Research Links

Local History and Genealogical Libraries

The National Archives - Mid Atlantic Region - Philadelphia
9th and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
215 - 597 - 3000
www.nara.gov (U.S. National Archives)
Has the US Census (1790-1920) with Soundex. Other records are available.

Family History Center
721 Paxon Hollow Rd, Broomall, PA
610 - 356 - 8507
www.familysearch.org
Provides access to all of the material available through the LDS Church. An excellent place to go for access to records from around the world.

State of Pennsylvania
The State Library
Forum Building, P.O. Box 1601, Harrisburg, PA 17105
717 - 783 - 5950
www.statelibrary.state.pa.us
Has a large book collection in the local history and genealogy room. Also has access to over 150 current and microfilmed newspapers from around the state.

The State Archives
William Penn Museum Building, P.O. Box 1026, Harrisburg, PA 17108-1026
717 - 783 - 3281
www.phmc.state.pa.us
Has a wide range of original and microfilmed records created by the state and from county and local government agencies. Has military records and land records, including the early state land records.

Bucks County Historical Society
84 South Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
215 - 345 - 0210
www.mercermuseum.org

Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society
2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, PA 17602-1499
717 - 393 - 9745
www.lmhs.org
An excellent library for anyone searching for German ancestors. It is also a good general genealogical library and has a large collection of cemetery records from the region.

Lancaster County Historical Society
230 N. President Ave., Lancaster, PA 17603
717 - 392 - 4633
www.lancasterhistory.org

Historical Society of Montgomery County
1654 DeKalb St., Norristown, PA 19401
610 - 272 - 0297
www.hsmcpa.org

Delaware County Historical Society
408 Avenue of the States, Chester, PA 19014
610 - 872 - 0502
www.delawarecountyhistoricalsociety.org

Philadelphia City Archives
3101 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
215 - 685 - 9400
www.phila.gov/records/archives/archives.html

Historical Society of Pennsylvania
1300 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19107
215 - 732 - 6201
www.hsp.org

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College, 500 College Ave. Swarthmore, PA19081-1399
610 - 328 - 8496
www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml
The place to go if you need to work with Quaker Meeting records. It is located in the McCabe Library.

State of Delaware
Historical Society of Delaware
505 Market Street Mall, Wilmington, DE 19801
302 - 655 - 7161
http://www.hsd.org
Contains an extensive collection of materials relating to all of Delaware. Also has sections on other Mid-Atlantic States.

Delaware Genealogical Society
Historical Society of Delaware
505 N. Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
302 - 478 -4758
www.delgensoc.org
Also at this site:
Delaware Families 1787-1800 Project: www.delgensoc.org/delfam.html
Delaware Name Registered: www.delgensoc.org/dfnames.html
Delaware Families Web sites: www.delgensoc.org/desurname.html
Delaware Genealogical Research Guide: www.delgensoc.org/dgsguide.html