Hi folks, PA has published a number of series of records. These are confusing, to say the least. A brief description of them is here: http://www.statelibrary.state.pa.us/libraries/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=40596 There's a more detailed description on our webpages http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~merle that links to a FREE set on line. Rootsweb is also putting parts on line. Linda Merle ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net

Linda:I fail to see what you think that the Pennsylvania records are confusing. It is in fact a vast collection and east to wade thru. In addition to the State Archives, most counties also have web site and they again are loaded with info. The state is very history minded, their roads are lousy and their taxes are low. I live in Maryland (next door to Pa.) and plan to visit on a day trip tomorrow I will walk the lands that my ancestor settled on in 1741 thanks to the State of Pennsylvania translating old hand written maps onto modern maps. Just to make you feel better I think PRONTO STINKS!!, almost everything Pa. has is on the net one way or another, can you say the same thing about PRONI? Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Merle" <merle@mail.fea.net> To: <Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 4:47 PM Subject: [Sc-Ir] Researching in the published Pennsylvania Archives > Hi folks, > > PA has published a number of series of records. These are confusing, to > say the least. A brief description of them is > here: > http://www.statelibrary.state.pa.us/libraries/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=40596 > > There's a more detailed description on our webpages > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~merle that links to a FREE > set on line. > > Rootsweb is also putting parts on line. > > Linda Merle > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net > > > > > > >

Linda: Also Its FREE, we don't pay as you do for Scotlands people, nor do we pay a fee to libaries, also USGEN for most counties has an assigned web for each county in Pa. along with a web controller and I recently put a history of a old histroical church on their site free of charge for anyone who wants to read it. Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Merle" <merle@mail.fea.net> To: <Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 4:47 PM Subject: [Sc-Ir] Researching in the published Pennsylvania Archives > Hi folks, > > PA has published a number of series of records. These are confusing, to > say the least. A brief description of them is > here: > http://www.statelibrary.state.pa.us/libraries/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=40596 > > There's a more detailed description on our webpages > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~merle that links to a FREE > set on line. > > Rootsweb is also putting parts on line. > > Linda Merle > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net > > > > > > >