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        To obtain birth or death certificates for events that occurred before 1906 contact the Register of Wills, Orphans Court in the county where the event occurred. For marriage records, contact the Marriage License Clerks, County Court House in county where license was issued. For divorce records, contact the Prothonotary Court House in county seat of county where the divorce was granted.

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      Cambria County Vital Records
      Cambria County Register of Wills
      200 South Center Street
      P.O. Box 298
      Ebensburg, PA 15931
      (814) 472-1440
      We have birth and death records for the years 1893 through January 1906. After 1906 records are recorded in New Castle, PA. Before that no record exists. Marriage records begin at 1885 to the present time. Some are on microfilm. Computer has years 1993 to present.
      RecordCostDates OrderingNotes
      Birth$10.001893-1906Search Online
      Death$9.001893-1906Search Online
      Marriage$5.00 certified
      $1.00 per page uncert.      		1885 to presentSearch Online
      Land1808 to present time
      Naturalizationno chargewrite to:
        Prothonotary's Office
        200 South Center Street
        Ebensburgh, PA 15931
      Related Links:
      • Cambria County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • USGenWeb Archives Cambria County
        free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records
      • Cambria Search
        get copies of Cambri county obituaries, census records, newspaper articles, city directory, telephone directory and more from a professional researcher (for a small fee)
      • 1889 Johnstown, Pa. City Directory
        Approximately 9,200 residents listed in the 1889 C.B. Clark Johnstown, Pa. City Directory
      Cameron County Vital Records 
      Cameron County Courthouse
      20 East 5th Street
      Emporium, PA 15834
      (814) 486-3355      		Cameron County Historical Society
      PO Box 433
      Emporium, PA 15834
      (814) 486-6355
      Related Links:
      • Cameron County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • USGenWeb Archives Cameron County
        free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records
      • Cameron County Wills
        transcribed from LDS microfilm
      Carbon County Vital Records
      Carbon County Archives
      44 Susquehanna St
      P.O. Box 129
      Jim Thorpe, PA 18229
      (570) 325-5713      		Mauch Chunk Historical Society
      P.O. Box 273
      Jim Thorpe, PA 18229
      (570) 325-4439
      Carbon County Register of Wills
      1 Hazard Square
      P.O. Box 286
      Jim Thorpe, PA 18229.
      Phone: (570) 325-2261
      Fax: (570) 325-5098
      RecordCostDates OrderingNotes
      Birth1892 through 1905Search OnlineArchives - The registration of births and deaths in Carbon County began in 1894. These births and deaths were recorded in booklets divided by borough or townships kept by the Clerk of Orphan's Court. The birth records include the full name of the child, sex, and color (race), date and place of birth, full name of the father and mother, and the father's occupation. Unfortunately for genealogists, only the mother's first name is given on these records, not her full maiden name.
      Death1892 through 1905Search OnlineArchives - The death records also kept in booklet form contain the name of the deceased, sex, color (race), age, marital status, place of birth and occupation, date and cause of death, address of the deceased, name of the cemetery and date of interment, and parents' names for minor children only.
      Marriage1885 through 1967Search OnlineArchives - The marriage records give the date of marriage, names, ages, races, generic places of resident residence and birth for both bride and groom, minister's name and address, and denomination of marriage. There are separate indexes for men and woman. You must know the maiden name of the woman to utilize the womans index. All marriages, indexes, and original returns are micro filmed up to 2000.
      Naturalization1843-1958Archives - Carbon County Naturalization papers document the social history and diverse ethnic origin of its railroad and mining population. They provide important personal data, including the name of the applicant, address, age, place of birth, number of years in America, occupation, and names of relatives. Prior to 1906, these records remained in the custody of local courts, and often are the only reference to early Naturalizations granting citizenship.
      Marriage1968 to dateSearch Onlinefrom Register of Wills
      Related Links:
      • Carbon County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • USGenWeb Archives Carbon County
        free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records
      Centre County Vital Records
      Register of Wills
      Willowbank Office Building
      414 Holmes Street
      Bellefonte, PA 16823
      (814) 355-6724
      Email: rabierly@co.centre.pa.us
      RecordCostDates OrderingNotes
      Birth$7.001893-1905Search Online
      Death$7.001893-1905Search Online
      Marriage$7.00since 1885Search OnlineSPECIFY that you want a copy of the FULL APPLICATION otherwise they will only provide the marriage certifcate itself.
      Related Links:
      • Centre County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • USGenWeb Archives Centre County
        free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records
      Chester County Vital Records
      Chester County Archives
      601 Westtown Rd, Suite 080
      P.O. Box 2747
      West Chester, PA 19380
      (610) 344-6760
      Email: ccarchives@chesco.org      		Chester County Historical Society
      225 North High Street
      West Chester, PA
      Marriage License Department
      Chester County Courthouse
      2 North High St., Suite 109
      West Chester, PA 19380
      (610 344-6335
      RecordCostDates OrderingNotes
      Birth1852-1855, 1893-1907Search OnlineMail OrderChester County Archives
      Death1852-1855, 1893-1907Search OnlineMail OrderChester County Archives
      Marriage1852-1855, 1885-1930Search OnlineChester County Archives
      Marriage$15.001931 to the presentSearch OnlineMail OrderFrom Marriage License Department
      NaturalizationMail OrderChester County Archives
      Related Links:
      • Chester County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • USGenWeb Archives Chester County
        free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records
      • Online Birth Record Index 1852-1855
      • Online Death Record Index 1852-1855
      • Register of Deaths for Chester County (1893-1907)
      • Online Marriage Index 1885-1900
      • 1888,1908 Coatesville, Pa city Directories
        Scanned images of 35 pages from the actual 1888-89 Boyd's Chester Co., Pa. City Directory
      • 1908-09 Coatesville, Pa. (Chester Co.) City Directory
        Approximately 4,800 residents are listed with street addresses and occupations
      • 1882,1886 Pottstown, Pa. City Directories
        Approximately 2800 residential listing from 64 scanned pages of the 1882 Boyd's Pottstown Directory
      • 1890-92 Pottstown, Pa. City Directory
        Approximately 4,500 residents listed in The 1890-92 Boyd's Pottstown, Pa. City Directory
      • 1888-89 West Chester, Pa. City Directory
        Approximately 3,600 residents listed in the 1888-89 Boyd's West Chester, Pa. City Directory
      • 1888-89 Chester Co., Pa. City Directory
        Approximately 6,000 residents are listed with street addresses and occupations for the cities of Phoenixville, Coatesville, Oxford and Downingtown, Pa
      Clarion County Vital Records
      Register Recorder’s Office
      Clarion County Courthouse
      Main Street
      Clarion, PA 16214
      (814) 226-4000
      RecordCostDates OrderingNotes
      Birth1893-1906Search Online
      Death1852 to 1854Search Online
      Marriage1852 to 1854Search Online
      Related Links:
      • Clarion County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • USGenWeb Archives Clarion County
        free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records
      • Genealogical Research in Clarion County
        from the Clarion Free Library
      • Clarion County Deaths Recorded 1925-1932
      Clearfield County Vital Records
      Clearfield County Register of Wills
      1 North 2nd Street, Suite 103
      P.O. Box 361
      Clearfield, PA 16830
      (814) 765-2641 Ext. 5987      		Clearfield County Historical Society
      104 East Pine Street
      Clearfield, PA 16830-2517
      (814) 765-6125
      Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope.
      RecordCostDates OrderingNotes
      Birth$5.00 certified1893 - 1905Search Online
      Death$5.00 certified1893 - 1905Search Online
      Marriage1885 to presentSearch Online
      Land1832 to present
      Related Links:
      • Clearfield County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • USGenWeb Archives Clearfield County
        free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records
      • Clearfield County Wills
        transcribed from LDS microfilm
      Clinton County Vital Records
      Clinton County Register and Recorders Office
      230 East Water Street
      Lock Haven, PA 17745
      (570) 893-4010
      Email: regrec@clintoncountypa.com      		Clinton County Historical Society
      362 East Water St.
      Lock Haven, PA 17745
      (717) 748-7254
      Although we do not do extensive searches, we will gladly furnish any information available in our office. Many times wills or estate files will reveal family information that will lead to a completion of your search. Contact the Register & Recorders Office for fee information.

      Clinton County was created on June 21, 1839. Until this date Centre and Lycoming were the counties that occupied the land that became Clinton County. Our office maintains land and estate records from 1839 until the present time.

      Our Marriage records start with October 1885 and continue to the present. Since we do not have a general index for the marriages, it is necessary that an approximate date of marriage be known to assist in finding the record of the marriage. We have found some records that were never completed. This does not necessarily mean that a marriage never took place, many times the person conducting the ceremony neglected to return the duplicate marriage record, thereby making our records incomplete.

      We have Birth and Death records that cover the years from 1893 through 1905. Prior to these dates there were no public records kept. Since 1905 all birth and death records are kept in New Castle, Pennsylvania.

      RecordCostDates OrderingNotes
      Birth1893 to 1905Search Online
      Death1893 to 1905Search Online
      MarriageOct 1885 to presentSearch Online
      Related Links:
      • Clinton County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • USGenWeb Archives Clinton County
        free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records
      • 1890 & 1901 Lock Haven, Pa.City Directories
        Approximately 4,500 residents are listed with spouses, street addresses and occupations
      • 1890 Lock Haven, Pa. (Clinton Co.) City Directory
        Approximately 2,100 residents listed in the 1890 Boyd's Lock Haven, Pa. City Directory
      Columbia County Vital Records
      Columbia County Courthouse
      35 West Main St
      P.O. Box 380
      Bloomsburg, PA 17815
      (570) 389-5614      		Columbia County Historical and Genealogical. Society
      225 Market St.
      P.O. Box 360
      Bloomsburg, PA 17815
      (570) 784-1600
      This office no longer does any searches for death records. They carry birth records only for the years 1893 - 1905. Contact the Columbia Historical Society for other genealogical help.
      RecordCostDates OrderingNotes
      Birth1893 - 1905Search Online
      Related Links:
      • Columbia County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • USGenWeb Archives Columbia County
        free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records
      Crawford County Vital Records
      Crawford County Clerk of Courts
      903 Diamond Square
      Meadville, PA 16335
      Crawford County Register & Recorder
      903 Diamond Square
      Meadville, PA 16335
      (814) 336-1151
      RecordCostDates OrderingNotes
      Birth$10.001893 to 1905Search Online
      Death$9.001893 to 1905Search Online
      Deathfrom early 1800'sSearch Onlinefrom Registrar's Office, Not all deaths are on file in this office - only if there was an estate opened.
      Marriage$5.00 Short Form
      $7.00 Long Form      		1885 to presentSearch Online
      Adoption1929 to presentRecords are sealed & cannot be opened without a court order
      Related Links:
      • Crawford County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • USGenWeb Archives Crawford County
        free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records
      • 1899 & 1909 Crawford Co., PA. City Directories
        Approximately 11,100 residents are listed by Townships/Boroughs (44 different towns), excluding Titusville & Meadville with the post office they used
      • 1899 Meadville, Pa. City Directory
        This product contains scanned images of 84 pages from the actual 1899 W.H. Armitagre Meadville, Pa. City Directory
      Cumberland County Vital Records
      Cumberland County Register of Wills Office
      1 Courthouse Square
      Carlisle, PA 17013
      (717) 240-6345      		Cumberland County Historical Society
      21 N. Pitt St.
      Carlisle, PA 17013-1945
      (717) 249-7610
      RecordCostDates OrderingNotes
      Birth1894 to 1906Search Online
      Death1894 to 1906Search Online
      Marriage$5.001885 to presentSearch OnlineMail Order
      Wills1750 to the present
      Related Links:
      • Cumberland County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • USGenWeb Archives Cumberland County
        free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records
      • 1887-88 Carlisle, Pa. City Directory
        Approximately 2,500 residents are listed with street addresses and occupations
       
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