Pennsylvania Birth Records 1800s
Prison Records - Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
Prison Records. The Commonwealth was one of the first political entities to abolish the use of corporal punishment for crime and to replace it with a system of rehabilitation through incarceration. In 1818 the legislature provided funds for the construction of the state's first penitentiary, the Western State Penitentiary in Pittsburgh.
https://www.phmc.pa.gov/Archives/Research-Online/Pages/Prison-Records.aspx
Prison Records - Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
Prison Records. The Pennsylvania State Archives has inmate records for Eastern State Penitentiary, Western State Penitentiary, Pennsylvania Industrial Reformatory, and the Allegheny County Workhouse. Most of the inmate records are accessible online through Ancestry.com or PA Power Library . Research Request - Prison Record Search (PDF)
https://www.phmc.pa.gov/Archives/archives-forms/Pages/Prison-Record-Search.aspx
Pennsylvania, U.S., Prison, Reformatory, and Workhouse Records, 1829-1971
This collection from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) consists of records from the Eastern and Western State Penitentiaries, the Allegheny County Workhouse, and the Pennsylvania Industrial Reformatory in Huntington, Pennsylvania. It includes a variety of records, including inmate registers, bertillon hand books ...
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U.S. Penitentiary Records, 1875–1963 - Ancestry
Washington, U.S., U.S. Penitentiary McNeil Island, Photos and Records of Prisoners Received, 1887-1939 Web: Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S., Criminal and Prison Record Indexes, 1681-1911 Free View all collections included in this search
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R ecords of COUNTY GOVERNMENTS - Pennsylvania Historical and Museum ...
Delayed Birth Records, 1941-1970 (Births, 1869-1906) Birth Records, 1893-1906. Index to Birth Records, 1852-1853. Death Records, 1893-1906. (above 4 series combined on a total of 9 rolls) Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1916. Index to Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1940. (above 2 series combined on a total of 13 rolls)
http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/DAM/rg/rg47m.htm
How to Find Pennsylvania Birth Records • FamilySearch
One of the original thirteen colonies, Pennsylvania was a late comer to the keeping of vital records on a state level. Between 1852-1855 Pennsylvania counties were directed to record births within their jurisdiction. However few counties complied. In 1893 counties were again required to record births within their jurisdiction. This law had a better response and remained in effect until 1906 ...
https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/How_to_Find_Pennsylvania_Birth_Records
Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950 • FamilySearch
Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Pennsylvania. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1681005
Vital Statistics Records - Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
Original birth certificates for 1906-1917 and death certificates for 1906-1972 are available at the State Archives. Digital copies of the 1906-1914 birth certificates and the 1906-1969 death certificates may be found on Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania residents can access these records free of charge through Ancestry.com Pennsylvania.
https://www.phmc.pa.gov/Archives/Research-Online/Pages/Vital-Statistics.aspx
Home - Vital Records - LibGuides at Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Thanks to a law signed in 2011, Pennsylvania birth and death records become public records 105 years after the date of birth or 50 years after the date of death. For Pennsylvania vital records before 1906, contact the county clerk's office of the county where the birth, marriage, or death took place. Search online for your county's clerk's ...
https://hsp.libguides.com/c.php?g=1174363
Pennsylvania Online Genealogy Records • FamilySearch
Pennsylvania Statewide Online Genealogy Records. This table shows links to statewide collections. To find links to collections on the county level, use the county Wiki pages. Some subscription websites listed below can be searched for free at a FamilySearch center or FamilySearch affiliate library. For United States nationwide collections, go ...
https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Pennsylvania_Online_Genealogy_Records
Prisons and Penitentiary Records - Rootsweb
Prisons, as they currently exist, first appeared approximately two hundred years ago. The first modern prison is believed to have been the Walnut Street Jail in Philadelphia, which was established in 1790. It was fashioned after the workhouses of London and other European cities. Penologists saw a need for more sophisticated correctional ...
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