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