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Goal 7: Learn about Pennsylvania probate, land, and court records.
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ALearn about Pennsylvania probate and land records.
Summary
- Find probate records at the county level.
- Learn about the history of land and property claims in Pennsylvania.
- Learn about Pennsylvania probate records in these articles.
FS—Wiki: Pennsylvania Probate Records
AC—Wiki: Pennsylvania Probate Records - Explore additional links for Pennsylvania probate records on the
LDSGenealogy site. - Explore probate records and wills on the Ancestor Hunt site.
Land Records
- Learn about Pennsylvania land and property records.
FS—Pennsylvania Land and Property Records
AC—Pennsylvania Land Records - Get started with land records in this video.
AAC—Land Records—4:32 - Go deeper into Pennsylvania land records in this video.
FS—Pennsylvania Research: Land Records: Field of Dreams—24:56 - Learn about researching Pennsylvania deeds in this article.
CH—Pennsylvania Land Records: Deeds - 2020 - Explore Pennsylvania land records on the Bureau of Land Management site.
- Explore Pennsylvania land records on the Pennsylvania Historial and Museum Commission site.
- Explore Pennsylvania land records on the Ancestor Tracks site.
- Explore additional links for Pennsylvania land records on the LDSGenealogy site.
Exercises
- * Good: Using the articles or videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for probate and court records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
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BLearn about Pennsylvania court and other records.
Summary
- Learn about the history of court records in Pennsylvania and where to find them.
- Learn about Pennsylvania court records in these articles.
FS—Wiki: Pennsylvania Court Records
AC—Wiki: Pennsylvania Court Records - Explore records for district and circuit courts on the National Archives site.
- Learn more about Pennsylvania court and probate records.
FS—Pennsylvania Research: County Court and Probate Records—21:48 - Watch these videos to learn about court records in Pennsylvania.
AAC—County Records: A Trip to the Courthouse, Part 1—5:43
AAC—County Records: A Trip to the Courthouse, Part 2—7:44 - Watch these videos to learn about tax records in Pennsylvania.
AAC—Federal Tax Records—7:32
AAC—County and State Tax Records—5:01 - Learn about court and other legal records on the Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness site.
Pennsylvania Courthouse Records Research - Explore school record resources on the Ancestor Hunt site.
QUIKLinks
Pennsylvania Counties
Name = FamilySearch; A = Ancestry; L = Linkpendium; G = Genealogy Inc; U = USGenWeb; T = GenealogyTrails; F = Facebook
QUIKLinks: County Records