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GSP Research Services and Resources
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Public Databases: |
- NEW: First Families of Pennsylvania - Ancestor Index
- 1800 Septennial (Tax) Census, Delaware Co., PA
- Helverson Funeral Records (mostly 19th century), Philadelphia, PA
- Kensington Methodist Episcopal Church, Philadelphia
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia and Delaware Counties, PA
- Rehoboth Methodist Church, Philadelphia (formerly Frankford Methodist Church)
GSP Collections
Since 1892, the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania has collected, transcribed, and microfilmed records, primarily of churches and cemeteries in southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. In addition, microfilm of land deeds, will indexes, and probate records for most Pennsylvania counties and southern New Jersey are cataloged and available in the library.
GSP collections are now housed in the library of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and can be accessed through the HSP Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC). Library Hours are:
Saturday – Monday: closed;
Tuesday: 12:30 – 5:30;
Wednesday: 12:30 – 8:30;
Thursday: 12:30 – 5:30;
Friday: 10:00 – 5:30.
| HSP Location: |
1300 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19107-5699, a few blocks south
of City Hall and one block east of Broad Street. Google map. |
| Transportation and Parking for HSP: |
HSP is convenient to the Suburban and Market East Train Stations, Broad Street
Subway (Walnut - Locust Station), Frankford -- 69 Street El Train, Septa
Route 90, and Patco Line from New Jersey.
There are several parking facilities within a one block radius of HSP.
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GSP Resources
- Surname Index to Manuscript Archives of GSP.
- Pennsylvania's Civil War Conscientious Objector
database.
- The Milton Rubincam Collection.
- GSP microfilm holdings of church records and other records (bible records, genealogies, funeral home and cemetery records, pastoral records, and more).
- Published and manuscript family histories.
- Pennsylvania church, cemetery and undertaker records, microfilmed by GSP.
- Land records for most of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties, and southern New Jersey.
- Marriage and death indexes to Philadelphia newspapers.
- Bible records.
- Germans to America, vols. 1-56.
- Bates' History of Pennsylvania Volunteers. Civil war personnel from Pennsylvania.
- Griffith's Valuation householders index. Irish tax records, including the only full copy of Griffith's Valuation itself in the Philadelphia area.
- Special collections such as the Richardson, Engle, Minter, Kephart, Rubincam,
Stout, Dunkerly, Hocker, Gerberich, and Ely Collections.
Research Tips and Articles
Research Services
GSP provides a variety of research services and will strive to answer genealogical
inquiries at no cost, or minimal cost upon your approval. Learn
more about the GSP's research services. GSP
also maintains an active list of professional genealogists.
Other Resources
Here are some genealogical resources. Please contact
us if you have a resource you would like to add to our lists.
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