The Genealogy Blog

 

Pennsylvania, the second state to be admitted to the Union, also known as the “Keystone State,” is the next stop on our tour of state resources. Although there have been no state censuses, taxpayer lists are a fine substitute. Taxpayer enumerations were taken every seven years beginning in 1779 and ending in 1863. Check with the Pennsylvania State Archives, http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/overview.htm for availability. To access the most extensive newspaper collection, go to the State Library of Pennsylvania, http://www.statelibrary.state.pa.us/libraries/site/default.asp.

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Hands-on genealogy help will be available at Fairview Park library on Saturday, November 14th  from 9:30 to 12:00 a.m. A member of the Greater Cleveland Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society “Clan diggers,” will be available to answer questions on a first-come first-serve basis. For hands-on genealogical help visit the second floor of the Fairview Park Branch library.