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Quaker Genealogy:
The Dictionary of Quaker biography.
Publisher: Haverford, Pa. : Haverford College, Magill Library, Special Collections,
Brief biographies of selected Quakers with citations that lead to further research. This resource is strong for 18th Century and British Quakers.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records
Learn what records exist for every meeting that has ever existed in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and where they are located today.
Quaker Collection at Haverford
How to visit and use the Quaker Collection at Haverford College
Quaker Meetings Index
A handy resource to find meetings in North America, past and present.
Quaker necrology index.
Publisher: Haverford, Pa. : Haverford College, Magill Library, Special Collections.
This card catalog indexes death notices that have appeared in selected Quaker journals since 1828.
Quaker databases within Ancestry
Full access may be limited.
General Genealogical Resources:
Starting Genealogy and Family History Research
Offers tips for people new to genealogical research
Beginning Genealogy
On-line tutorials are offered for how to search different kinds of records.
Cyndi's List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet
Simply the best place to begin for online genealogical resources. Provides a categorized & cross-referenced index and a listing of links.
National Genealogical Society
The national professional association for genealogists. Provides standards for research, conference opportunities, news and suggestions for beginners. See their journal, The National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
Ancestry.com
Wide-ranging collections of information for conducting genealogical and local history research. Includes: digitized images of the United States Federal Census from 1790 forward; the American Genealogical Biographical Index; Passenger and Immigration Lists Index; United Kingdom and United States Directories 1680-1830; court, land, and probate records; and many other resources.
Biography and genealogy master index
Provides citations to reference sources and important retrospective works that cover individuals both living and deceased from every field of activity and from all areas of the world.
WorldCat
Provider: OCLC
A catalog of the holdings of books, journals, and other materials held by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) member libraries. Includes manuscripts and journals of individuals and families. Try searching on an individual as author and the ‘X Family’ as subject for family histories.