The following genealogical resources are available at the Huntingdon County Historical Society. For more information on any of the items listed, please contact the society at (814) 643.5449 or hchsmail@gmail.com or mail@huntingdonhistory.org
- Published regional, county, and community histories
- 45,000 index cards of deaths and marriages from local newspapers
- Family files of research done by our staff or other researchers in the past
- Many published and typescript genealogies and biographical encyclopedias
- Extensive index to Civil War sources
- Many Bible, church and cemetery records
- Complete published Pennsylvania Archives
- Tax assessment records from 1788-1899
- “Your Family Tree,” with Huntingdon County Index
- Huntingdon County Census microfilm: 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920
- 1890 Census of Civil War veterans and Widows
- Census indexes for 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870
- Naturalizations 1798-1832
- Estate inventories 1788-1918, some early divorces
- City directories (1876 & 1911 – county-wide; others – Huntingdon Borough only)
- Obituaries (late 19th and 20th centuries)
- Access to Ancestry.com world edition
- Access to Newspaper archives.com
For Contract Research
Search fee = $50.00 for non-members / $40.00 for members
*Search covers ONE generation of a surname (includes husband & wife under the surname.
*Fee covers ONE of the following:
- Search of Historical Society records (Ancestry.com if time allows.)
- Search of tax records at historical society (note – due to time required – an additional $10.00 required for this type of search.)
- Search of Huntingdon County Courthouse records.
- Search of local newspapers on microfilm at Juniata College.
- Taking photographs of grave sites (note – due to distance and location of grave(s), if necessary additional funds for gas where applicable. Prior notification will occur.)
*Fee covers approximately 2 hours of research (if it is determined the search will be more extensive and more funds are needed, prior notification will occur before continuing.)
*Report of sources checked and copies sent upon completion of research.
*Please submit with the fee as much of the following:
- Names of couple to be researched/couple’s parents/couple’s children.
- Dates and locations of birth/marriage/death/burial.
- Locations lived in.
- Any military information.
- Sources already checked (note – to avoid duplication and make best use of research time.)
*Search will begin upon receipt of fee and information.
For Quick Search: Search fee = $5.00 for ONE name covers 20 minutes in ‘5’ of the following resources:
- The Susquehanna & Juniata Valleys, Everetts, Peck & Richards, 1886
- A History of the Juniata Valley, National Historical Assoc. Incorp., 1936
- Rung’s Chronicles of Pennsylvania History, Vol 1 (1946-51); Vol 2 (1951-57), Albert Rung
- History of Huntingdon & Blair Counties, J.S. Africa, 1873
- History of Juniata Valley & Its People, John W. Jordan, 1913
- Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Juniata Valley, J.M. Runk, 1897
- Death/Marriage Index
- Obituary Collection
*Search will begin upon receipt of fee and information including what 5 resources you would like checked.
For Online Research: Search fee = $25.00 for ONE name or topic of interest using online resources for members/non-members. Five pages of hard copies will be included in this fee. For further details regarding Online Research, please contact our office at 814-643-5449.
*Search will begin upon receipt of fee and information.
For Tax Records: Tax records beginning in 1788 through the mid-1830’s are available on CD/DVD for $25.00 per township, for the following townships:
Barree Porter Warriors Mark
Dublin Shirley West
Franklin Springfield Woodbury
Henderson Tell
Hopewell Tyrone
Huntingdon Union
Morris Walker
Indexes
We maintain indexes on the following:
Maps
There are a number of general and municipal maps available.