Pennsylvania Genealogy Records

Births, Marriages and Deaths

• Pennsylvania Birth Indices
  PDFs of birth records for the years 1906-1914.
• Pennsylvania Death Indices
  Quite large PDFs of deaths from 1920-1924 and 1930-1951.
• Pennsylvania Church and Town Records 1669-2013
  A large collection of records containing vitals (birth, marriage, death) from churches and towns.

Cemetery Records

• Cemeteries in Pennsylvania
  Burial records on Find a Grave from 67 counties.
• Interment
  Has thousands of cemetery records for many Pennsylvania counties.
• Pennsylvania Cemetery & Burials
  Search over 276,000 burial records.
• Tombstone Inscriptions
  Lots of cemetery records for Allegheny County, Washington County, Westmoreland County and a few others.

Crime and Punishment

• Pennsylvania Prison Records
  Various records and registers from Allegheny County Workhouse, Eastern State Penitentiary, Pennsylvania Industrial Reformatory (Huntingdon) and Western State Penitentiary.

Historical Directories

• Morrisville, PA
  A business directory from 1919
• Pittsburgh Blue Book 1920
  Containing the prominent families, suburban districts and businesses.
• Sharon City Directory 1919
  A general directory of citizens, businesses and officials. Also includes Farrell, Sharpsville and Wheatland.

Local History

• Armstrong County: Her People, Past and Present
  A genealogical and biographical record and a history of the county in two volumes.
  • Vol. I
  • Vol. II
• Jefferson County
  A history of its pioneers and people from 1800 to 1915.
• Lebanon County
  Biographical information of the prominent citizens and early settled families.
• Schuylkill County
  Genealogy, family history and biography containing historical sketches of old families and prominent citizens.
  • Vol. I
  • Vol. II

Land and Tax

• Northampton & Northumberland County Tax Lists 1772-1787
  Lists of names and how much tax they paid. Organized by township.

Military Records and History

• Martial Deeds of Pennsylvania
  A book printed in 1875 that contains accounts of battles, biographies and much more.
• Pennsylvania Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866
  Find information about your ancestor’s service during the civil war including rank, regiment and dates of service.
• PA Civil War Databases
  Pennsylvania Civil War regimental rosters, regimental histories, POW lists, and regimental losses.
• Pennsylvania WWI Service Medal Card Indexes
  An alphabetical list of surnames which link to the original documents online.
• Revolutionary War Pension Records
  An index created from different sources.
• A Census of Pensioners 1841
  Revolutionary or military services with their names, ages, and places of residence.
• Washington County Muster Rolls
  Relating to the associators and militia. Covers the later 1700s.

Occupations

• Bench and Bar of Pennsylvania: Two volumes of information and biographies
  • Vol. I
  • Vol. II
• Register Of Mine Accidents
  Over 152,000 records of mining accidents with vital information about the incident and if it was fatal.

School and University Records

• University of Pennsylvania 1875-76
  A catalogue of students, trustees and officers. Also entrance requirements and fees.
• University of Pennsylvania Medical Department 1765-1877
  An index of graduates, their residence and subject. Students listed from around the U.S.

Societies

• Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
  The society has a membership option with access to some databases. Also online events, help and advice.
• Historical Society of Pennsylvania
  The society has some collections, research guides, workshops and courses relating to genealogy and family history.
• The Pennsylvania German Society
  Devoted to the study of the Pennsylvania German people and their 325+ year history in America.
• Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society
  The society has a members area, surname research, events, free webinars, book store and more.