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Genealogy Welcome to the Centre County PAGenWeb Project Home Page! We're so glad that you stopped in for a visit. The goal here is to provide the best on-line resources to assist Centre County, Pennsylvania researchers in the quest for their family heritage. This site started out in 1996 as part of the PAGenWeb Project and the USGenWeb Project. All are a result of volunteer effort. Website co-coordinators are Bob Baker and Lisa Kerns. If you should have any questions, feel free to contact either. |
About Centre County: It was formed on February 13, 1800, as the result of "an act erecting parts of Mifflin, Northumberland, Lycoming and Huntingdon into a separate county" and calling it Centre. The county, of course, was named for its geographic location, but the exact geographical center of the state is in dispute. There was a sign on Greenland's store in Aaronsburg that staked its claim, but other sites around the county do so as well. The Centre County courthouse is at Bellefonte. The county is home to State College and Penn State University as well as Boalsburg, which claims to be the birthplace of Memorial Day. And Centre Hall is home of the Grange Fair which is often billed as the biggest of Centre County's family reunions. |
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Do you have a Central Pennsylvania family reunion
scheduled this year? If so, let us know so we can help spread the word! |
| QUERIES | To add or view inquiries about Centre County Families. |
| ARCHIVES | Digital records of area histories, genealogies, etc., contributed to USGenWeb Project. |
| BIBLE RECORDS | Locations of copies of Centre County Bible records as well as a place to post them online. |
| BIOGRAPHIES | Locations of published Centre County biographical collections with links to those online, as well as a place to post biographies. |
| CEMETERIES | An index to the county's cemeteries with an update on the progress of the CCGS Cemetery Inventory Project |
| CENSUS RECORDS | A link to some U.S. census records for Centre County found on the net, and a guide to where to find those that aren't. SEARCH the 1930 Census Index for Centre County with the updated search engine. |
| CENTRE COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY | Information about CCGS with a preview of upcoming programs, descriptions of society publications including the Cemetery Series, and more. |
| CENTRE LINES | Using a version of the 1890 Census which did survive, here's an effort to organize Centre County's population by surname. |
| CHURCH/RELIGION | A guide to historical records specific to Centre County's churches, and its citizens' religious practice. |
| ESTATES/WILLS | Locations of published Centre County estate records as well as a place to post transcribed wills. |
| ETHNIC TIES | Although post-1850 censuses show the county residents to be mostly native-born Pennsylvanians, here's a guide to some ethnic roots. |
| FAMILY HOME PAGES | A guide to family home pages on the web with links to Centre County. |
| FAMILY REUNIONS | A running list of the Centre County families who really know how to get down and picnic. |
| FAVORITE LINKS | A collection of websites of interest to genealogists. |
| FUNERAL HOMES | A guide to local funeral homes and available funeral home records. |
| HISTORY | Some excerpts from Linn's landmark history. |
| LAND RECORDS/DEEDS | A guide to land records in Centre and its predecessor counties. |
| LOOKUPS & RESEARCHERS |
A guide to county lookup sources and volunteers with a call for more help in this area, plus local fee-based researchers. |
| MAIL-LIST | A place for e-conversations about Centre County searching. |
| MAPS | Links to useful Centre County maps and geographic tools. |
| MILITARY RESOURCES | A guide to military units and burials involving area soldiers and sailors in the 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries. Also, Civil War Conscientious Objectors |
| NATURALIZATIONS | Search this site for naturalization records in Centre County between 1802 and 1929. |
| NEIGHBORING COUNTIES | A link to the PAGenWeb Project sites for the six counties which border Centre County for those who want to extend their searching. |
| NEWSPAPERS | A review of Centre County's newspapers and where to access them. |
| OBITUARIES | Locations of indexes to Centre County death notices appearing in newspapers as well as a place to post them online. |
| OCCUPATIONS & INDUSTRIES | A guide to some things that people did for a living. |
| PHOTO ALBUM | A collection of photographs connected to Centre County. |
| POLITICIANS | A database about famous politicians with a link to Centre County. |
| RESEARCH FACILITIES | Places to go in Centre County to get serious about Genealogy/History. |
| SCHOOLS | A guide to the county's schools and educational system. |
| SCRAPBOOKS & JOURNALS | A guide to some often untapped, but quite helpful, resources. |
| SLAVERY | Search this site for slave records between 1803 and 1820. |
| STARTING OUT | A place to start your research or get answers to general questions. |
| TOWNSHIPS/BOROUGHS | Capsule histories of Centre County's townships and boroughs, with guides to tax records available in each. |
| VILLAGES/PLACE NAMES | A listing of known villages and places in Centre County with their township location. |
| VIRTUAL LIBRARY | A running list of family histories/genealogies at the Pennsylvania Room of the Centre County Library, cross-referenced by surnames. |
| VITAL STATISTICS | Where to find records pertaining to births, marriages and deaths occurring in Centre County. |
| GUESTBOOK | Sign our guestbook, and let us know what you think of our place. ~ Our guestbook is working once again! ~ |
| SEARCH THIS WEBSITE (Query boards must be searched separately) |
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