Pennsylvania Periodicals

United States Pennsylvania  Periodicals

Most family history periodicals reprint copies of local sources of genealogical value. These may include genealogies, information about local records and archives, queries, census indexes, and transcripts of family Bibles, church records, court records, cemetery records, land records, obituaries, and wills. The major genealogical periodicals and magazines helpful for Pennsylvania research are:

''Keystone Kuzzins. 1972-''. Published by the Erie Society for Genealogical Research, P.O. Box 1403, Erie, Pennsylvania 16512-1403. . This has a cumulative index to 1981.

''Mennonite Family History. 1982-''. Published by Mennonite Family History, 10 W. Main Street, P. O. Box 171, Elverson, Pennsylvania. 19520-0171..

The Pennsylvania Dutchman. 8 vols. 1949-1957. . This was continued by Pennsylvania Folklife 1958-. Published by Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center, P. O. Box 92, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426. .

A partial index to these is Judith E. Fryer, 25 Year Index to Pennsylvania Folklife (Including The Pennsylvania Dutchman and The Dutchman), volumes 1-25, 1949-1976 (Collegeville, Pennsylvania.: Pennsylvania Folklife Society, 1980..

''The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine. 1895-.'' Published by: Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania 1305 Locust St. Philadelphia, PA 19107-5699 Phone: (215) 545-0391 Fax: (215) 545-0936

Volumes 1-15 of this periodical were published as Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania and on 10 films beginning with.

''The Pennsylvania-German. 1900-1911.'' 12 vols. Published by the Pennsylvania-German Society. and. The Family History Library has vols. 1-8, 11; no. 11.

''Pennsylvania German Society Proceedings and Addresses. 1890-1966''. 63 vols. (The library has most volumes from 9-63.) ; and

Proceedings are continued in Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society, 1968-. Published by the Pennsylvania German Society, P.O. 397, Birdsboro, Pennsylvania 19508. .

More information about Pennsylvania Germans, including earlier volumes of the Proceedings and Addresses and early books and periodicals, is indexed in Card Index to Pennsylvania Germans in the Magazines. See Pennsylvania Minorities.

''The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. 1877-.'' Published by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. [includes index to vols. 1-75] and ; The index to vols. 1-75 is on For online access, see WeRelate.

The Pennsylvania Traveler-Post (formerly Pennsylvania Ancestors and Their Descendants Today). 1964-. Published by Richard and Mildred Williams, P. O. Box 776, Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940.

''Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Quarterly. 1974-.'' Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society 4338 Bigelow Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Phone: (412) 681-5533 and  Films do not circulate to Family History Centers.

''Your Family Tree. 1948-1983.'' Published by Floyd G. Hoenstine 414 Montgomery St. P.O. Box 208 Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 This emphasizes the genealogy and history of southwestern Pennsylvania.

Indexes. Most of the periodicals listed above have annual indexes in the final issue for the year. For nationwide indexes to Keystone Kuzzins, The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, The Pennsylvania Traveler-Post, Your Family Tree, and other family history periodicals, see:

PERiodical Source Index (PERSI). Ft. Wayne, Indiana: Allen County Public Library Foundation, 1987-. ; [set of 40](1847-1985);  [set of 15](1986-1990) Indexes thousands of English-language and French-Canadian family history periodicals. Annual indexes have been published yearly since 1986. For further details, see the Periodical Source Index Resource Guide (34119).

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