Pennsylvania Dutch Family History Website

Pennsylvania Chapter
P.O. Box 280
Strasburg, PA 17579

PALATINES TO AMERICA is a national genealogical society of persons researching German-speaking ancestry, with emphasis on European migrations from the Germanic regions of Europe. Many of these immigrants were from Germany, but there were also a substantial number from other areas of Europe such as Switzerland. The founders of Palatines to America all were descendants of immigrants from the Palatinate (Pfalz), and chose this distinctive name for the group.

P.O. Box 1798
Philadelphia, PA 19105-1798
215-572-6063

JewishGen, Inc. is the primary internet source connecting researchers of Jewish genealogy worldwide. Created to assist those researching their Jewish ancestry and based on the concept of free sharing of information, JewishGen Inc. is staffed entirely by volunteers.

425 Lombard St.
Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-627-1852

Organized in 1852, the Presbyterian Historical Society is the oldest such denominational organization in the United States. Its library contains more than 200,000 titles reflecting the history of the Reformed tradition and, particularly, the Presbyterian Church in America.

The Quaker Corner has been on-line since August of 1995. This is a wonderfully rich site for anyone with Quaker ancestors they are researching. The site is maintained by Joanne Todd Rabun of Eugene, Oregon for the purpose of sharing what she has learned about her Quaker heritage with her family, friends and other family historians. She does not belong to the Society of Friends.

P.O. Box 181
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010205 

This society was founded in 1889 for "the preservation of Scotch-Irish history, keeping alive the esprit de corps of the race, and the promotion of social intercourse and fraternal feeling among its members now and hereafter."

In 1949 the Society organized the Scotch-Irish Foundation, a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation to collect and preserve for public, educational and research use books, documents, family histories, letters, journals and historical material relating to the origin and history of the Scotch-Irish people of Scotland, Ireland and the United States. The collection is maintained at the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, 18 S. 7th St., Philadelphia, PA, 19106.

Polish Genealogical Society of America

"The Society is open to anyone doing research within the borders of the old Commonwealth of Poland. It attempts to assist members in doing their own genealogical research by providing books, newsletters, bulletins, printed information, regular Society meetings, and an annual workshop."

Italian Genealogical Society of America 

"Our society's goals are to increase awareness in the field of Italian genealogical research through our newsletters, meetings, and by assisting members in finding others with the same areas of research interests."

Federation of Eastern European Historical Societies

On-line since May 1995, "FEEFHS was founded by a few Americans and Canadians representing a handful of societies. Australian, English, Czech, Lithuanian, New Zealand, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, Slovak and Swiss organizations have joined since."

  The American Irish Historical Society