Local Genealogical Research Aids
Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., &
Pennsylvania State Records
Harrisburg Danube Swabian Surname Registry
1930 Harrisburg City Directory
- Consists of about 600 pages each with about 100 city
residents and workers (who live in nearby towns) providing
information including spouses names, job / profession,
sometimes place of employment, and address of residence.
Naturalizations in Middle Dist. of PA, 1901-1930
- These petitions are
arranged by court then by year. Within each year, they are
listed by the date of the record and then by petitioner's
name.
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Naturalizations in Western Dist of PA, 1820-1930
- These files contain
declarations of intent and petitions for naturalization for
the Western District of Pennsylvania, arranged by date,
October 1820 through September 26, 1906. They also include
records of the US Circuit Court, July 1910-1911, and records
of the US District Court, October 1, 1906 through January
27, 1931.
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Pennsylvania Archives
- Pennsylvania historical events, facts about
ancestors.
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1800 to
1920 Census - Pennsylvania census schedules for
1800-1880 and 1900-1920 are available on microfilm. The 1890
census was destroyed by a fire in 1921. Entries are arranged
by county and thereafter by subdivision. These indexes
list the name of the head of household, a four letter code
for the county of residence, page number on the microfilm,
and census division. Types of data differ from decade to
decade.
See: US Federal Census Population Schedule
- Descriptions and typical data found for each year
