Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies
The title says it all – lots of great info can be found in Penn State’s history magazine. Their archived editions are online and can be viewed easily.
Category: Regional Resources
Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory Network
The GeoHistory site makes available a large inventory of historic maps and property information of the Philadelphia region and the surrounding counties. What a treasure of a resource!
Chester County Land Records
This interactive viewer for Chester County land records make it easy to learn more about specific properties .
Explore New Castle Land Parcels
I just found out about this marvelous resource – Explore New Castle County. It’s an interactive land parcel map that allows you to find detailed information about property in New Castle county, Delaware. Since a...
Quaker Naming Patterns for Children
Of the four migrating groups from England discussed by David Hackett Fischer in his book, Albion’s Seed, the Quakers show the most distinctive pattern in the naming of their children. The Puritans in New...
Grubb Family
Every now and then, I get tired of seeing the same old wrong data being passed around the net, so I thought I would take a moment and post about one or two that...
Family Histories Online
There is a wealth of genealogy information available online these days, including many family histories that may provide valuable clues for your research and are freely accessible. This list will expand as I find...
1675.03: Joseph and Benjamin
Master: Matthew Paine Arrived: March 1675 at Salem River Listings from Shourds Butcher, John Johnson, Richard – married Mary Grover at Salem Meeting in 1680 Lefever, Hippolite(and possibly his wife Mary) Pledger, John and...
1675.10: Griffin
Master: Robert Griffin of Newcastle Loaded: June and July 1675 Arrived: October 1675, New Jersey Listings: Adams, John and wife Elizabeth [Fenwick] and children: Elizabeth, Fenwick and Mary Braithwaite, William Burton, John – servant...
1677.06: Kent
Master: Gregory Marlow Loaded: March 1677, in London Arrival: Burlington, June 1677 Listings from Sheppard , unless noted otherwise: Budd, Thomas Clayton, William Cripps, John Davis, Richard Drewett, Morgan Emley, William [or Emlen] Eves,...