| There are several good sources for genealogy | | | | Military Service Discharges, public and elected |
| research in York County Pennsylvania, if you don't | | | | county officers. |
| mind doing the legwork of hands-on research. The | | | | York County Heritage Trust / York County |
| bulk of the information is located around the City | | | | Historical Society, 250 East Market St., York, PA |
| of York itself. This article will discuss the physical | | | | 17401; 717-848-1587. Hours are 9:00 AM to 5:00 |
| locations for research, not on-line resources. As in | | | | PM, Tuesday-Saturday. These two organizations |
| most Pennsylvania counties there is not an | | | | have combined. They have over 7500 Surname |
| overwhelming amount of material in any one | | | | Files, containing clippings of weddings, obituaries |
| place, nor at the county or local libraries. To find | | | | and engagements, short genealogies, family group |
| more material, once the following resources have | | | | and pedigree sheets and copies of documents and |
| been exhausted, research can be done at the | | | | photos. Each Surname File has five index cards |
| Pennsylvania State Library and Pennsylvania | | | | which include abstracts from church records, |
| Archives, located in Harrisburg, not far from York. | | | | cemetery records, Will books, pre-1800 tax |
| The following are York County resources and | | | | records, and some other sources. The have a |
| what they contain. The mentioned Market Street | | | | large library of published family books, published |
| and George Street resources are not far apart, | | | | indexes, local and church histories and back issues |
| and within walking distance of each other. The | | | | of genealogy publications. |
| first four sources are the most valuable to | | | | York County Archives, 105 Pleasant Acres Road, |
| genealogists who are researching York records. | | | | York, PA 17402; 717-840-7224. Hours are 8:00 |
| York County Register of Wills and Clerk of the | | | | AM to 4:30 PM, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and |
| Orphans' Court, York County Judicial Center, 45 | | | | Friday. |
| North George Street, York, PA 17401; | | | | They have some duplicate information available |
| 717-771-9607. Hours are 8:00AM to 4:30 PM, | | | | also at the above locations. They have Estate |
| Monday-Friday. | | | | Files, Marriage Records, Naturalization Records, |
| They have Probate and Marriage records from | | | | Tax Records, Birth Records, Bond Books, Clerk of |
| 1749. | | | | Court Dockets, Death Records and many more |
| York County Prothonotary / Clerk of Court of | | | | records. |
| Common Pleas, York County Judicial Center, 45 | | | | York County Library System. There are many |
| North George Street, York, PA 17401; | | | | local libraries in York County but most have very |
| 717-771-9611. Hours are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, | | | | little genealogy information. Some may have local |
| Monday-Friday. | | | | history information or newspapers on microfilm. |
| They have Court Records from 1749, including | | | | Several have uncataloged items, so call ahead to |
| unpaid debt complaints, malpractice actions, | | | | found out. Two of the better libraries to check |
| mortgage foreclosures, personal injury cases, | | | | out are:oMartin Library, 159 East Market Street, |
| equity actions, district justice civil judgment | | | | York, PA 17401; 717-846-5300. Hours vary, call |
| appeals, license suspension appeals, administrative | | | | ahead.oGuthrie Memorial Library, 2 Library Place, |
| agency appeals, condemnation proceedings, family | | | | Hanover, PA 17331; 717-632-5183. Hours vary, call |
| court matters such as divorce, child custody and | | | | ahead. They have a Pennsylvanian Reading Room, |
| protection from abuse cases and Liens against | | | | for genealogy, with Hanover and York |
| real estate and personal property. | | | | newspapers 1815-present, on microfilm, as well as |
| York County Recorder of Deeds, Administrative | | | | area tax lists 1818-1849, Sanborn insurance maps |
| Center, 28 East Market St., York, PA 17401-1590; | | | | 1886-1949, York County Will Index 1749-1940, |
| 717-771-9644. Hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, | | | | and York County Census records from |
| Monday-Friday. | | | | 1790-1930, including 1890. |
| They have Land Records from 1749 and some | | | | LDS Family History Center, 2100 Hollywood Drive, |
| other records, including Deeds, mortgages, | | | | York, PA; 717-846-4539. |
| releases, easements (rights-of-way), subdivisions, | | | | Hours are M, W, Th 9AM-1PM, T, W 7PM to 9PM, |
| restrictions, Notary Bonds and Commissions, | | | | Th 5:30PM-8PM, Sat 9AM-3PM. |