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Scope of Pennsylvania Room
Collection
Spangler Collection
J. Marvin Lee Collection
Original County Archives
Newspapers
Census Schedules
Indexes
County Histories
Family Histories
Reference Works
Church & Vital Records
CD-ROMs
The
Pennsylvania Room has a specialized collection of over 3000 volumes on local and
family history, as well as original Centre County records, newspapers, several
vertical files of manuscript genealogies and newspaper clippings, vital record
indexes, and various historical and genealogical periodicals. Unique to this
library is the massive Spangler Collection of data on the families of central
Pennsylvania and the files of local genealogist, J. Marvin Lee. There are also
many notebooks of correspondence containing research queries and responses. In the same building is a historical museum
featuring
documents, photographs, family memorabilia, and other items of interest to
family and local historians. Please call us at (814) 355-1516 prior to
your visit to verify hours & staffing of the Pennsylvania Room and
Museum.
** PA Room materials may not be
removed from the building**
This massive collection of
data on central Pennsylvania families was compiled over a period of many years
by Adella Fink Spangler (1871-1964). It was largely assembled from
primary documents -- some of which no longer exist. The collection consists of 176 typed notebooks, 20 scrapbooks, and 116 composition books of
research notes on specific families. The typed notebooks and scrapbooks are
fully indexed on about 250,000 cards, with many cards containing multiple names. The 116
manuscript composition books contain Mrs. Spangler's compilations of various Centre County families based on on data from oral interviews, Bible records,
estate files, newspaper articles, vital records, etc. There is a surname index
to the composition books and most individual volumes also have a brief index. Among the contents of the fully indexed notebooks and
scrapbooks are:
 | Tombstone inscriptions for 113 county cemeteries |
| Newspaper obituaries (1826-1854 and 1926-1942) |
| Marriage records |
| Bible transcriptions |
| Church records
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| Family records |
| Tax lists |
| Other miscellaneous information |
A good adjunct to the Spangler
Collection for the early to mid-twentieth century. It contains approximately
20 notebooks compiled by Centre County genealogist J. Marvin Lee. Mr. Lee’s
work, which includes family group sheets with some documentation, is primarily
from the 1940s to the 1970s.
| Civil and criminal court papers — 1800-1875 |
| Marriage license applications — 1885-1987 |
| Tax assessment records — 1802-1956 |
| Will and interstate files — 1800-1990 |
| Orphan court dockets |
| Road petitions |
| Bellefonte Patriot |
| Centre Daily Times |
| Centre Democrat |
| Democratic Watchman |
| Democratic Whig |
| Keystone Gazette |
| Centre Reporter |
| Bellefonte Republican |
| Millheim Journal |
| Philipsburg Journal (10 years) |
| Pennsylvania census 1790 and 1800; printed and indexed |
| Pennsylvania census printed indexes 1810-1860; 1870 index
on CD-ROM |
| Microfilm copies of Pennsylvania census 1800-1920 for
Centre, Clearfield, Mifflin, & Juniata counties |
| Microfilm copies of Pennsylvania census 1800-1910 for
Clinton, Huntingdon, Union, and several other counties |
| 1850 Pennsylvania census for entire state (CD) |
| 1870 Pennsylvania census index (CD) |
| 1900 Mid-Atlantic states index, includes Pennsylvania (CD) |
| 1910 Miracode index for Pennsylvania (CD) |
| Printed 1880 census of Centre and Clinton Counties by
Johnstonbaugh and Welch |
| 1880 census for entire U.S. plus complete index (CD) |
Indexes (Partial Listing):
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Centre County Library: Indexes to
Obituaries in the Centre Democrat 1943-1977 |
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Centre County Library: Indexes
to Obituaries in the Centre Daily Times 1978 to date |
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Filby and Meyer: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index,
Vol. I, II, III, and
supplements 1982-1986 |
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Houts: Index to Centre County Newspaper Obituaries.
Compiled from the earlier indexes
by Lee, Lingle, & Wion |
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Stover: Index to Centre County Newspaper Obituaries
1870-1879
(new index from all available newspapers) |
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Stover: Index to Centre County Newspaper Obituaries
1920-1929
(new index from all available newspapers) |
One for every Pennsylvania county plus many biographical
records from other Pennsylvania counties
700 publications and growing steadily. A list of
titles in the collection is available on the
Centre County GenWeb
page. There are also 2 vertical files of unpublished family histories as
well as the 116 notebooks compiled by Mrs. Spangler (see
Spangler Collection).
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Allison:
Marriage Records of Clearfield County, Prior to
October 1, 1885 |
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Anderson: The Great Migration Begins 1620-1633, 3
volumes plus The Great Migration Begins 1634-1635, A-B |
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Bates:
History of Pennsylvania Volunteers 1861-1865 |
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Bates: 4 volume index to History of Pennsylvania
Volunteers 1861-1865 |
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Beers:
Commemorative Biographical Record of Central PA |
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DAR:
Clinton County Will Book A, Abstracts |
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DAR: DAR Patriot Index Centennial Edition, Parts I,
II, and III |
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DAR:
Lineage Books |
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DAR:
Lycoming County Probate Records 1795-1850 |
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Eagle: Notes and Queries Relating to Interior PA, 12
volumes and indexes |
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Eleventh Census of the
Population of the United States, 1890 Centre County with Business
Directory |
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Fisher: Early Wills and Administrations of
Northumberland County |
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Fisher: Abstracts of Snyder County Probate Records
1771-1885 |
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Fravel:
Centre County Wills 1800-1853 |
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Genealogies of Pennsylvania Families from
the Pennsylvania Magazine of History & Biography, 4 volumes |
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Glazier/Tepper (eds.):
The Famine Immigrants, 7 volumes |
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Hunter: 1860 Census of Centre County, PA |
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Irish: Pennsylvania German Marriages (Reformed) |
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Linn: History of Centre and Clinton Counties, PA,
1883 |
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McClenahen: Wills of Mifflin County, Volumes I &
II |
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McClenahen: Obituaries of Mifflin County 1822-1880 |
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McClenahen:
Marriages of Mifflin County 1822-1885 |
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Pennsylvania German Society: Pennsylvania German Church
Records, Vols. I, II, III |
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Pennsylvania Vital Records from the Pennsylvania Magazine
of History & Biog.,
4 volumes |
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Pennsylvania Archives —
complete set |
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Roberts:
English Origins of New England Families, 1st and 2nd series (6 vol.) |
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Stover/Murray: Marriages 1851-1873 Centre County,
Pennsylvania |
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Stover/Murray: Marriages 1874-1885 Centre County,
Pennsylvania |
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Strassburger and Hinke:
Pennsylvania German Pioneers,
Vols. I, II, III |
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Thomen/Murray: Marriages 1800-1850, Centre Co., PA |
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White:
Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War
Pension Files, 4 vols., indexed |
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White: Index to War of 1812 Pension Files |
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General references on New England, Maryland, Ohio, and
other areas including England, Wales, and Ireland |
| Adams County |
| Bedford County (some) |
| Berks County |
| Blair County |
| Chester County |
| Clinton County |
| Dauphin County |
| Philadelphia County |
| Lancaster County |
| Lebanon County |
| Lehigh County |
| Lycoming County |
| Northampton County |
| Schuylkill County |
| Somerset County (some) |
| York County |
| A few from Elk and Cameron Counties |
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1840 U. S. Census Index: Selected
Counties |
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1840 U. S. Census Index: New England,
New York |
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1850 PA census Index |
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1850 Pennsylvania Census (multiple CD) - Digital Microfilm |
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1850 Illinois Census (double CD) - Digital Microfilm |
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1870 Pennsylvania Census Index (Family Quest Archives) |
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1870 Census Bundle: (AGLL: multiple CD)
 | Western PA |
| Eastern PA |
| NY City |
| Baltimore, Chicago, and St. Louis |
| North Carolina, South Carolina |
| Virginia, West Virginia |
| Georgia |
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1880 U. S. Federal Census Index for entire U.S. |
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1880 U. S. Federal Census for entire U.S. |
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1900 U. S. Federal Census Index: Mid-Atlantic States (includes
Pennsylvania) |
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1910 U. S. Federal Pennsylvania Census Miracode Index:
| Philadelphia County |
| Allegheny County |
| Northeastern Region |
| Southeastern Region |
| Western Region |
| Central Region |
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Death Record Series: U.S. Census Mortality Records 1850-1880 |
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Birth Index: Southeastern Pennsylvania, 1680-1800 |
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Church Records: Selected Areas
of Pennsylvania |
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Church Records: Select Counties, PA, 1729-1881 |
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Land Records: Bucks and
Lancaster Counties, PA |
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Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 |
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Egle's Notes and Queries of Pennsylvania, 1700s-1800s |
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Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, Volumes 1-39 |
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County and Family Histories: Pennsylvania, 1740-1900 |
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Immigrants to Pennsylvania, 1600s- 1800s |
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Naturalization Records: Philadelphia, 1789-1880 |
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Family History Library Catalog (LDS Library, Salt Lake) |
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One Library: Family Histories, Volume 1 |
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One Library: Local Histories, Volume I |
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One Library: Genealogical Sources, Volume 1 |
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The Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy, 1750-1930 |
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American Genealogical and Biographical Index |
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Family History: New England Families |
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Lineages of Hereditary Society
Members, 1600s-1900s |
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Family History: Colonial Genealogies, 1607-1920 |
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Local and Family Histories: New England, 1600s-1900s |
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Family History: New England Families, 1600s-1800s |
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New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1847-1994 |
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Family History: Mid-Atlantic Genealogies, 1340-1940 |
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Marriage Index: District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia,
1740-1920 |
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Maryland Genealogies and Marriages, 1634-1820 |
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Maryland Probate Records, 1674-1774 |
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Index to Upstate New York Source Records |
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Early Settlers of New York State, 1760-1942 |
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Marriage Index: Selected Areas of New York, 1639-1916 |
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Marriage Index: Selected Areas of New York, 1740s-1880s |
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New York Revolutionary War Records |
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New York in the Revolution and the War of 1812 |
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Revolutionary War Muster Rolls |
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Revolutionary War Pension Lists |
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Loyalists in the American Revolution |
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Military Records: U. S. Soldiers, 1784-1811 |
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Civil War Service Records |
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Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI |
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Vital Records Index - North America |
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Vital Records Index - North America (double CD) |
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Vital Records Index - British Isles (double CD) |
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Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1538-1940 |
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Index to Passenger and Immigration Lists 1500-1900s |
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Immigrants to the New World, 1600s-1800s |
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Germans to America, 1850-1874 |
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Germans to America, 1875-1888 |
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Irish Flax Growers, 1796 |
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Index to Griffith’s Valuation of Ireland, 1848-1864 |
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Index of Irish Wills 1484-1858 Vol. 1 |
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Tithe Applotment Books (Ireland) |
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