Since many Geigers and Kigers had their American Roots in Pennsylvania I thought this information might come in handy for anyone searching the Pennsylvania Archives Series. They can be found in many libraries. Joan , Genealogical Research in the Published Pennsylvania Archives , The Published Pennsylvania Archives is microfiche PS263. , For details of this series please consult Guide to the Published Archives of Pennsylvania (R974.80016 P384g). , COLONIAL RECORDS -- 16 volumes, , The minutes of the early colonial councils. Of little value to genealogists. , FIRST SERIES -- 12 volumes, , Papers of the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1664-1790. Also of little value to genealogists. , SECOND SERIES -- 19 volumes, , Many records of interest to genealogists, this series includes militia rolls (Volumes 3, 4, 13- 15), , marriage records (Volumes 2, 8-9), immigration records (Volume 17), and oaths of allegiance (Volumes 3, , 14, 17). Most of these records, however, were later published in better edited and easier to use formats. , The militia rolls, especially, are more complete and better indexed in the Fifth series. , THIRD SERIES -- 30 volumes, , Of great value to genealogists. Included in this series are militia rolls (Volume 23), land warrantees , (Volumes 2, 3, 24-26) and tax lists (Volumes 11-22). , FOURTH SERIES -- 12 volumes, , Addresses, messages, proclamations and other papers of Pennsylvania's Governors, 1681- 1902. Of little , value to genealogists. , FIFTH SERIES -- 8 volumes, , One of the most used by genealogists. This series consists of earlier muster rolls and military lists for the , French and Indian Wars and the Revolution. Many of these records are reprinted here with greater accuracy , and neatness from the Second and Third Series. , SIXTH SERIES -- 15 volumes, , Also one of the most used by genealogists. This series continues the military record started in the previous , series. The military records cover chiefly the period from the Revolution through the War of 1812, and the , Mexican War. The last volume of this series consists of a complete surname index to the Fifth Series. , SEVENTH SERIES -- 5 volumes, , A surname index to the more than one million names in the Sixth Series. Of great value to genealogists. , EIGHTH SERIES -- 8 volumes, , The Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the Province of Pennsylvania, 1682-1776. , Of little value to genealogists. , NINTH SERIES -- 10 volumes, , Executive Minutes of Pennsylvania's Governors from 1790 to 1838. Of little value to genealogists. , INDEXES TO THE PUBLISHED PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES, , COLONIAL RECORDS See "General Index to the Colonial Records and, , Pennsylvania and Archives <1st Series>" on microfiche PS261., , FIRST SERIES, , SECOND SERIES , , which have Table of Contents only. , Indexes for Volumes 10 and 11 located at the end of Vol. 11. , Indexes for Volumes 13 and 14 located at the end of Vol. 14. , THIRD SERIES Volumes 1-10 -- , , General index at end of each volume with the Indexes at end of each volume except for Volumes 8, 9. and , 16 exception of Volumes 3 and 4 which have Table of Contents only. These Indexes and Table of , Contents are also combined together in the front of Volume 27. , Volumes 11-26 -- Name index in Volumes 27-30. , Vol. 27 A - Co , Vol. 28 Co - Ju , Vol. 29 Ka - Re , Vol. 30 Re - Zy , FOURTH SERIES General index at end of each volume. These are combined in, , Volume 12. , FIFTH SERIES ., , Surname index in Sixth Series, Volume 15 , SIXTH SERIES , , Surname index in Seventh Series (see below). , SEVENTH SERIES This series is an index to the Sixth Series:, , Vol. 1 A - De , Vol. 2 De - Hol , Vol. 3 Hol - Mic , Vol. 4 Mic - Sh , Vol. 5 Sha - Z , (By error, some names were omitted from Vol.5. For surnames from STERNFELDT to STINOR, consult , Guide to the Published Archives of Pennsylvania.) , EIGHTH SERIES See "Index of Votes of Pennsylvania Assembly", microfiche PS264., , NINTH SERIES No index published., , SEARCHING FOR MILITARY RECORDS, , , Military records are in the Second, Third, Fifth and Sixth series. Records in the Second and Third series , are incomplete and poorly indexed. However, most of those records were republished in the Fifth and , Sixth series where they are better edited and more complete with surname indexes. For this reason we , recommend researchers looking for military records to consult first the Fifth and Sixth series.