Closson Press

Compiler: Retrospect Publishing
Volume No. 63 in the Inventory of the County Archives of Pennsylvania Series provides a summary of the available county records that were being maintained and archived at the Washington County courthouse in 1941, when this volume was originally published. A synopsis of how the county records are organized and what a Washington County, Pennsylvania genealogy researcher should expect to find within the records is provided. There is no guarantee that the described county records are still available at the Washington County courthouse more than sixty years later.

Microfilms of the some of the identified county record groups are available at the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg, PA and Family History Centers. This CD also includes "PA Counties," a software program for viewing and exploring the evolution of the counties of Pennsylvania.

This CD contains a powerful search tool and images of the original pages from the following book:

• Inventory of the County Archives of PA, No. 63, Washington County (PA Historical Records Survey Div, WPA; Board of County Commissioners; 1941)

CD Features: Full Text Searchable, simple and advanced, Original Page Images, Bookmark and annotation capability, document viewer software included, extensive help documentation on the CD-ROM.

System Requirements: CD-ROM drive; Windows Operating System. Not compatible with network software.

It should spark new ideas for exploring seldom examined and forgotten county records and is a must for any serious Washington County, Pennsylvania genealogy researcher.

2008, 397 pages, CD
No ISBN assigned