thank you Alan! Elaine from Minocqua WI-names in Lancaster co I search Wilt/Wild/Wildt and Groff/Graf ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Buckingham" <a.d.buckingham@verizon.net> To: <PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 4:18 PM Subject: [PALANCAS] Lancaster book update > Hello All, > > I have scanned and uploaded more pages of the book "Lancaster County from > a > Trolley Window". You can view it at http://www.midatlanticarchives.com > > > Alan > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/405 - Release Date: 8/1/2006 > > > > ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== > When replying to the list change the subject line if you change the > subject. > >

Hi, I'm on vacation and staying near Elizabethtown Lancaster Pennsylvania. While I'm here I would like to see if I can find any information on some ancestors who were born here in about 1840. I'm fairly new to family history and thought I'd ask if anyone knew which office I might find early records in. (actually, I'm not sure which kind of records existed at that time, so maybe I should also ask what records I need to look for). Any help would be greatly appreciated. Wade Binks --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

You do not say how much time you have or what exactly you are looking for. If your ancestors lived and died in Lancaster County, then I would first go to the archives of the Lancaster County Courthouse and look up wills, intestate records, and deeds. The archives are on the ground floor of the courthouse in the old section and which is on the corner of E. King & Duke Streets in Lancaster. If your ancestors died somewhere else, then I would look for birth records and church records by going to either the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society (located on Rt. 30 east of Lancaster, next to the Tanger Outlet Mall) of the Lancaster County Historical Society ( located on Marietta & N. President Avenues on the west side of Lancaster). Ask the staff for help at all locations. On Aug 4, 2006, at 9:39 AM, wade binks wrote: > Hi, > > I'm on vacation and staying near Elizabethtown Lancaster > Pennsylvania. While I'm here I would like to see if I can find any > information on some ancestors who were born here in about 1840. > I'm fairly new to family history and thought I'd ask if anyone knew > which office I might find early records in. (actually, I'm not > sure which kind of records existed at that time, so maybe I should > also ask what records I need to look for). Any help would be > greatly appreciated. Wade Binks > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. > > > ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe first check and see if you are getting list or > digest mode then e-mail PALANCAS-L-request@rootsweb.com or PALANCAS- > D-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe in message. >