Hi Carol, Living in Washington State, I, found I have had to look beyond books to research my Chester County family. Looking for other sources will also help you do better genealogy, because books are secondary or tertiary sources, several times removed from the actual event, and therefore more likely to have errors. I would suggest another approach: 1) Find a Church of Latter Day Saints Family History Center near you. You can locate one by going to their URL FamilySearch.org They welcome visits by non-church members, and you can order microfilms of all kinds of information from their library at Salt Lake. The films cost $6, take 2 to 3 weeks to arrive, and you have 6 weeks to read them at the family history center. This would give you access to deeds and probate records, which are very helpful in PA as well as a lot of other kinds of records such as tax lists. In addition, the family history center probably has a subscription to Ancestry.com that you can access on their computers. Good luck, Mary
>In addition, the family history center probably has a subscription to Ancestry.com that you can access on their computers. fyi... According to Eastman's On-line Genealogical Newsletter, free access to Ancestry.com at LDS centers is ending. One subscriber reported that the actual end date of the current arrangement is the end of this month. Jeff Palmer - jap@highstream.net * * * Quote of the Week: “It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once.” -- David Hume -----Original Message----- From: pacheste-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pacheste-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of dferm@bainbridge.net Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 1:54 PM To: PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PACHESTE] hard-to-find Thomas Hi Carol, Living in Washington State, I, found I have had to look beyond books to research my Chester County family. Looking for other sources will also help you do better genealogy, because books are secondary or tertiary sources, several times removed from the actual event, and therefore more likely to have errors. I would suggest another approach: 1) Find a Church of Latter Day Saints Family History Center near you. You can locate one by going to their URL FamilySearch.org They welcome visits by non-church members, and you can order microfilms of all kinds of information from their library at Salt Lake. The films cost $6, take 2 to 3 weeks to arrive, and you have 6 weeks to read them at the family history center. This would give you access to deeds and probate records, which are very helpful in PA as well as a lot of other kinds of records such as tax lists. In addition, the family history center probably has a subscription to Ancestry.com that you can access on their computers. Good luck, Mary -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.14/727 - Release Date: 3/19/2007 11:49 AM