Can someone tell me were the PA state archives is located??? Is it in Harrisburg?? John Bugno -----Original Message----- From: Richard M. Reese [mailto:richreese@fast.net] Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 7:56 AM To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Votter registration All county records in PA were surveyed in the late 80's to early 90's (1992?) by the PA Historic & Museum Commission. That list is in the PA state archives, on the catalog / index shelf available to the public. Unfortunately it is a bit cryptic. There is no guide to assist in its intepretation. -----Original Message----- From: AnneTullar@aol.com <AnneTullar@aol.com> To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 12:14 AM Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Votter registration >I've wondered about voting records, too, as well as miscellaneous records >such as business/professional licenses, nongovernmental organizations of >various kinds, lots of different kinds of things that citizens might have >registered for or been certified to do, etc. Does anybody know in detail >what all is held by the courthouse aside from the expected wills, deeds and >so on? > >I understand there is a survey of Lackawanna Co. records--unpublished, but on >microfilm--LDS or State Archives or Library: has anybody looked at this? >Anybody know about such stuff? > >The survey I refer to was done in the 1930's; a WPA project, I think. > >If this doesn't ring a bell, I will find the reference and give it to the >list. > >Thanks, Anne > > >==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== >Have you visited some of the surrounding counties? http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/#Surrounding_Counties >To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== Have you visited the Lackawanna County page lately? http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/ To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList

It is part of the State Museum complex at Third & Forster in Harrisburg. --- Bugno Mr John E <Bugnoje@mcsc.usmc.mil> wrote: > Can someone tell me were the PA state archives is > located??? Is it in > Harrisburg?? > > > John Bugno > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard M. Reese [mailto:richreese@fast.net] > Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 7:56 AM > To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Votter registration > > > All county records in PA were surveyed in the late > 80's to early 90's > (1992?) by the PA Historic & Museum Commission. That > list is in the PA > state archives, on the catalog / index shelf available > to the public. > Unfortunately it is a bit cryptic. There is no guide > to assist in its > intepretation. > > -----Original Message----- > From: AnneTullar@aol.com <AnneTullar@aol.com> > To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 12:14 AM > Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Votter registration > > > >I've wondered about voting records, too, as well as > miscellaneous records > >such as business/professional licenses, > nongovernmental organizations of > >various kinds, lots of different kinds of things that > citizens might have > >registered for or been certified to do, etc. Does > anybody know in detail > >what all is held by the courthouse aside from the > expected wills, deeds and > >so on? > > > >I understand there is a survey of Lackawanna Co. > records--unpublished, but > on > >microfilm--LDS or State Archives or Library: has > anybody looked at this? > >Anybody know about such stuff? > > > >The survey I refer to was done in the 1930's; a WPA > project, I think. > > > >If this doesn't ring a bell, I will find the reference > and give it to the > >list. > > > >Thanks, Anne > > > > > >==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > >Have you visited some of the surrounding counties? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/#Surrounding_Counties > >To unsubscribe: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > > > > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the Lackawanna County page lately? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/ > To unsubscribe: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > Have you seen the USGenWeb Pennsylvania Page? > http://www.usgenweb.org/pa/ > To unsubscribe: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/