FamilySearch Wiki:Wiki Project Pennsylvania/Tasks-Vital Records Historical Records

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Task
Wiki Project Pennsylvania Tasks - Vital Records Historical Records

Description
To add any historical records for Pennsylvania counties found on FamilySearch Historical Records.

Instructions
General Instructions: Wherever you add the "date range", this is the range of dates available for the record you are adding to the Wiki. This will often vary from the date range given in the title of the record group. The date range is found within the tables described in the following tasks, with the exception of the tasks for Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. For these cities, the date range is that which is listed in the title.

''When possible copy and paste in wiki text to arrange the collections in chronological order. Because some of the marriage databases are in the marriage template, this will not always be possible.''

1. a. In FamilySearch Pennsylvania Historical Records find.


 * b. Click on the highlighted words "Learn More".
 * c. Click on "Coverage Table" in the Table of Contents.
 * d. Determine if you county has records included in this collection (mostly IGI extraction records)
 * e. Add link under birth, adding appropriate coverage years.


 * *1726-1930 -

- free index. Not complete for all years.

2. a. In FamilySearch Pennsylvania Historical Records find.


 * b. Click on the highlighted words "Learn More".
 * c. Click on "Coverage Table" in the Table of Contents.
 * d. Determine if you county has records included in this collection (mostly IGI extraction records)
 * e. Add link under marriage, adding appropriate coverage years.
 * *1725-1976 - - free index. Not complete for all years.

3. If your county is Allegheny or Philadelphia access FamilySearch Pennsylvania Historical Records and locate the appropriate Philadelphia or Pittsburgh city collections.


 * a. Add the collections under the correct heading of birth marriage or death.
 * b. While in wiki text, type as follows:
 * i. Determine the date range of the collection.
 * ii. Bold type the dates *1885-1951.
 * iii. Add the database RecordSearch link
 * iv. The database number is found in the database URL, the final numbers after "collection/".
 * v. *date range

- free index with images.
 * vi. *1860-1906

- free index with images.

Vital Records
Berks County has placed a searchable index on-line for birth, marriage and death records.


 * 1726-1930 – –free index. Not complete for all years.


 * 1725–1976 – –free index. Not complete for all years.
 * 1885–1950 – –free index with online images. Not complete for all years.

Birth

 * 1852-1854 – Pennsylvania, Births, 1852-1854 Index with images. Ancestry ($)
 * 1726-1930 - - free index. Not complete for all years.

Marriage

 * 1700-1821 - Pennsylvania Marriage Records Ancestry.com – ($) This database is incomplete for all counties.
 * 1725-1976 - - free index. Not complete for all years.
 * Pre-1810 – Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry.com – ($) This database is incomplete for all counties. Includes 35,000 marriage records from vol. VIII of of the second series of the Pennsylvania Archives.

Divorce
Divorce records are handled by the office of the Prothonotary. While no on-line indexes or records are available, records may be obtained by visiting or writing to the Prothonotary at: Office of the Prothonotary PO Box 549 230 E. Market Street Clearfield, PA 16830 Phone:(814) 765-2641

Death

 * 1852-1854 – Pennsylvania Deaths Ancestry.com – ($) Index with images.
 * Clearfield County PA USGenWeb Archives Death Register Page