Research In Pennsylvania – NGS Research In The States Series – Third Edition
Research in Pennsylvania - Third Edition – NGS Research in the States Series; By Kay Haviland Freilich, CG, CGL; The Series is edited by Kay Haviland Freilich and Ann Carter Fleming; Published 2016 by the National Genealogical Society, Arlington, VA; 48 pp; Soft Cover, Saddle Stapled; 8.5x11 in.; ISBN: 978-01-935815-23-5; Item # NGS011
The National Genealogical Society’s Research in the States series, of which this book is one, had it’s start in the NGS Quarterly with the publication of “Master Plan for North Carolina Research” in 1987. The Quarterly continued to publish state guides and NGS later issued many of them as special publications. This series includes both revised editions of earlier guides and some new states. Additional states are planned and Family Roots Publishing plans to distribute them as they are printed.
The following is found on the Table of Contents pages of the Pennsylvania volume:
HISTORY AND SETTLEMENT
- Early History
- Settlement
- Migration
- Economy
- Jurisdiction Changes
ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES, AND SOCIETIES
- Pennsylvania State Archives
- State Library of Pennsylvania
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
- National Archives – Philadelphia
- Other Libraries
- Other Societies
- Other Federal Repositories
MAJOR RESOURCES
- Aids to Research
- Atlases, Gazetteers, and Maps
- Biographical Guides
- Business Records
- Cemetery Records
- Censuses & Census Substitutes – Colonial Enumerations
- Censuses & Census Substitutes – State Censuses
- Censuses & Census Substitutes – Federal Censuses
- City and County Directories
- City–Level Research
- County–Level Research
- Court Records
- Court Records – Federal Courts
- Ethnic Research – African Americans
- Ethnic Research – German/Pennsylvania “Dutch”
- Ethnic Records - Native Americans
- Ethnic Research – Scots-Irish
- Folk Art Sources
- Land Records
- Military Records & Benefits
- Military Records – Militia & National Guard
- Military Records – French & Indian War
- Military Records – American Revolution
- Military Records – Whiskey Rebellion
- Military Records – War of 1812
- Military Records – Mexican War
- Military Records – Civil War
- Military Records – Spanish American & Philippine Insurrection
- Military Records – Mexican Border Campaign
- Military Records – World War I
- Military Records – World War II
- Military Benefits
- Naturalization & Immigration Records
- Newspapers
- Probate Records
- Religious Records
- School Records & Poor School-Children Lists
- Tax Records – County and State
- Tax Records – Federal
- Vital Records – Adoption Records
- Vital Records – Birth and Death Records
- Vital Records – Marriage and Divorce Records
- Voter Rolls
- Women of Pennsylvania
- Conclusion