Dianna, There are a couple of work-arounds here. First, if your ancestor was born in 1856, there's a good chance she lived past 1906. If she died in Pennsylvania in 1906 or later, you can order a death certificate from the state, which includes the names of the deceased's parents as well as the date of birth. Second, if you know where your ancestor was living at the time of her death, check the local newspapers for an obituary. Often church membership was included in the obituary; if not, knowing the name of the pastor who conducted the funeral could point you to the person's church. Some church records have been indexed and posted online. Others are stored at local historical or genealogy societies. If you know the township where your ancestor lived, you can check with the local historical society to see if they have church records. Many church records were microfilmed by the LDS church and are available from LDS Family History Centers. If you're in the U.S., the chances are good that there is a center near you. You can order the microfilm and go through the records at the center. Good luck. Richard Aurand Sherer -----Original Message----- From: mtmodie@aol.com [mailto:mtmodie@aol.com] Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 9:45 AM To: PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] Lancaster County birthrecords Thank you Joe. Now I just have to figure out what Church they may have attended. Dianna -----Original Message----- From: Joseph E Wolfe <joeedwolfe@juno.com> To: PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 19:17:29 -0800 Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] Lancaster County birthrecords Sorry Dianna ..there would be NO BIRTH certificate as we know today. the only thing would be to find hopefully a baptismal or birth record from the church that her parents attended. Joe Wolfe On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 17:26:57 -0500 mtmodie@aol.com writes: > To the list: > My gg grandmother was born May 15, 1856 in Lancaster, County PA. > Where would I find a birth record? > > Thank you. > > Dianna > > > ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== > No political statements to this list. > No religious statements. > > ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== http//www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html You are responsible for following the A.U.P. Acceptable Use Policy ______________________________

Richard: Thank you so much for all the information. I will definitely pursue these avenues. Dianna -----Original Message----- From: Richard A. Sherer <rasherer@ix.netcom.com> To: PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 22:51:17 -0800 Subject: RE: [PALANCAS] Lancaster County birthrecords Dianna, There are a couple of work-arounds here. First, if your ancestor was born in 1856, there's a good chance she lived past 1906. If she died in Pennsylvania in 1906 or later, you can order a death certificate from the state, which includes the names of the deceased's parents as well as the date of birth. Second, if you know where your ancestor was living at the time of her death, check the local newspapers for an obituary. Often church membership was included in the obituary; if not, knowing the name of the pastor who conducted the funeral could point you to the person's church. Some church records have been indexed and posted online. Others are stored at local historical or genealogy societies. If you know the township where your ancestor lived, you can check with the local historical society to see if they have church records. Many church records were microfilmed by the LDS church and are available from LDS Family History Centers. If you're in the U.S., the chances are good that there is a center near you. You can order the microfilm and go through the records at the center. Good luck. Richard Aurand Sherer -----Original Message----- From: mtmodie@aol.com [mailto:mtmodie@aol.com] Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 9:45 AM To: PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] Lancaster County birthrecords Thank you Joe. Now I just have to figure out what Church they may have attended. Dianna -----Original Message----- From: Joseph E Wolfe <joeedwolfe@juno.com> To: PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 19:17:29 -0800 Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] Lancaster County birthrecords Sorry Dianna ..there would be NO BIRTH certificate as we know today. the only thing would be to find hopefully a baptismal or birth record from the church that her parents attended. Joe Wolfe On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 17:26:57 -0500 mtmodie@aol.com writes: > To the list: > My gg grandmother was born May 15, 1856 in Lancaster, County PA. > Where would I find a birth record? > > Thank you. > > Dianna > > > ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== > No political statements to this list. > No religious statements. > > ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== http//www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html You are responsible for following the A.U.P. Acceptable Use Policy ______________________________ ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== http//www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html You are responsible for following the A.U.P. Acceptable Use Policy