Your Pennsylvania Ancestors

Season 6 begins a new theme. Listen in and subscribe to catch all the new episodes, including bonus episodes between the regular Friday releases. Links: Subscribe to PA Ancestors Discoveries Newsle…

Research often doesn't go the way we expect in genealogy. Wrapping up Season 5 and sharing what's next in the research of the Curry family. Links: Subscribe to PA Ancestors Discoveries Newsletter

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Every county in Pennsylvania has a locally run historical society. Denys visited Clearfield County Historical Society and had an unexpected find. Links: Subscribe to PA Ancestors Discoveries Newsle…

A visit to the county courthouse has both expected and unexpected finds for genealogists. Learn what Denys found in her visit to learn about the Curry family. Links: Subscribe to PA Ancestors Disco…

Denys completed a genealogy research trip in July. Was it worth the the time and effort to do a genealogy research trip? This episode also features tips on how to find ancestors in cemeteries. Links…

Joshua Blay details the early 1800's vital records available at the Philadelphia City Archive. Links: Philadelphia City Archives Subscribe to PA Ancestors Discoveries Newsletter

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What kinds of discoveries can you make at an archive like the Historical Society of Pennsylvania? Lee Arnold tells us. Links: Historical Society of Pennsylvania hsp.org

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Lee Arnold of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania tells you what to expect when you go to HSP. Links: Historical Society of Pennsylvania hsp.org 

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An exciting story of finding an ancestor in court records from Aaron McWilliams of the Pennsylvania State Archives. Links: More from the Pennsylvania State Archives pastatearchives.org

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What digitized genealogy records can you access at home for free? Listen in as Aaron McWilliams tells me. Links: More from the Pennsylvania State Archives pastatearchives.org Listen to Podcast Epi…

Highlights of my conversation with Aaron McWilliams at the Pennsylvania State Archive on their most popular genealogy records. Links: More from the Pennsylvania State Archives pastatearchives.org

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Going back in time in genealogy means fewer and fewer records to search. For me to be effective at researching John Curry's family, I need to make a research plan. I did it in three steps looking at …

Knowing the history of our ancestor's surnames can help us in research, particularly Irish research. In this episode I interview author Robert Bell of The Book of Ulster Surnames, reissued in 2021. R…

Looking in PA county histories is often recommended for genealogists. But how useful are these books? What will I find in county history books and is it useful for my research of John Curry's ancesto…

John Curry died suddenly at age 33 leaving little information about his life. Can researching his children and his siblings provide some clues to his life? Is it worth the time to do all this extra r…

Not every genealogy record we want is online and indexed for easy searching. In fact the majority of records are not even digitized! This is certainly the case for marriage licenses in PA, and in thi…

Searching through 20th century census records seems like it should be easy. Can I find John Curry in the 1920, 1910, and 1900 census? Not without some challenges. See how I figured it out in this epi…

The first step in genealogy research often means starting with a 20th century death certificate. Follow along as Denys analyzes a 1923 Pennsylvania death certificate to start the research for John Cu…

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