Genealogical Resources in the Surrounding Counties

Special Notice: This list includes county court houses, historical societies and genealogical societies. Please contact them before sending a research
request as they all have different rules and fees. Do not assume that they will do the research for you or that they will do it for free.

 

Berks County

Register of Wills/Clerk of Orphan’s Court
Berks County Courthouse
County of Berks
633 Court Street
Reading, PA 19601
610-478-6100
www.co.berks.pa.us

Berks County Genealogical Society
3618 Kutztown Road
Laureldale, Pa 19605
610-921-4970
www.berksgenes.org

Historical Society of Berks County
940 Centre Avenue
Reading, PA 19601
610-375-4375
www.berkshistory.org

Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Culture Society, Inc.
(Baver Memorial Library)
Main and Willow Streets
Lenhartsville, PA 19534
610-682-7432

Tri-County Heritage Society
590 Willow Glen Road
P.O. Box 352
Morganstown, PA 19543
610-286-7477
800-816-3566
www.tchslibrary.com

Tulpehocken Settlement Historical Society
116 North Front Street
P.O. Box 53
Womelsdorf, PA 19567-0053
610-589-2527
www.tulpehockenroots.org

 

Chester County

Chester County Archives and Records Services
Government Service Center
Suite 080
601 Westtown Road
West Chester, PA 19382-4527
610-344-6760
http://dsf.chesco.org/archives

Chester County Historical Society
225 N. High Street
West Chester, PA 19380
610-692-4800
www.chestercohistorical.org

General Order of the War of 1812
P.O. Box 106
Mendenhall, PA 19357
610-388-6015

Society of the Descendants of Washington’s Army at Valley Forge
P.O. Box 915
Valley Forge, PA 19481
610-935-1746
www.valleyforgesociety.org

 

Dauphin County

Capitol Area Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 4502
Harrisburg, PA 17111-4502
www.capitalareagenealogy.org

Dauphin County Courthouse
Front and Market Streets
Harrisburg, PA 17101
717-772-3480
[call for information]

Historical Society of Dauphin County
219 South Front St.
Harrisburg, PA 17104
717-233-3462
http://dauphincountyhistoricalsociety.org
Hummelstown Area Historical Society
Rosanna Street and North Alley (Museum)
28 West Main St. (Library)
Hummelstown, PA 17036
717-566-6314
www.hummelstownhistorical.org

Millersburg/Upper Paxton Township Historical Society and Museum
330 Center Street
P.O. Box 171
Millersburg, PA 17061
717-692-3964
Email: mbghist@epix.net

 

Lebanon County

Register of Wills/Clerk of Orphans’ Court
Room 105, Municipal Building
400 South 8th Street
Lebanon, PA 17042-6794
717-274-2801 Ext. 2217
http://www.lebcounty.org/Register_of_Wills/Pages/home.aspx
Lebanon County Historical Society
The Hauck Research Archives
924 Cumberland Street
Lebanon, PA 17042
717-272-1473
http://lebanoncountyhistoricalsociety.org/

 

York County

South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, Inc.
Collection housed at the York County Heritage Trust

York County Archives
150 Pleasant Acres Road
York, PA 17402
717-840-7222
www.york-county.org

York County Heritage Trust
250 East Market Street
York, PA 17403
717-848-1587
www.yorkheritage.org

York College of Pennsylvania

Country Club Road
York, PA 17403-3426
717-846-7788, ext. 353

 

Compiled on February 26, 2008
E. Margaret Coldren
Lancaster Public Library