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Projects

• FamilyHart Pennsylvania Dutch Online Database 
• Franklin County      (Source: American Local History Network)
• Franklin County History and Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Franklin County PAGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Franklin County Treasures      (Source: Treasures of the Past)
• Franklin PA GenExchange      (Source: GenExchange)
• The Valley of the Shadow  Two Communities in the American Civil War

Adjacent counties

• Adams County, PA  to the east
• Cumberland County, PA  to the east
• Frederick County, MD  to the southeast
• Fulton County, PA  to the west
• Huntingdon County, PA  to the northwest
• Juniata County, PA  to the north
• Perry County, PA  to the northeast
• Washington County, MD  to the south

Bible Records

• Franklin County Bible Records      (Source: USGenWeb Pennsylvania Archives)

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Franklin County Biographical Sketches and Genealogies      (Source: Ancestor Search)
• Franklin County Biographies      (Source: USGenWeb Pennsylvania Archives)
• Franklin County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Franklin County Family History      (Source: USGenWeb Pennsylvania Archives)
• Franklin County GEDCOM Index 
• Franklin County Genealogy Biography Board      (Source: U.S. Biographies Project)
• History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania  Containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc., portraits of early settlers and prominents men, biographies, history of Pennsylvania, statistical and miscellaneous matter, etc.     (Source: Online Collections at BYU)
• History of Franklin county, Pennsylvania  1887     (Source: Internet Archive)

Cemeteries (16)

Census Records and Indexes (21)

Church Records

• Mount Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 1834-1906      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Pennsylvania Vital Records, Vol. II  includes Records of Upper West Conococheague Presbyterian Church, Mercersburg     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Quarter Session Dockets 1750-1785      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Franklin County Other Court Records      (Source: USGenWeb Pennsylvania Archives)
• The judiciary of Franklin County      (Source: PA's Past)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Franklin County Lawyers     (Source: Google Book Search)

Directories

• Chambersburg and Carlisle City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Estate Records

• Franklin County Wills      (Source: USGenWeb Pennsylvania Archives)
• Franklin County, Pennsylvania Will Testators Index  1784-1811     (Source: SAMPUBCO)

History (47)

Introduction and Guides

• County Records Availability      (Source: Genealogy, Inc.)
• Cyndi's List of Pennsylvania locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• Franklin County      (Source: CinnamonToast Genealogy)
• Franklin County Records      (Source: The Records Project)
• Franklin County Resources      (Source: RootsWeb)
• Franklin Genealogy      (Source: GenDir)

Land Records

• Baynton and Wharton Warrent Index Document Images      (Source: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission)
• Franklin County Document images      (Source: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission)
• Franklin County Land Records & Deeds      (Source: USGenWeb Pennsylvania Archives)
• Warrantees of Land in the Several Counties of the State of Pennsylvania, 1730-1898  Vol. II     (Source: Google Book Search)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (12)

Lookups

• Franklin County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• Franklin County Genealogy DataBoards      (Source: PA Roots)
• Franklin County Genealogy Queries      (Source: CousinConnect.com)
• Franklin County, PA Club      (Source: GenCircles)
• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• PA-FRANKLIN-SNOWHILL-L For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Snow Hill Cloister, Franklin, Pennsylvania

  • PA-FRANKLIN-SNOWHILL-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • PA-FRANKLIN-SNOWHILL-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • PA-FRANKLIN-SNOWHILL-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• PAFRANKL-L Franklin County genealogy

  • PAFRANKL-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • PAFRANKL-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • PAFRANKL-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (26)

Military Records and Histories

• Biddle, Camp, PA  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Chambersburg, PA  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Franklin County Military Records      (Source: USGenWeb Pennsylvania Archives)

• Civil War

  • 107th Regiment, Company B  Recruited at T     (Source: Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War)
  • 11th Cavalry, 108th Regiment, Company D      (Source: Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War)
  • Digital Newspapers at Penn State  includes Pennsylvania Civil War Newspapers, Franklin Repository 10/7/1863 - 10/25/1865, Village Record 1/3/1862 - 6/15/1871 and Waynesboro Village Record 6/29/1871 - 12/31/1874
  • Franklin County Medal of Honor Recipients      (Source: Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War)
  • Mercersburg War History 
  • Momentous Events in Small Places  The Coming of the Civil War in Two American Communities     (Source: Questia Online Library)     ($)
  • Nineteenth Cavalry, 180th Regiment, Company K      (Source: Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War)

• Korean War

  • Franklin County PA Military Casualties      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• Vietnam War

  • Franklin County PA Military Casualties      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Franklin County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War II

  • Franklin County, Pennsylvania  World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps     (Source: AccessGenealogy)
  • World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Miscellaneous Data

• Franklin County Miscellaneous Records      (Source: USGenWeb Pennsylvania Archives)
• Franklin County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Franklin County Records      (Source: Find County Records)
• Heritage Books      ($)
• Migrations through Franklin County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)

Newspaper Records

• Franklin County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Franklin County Newspaper Articles      (Source: USGenWeb Pennsylvania Archives)
• Search Chambersburg Historical Newspapers  Free search     (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (13)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Franklin County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Franklin County Poorhouse Pictures      (Source: The Poorhouse Story)
• Historical Postcards of Franklin County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• John Stewart Memorial Library  Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pa.     (Source: Post Card Library)
• Pennsylvania--Fox Hill.  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Pennsylvania--Waynesboro.  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)

School Records and Histories

• Chambersburg School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Franklin County Education Records      (Source: USGenWeb Pennsylvania Archives)
• Greencastle School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Lemasters School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Marion School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Waynesboro School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Wilson College, Chambersburg  Historic Campus Architecture Project

Societies

• Fort Loudoun Historical Society 
• The Franklin County Historical Society - Kittochtinny 
• The Great Valley Heritage Scholars 
• Kittochtinny Historical Society  Discontinued in January of 2006
• Waynesboro Historical Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (357)

Tax Lists

• Franklin County Tax Records      (Source: USGenWeb Pennsylvania Archives)

Transportation and Industry (10)

Vital Records

• The Cuthbertson Diary  First Reformed Presbyterian Minister in America, 1751-1791     (Source: The Digital Shoebox Project)
• Franklin County Marriages      (Source: USGenWeb Archives Marriage Records Project)
• Franklin County Vital Records      (Source: USGenWeb Pennsylvania Archives)
• Franklin County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Franklin, Pennsylvania  South Carolina Death Records, including Undertaker's Certificates for Interstate Shipping, etc.     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Pennsylvania Vital Records, Vol. II  includes Marriages Performed by the Rev. David Denny, D.D., 1794-1844     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880  Franklin County, Pennsylvania     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

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