http://www.dauphincountyhistory.org/research/archives/mg/730 says that Dauphin County, PA has archives of: ADAM BOYD, b. 1746, d. 1814, was by trade a carpenter. He served in the Revolutionary War, and settled in Lancaster County. He arrived in Harris ferry about 1783, married Jeannette Macfarlane, and settled permanently as a farmer in Harrisburg in 1784. He was active in the affairs of the county, the city, and the organization of the Presbyterian church in Harrisburg. He was guardian of the Hanna and Maclay minor children. His daughter, Rosana Boyd, b. 1786, married Hugh Hamilton in 1807, and died in 1872. ADAM BOYD HAMILTON, b. 1808, d. 1896, was a son of Hugh and Rosana Boyd Hamilton. He was educated by private tutors and the Harrisburg Academy and followed his father into the newspaper business. He was appointed a commissioner of the city in 1860 and held many municipal offices. He was one of the original founders of the Historical Society of Dauphin County and served as its president until his death. He was, also, active in various charitable and religious organizations of the city, was an original member of the Presbyterian church, involved in the establishment of City Hospital, the organization of the Public Library, and president of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society. WILLIAM HAMILTON, b. 1824, was a son of Hugh and Rosana Boyd Hamilton. DR. HUGH HAMILTON, b. 1845, d. 1923, was a graduate of the Harrisburg Academy, Pennsylvania State College, and the medical school of the University of Pennsylvania. He was a chemist for the State Agricultural Society and did pioneer work in what afterward became the pure food laws. He married Florence Wallace in 1875. A. BOYD HAMILTON, b. 1875, d. 1945, was a son of Hugh and Florence Wallace Hamilton and grandson of the first A. Boyd Hamilton. He grew up in Harrisburg, was a newspaper man for several years with the Associated Press and special correspondent for papers in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New York, Chicago, Washington and editor of the Harrisburg Telegraph. He was involved in politics and state government, and became known as a historian. He was for many years a member of the Historical Society of Dauphin County. At the time of his death he was Deputy Director of the State Council of Defense, Secretary of the Council, Deputy Commander of the Citizens Defense Corps, and Chief of Staff of the Panel of the State Disaster Plan. -- Rommy Lopat weedpatchgazette.com Phone: 847-922-0437 Facsimile: 847-295-1986