Genealogy of the Woodcock Valley

This set of websites is dedicated specifically to information relating to Huntingdon County.

• Genealogy of the Woodcock Valley www.woodcockvalley.com www.woodcockvalley.com This website was created by Deb (Fisher) Riley and specifically focuses on the Woodcock Valley area of Huntingdon County. However, the website includes information on all of Huntingdon County as well as neighboring Juniata and Blair Counties. Posted March 1, 2013 at 3:11 PM

• Huntingdon County Genealogy Project www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pahuntin/ www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pahuntin/ This website is established through the US Gen Web Project. It contains cemetery transcriptions, obituaries, family histories, and family contacts. Posted August 6, 2010 at 2:20 AM

• Huntingdon County Historical Society www.huntingdonhistory.org/ www.huntingdonhistory.org/ This website will take you to information on the Huntingdon County Historical Society to learn more about their holdings and hours. Visiting the Historical Society in person is the best way to take advantage of their resources. Posted August 6, 2010 at 2:27 AM

• Pennsylvania US Gen Web Archives for Huntingdon County www.usgwarchives.net/pa/huntingdon/ www.usgwarchives.net/pa/huntingdon/ You will find information submitted by fellow researchers on this site. You can search by surname. There are obituaries, cemetery transcriptions, Bible records, biographies, photos, etc. Posted August 6, 2010 at 5:11 AM

• Cemeteries in Huntingdon County www.usgwtombstones.org/pennsylvania/index_huntingdon.html www.usgwtombstones.org/pennsylvania/index_huntingdon.html There are links to cemeteries here that do not exist on some of the other sites. You can also see other cemetery information, and even volunteer to transcribe a cemetery. Posted September 3, 2010 at 8:19 PM

• My Pennsylvania Genealogy for Huntingdon County www.mypennsylvaniagenealogy.com/pa-county-huntingdon.html www.mypennsylvaniagenealogy.com/pa-county-huntingdon.html This website provides links to resources for Huntingdon County. Posted August 6, 2010 at 5:13 AM

• Linkpendium www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/PA/Huntingdon/ www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/PA/Huntingdon/ This website offers links to other websites with information about Huntingdon County. I have set this site to load for Huntingdon County, however, you can access any state and county with this website. Posted October 22, 2010 at 1:46 AM

• Huntingdon History Research Network www.huntingdonhistoryresearchnetwork.net/ www.huntingdonhistoryresearchnetwork.net/ Nancy Shedd, retired director of the Huntingdon County Historical Society, started this website to The mission of the Huntingdon History Research Network is to give serious students of Huntingdon County and Central Pennsylvania history a place where the results of their unpublished research projects are made available to others. Posted June 2, 2011 at 10:58 PM

• Huntingdon County PA History and Heritage huntingdonhistoryandheritage.webs.com/ huntingdonhistoryandheritage.webs.com/ Lonnie Smith created this website. He is a young researcher in Huntingdon County. Posted March 1, 2013 at 3:10 PM

This set of websites is dedicated to specific family names.

• Families Migrating West www.brumbaughwise.com/ www.brumbaughwise.com/ This website includes information on the Brumbaugh, Ebie, Fall, Fouse, Heimbaugh, Kern, Miller, Royer, Sprankle, and Wise families. Posted April 9, 2012 at 9:40 PM

• Davis, Brumbaugh, Nevel, Cooney, Wilson, Bowlby, and Judy - Jesse Davis mysite.verizon.net/vzesse36/ mysite.verizon.net/vzesse36/ Jesse has collected a vast amount of information on the Brumbaugh family and names associated with it in the Woodcock Valley area. Posted September 7, 2010 at 3:07 PM

• Clark Family - Lana Clark freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lanaclark/ freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lanaclark/ This website focuses on the family history of the James Allen and Annie Hatt Clark family of Huntingdon County. Lana has included many other names as well through marriages. Posted August 7, 2010 at 1:32 PM

• Duchesnse "Duke" Clark's Genealogy Database wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=dukefirst wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=dukefirst Duke has information on his family that includes the Woodcock Valley area of Huntingdon County as well as neighboring counties. Posted September 7, 2010 at 3:03 PM

• Crownover Family - Rosemary Crownover wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=huntcocrownovers wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=huntcocrownovers Rosemary has information on her family posted on-line. Posted September 28, 2010 at 3:15 PM

• Dean Family - Larry Dean freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ladeanxx/index.html freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ladeanxx/index.html This site offers a lot of research on the Dean family. There is a link for information on the Dean family in central PA, especially in the Woodcock Valley area. He includes the work of two other Dean researchers as well: Beverly Dean Peoples and Lois A. Derrough. Posted September 27, 2010 at 6:11 AM

• The Utah Kinser Family kinserfamily.org/CasperDilling.aspx kinserfamily.org/CasperDilling.aspx This website has information and photos on the Dilling family of Huntingdon and Blair Counties. I have set the link to open on the Dilling information. Posted March 13, 2013 at 2:55 PM

• Enyeart Family - Audrey (Shields) Hancock freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~grannyapple/ENYART/ENYARTfamilyhomepage.html freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~grannyapple/ENYART/ENYARTfamilyhomepage.html This site is full of information and resources on the Enyeart family. Posted September 23, 2010 at 4:05 AM

• Robbins, Foulke, Haas and Worthen Families my.rootsmagic.com/robbhaas/index.html my.rootsmagic.com/robbhaas/index.html Walt Robbins, Jr. has created a website that addresses his family ties. He interconnects the Fisher family. Posted March 5, 2013 at 3:23 PM

• Select Fisher Surname Genealogy selectsurnames2.com/fisher.html selectsurnames2.com/fisher.html This web page offers different links to websites dealing with the various lines of the Fisher family. Posted April 26, 2013 at 11:07 AM

• Foster Family - E. L. Marshall home.comcast.net/~eleom/genealogy/foster_history.htm home.comcast.net/~eleom/genealogy/foster_history.htm This site chronicles the story of the Foster family in the early Woodcock Valley area. Posted September 22, 2010 at 6:11 AM

• Garner Family - Claudia Garner freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cgarner/ freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cgarner/ This website provides family information, photos, and information on the lost town of Aitch. Posted August 6, 2010 at 6:26 AM

• Horton and Mellott Families - Mike Horton familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/o/r/Mike-J-Horton/index.html familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/o/r/Mike-J-Horton/index.html Mike has information on his family lines and photos. Posted September 6, 2010 at 7:29 AM

• Isett Family - Bonnie Isett Gorman www.bonniekgorman.net/ www.bonniekgorman.net/ Bonnie has established a website that has information on her Isett line. Posted August 6, 2010 at 6:17 AM

• The Families of Adam Keith - Robert Keith mykeithfamily.com/index.htm mykeithfamily.com/index.htm Members of the Keith family were early settlers in the Woodcock Valley area of Huntingdon County. The website is maintained by Robert Keith. Posted May 28, 2011 at 3:56 PM

• Kissinger Family - Lynn Ayers www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pahuntin/kissinger-family.htm www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pahuntin/kissinger-family.htm Lynn provides photos and family information on the Samuel Kissinger family. Posted August 20, 2010 at 9:43 AM

• Kyle Family - Leslie Kyle kylehistory.atwebpages.com/ kylehistory.atwebpages.com/ This website has family information on the Kyle family from the Woodcock Valley area. Posted August 19, 2010 at 3:37 PM

• Platt Family www.ccplattfamily.com/ www.ccplattfamily.com/ This website contains information on the Charles Campbell Platt and his wife, Annie Martha Garner. There is information on the Garner family from the Woodcock Valley. Posted September 22, 2010 at 11:56 AM

• The Shank, Shoup, Patterson, and Brandon Families www.bobnisbet.com/family/patterso.htm www.bobnisbet.com/family/patterso.htm Bob Nisbet includes information on his Shank family from the Warriors Mark area of Huntingdon County, PA. Posted April 9, 2013 at 2:51 PM

• Zentmeyers in America: The First 100 Years www.zentmeyergenealogy.com/index.php www.zentmeyergenealogy.com/index.php Branches of the Zentmyer/Zentmeyer family were in Huntingdon and Blair Counties and intermarried with members of the Kinch family. Posted December 2, 2010 at 10:31 AM

This set of websites is dedicated specifically to information relating to Blair County.

• Pennsylvania US Gen Web Archives - Blair County pagenweb.org/~blair/ pagenweb.org/~blair/ This website provides records for Blair County, PA that include cemetery transcriptions, photos, obituaries, biographies, etc. Posted August 6, 2010 at 7:14 AM

• Blair County Genealogical Society www.bcgslibrary.org/ www.bcgslibrary.org/ This website contains information on the Blair County Genealogical Society's holdings, the books you can purchase, submitted information, and volunteer projects. Even though it is in neighboring Blair County, the BCGS has many records covering the Woodcock Valley and the entire state. It is well worth a visit! Posted August 6, 2010 at 2:30 AM

• Martinsburg Community Library www.nbcsd.org/domain/37 www.nbcsd.org/domain/37 The Martinsburg Community Library in Martinsburg, Blair County, PA, has a room devoted to local history and the Liebegott genealogy collection. Posted September 15, 2010 at 4:00 PM

• Story of Altoona www.altoonalibrary.org/books/storyofaltoona/storyofaltoona0001.htm www.altoonalibrary.org/books/storyofaltoona/storyofaltoona0001.htm This book can be found on-line through the Altoona Area Public Library's website. Posted June 24, 2011 at 9:05 PM

• Tyrone Area Historical Society www.tyronehistory.org/ www.tyronehistory.org/ This website offers resources and photos specific to the community of Tyrone in Blair County, PA. Posted March 13, 2013 at 3:27 PM

This set of websites is dedicated specifically to information relating to Bedford County.

• Pennsylvania US Gen Web Archives - Bedford County usgwarchives.net/pa/bedford/ usgwarchives.net/pa/bedford/ This site offers information submitted by fellow researchers about Bedford County. It includes cemetery information, obituaries, family histories, and other related topics. Posted September 16, 2010 at 1:38 AM

• Pioneer Library: Bedford County Historical Society www.bedfordpahistory.com/ www.bedfordpahistory.com/ This site hosts information about the Pioneer Library and their holdings. Posted September 16, 2010 at 1:33 AM

• Stonerstown Church of the Brethren www.stonerstowncob.com/ www.stonerstowncob.com/ The website provides a history of this church in Bedford County. Posted March 26, 2013 at 1:57 PM

• Mother Bedford www.motherbedford.com/ www.motherbedford.com/ Posted April 26, 2013 at 1:26 PM

• Old Log Church www.oldlogchurch.com/index.shtml www.oldlogchurch.com/index.shtml The Old Log Church and cemetery is located in Schellsburg, Bedford County, PA. Posted April 26, 2013 at 1:28 PM

• Bedford County Pennsylvania www.bedfordcountypa.org/Home_Page.html www.bedfordcountypa.org/Home_Page.html Here, you can find links to the Register and Recorder and the Archivist for Bedford County. Posted April 26, 2013 at 1:44 PM

This set of websites is dedicated specifically to information relating to Centre County.

• Centre County Historical Society www.centrecountyhistory.org/ www.centrecountyhistory.org/ Posted May 16, 2013 at 7:41 AM

This set of websites contains links to the state of Pennsylvania and it's counties.

• PA US Gen Web Archives usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm You can access submitted information for any county in Pennsylvania through this website. Posted August 6, 2010 at 7:20 AM

• Cemetery Database for Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania www.capitalareagenealogy.org/page_500a.htm www.capitalareagenealogy.org/page_500a.htm This website provides burial information for Dauphin County, PA. Posted October 8, 2011 at 9:20 PM

• Pennsylvania Department of Health www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/public_records/20686 www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/public_records/20686 Starting in 2012, the PA Dept of Health began releasing birth and death record indices on a schedule based on years after birth and death. The records are not searchable at this point, but are broken into years and by the first letter of the surname. Non-certified copies can be ordered for $3.00 each. Posted February 17, 2012 at 10:56 AM

• Mennonite Heritage Center mhep.org/index.php?id_pag=46 mhep.org/index.php?id_pag=46 The Mennonite Heritage Center offers burial information for eastern Pennsylvania and includes many different religions. The link will take you to the burial information page. Posted February 17, 2012 at 2:02 PM

• Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania genpa.org/ genpa.org/ This website offers maps and links for all Pennsylvania counties. Posted April 10, 2012 at 5:53 PM

This set of websites is dedication to helping genealogy researchers find information.

• Gen Forum genforum.genealogy.com/ genforum.genealogy.com/ You can post messages to this website to look for long-lost relative and connect with other researchers. Posted August 6, 2010 at 6:21 AM

• Rootsweb www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ This website is free and offers member submitted information on family trees, search engines, mailing lists, volunteers, books on-line, and various other resources. Posted August 6, 2010 at 2:22 AM

• World Connect wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ World Connect is part of the Rootsweb site, and allows you to search the family trees submitted by its members. Memeber e-mails are included for you to make contact with other long-lost relatives. Posted August 6, 2010 at 2:24 AM

• My Heritage (formerly Gen Circles) www.myheritage.com/?utm_source=GEN&utm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=GEN2 www.myheritage.com/?utm_source=GEN&utm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=GEN2 This website contains family trees, photos, and researcher profiles. If you click on the letters across the bottom of the page, you can see their records on any surname. Please be advised these records are all submitted by other researchers, so their information needs to be verified. Posted August 6, 2010 at 2:43 AM

• Cyndi's List www.CyndisList.com www.CyndisList.com This website is a compilation of other genealogical websites on the internet. Posted September 28, 2010 at 3:18 PM

• Ancestry.com www.ancestry.com www.ancestry.com For the most part, this is a subscription website that provides all census years, newspaper articles, books on-line, member submitted data and photos, etc. There are a few aspects of the website that are free to non-members. Posted August 6, 2010 at 2:38 AM

• Penn State Alumni Library's Family History and Genealogy alumni.libraries.psu.edu/genealogy.html alumni.libraries.psu.edu/genealogy.html This PSU website lists links to other website and their own holdings. Posted November 2, 2010 at 10:57 AM

• Genealogy Trails www.genealogytrails.com/ www.genealogytrails.com/ This website has information for every state and county, including Huntingdon County. Access to the information is free, and they are always looking for volunteers to transcribe and record information. Posted November 28, 2010 at 11:24 AM

• FamilyOldPhotos.com www3.familyoldphotos.com/ www3.familyoldphotos.com/ This is a free website where members share their old family photos on-line. You can search by name, location, or submitter. There are names from the local area. I have posted some of the photos to this website with permission, and am seeking permission from other people as well. Posted December 3, 2010 at 5:21 PM

• Ancient Faces www.ancientfaces.com www.ancientfaces.com This website allows you to share family photos, histories, recipes, and other family treasures. Posted February 2, 2011 at 2:57 PM

• Mocavo www.mocavo.com/ www.mocavo.com/ This is a free genealogy search engine that only searches genealogy websites. Posted March 16, 2011 at 4:01 PM

• Italian Genealogical Group www.italiangen.org/ www.italiangen.org/ If you are of Italian descent, check out this website! Posted June 24, 2011 at 6:59 PM

• The Poorhouse Story www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm This is a great site for anyone who had family members in the poorhouse or alms house. The site is organized by state and county. Posted April 9, 2013 at 2:39 PM

This set of websites provides FREE access to on-line census records.

• FamilySearch.org https://www.familysearch.org/ https://www.familysearch.org/ This website is operated by the Church of Latter Day Saints and offers free access to the 1850-1930 census records as well as family trees and other submitted information. In some years, you can view the actual census images. You can also volunteer to transcribe census information for your area. Posted August 6, 2010 at 2:33 AM

• Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/... (more) www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=2957&&SortOrder=100&;level=5&parentCommID=2604&menuLevel=Level_5&mode=2 I have set this site to load for free viewing of the 1850 census in Pennsylvania. Posted August 6, 2010 at 7:06 AM

This set of websites is dedicated to helping researchers find on-line obituaries - both past and current.

• The Daily News www.huntingdondailynews.com/ www.huntingdondailynews.com/ This is the local newspaper for Huntingdon County. Obituaries are available on the website, but you must be a paid subscriber to the website or pay a flat fee for each obituary. Posted April 9, 2013 at 2:55 PM

• Altoona Mirror Obituary Listings through the Altoona Area Public Library www.altoonalibrary.org/obit/ www.altoonalibrary.org/obit/ You can search this site for obituaries in the holdings of the Altoona Area Public Library. It will provide you with a name and the date of publication. If you choose, you can order copies of the obituaries for a minimal fee. Posted August 6, 2010 at 5:18 AM

• Ancestor Search - Tombstone Calculator www.searchforancestors.com/utility/birthday.html www.searchforancestors.com/utility/birthday.html Use this website to figure out when someone was born based on a tombstone transcription that only gives the date of death and how old the person was. Posted August 6, 2010 at 7:08 AM

• Find A Grave www.findagrave.com/ www.findagrave.com/ This website provides photos of tombstones and transcriptions submitted by family members and researchers. Posted August 6, 2010 at 5:19 AM

• Ancestor Hunt www.ancestorhunt.com/pennsylvania_newspaper_obituaries.htm www.ancestorhunt.com/pennsylvania_newspaper_obituaries.htm I've linked this website for current obituaries in newspapers throughout the state. While Huntingdon is not on the list, Altoona is. Posted August 6, 2010 at 6:09 AM

• Obituary Depot www.daddezio.com/obituary/ www.daddezio.com/obituary/ Another source to find obituaries on-line. Posted August 6, 2010 at 6:58 AM

• Genealogy Buff www.genealogybuff.com/pa/pa-huntingdon-obits.htm www.genealogybuff.com/pa/pa-huntingdon-obits.htm I have set this website to open to the Huntingdon County obituary page. However, you can use it to look for obituaries in any state and county. Posted October 28, 2010 at 1:36 AM

• National Gravesite Locator gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 This website is operated by the United States Depoartment of Veterans Affairs and will list those who served our country as well as spouses buried in the same location. Posted April 5, 2011 at 8:20 PM

These links offer access to church records for Huntingdon County, PA and the surrounding areas.

• Presbyterian Church Records for Huntingdon County from 1787-1937 collection1.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/digitalbks2/id/17554 collection1.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/digitalbks2/id/17554 This is a published document by Ruth Stewart on the Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, Presbyterian Church Records from 1787-1937 including the records of the Presbyterian churches of Huntingdon, Little Aughwick (Shade Gap), Orbisonia, Hartslog and Shaver's Creek, Williamsburg [and] German Reformed Church, Water Street Posted May 10, 2013 at 3:09 PM

• Birmingham Presbyterian Church Baptisms freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~treasures/pa/huntingdon/birminghampresbychbap.htm freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~treasures/pa/huntingdon/birminghampresbychbap.htm Posted May 10, 2013 at 3:12 PM

This set of websites can help you find military records and information on those who have served our country.

• National Archives and Records Administration www.archives.gov/ www.archives.gov/ From this site, you can request and order copies of military records for genealogical purposes. They also have a collection of genealogical data that includes military records, ship passenger logs, hospital death records, and more. Posted September 24, 2010 at 1:33 AM

• 53rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry www.53rdpvi.org/ www.53rdpvi.org/ This website offers information and rosters from the 53rd PVI, which so many men from Huntingdon County joined during the civil war. Posted September 24, 2010 at 7:24 AM

• Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War www.pacivilwar.com/county/huntingdon.html www.pacivilwar.com/county/huntingdon.html I have set this link to go directly to the Huntingdon County page for a list of soldiers from units other than the 53rd. This site does serve all of Pennsylvania too. Posted September 24, 2010 at 10:16 AM

• The Virtual Wall www.virtualwall.org/index.html www.virtualwall.org/index.html This site is a virtual wall of all those lost during the Vietnam war with the names, bio's and other information on our lost heroes. It should show you a picture of the person, or at least their bio and medals. Posted September 24, 2010 at 1:31 AM

• United States Department of Veterans Affairs www.va.gov/ www.va.gov/ This website offers a variety of options for veterans. Of particular interest is the Burial and Memorial Benefits page. Posted April 5, 2011 at 8:18 PM

• National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm This database lets you search for any Civil War soldier or sailor. Posted April 9, 2011 at 3:22 PM

• Pennsylvania in the Civil War www.pa-roots.com/pacw/ www.pa-roots.com/pacw/ This website provides links to anything you may be searching for that relates to Pennsylvania and the Civil War. Posted April 9, 2011 at 3:35 PM

• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 www.archive.org/stream/listpensionerso04buregoog#page/n660/mode/2up www.archive.org/stream/listpensionerso04buregoog#page/n660/mode/2up This is a county by county list for Pennsylvania that lists each person receiving a military pension and their injury or relationship to the veteran. The page is set to open to Huntingdon County, but it does include all Pennsylvania counties. Posted April 9, 2013 at 2:26 PM

• Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania World War II Casualties Army and Air Force www.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/pennsylvania/huntingdon1.htm www.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/pennsylvania/huntingdon1.htm This website lists casualties of World War II for the Army and Air Force from Huntingdon County, PA. Posted April 9, 2013 at 2:35 PM

• Huntingdon County PA Military Casualties genealogytrails.com/penn/huntingdon/military/deaths.htm genealogytrails.com/penn/huntingdon/military/deaths.htm This webpage lists casualties from the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Posted April 9, 2013 at 2:36 PM

• Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/military_records/3186 www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/military_records/3186 I have this website set to open to the military records information. You can choose the campaign and information will be provided by county on the various regiments and soldiers. Posted April 26, 2013 at 11:49 AM

• Stone Sentinels www.stonesentinels.com/ www.stonesentinels.com/ This website chronicles the monuments placed in Civil War military parks. The pages include a photo of each monument, maps, regiment history, and plaque inscriptions. Posted May 15, 2013 at 12:27 PM

• Ranger 95 ranger95.com/ ranger95.com/ This website has many useful links for the different military branches, individual wars, and links for veterans and their families. Posted May 15, 2013 at 12:30 PM

• Civil War in the East civilwarintheeast.com/index.php civilwarintheeast.com/index.php Posted May 18, 2013 at 10:36 AM

This list offers sites where you can find maps for locating historical places for genealogical purposes.

• PennDOT Historic County Maps www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/Bureaus/pdPlanRes.nsf/infoBPRHistoricCountyMaps www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/Bureaus/pdPlanRes.nsf/infoBPRHistoricCountyMaps The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation provides maps for all Pennsylvania counties for various years. Posted February 24, 2011 at 3:36 PM

• My Topo Historical Maps historical.mytopo.com/ historical.mytopo.com/ This site provides historical maps for different states and areas. Posted February 24, 2011 at 3:46 PM

• Historical Maps of Pennsylvania www.mapsofpa.com/ www.mapsofpa.com/ This site provides historical maps from different centuries. Posted June 27, 2012 at 11:20 AM

• Genealogy Inc. www.genealogyinc.com/pennsylvania/maps/ www.genealogyinc.com/pennsylvania/maps/ The link for this website will take you right to maps of Pennsylvania that you can view by year. Posted June 27, 2012 at 11:23 AM

This set of websites will help researchers locate old newspaper articles and books that have been digitized.

• Access Pennsylvania Digital Repository - Juniata College Collections www.accesspadigital.org/ajunc/ajunc.htm www.accesspadigital.org/ajunc/ajunc.htm Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA digitized many of the old newspapers from the 1800s. There collection can be found at this website. Posted August 6, 2010 at 7:13 AM

• Access Pennsylvania Digital Repository www.accesspadr.org/ www.accesspadr.org/ You can use this site to find scanned documents, books, newspapers, and other records. Posted August 6, 2010 at 5:16 AM

• Penn State's Digitized Collection www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/digital/digitalbookshelf.html www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/digital/digitalbookshelf.html This website provides digitized images of books and newspaper and other holdings. Posted August 6, 2010 at 7:04 AM

• Bush's E-Books bushbooks.com/index.html bushbooks.com/index.html This website offers a variety of books that you can download or purchase on a CD. There are many books relating to the Huntingdon County area. Posted August 27, 2010 at 8:07 AM

• Retrospect Publishing www.retrospectpublishing.com/default.aspx www.retrospectpublishing.com/default.aspx From this website, you can order various books about Huntingdon County and/or Pennsylvania on CD-ROM. Posted October 22, 2010 at 1:43 AM

• Fold3 www.fold3.com/ www.fold3.com/ Fold3, formerly Footnote.com, is a subscription-based website that features searchable original historical documents, from the National Archives and other content providers. Posted November 25, 2010 at 5:29 AM

• Library of Congress www.loc.gov/index.html www.loc.gov/index.html The Library of Congress in Washington DC is digitizing more and more of their holdings. Posted March 12, 2011 at 3:11 PM

• Chronicling America chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Historic American Newspapers Posted April 24, 2012 at 8:03 PM

• Pennsylvania Newspaper Project https://secureapps.libraries.psu.edu/content/PaNP/PaNP/index.html https://secureapps.libraries.psu.edu/content/PaNP/PaNP/index.html Posted April 24, 2012 at 8:08 PM

• The Pennsylvania Newspaper Project www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/digipres/panp.html www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/digipres/panp.html Posted April 24, 2012 at 8:09 PM

This set of websites can be used to download genealogy books about family names and local areas.

• Genealogy of the Descendants of Theobald Fouse (Fauss): Including Many Other Connected Families books.google.com/books?id=9M5MAAAAMAAJ&dq=theobald%20fouse&pg=PR3#v=onepage&q&f=false books.google.com/books?id=9M5MAAAAMAAJ&dq=theobald%20fouse&pg=PR3#v=onepage&q&f=false Posted August 24, 2010 at 7:21 PM

• History of the Descendants of Peter Burket, Late of Sinking Valley, Blair Co., Pa., who Died Jan. 20, 1867 www.archive.org/details/historyofdescend00patt www.archive.org/details/historyofdescend00patt Posted August 25, 2010 at 1:47 AM

• History of the Early Settlement of the Juniata Valley: Embracing an Account of the Early Pioneers... books.google.com/books?id=fxQVAAAAYAAJ&dq=history%20of%20the%20juniata%20valley&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false books.google.com/books?id=fxQVAAAAYAAJ&dq=history%20of%20the%20juniata%20valley&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false Posted August 24, 2010 at 7:24 PM

• A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People www.accessgenealogy.com/library/pennsylvania.htm www.accessgenealogy.com/library/pennsylvania.htm You can download the three volumes of A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People here under Huntingdon County. Posted September 22, 2010 at 3:04 PM

• History of St. John's (Hain's) Reformed Church in Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, PA www.archive.org/stream/historyofstjohns00kers#page/n5/mode/2up www.archive.org/stream/historyofstjohns00kers#page/n5/mode/2up This book has early history information on baptisms, deaths, and marriages within the church. Many of the German descent families in Huntingdon County migrated from this area of PA. Common names in the book are Fisher, Boyer, Yocum, and other names associated with the Woodcock Valley. Posted March 5, 2013 at 3:18 PM

• History of the Hain Family: Descendants of George and Veronica Hain. Reading, PA search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=11639 search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=11639 This book can be viewed at Ancestory.com, so you must have a subscription to view it. This book chronicles the Hain family in Berks County, who intermarried with the Fisher family. Posted March 5, 2013 at 3:20 PM

DNA testing is a fast growing tool for genealogy research.

• Family Tree DNA www.familytreedna.com/ www.familytreedna.com/ I have always used Family Tree DNA for my DNA testing purposes. Testing starts as low as $49 and results can be upgraded at any time for an additional fee. There are various family and location based groups you can join to connect with others. Posted April 29, 2013 at 2:36 PM

• Ancestry.com DNA Testing dna.ancestry.com/ dna.ancestry.com/ You can also order DNA testing through Ancestry.com Posted April 29, 2013 at 2:37 PM

• 23 and Me https://www.23andme.com/ https://www.23andme.com/ This is another company that offers DNA testing. Posted April 29, 2013 at 2:39 PM

• Troy's Genealogue home.comcast.net/~troygoss/dna.html home.comcast.net/~troygoss/dna.html This website offers the best explanations for DNA results that I have ever seen put into words. If you skip the chart at the beginning of the page for his family lines and read after that, it helps you to understand the DNA testing process and how to interpret results. Posted April 29, 2013 at 2:46 PM

• y search www.ysearch.org/ www.ysearch.org/ y search allows you to take your DNA test results from any company and compare them to other people's results who have been tested by another company. It is encouraged that you share your results at y search regardless of what company you used for the initial testing. Posted April 29, 2013 at 2:53 PM

This group of links provides information on books about the area or written by local authors. The links all go to Amazon.com, but you can purchase these books from other sources as well. I linked to Amazon so you could read about each book.

• Doughboy's Diary amzn.com/1572491000 amzn.com/1572491000 Posted September 24, 2010 at 10:19 AM

• We Might as Well Die Here amzn.com/1572493755 amzn.com/1572493755 Posted September 24, 2010 at 10:21 AM

• A Genealogical Record of One Branch of the Donaldson Family in America: Descendants of Moses Donaldson amzn.com/1110158963 amzn.com/1110158963 Posted September 24, 2010 at 10:30 AM

• At Work in Penn's Woods: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Pennsylvania amzn.com/0271028769 amzn.com/0271028769 This book features information on the CCC camps in Pennsylvania. Posted October 25, 2010 at 8:09 AM

• Family of the Phoenix www.amazon.com/Family-Phoenix-Robert-Keith/dp/1602646872/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1307068832&sr=8-1 www.amazon.com/Family-Phoenix-Robert-Keith/dp/1602646872/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1307068832&sr=8-1 Bob Keith wrote a fact-based fictional story about his Keith family. Posted June 2, 2011 at 10:43 PM

• Apple Manor Press https://www.facebook.com/pages/Apple-Manor-Press-Genealogy-and-Local-History-books/128635557139?sk=wall https://www.facebook.com/pages/Apple-Manor-Press-Genealogy-and-Local-History-books/128635557139?sk=wall Apple Manor Press has access to many local history and genealogy books that they can scan and reprint. Visit their Facebook page for more information. Posted February 17, 2012 at 11:02 AM

• Higginson Book Co. www.higginsonbooks.com/index.html www.higginsonbooks.com/index.html They offer a number of hard to find genealogy and local history books. Posted September 5, 2012 at 7:39 AM

• The Book Man www.gbbookman.biz/ www.gbbookman.biz/ He specializes in repairing old Bibles and other valuable family history books. Posted September 29, 2012 at 2:21 PM

This is a list of genealogy products from software to tools. If you have items or products you would recommend, please send me the link to their website.

• Family Tree Maker www.familytreemaker.com/ www.familytreemaker.com/ This is a software program for storing family information and creating family trees. It is the only program I have ever used, and I love it! Posted September 11, 2010 at 11:12 AM

• Flip Pal Mobile Scanner flip-pal-affiliates.com/idevaffiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=190 flip-pal-affiliates.com/idevaffiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=190 I now own one of these scanners, and it is amazing. Every genealogist who travels should have one. You can scan anything of any size! The easy to use stitching software puts your separate scans back together into the original image on your computer! Truely amazing! Posted December 8, 2010 at 7:30 AM

This is a set of websites that can offer assistance with designing your own website.

• Webs.com www.webs.com/?referer=AFF-REF-62321680 www.webs.com/?referer=AFF-REF-62321680 You can build a free website at webs.com. There are upgrades available for purchase if you need more storage space or pages than the standard free package affords. By using this link, I will earn points toward upgrading my site. Posted September 24, 2010 at 1:41 AM

• Free Find www.freefind.com/ www.freefind.com/ This site provides a free search engine for your site. It provides a report of the most searched for terms on your site and how many people used the search engine. Posted September 24, 2010 at 1:44 AM

• Rhio's Sampler www.rhiossampler.net www.rhiossampler.net If you are designing or have your own genealogy website, Rhio has wonderful graphics you can use for free, as long as you follow the guidelines. Posted September 23, 2010 at 6:21 PM

• Favicon Generator favicon-generator.org/ favicon-generator.org/ This website allows you to take a .jpeg photo and turn it into a favicon, the small image that appears beside your web address. Posted October 10, 2010 at 1:55 PM

• NVU www.nvu.com/ www.nvu.com/ This website allows you to build web pages without using HTML code. Posted October 20, 2010 at 6:45 PM

• Banner Snack www.bannersnack.com/ www.bannersnack.com/ You can use this website to develop free banners for your own site. Posted October 28, 2010 at 1:37 AM

• Change Detection www.changedetection.com/ www.changedetection.com/ This website allows you to construct a notification system that notifies your members when you have made changes to your web pages. Posted November 1, 2010 at 3:44 PM

• Pagemodo www.pagemodo.com/dev_gfrontpage.html www.pagemodo.com/dev_gfrontpage.html Pagemodo allows you to design a custom Facebook tab that you can add to your Facebook page. You have to have a page that someone has to click "Like" to join, and it cannot be a group page. Posted February 13, 2011 at 1:56 PM

• CutePDF www.cutepdf.com/ www.cutepdf.com/ This website allows you to manipulated PDF files if you only have the reader version of Adobe installed. Posted March 3, 2011 at 1:33 PM

• Widget Box www.widgetbox.com/overview/ www.widgetbox.com/overview/ This site provides apps that you can add to your site such as visitor counters and other useful tools. Posted September 22, 2012 at 12:37 PM

This is a list of genealogy blogs on the internet.

• Geneabloggers www.geneabloggers.com/ www.geneabloggers.com/ This blog site features genealogy-related chatter as well as links to over a thousand other genealogy blogs. Posted November 6, 2010 at 5:51 PM

• Jessica's Genejournal jessicagenejournal.blogspot.com/ jessicagenejournal.blogspot.com/ This is a link to site member Jessica Oswalt's blog. Posted December 6, 2010 at 6:13 PM

• Forever Free: The Civil War in Blair County, Pennsylvania blaircivilwar.blogspot.com/ blaircivilwar.blogspot.com/ Posted April 9, 2011 at 3:37 PM

• Mother Bedford motherbedford.blogspot.com/ motherbedford.blogspot.com/ Posted April 26, 2013 at 1:27 PM

Facebook is becoming a valuable tool for genealogists and local historians.

• Genealogy of the Woodcock Valley https://www.facebook.com/pages/Genealogy-of-the-Woodcock-Valley/171680899551803 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Genealogy-of-the-Woodcock-Valley/171680899551803 Posted April 9, 2012 at 10:00 PM

• Huntingdon County, PA Genealogy https://www.facebook.com/groups/huntcogen/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/huntcogen/ Posted April 9, 2012 at 9:46 PM

• Isett Family History & Genealogy https://www.facebook.com/pages/Isett-Family-History-Genealogy/188553994531325 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Isett-Family-History-Genealogy/188553994531325 Posted April 9, 2012 at 9:56 PM

• Civilian Conservation Corps Reunion https://www.facebook.com/CCCReunion https://www.facebook.com/CCCReunion Posted April 9, 2012 at 9:57 PM

• Huntingdon County Historical Society https://www.facebook.com/pages/Huntingdon-County-Historical-Society/291433218868 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Huntingdon-County-Historical-Society/291433218868 Posted April 9, 2012 at 10:01 PM

• Pennsylvania Genealogy Research Bedford, Huntingdon, Fulton, Blair Counties https://www.facebook.com/groups/Genealogy.Research/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/Genealogy.Research/ Posted April 9, 2012 at 9:50 PM