Genealogy Searching
Click here for the Genealogy Research Request Form
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Reference staff will search its records and conduct basic inquiries for a fee:
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Pre-paid fees are $15 per name; $20 per name if only the month and year are provided; fees include postage and up to 5 copies--regardless of the success of the search.
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Obituaries and marriage and birth announcements in local newspapers can be searched as long as the complete dates can be provided;
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Local records include:
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The Washington Reporter (August 1808--April 1967
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The Washington Observer (January 1872--December 1969)
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The Observer-Reporter (January 1970--present)
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The Claysville Recorder (1894-1973)
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The McDonald Record Outlook (1892-1983)
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Citizens Library Catalog
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Pedigree Charts
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Surname files
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Indexed county histories and biographies;
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Some family histories are available through InterLibrary Loan (through your local library); microfilm holdings are not available through loans but may be displayed on a computer in house and the files saved to a personal flash drive or emailed.
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Ancestry.com Library Edition is also available in house only.
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Contact or 724-222-2400 ext. 233
Online Resources:
Genealogy & History in Washington County PA
www.chartiers.com/ - Online books and links to resources.
Genealogy Society of Southwestern PA
https://www.facebook.com/genealogicalsocietyofsouthwesternpennsylvania/- "The society was formed so members might assist one another in discovering and preserving information about their families. A non-profit, educational organization, it is primarily concerned with the genealogical records of Southwestern Pennsylvania."
Washington County Historical Society
www.wchspa.org/ - Historical and genealogical information.
Cornerstone Genealogy Society
www.cornerstonegenealogy.com - "The Cornerstone Genealogical Society is a non-profit unincorporated organization dedicated to preserving the genealogical history of Greene County, Pennsylvania."
Historic Pittsburgh
http://digital.library.pitt.edu/pittsburgh/ - Historic Pittsburgh is a comprehensive collection of local resources that supports personal and scholarly research of the western PA area.
PA GenWeb Project
www.pagenweb.org/ - Part of the U.S. GenWeb Project.
PA State Archives
www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us - This system is designed to facilitate citizen access to archival records created by all branches and levels of PA State Government.
Ancestry.Com
www.ancestry.com/ - "Discover Your Family Story" This service is available in-house at one of our Genealogy computer stations.
Ellis Island
www.ellisislandrecords.org - Search ships' manifests.
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
www.CyndisList.com/ - "A categorized & cross-referenced index to genealogical resources on the Internet."
FamilySearch
http://www.familysearch.org - Free family history, family tree, and genealogy records and resources from around the world.