There are several good sources for genealogical research in York County in Pennsylvania, if you do not mind the tedium of doing practical research. Most information can be found around the city of York itself. This article will discuss the physical locations for research, not online resources. Like most Pennsylvania counties there is an overwhelming amount of material in any place or at the county or local libraries. Read material once more of the following resources have been exhausted, the research can be done in the Library and Pennsylvania State Archives Pennsylvania, located in Harrisburg, not far from New York.
Here are the resources of York County and what they contain. The resources listed Market Street and George Street are close by, within walking distance of each other. The first four are the most valuable sources for genealogists seeking records York. York County Register of Wills and Clerk of Court of orphans in the York County Courthouse, 45 North George Street York, PA 17401, 717-771-9607. Hours 8:00 to 16:30, Monday to Friday.
They Probate and acts of marriage since 1749. York County Prothonotary / Clerk of the Court of common pleas in York County Courthouse, 45 North George Street, York, PA 17401, 717-771-9611. Hours 8:30 to 16:30, Monday to Friday.
Votes Court Records from 1749, including claims for unpaid debt, malpractice actions, foreclosures, personal injury cases, shares of equity, justice appellate district civil appeal decision suspending the license, an administrative body, the condemnation proceedings, family court matters such as divorce, child custody and protection from abuse and liens against real estate and personal property. York County Register of actions, administrative center, 28 East Market St., New York, PA 17401-1590, 717-771-9644. Hours 8:00 to 16:30, Monday to Friday.
The Land of 1749 and some other records, including deeds, mortgages, releases, easements (rights of way), subdivisions, restrictions, bonuses and commissions Notary Resignation military service, public and elected office in the county. York County Heritage Trust / York County Historical Society, 250 East Market St., York, PA 17401, 717-848-1587. Hours are 9:00 to 17:00, Tuesday to Saturday. These two organizations have merged. There are over 7500 surname files, containing clippings of marriages, obituaries and commitments, about the genealogies, family group sheets and pedigree and copies of documents and photographs. Name of each file has five tabs, including extracts from parish registers, cemetery records, have the books, records pre-1800 tax, and some other sources. They have a large library of family books, published indexes, local histories and church and the arrears of genealogy publications. York County Archives, 105 Acres Pleasant Road, York, PA 17 402, 717-840-7224. Hours 8:00 to 16:30, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
They have some duplicate information available in the places mentioned above. Property Files, marriage, naturalization records, tax records, birth records, book of Bond, director of accounts of the Court, Death Records and record several more. York County Library System. There are many local libraries in York County, but most have little genealogical information. Some may have information about local history or newspapers on microfilm. Several elements are uncatalogued, so call ahead to open. Two of the best control library are:
• Martin Library, 159 East Market Street, York, PA 17401, 717-846-5300. Hours vary, call ahead.
• Guthrie Memorial Library, 2 Library Place, Hanover, PA 17 331, 717-632-5183. Hours vary, call ahead. Have a read of Pennsylvania, for genealogy, with Hanover and New York newspapers 1815-present, on microfilm, as well as the area of land from 1818 to 1849, Sanborn insurance maps from 1886 to 1949, York County Will Index 1749 – 1940, and records of York County census from 1790 to 1930, including 1890. LDS Family History Center, 2100 Hollywood Drive, York, PA, 717-846-4539.
Hours are M, W, Th 9:00 to 1:00, T, W 19:00 to 9:00, Thursdays 17:30 to 8:00 p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m.-15: 00.
Closed on Tuesday morning at this time. Not much there yet, but growing. It is worth checking if you are near. Access to all software LDS family files, reference books, old documents on microfilm, etc.
Robert