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Genealogy Information

The Mary S. Biesecker Public Library's Genealogy Room houses various media and publications that are useful to your local historical or family research. This room may be accessed by the public during normal business hours. (This room is occasionally closed to the public.)
 

 

In Our Genealogy Room You Will Find:

   Local Newspapers on Microfilm dating from 1817 - Present            

(Newspaper years currently available 1817-1819, 1828-1831, 1845-1847, 1872-1888, 1890-1893, 1895-Present)

Newspaper obituary indexes

A Somerset County Cemetery index

New!

Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients of Somerset County - Compiled by Harold A. Weigle and Stewart R. Saylor (February 2011)

Hundreds of books with local, state, federal information including: county & state histories, family histories, census information, city directories, military information, cemeteries, and more.

Feel free to come in. One of our staff members can assist you or point you in the direction of the information you are looking for.

If you live out of the area and you can't come in we can help you with your research. Our Research fee is $20.00 an hour. The research fee is a charge for the time we spend on your project, not a charge for the information found. If we spend an hour in research and are not able to find exactly what you are looking for we must charge you for the time spent. (Fees are prorated according to time spent. Other fees may apply.)

For research requests contact us.

Genealogy Links

Local Historical & Genealogical Societies

Penn Highlands Somerset Obituary Index

Pennsylvania Archives

PAGenWeb Project logo

Old-Petersburg Addison
Historical Society
Sarah Bartlett
P.O. Box 82
Addison, PA 15411

Rockwood Historical &
Genealogical Society
Marlene Nagle
610 West Main St.
Rockwood, PA 15557

Boswell Area Historical Society
Phyllis Ann Ickes
417 Main Street
P.O. Box 39
Boswell, Pa 15531

Springs Historical Society
Harriet Hershberger
P.O. Box 142, Springs Rd.
Springs, PA 15562

Berlin Area Historical Society
Calvin Will
Box 35, 400 Vine St.
Berlin, PA 15530

Shade-Central City
Historical Society
Sandy Wojick
R.D. #1, Box 250
Cairnbrook, PA 15924

Meyersdale Area
Historical Society
Alice Saylor
P.O. Box 134
Meyersdale, PA 15552

Conemaugh Township
Historical Society
Diane Saylor
100-104 South Main St.
Box 307
Davidsville, PA 15928

Hooversville Historical Society
Doloris A. Griffith
R.D. #1, Box 22
Friedens, PA 15541

Stoystown Historical Society
Dave Escherich
P.O. Box 227
Stoystown, PA 15563

Salisbury-Elk Lick
Historical Association
9102 Mason Dixon Highway
Salisbury, PA 15558

Historical & Genealogy
Society of Somerset County, Inc.
10649 Somerset Pike
Somerset, PA 15501

Turkeyfoot Valley Historical Society
600 Logan Place
Confluence, PA 15424
Vital Records

Birth and Death Records from 1893 to 1905

Marriage Records from 1885 to present

Estate Records/Wills from 1795 to present

 

Can be obtained from the Somerset County Register of Wills:

 

Register of Wills

111 E. Union St.

Somerset, PA 15501

Birth and Death Records from 1906 to present

 

Can be obtained from the PA Department of Health/Division of Vital Records:

PA Department of Health
Division of Vital Records
P.O. Box 1528
New Castle, PA 16103-1528

 

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