My husband descends from Solomon and Christina (Barger) Pecht. His great-grandfather, William A. Pecht, married Mary Winter(s) about 1840-42. Evelyn Pecht Iowa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bea and Stan Rutherford" <beair@verizon.net> To: <pamiffli@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 2:47 PM Subject: Re: [PAMIFFLI] Research advice needed > Evelyn, > Who are you researching - what names? > Kindly > Bea > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Evelyn Pecht" <rpecht@cox.net> > To: <pamiffli@rootsweb.com>; <lorraineq@juno.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 3:03 PM > Subject: [PAMIFFLI] Research advice needed > > >> Go to their websites: >> >> http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pamchs/hours.htm >> >> http://www.mypennsylvaniagenealogy.com/pa_county/mi.htm#court >> >> >> Evi in Iowa >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <lorraineq@juno.com> >> To: <mifflin.county.pa@gmail.com>; <pamiffli@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 7:44 AM >> Subject: [PAMIFFLI] Research advice needed >> >> >>> Dear Mifflin County researchers, >>> >>> I am beginning to plan a week's trip to Mifflin County in June to do >>> some >>> intensive research and would greatly appreciate some advice about what >>> records are available. >>> >>> Want especially to see the land records themselves, not just the indexes >>> microfilmed by the Utah Genealogical Society. Are those still housed >>> there? >>> >>> Aren't a lot of different Pennsylvania documents preserved in the >>> Orphan's Court records. Are they also still at the courthouse there? Any >>> other sources for estate papers, wills, etc.? >>> >>> Where is the Historical Society located? And does anyone know their >>> hours >>> of operation? >>> >>> Of particular interest to me are really early records...from the >>> beginning of the county to mid-1800s. May also have to check out >>> Cumberland if I can't find what I need in Lewistown. Would Harrisburg be >>> at all helpful? >>> >>> Unfortunately, I know quite a lot about Ohio and Iowa and other >>> locations >>> further west, but have absolutely no clue about Pennsylvania. So any >>> advice you could share would be very helpful. >>> >>> Thanking any recommenders/informers in advance. >>> >>> Lorraine >>> lorraineq@juno.com >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> PAMIFFLI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> PAMIFFLI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAMIFFLI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >