15 January 2009 PA-Roots Update

Hi all, A lot of work has been going on recently making new resources available.  Mona has provided tombstone photographs from the following cemeteries: Fairview – Wrightsville, PA (Lancaster Co.)Machpelah – Belleville (Mifflin)McAlevys Fort UP – McAlevys Fort (Huntington)McVeytown Presby – (Mifflin)Milroy Presby (Mifflin)Mt. Rock – Lewistown (Mifflin)Mountainview – Mill Creek (Huntington)Old White Church – … Read more

5 January 2009 Update

Hi all, Was busy over the weekend transcribing cemeteries from a volume of William Henry Egle’s “Notes and Queries”.  They include: Warrington Friends Graveyard, York County Hanna’s Graveyard, Cumberland County Huntington Friends Meeting House Cemetery, Adams County Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County Monaghan Presbyterian Graveyard, Dillsburg, York County Menallen Friends Graveyard, Adams County … Read more

31 December 2008 Update – Happy New Year

Hi all and Happy New Year! it’s been a busy past two weeks or so.  The”elves” have been busy posting lots of new stuff.  Carol finished abstracting and posting the brief bios of the Blair County, Pa. Veterans of the War of 1812.  You can find them by Clicking Here. I recently posted a listing … Read more

17 December 2008 Updated

Hi all, It’s been a busy 10 days since our last update.  The following has recently been added. Photos of the tombstones found at the Shippinville Methodist Cemetery in Shippinville, Clarion County. (contributed by your’s truly).  Carol just finished entering Cemetery Records for the Edgewood Cemetery and “Old Saltsburg,” (“Old Presbyterian Graveyard”), Saltsburg, Indiana County. … Read more

6 December 2008 – Update

We’ve recently received a transcription of the History of Warren County by J.S. Schenck & W.S. Rann which was published in 1887.  The book has been formatted and has all been placed on-line.  Nathan

5 December 2008 – Update

We’ve been busy adding new stuff recently that you’ll want to check out!   Amityville Lutheran Church, Berks County Newman Cemetery, Susquehanna County Over in our Photo Gallery we’ve posted over 100 pictures from 10 different cemeteries in Mifflin County.  Check them out! Do you have some photos from cemeteries in Pennsylvania that you’d be … Read more

3 December 2008 Update

It’s been a busy day with updates to PA-Roots! We’ve added the following today Newman Cemetery, Susquehanna County Mergenthaler Cemetery Minutes of the Board of Property, 1894 Orphan School Pupils, 1908 Tindall Family Cemetery, Lawrence County Latshaw Journal Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Lancaster County Church of God Cemetery, Highspire, Dauphin County Stoner Family Cemetery, … Read more

Press Release – Articles of Incorporation filed

PRESS RELEASE 1 December 2008 – PA-Roots, the premier internet resource for genealogical and historical research in Pennsylvania and the mid-Atlantic region has filed Articles of Incorporation under the Pennsylvania Nonprofit Corporation Law of 1988 and is organized exclusively for the following purposes: To make genealogical and historical data freely available on the Internet for … Read more

1857 Lebanon Advertiser Data Extracts

The births, deaths, marriages and other significant events from the Lebanon Advertiser issues June 24, 1857 – December 30, 1857 have been extracted and posted on-line thanks to Shirley Pierce.  Visit our Lebanon County website to begin reading this valuable resource.

Server Upgraded

PA-Roots is excited to announce the completion of the upgrade to the new server.  We express our appreciation to all those who contributed to make this possible.  Along with the upgraded server we have upgraded the website to enable registered users to contribute data.  The DataBoards have been upgraded to the latest version of software.  … Read more