Thank you very much. I live in Michigan and am 85 years old so can't go to Pennsylvania. Maybe I can find things at the sites you gave me. -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Maria Campbell <miabethc@gmail.com> > Marie, > > I would recommend going to either the Lancaster Mennonite Historical > Society or the Lancaster County Historical Society to start with. > Both can be found on line for additional information. > http://www.lmhs.org/ > http://www.lancasterhistory.org/ > > The LCHS will even allow limited searching of their database from > your computer at home if you want to look up some materials to start > with. Both have family files, census records, early tax records, > cemetery records, maps. and church records for the county, as well > extensive published genealogies. There have been several indexed > books published recently with church records that should be available > at both libraries. I prefer the LMHS since they have partially open > stacks, in other words you can look at the books on their shelves > without have to have someone else bring them to you. They are also > very helpful and the staff may have some suggestions for you. Don't > neglect looking through their card files. > > After going to either of the historical societies, I would then go to > the courthouse. The archives are in the lower level at the front of > the old section of the courthouse. The staff there is helpful > explaining the indexing system for deeds and for wills and Orphans > Court records. Some of the originals for the earliest Orphans Court > records are at the LMHS. The death register is also found in the > archives at the courthouse. Marriage records after 1885? are in the > new part of the courthouse on the second floor. > www.co.lancaster.pa.us/ > > If you wish to look for obituaries and have a date of death, the > Lancaster Library) has old Lancaster newspapers on film in the > basement. They also have a special Lancaster Collection near the > reference desk which may contain some books which you are looking for. > www.lancaster.lib.pa.us > > There are also several smaller historical societies that serve a > particular area of the county. If you have time, you could also visit > the State Library in the Forum Building in Harrisburg and the State > Archives. The State Library has an excellent collection of old > newspapers for the state as well as a room devoted to genealogy for > the whole state. The Archives are extensive, but may contain > information not found anywhere else. > www.pde.state.pa.us/ > www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/overview.htm > > Hope this helps, > Maria > > > ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== > http//www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html > You are responsible for following the A.U.P. > Acceptable Use Policy >