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 >

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