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• Chester County Archives & Records

  Chester County Archives houses and makes available the historic county government records including probate files, taxes and deeds.

  • Automobile Registry Index - April 1903 - November 1905

  • Birth, Death, & Marriages Indexes

  • Civil Court & Debt Related Records

  • Coroner's Records

  • County War Aid Association (WWI), 1917-1921

    This index is to the soldiers’ cards and letters from the records of the Chester County War Aid Association (CCWAA). The Association was a relief organization set up in December 1917 for Chester County servicemen in World War I. The CCWAA kept records of Chester County soldiers and nurses who served in the war. It provided items such as sweaters, socks, combs and Christmas packages.

  • Criminal & Prison Record Indexes

  • Feme Covert Records, 1832-1848

  • Indentured Servant Complaints, 1700-1855

  • Naturalization Records

  • Petitions for Sheriff's Deeds, 1728-1835

  • Property Research Guide

  • Servant & Slavery Records

• Chester County Historical Society Library

• FamilySearch Catalog

• Mennonite Heritage Center - Historical Library and Archives

  Harleysville, Pennsylvania. Covering Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton and Philadelphia counties .

  • Genealogical and Local History Resources

• Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center (PAHRC)

  The PAHRC contains marriage and baptismal registers before the year 1900 for parishes presently within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties).

  • Help in Researching Your Genealogy

    Includes a description of holdings & a list of parish formation dates.