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Warren County Historical Society

210 4th Avenue
Warren, PA 16365

(814) 723-1795

E-mail: warrencountyhistory@aol.com


The beautiful Italian Renaissance style house, built by industrialist Thomas Struthers in 1870, is conveniently located next to the Warren County Courthouse.

Warren County Historical Society, Warren, PA

Photo courtesy of Warren County Historical Society



Warren County Courthouse



Warren County Government

Warren County Court House
204 4th Avenue
Warren, PA 16365

Map


Warren Public Library (photo, right)

205 Market Street
Warren, PA 16365

(814) 723-4650
Email: web@warrenlibrary.org
Warren Public Library

Warren County Library Association Genealogy Handbook

Interested in locating genealogical research materials available at the Warren Public Library? This great handbook will help.

Wilder Museum of Warren County History

51 Erie Avenue
Irvine, PA 16329

(814) 563-7773

Sheffield Township Library
20 Leather Street
Sheffield, PA 16347

(814) 968-3439


Sugar Grove Free Library
22 Harmon Street
Sugar Grove, PA 16350

(814) 489-7872

Tidioute Library

Tidioute Public Library (photo, left)

197 Main Street
Tidioute, PA 16351

(814) 484-3581

E-mail: tidioutepl@verizon.net


Youngsville Public Library

100 Broad Street
Youngsville, PA 16371

(814) 563-7670




Warren State Hospital

Scroll down to find Warren State Hospital - it's the second hospital listed on this page. A short history and available records (Record Group - 23), are included.

Records of the Department of Public Welfare,
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Pennsylvania State Archives

Warren State Hospital - Asylum Projects

SEE ALSO Conewango Township Early History - State Hospital for the Insane 1873


Pennsylvania State Archives

Genealogy Research - information about using the archives

Digital Copies of Documents - a listing of what's currently available

Pennsylvania Land Records - scanned land records viewable online


GENERAL GENEALOGY RESOURCES

American Battle Monuments Commission

Search the records of more than 217,000 American servicemen and women who were buried throughout the world.


American Civil War Research Database

A members-only subscription site containing information on Union and Confederate soldiers. According to their website they are "the largest, most in-depth and fully searchable database of American Civil War soldiers and events."


Ancestry.com

Billed as world's leading resource for online family history & genealogy, this is a subscription site. Check with your local library for free access.


Brigham Young University's Family History Books

Search the collection of more than 150,000 digitized genealogy and family history publications.


Castle Garden

America's first official immigration center: database contains 11 million immigrants, from 1820 through 1892.


Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System

Searchable database of 6.3 million names of both Union and Confederate soldiers (44 states and territories) as well as an excellent database of regimental information.


Cyndi's List - Pennsylvania

Many Pennsylvania links listed by subject and a good place to search anything related to genealogy.


Daughters of the American Revolution

Free online databases containing information on Revolutionary patriot ancestors, descendants of those patriots, as well as the vast array of genealogical resources from the DAR Library.

See also the General Joseph Warren Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution


DistantCousin.com

Free use of an online archive of genealogy records and scanned images of historical documents from a wide variety of sources.


Ellis Island

Search New York passenger arrivals 1892 to 1924 - free access but requires initial registration to access results.


Family Search

Search their Family History Library catalog for Pennsylvania resources


Search the Family History Library catalog

Use the Historical Record Collection


Find A Grave

Search over 120 million grave records by

  • grave record
  • date range
  • cemetery

Google News Archive Search

Results from all types of newspapers and some require payment of a fee. Results indicate the price, if any, so view free articles and abstracts first. Also included is a timeline.


History at Home: A Guide to Genealogy

A getting-started article with links to other resources.

Thanks to Mr. Bill, retired social studies teacher, for pointing out this reference.


Library of Congress

Start with this link for an overview: Research and Reference Services

American Memory - online historical collection

Chronicling America - search and view newspaper pages from 1860-1922

Local History and Genealogy Reading Room


Maps

U.S. Geological Survey

National Archives and Records Administration

Start with this link: Genealogy

Access to Archival Databases - search US-bound immigrant ships for passengers; WWII enlistment files; and more

Archival Research Catalog - online catalog of NARA's nationwide holdings

Genealogy Research in Military Records


Nationwide Gravesite Locator

Search for burial locations within the U.S. of veterans and their family members on this Department of Veterans Affairs site


Penn State University

Digital Newspapers

A collection of Pennsylvania newspapers from the Civil War era (February 23,1831, to February 14,1877). Although no Warren newspapers are listed, editions of the Erie (Weekly) Observer from 1847 to 1869 are included.

Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War

Free database of American Civil War soldiers - infantry, cavalry & artillery rosters, histories, biographies, draft, journals, letters, medal of honor recipients, prisoners of war (POWs), & pensions of our Pennsylvania military ancestors.

Includes Samuel P. Bates' History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865


RootsWeb

Online sharing of genealogical information through search engines, databases, message boards, email lists, and more...



The Civil War Archive - Union Regimental Index - Pennsylvania

All Pennsylvania Civil War units are listed.

Link provided by Mark Hagen - Thank you!


The Historical Society of Pennsylvania - one of the largest family history libraries in the nation.

Family History and Genealogy

Digital Library


Ultimate Genealogy Guide

Thanks to Jessica Milly for this link.


USGenWeb

Volunteers working together to provide free genealogy websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States.

WeRelate

Site is a free public-service wiki for genealogy sponsored by the Foundation for On-Line Genealogy in partnership with the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.


WorldGenWeb Project

A non-profit, volunteer-based organization dedicated to providing genealogical and historical records and resources for world-wide access.


VISITING WARREN COUNTY

Official City of Warren website

Warren County Chamber of Business and Industry

Warren newspaper: Times Observer

Main Street, Warren, Pennsylvania on Facebook

Warren County Visitor's Bureau

Warren County's Community Website

The Allegheny Almanac

Sugar Grove, PA, website

Enjoy your stay in beautiful Warren County!

Youngsville, PA, website

Table of Distances in Warren County from Warren

 

If you have any additions to this list or find that a link is broken, please e-mail the Warren County coordinator.

 

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