsylvania. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, c1996.
Call # G1201 F7 A8 1993 Pa. (2nd floor open shelf)
The Atlas of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1989.
Call # oversize G1260 A86 1989.
Polk’s Pennsylvania state gazetteer and business directory, 1903-1904. Pittsburgh: R.L. Polk, 1903.
Call # F147 P65 1903.
Also see the Germanic Genealogy pathfinder for tips on locating information about the Pennsylvania Dutch.
Be sure to consult both the card and computer catalogs under the subject heading of the county in which you are interested in order to find the local histories and published record transcripts for that county. Also check catalogs by town/city. You may also wish to utilize the Mormon International Genealogical Index as part of the Family Search CD-ROM package located near the 2nd floor reference desk or searchable online at www.familysearch.org.
Pennsylvania vital records: from the Pennsylvania genealogical magazine and the Pennsylvania magazine of history and biography. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing CO., Inc., 1983. Call # F148 P455 (2nd floor open shelf).
Genealogies of Pennsylvania families: from the Pennsylvania genealogical magazine. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1982.
Call # F148 G457 1982 (2nd floor open shelf).
Colonial and revolutionary families of Pennsylvania; genealogical and personal memoirs. New York, Chicago, The Lewis publishing company, 1911-1932.
Call # E 6968.178.
Linn, John Blair. Pennsylvania in the war of the revolution, battalions and line: 1775-1783. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, State Printer, 1880.
Call # E263 P4 L75 1880 (2nd floor open shelf).
Bates, Samuel P. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers (Civil War). Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms, Inc.
Call # E527.B32 (2nd floor open shelf).
Primarily rosters. Accompanied by four-volume index.
Pennsylvania Digital State Archives includes scanned records for the Revolutionary War, Spanish American War, and World War One. More records are being added.