City of Philadelphia Archives

Topics Discussed

The City of Philadelphia, Department of Records, City Archive is the home of all the city’s records, with documents going back to 1683.

Joshua covers:

• How to access commonly used genealogical records of birth, death and marriage in person and from all over the world.
• What to expect when you research deeds and naturalization records.
• Where to go to get probate records for Philadelphia.
• The geotagged photo archive you can access from home.
• And some treasures they have!

Listen in and you’ll feel comfortable making your first visit to the Philadelphia City Archive!

Links

City of Philadelphia, Department of Records Archives (main web site) www.phila.gov/records

City of Philadelphia Archives Forms to Request Certified Birth, Death, Marriage

City of Philadelphia Archives - On-Site Registration Form

Descriptions of Types of Genealogical Records at the City of Philadelphia Archives

PhillyHistory.org - Photo archive from the Archive and maps searchable by exact street address  (geotagged) and keyword

A Short History of Centennial Hall from the 1876 Centennial Exposition - now the home of the Please Touch Museum, children’s museum (archived on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine) Subscribe to PA Ancestors Discoveries Newsletter

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Music: My Days Have Been So Wondrous and Free, composed by Francis Hopkinson in 1788 in Philadelphia, www.amclassical.com, Creative Commons license, some rights reserved.