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Looking in PA county histories is often recommended for genealogists. But how useful are these books? What will I find in county history books and is it useful for my research of John Curry's ancestors?

Links:

Find county histories for any county on the Internet Archive

Read my blog post on 9 Ways to Use County Histories in Genealogy

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John Curry died suddenly at age 33 leaving little information about his life. Can researching his children and his siblings provide some clues to his life? Is it worth the time to do all this extra research? Let's find out!

Links:

PA State Archive Vital Records Indexes for publicly accessible state birth and death certificates not yet digitized and indexed on Ancestry.

Newspapers.com for obituary searches

Landex for courthouse records - Some PA counties have digitized deeds, wills, and marriage records and made them publicly available for a fee.

Subscribe to PA Ancestors Discoveries Newsletter  

Make a discovery about your ancestors? I’d love to hear about it! 

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Music: My Days Have Been So Wondrous and Free, composed by Francis Hopkinson in 1788 in Philadelphia, www.amclassical.com, Creative Commons license, some rights reserved.

Topics Discussed

The Centre County Library and Historical Museum has a special collection and area just for genealogists called “The Pennsylvania Room.” Here you’ll find resources and records to help you with your research in Centre County and the adjoining counties.

Robbin covers:

• What county government records the Centre County Library, Pennsylvania Room holds in their collection.
• How to access the online catalog and see what they have.
• A special collection unique to Centre County (don’t miss this!).
• Advice for first-time researchers in the county.
• And an incredible story of discovery!

Listen in and learn about all you can access for your Centre County research!

Links

Centre County Library and Historical Museum main website: www.centrecountylibrary.org

Pennsylvania Collection - over 3,000 items waiting for you

Research Services - if you can’t go in person, you can request research through email for a fee

Visit the website for more information such as Research Guides and Tips for Visiting

Subscribe to PA Ancestors Discoveries Newsletter

Make a discovery about your ancestors? I’d love to hear about it!

Have a question on how research in PA? Submit it here for the Research Q & A

Become an Inner Circle Member and get exclusive content while supporting the podcast

Catch-up on all the past episodes

Music: My Days Have Been So Wondrous and Free, composed by Francis Hopkinson in 1788 in Philadelphia, www.amclassical.com, Creative Commons license, some rights reserved.