This same law that had been amended to release indexes, needs to be amended to allow for online posting of death certificates like Missouri, Arizona, Utah and Texas do now. David Samuelsen On 3/18/2012 7:12 PM, Walter Blenderman wrote: > The Pennsylvania Death Indices are now on line at: > > <http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=1085804&mode=2 > > > > They cover the years 1906-1961. Death indices can be made public 50 > years after the death. > > As a further explanation, > the years 1906-1919 are alphabetical, > 1920-1924 use the Russell Soundex code, > 1925-1929 are alphabetical, > 1930-1951 use the Russell Soundex Code > 1952-1961 are alphabetical. > > On the black on white pages, the Soundex code is the column with the > letter followed by the 3 digit number. > On the white on black pages, the Soundex code appears in the first > column. > > For rules/directions on how to determine the Soundex code see: > > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundex> > > There is also a PA birth Indices page, but only 1906 is posted, as > births cannot be made public until 105 years after the year of birth. > See: > > <http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=1086145&mode=2 > > > > For an overview/explanation see: > > <http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/public_records/20686 > > > > Lynn Blenderman > ************************************************************************************ > They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. > Benj. Franklin, 1759 > > Walter G. Blenderman, Lynn K. Blenderman, N. Plainfield, NJ, USA > **mailto:netchemist@earthlink.net*******************************http://www.blenderman.net > ** > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >