FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Pennsylvania/Tasks-Repositories Societies

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Description
The purpose of this task is to find the genealogical and historical societies located in a county and list their contact information, website, collections and databases for family history research.

Instructions
Please cite at least one source for each item you add. See Berks County for examples. See also


 * FamilySearch Wiki:Verifiable policy page
 * Help:How to add citations instruction page
 * FamilySearch Wiki:Source Citation Formats guidelines

1. While in wiki text, add the following sentence under the heading Societies and Libraries

Rich in history, contains a number of societies dealing with the history of the area.

2. To locate societies in a county, search the following websites:


 * http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/about_the_archives/3177/additional_genealogical_facilities/382914
 * http://www.pennsylvaniaresearch.com/directory.html
 * http://www.censusfinder.com/pennsylvania-genealogy-society.htm
 * USGenWeb
 * Cyndi's List
 * Epodunk Browse appropriate county profile for historical societies
 * Google "Genealogical Society [county name and state]" or "Historical Society [county name and state]"
 * Google "[county name and state] genealogy blog" then scan for mention of any societies for that county

3. In conjunction with the internet, you may want to consult the Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogy Address Book (Genealogical Publishing Company: Baltimore, Maryland, 2009) for Internet addresses and street addresses for town historians and clerks. Try to compare with Internet information, call or e-mail the historian or clerk to confirm current town officials.

4. For each county society you find, add the following:


 * Name of the society. If the society has a website, add the link to the name of the society. See the example below. If there is no website link, bold the name of the society.
 * Address
 * phone number
 * email

5. Add one or two sentences that discuss the strengths and peculiarities of the databases or collections of the society. Be sure to include information regarding a periodical or newsletter for the society.

6.You may also wish to include the following:


 * Rules for using the collection
 * Copy policies
 * Research help
 * Cost of entrance

7. If you copy a link and add it to the county page, make sure the link works. Do not add any broken links.

8. If you locate a town or township society, you may add the information to the this page following county society information.

9. You do not need to add state level societies to county or town pages.

Societies
Rich in history, Berks County contains a number of societies dealing with the history of the area.

The Historical Society of the Berks Countyis located on Centre Street in Reading. There are varying degrees of membership ranging from a $40.00 yearly single membership to a $1,000.00 yearly patron membership. There is also a youth membership, ages 8-15, for $17.76.

The Berks County Genealogical Societyis located in the Goggle Works building at 201 Washington Street, Reading, PA 19601; Phone: (610) 921-4970; E-mail: [mailto:berksgenes@dejazzd.com berksgenes@dejazzd.com]

Albany Township Historical Society

Boyertown Area Historical Society

Fleetwood Area Historical Society

Kutztown Area Historical Society