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Goal 7: Probate, Land and Court


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Goal 7: Learn about Pennsylvania probate, land, and court records.


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ALearn about Pennsylvania probate and land records.


Summary
  1. Learn about Pennsylvania probate records in these articles.

    FS—Wiki: Pennsylvania Probate Records
    AC—Wiki: Pennsylvania Probate Records

  2. Explore additional links for Pennsylvania probate records on the LDSGenealogy site.
  3. Explore probate records and wills on the Ancestor Hunt site.

Land Records
  1. Learn about Pennsylvania land and property records.

    FS—Pennsylvania Land and Property Records
    AC—Pennsylvania Land Records

  2. Get started with land records in this video.

    AAC—Land Records—4:32

  3. Go deeper into Pennsylvania land records in this video.

    FS—Pennsylvania Research: Land Records: Field of Dreams—24:56

  4. Learn about researching Pennsylvania deeds in this article.

    CH—Pennsylvania Land Records: Deeds - 2020

  5. Explore Pennsylvania land records on the Bureau of Land Management site.
  6. Explore Pennsylvania land records on the Pennsylvania Historial and Museum Commission site.
  7. Explore Pennsylvania land records on the Ancestor Tracks site.
  8. Explore additional links for Pennsylvania land records on the LDSGenealogy site.

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BLearn about Pennsylvania court and other records.


Summary
  1. Learn about Pennsylvania court records in these articles.

    FS—Wiki: Pennsylvania Court Records
    AC—Wiki: Pennsylvania Court Records

  2. Explore records for district and circuit courts on the National Archives site.
  3. Learn more about Pennsylvania court and probate records.

    FS—Pennsylvania Research: County Court and Probate Records—21:48

  4. Watch these videos to learn about court records in Pennsylvania.

    AAC—County Records: A Trip to the Courthouse, Part 1—5:43
    AAC—County Records: A Trip to the Courthouse, Part 2—7:44

  5. Watch these videos to learn about tax records in Pennsylvania.

    AAC—Federal Tax Records—7:32
    AAC—County and State Tax Records—5:01

  6. Learn about court and other legal records on the Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness site.

    Pennsylvania Courthouse Records Research

  7. Explore school record resources on the Ancestor Hunt site.

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Pennsylvania Counties

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QUIKLinks: County Records

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