Closson Press

Compiler: Retrospect Publishing
Struggling to find original genealogy records for western Pennsylvania? The Inventory of County Archives Series, Western Collection CD containing inventories for the following counties: Beaver; Blair, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Lawrence, Warren, Washington, and Westmoreland may just be the genealogical aide you need to discover new sources of genealogy records.

This CD does not contain original Pennsylvania genealogy records for the above mentioned counties, but rather provides an index of the available Pennsylvania court records that were being maintained and archived by the counties at the time of original publication. The indexes include a synopsis of how the court records are organized and what a researcher should expect to find within each record group. Many of the record groups date back to the mid 1800s and before.

There is no guarantee that the described court records are still available at the county courthouse. However, microfilms of some of the identified record groups are available at the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Family History Centers.

This CD also includes "PA Counties," a software program for viewing and exploring the evolution of the counties of Pennsylvania.

These records should spark new ideas for exploring seldom examined and forgotten records and is a must for any serious Pennsylvania genealogy researcher.

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

• Inventory of the County Archives of PA, No. 4, Beaver County (PA Historical Records Survey Div, WPA; Board of County Commissioners; 1942)
• Inventory of the County Archives of PA, No. 7, Blair County (PA Historical Records Survey Div, WPA; Board of County Commissioners; 1941)
• Inventory of the County Archives of PA, No. 25, Erie County (PA Historical Records Survey Div, WPA; Board of County Commissioners; 1940)
• Inventory of the County Archives of PA, No. 26, Fayette County (PA Historical Records Survey Div, WPA; Board of County Commissioners; 1940)
• Inventory of the County Archives of PA, No. 27, Forest County (PA Historical Records Survey Div, WPA; Board of County Commissioners; 1940)
• Inventory of the County Archives of PA, No. 30, Greene County (PA Historical Records Survey Div, WPA; Board of County Commissioners; 1940)
• Inventory of the County Archives of PA, No. 37, Lawrence County (PA Historical Records Survey Div, WPA; Board of County Commissioners; 1942)
• Inventory of the County Archives of PA, No. 62, Warren County (PA Historical Records Survey Div, WPA; Board of County Commissioners; 1942)
• Inventory of the County Archives of PA, No. 63, Washington County (PA Historical Records Survey Div, WPA; Board of County Commissioners; 1941)
• Inventory of the County Archives of PA, No. 65, Westmoreland County (PA Historical Records Survey Div, WPA; Board of County Commissioners; 1942)

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.

2008, 3,518 pages, CD
No ISBN assigned