Blair County, Pennsylvania Genealogy
Blair County was created Feb 26, 1846 from Huntingdon and Blair counties.
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Blair County, Pennsylvania
Archives |
pub. 1838-1935
The Published
"Pennsylvania Archives", description by Florence Clint
The 138 volumes of the "Colonial Records" and
"Pennsylvania Archives" were published by the state to meet the demand
people made to use the official record and manuscript material housed by
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Continue to
the description of each series. |
Blair County, Pennsylvania
Census |
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The following census links at Ancestry.com
take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search
for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township. |
1850 United States Federal Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1860 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1870 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1880 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1890 U.S. Veteran Census - online at Ancestry.com |
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1900 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1910 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1920 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
Blair County, Pennsylvania
Family History |
Royer (pub. 1951)
The Royer family, ironmasters of Blair County, Pennsylvania
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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TROUT
The Trout family and related families from Blair and Bedford Counties, Pa., pub. 1975
- online at Ancestry.com |
Blair County, Pennsylvania
Libraries |
World-wide
www.FamilySearch.org - free index
online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database
currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including
the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.
The web site also
contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. Local,
state, and country records have been gathered throughout the world. Individual
lists for individual counties can be viewed online
including one for
Blair County, Pennsylvania. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed
at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on
the Find
a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone. |
Blair County, Pennsylvania
Map |
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1895
U.S.1895 Atlas (Blair County, Pennsylvania) - free online |
Blair County, Pennsylvania
Societies - Genealogical and Historical |
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The
Blair County Genealogical Society, organized in 1979 has a library
that includes over 2500 books for central Pennsyvania from the Hoenstine Rental Library which is no
longer in service. Membership fees range from $7.50 to $100 per year. Look
up requests are only accepted via snail mail since the library is staffed
by volunteers (a donations is in order here to pay for photocopies, etc.).
A general list of their
Library Holdings is available on the internet. The society also publishes
over 100 books concerning Blair County. |
The
Genealogical Society of
Pennsylvania offers a online databases
to their members only. Membership services also includes a subscription to
their publications and a 10% discount on their publications.
A list of their library collection is available free
online. It includes a
surname index to bible records and manuscripts; the
Rubincam Index; and the
list of microfilms of church
records and other
records.
Also free online is the page titled
Timely Resources.
This is a archives of their Timely Resources bulletins which contains
links to many other Pennsylvania Resources, News and Announcements. |
Blair County, Pennsylvania
Vital Records |
1937-present
United States Social Security Death Index
- free online at RootsWeb |
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The
Blair County Genealogical Society, organized in 1979 has a library
that includes over 1500 books from the Hoenstine Rental Library which is no
longer in service. Membership fees range from $7.50 to $100 per year. Look
up requests are only accepted via snail mail since the library is staffed
by volunteers (a donations is in order here to pay for photocopies, etc.).
Here is the web page that gives a general list of their
Library Holdings. |
