Roots & Branches: Genealogy at HSP

Tracing Your Chinese American Roots
4/9/13
Author: Lauri Cielo

On Monday, May 6, HSP will host a free Chinese American genealogy workshop, which will be held at the Independence branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. The guest speaker will be Jeanie Chooey Low, author of China Connections: Finding Ancestral Roots for Chinese in America, who is traveling all the way from San Francisco for this special event!

The workshop begins at 6 p.m. at the library, located at 18 South 7th Street. To register, click here.

Topics: Genealogy
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More New Genealogy Titles in the Library
4/4/13
Author: Dana Dorman

HSP's "New in the Library" blog has been updated with the latest set of genealogy-related titles added to our collection.

Topics: Genealogy
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New Titles of Interest to Genealogists
3/14/13
Author: Dana Dorman

HSP's "New in the Library" blog has been updated with the latest set of genealogy-related titles that have been added to our collection.

Topics: Genealogy
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Finding New Connections In Old Scrapbooks
3/5/13
Author: Dana Dorman

I am posting this entry on behalf of Terry Brasko, a long-time volunteer in HSP's Conservation Department.

Andrew Boon, I know that name! I have been researching my mother’s family’s roots for years. I can quote you the dates, places of birth and death, and spouses of the entire tree right back to Johan and Helena Grelsson who landed on the shores of the Delaware River from Sweden in 1658. Those are the impersonal “facts,” but here was a name that I knew.

Topics: Genealogy
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Starting Your Genealogy? Check the Index!
2/11/13
Author: Chris Damiani

At some point we've all been watching our favorite TV program when a commercial for Ancestry.com appears. Someone's talking about how easy it was to type in a name and (through the magic of the internet) hundreds of little leaves appear. Suddenly this person can track their 10th great grandfather to sailing with William Penn on the Welcome. Ok I embellish a little, but while researching a family tree may be that easy for some, for most of us it takes quite a bit more research.

Topics: Ethnic history, Genealogy
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Latest Titles for Genealogists
2/7/13
Author: Dana Dorman

Check out HSP's "New in the Library" blog for an update on the latest set of genealogy-related titles added to our collection.

Topics: Genealogy
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From the HSP Archives: Recently Processed Genealogical Collections
1/25/13
Author: Cary Hutto

Several months back, I discussed a recently processed collection, the Vauclain family papers. Well, HSP's archives have been abuzz with processing projects of late, and a few new genealogical collections have recently been made available since then. Here's a sampling with links to our online catalog Discover. 

Topics: 19th century, 20th century, Ethnic history, Genealogy, Immigration, Women
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Genealogy Workshops Announced for February
1/17/13
Author: Keith Lyons

In February, HSP will continue its series of genealogy workshops with two new programs. These workshops will be held on Wednesday evenings and begin at 6:00 p.m. They are all open to the public and cost $15 each but are FREE for members. So if you're not already a member of HSP consider joining today.

Topics: Ethnic history, Genealogy, Religion
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More New Titles for Genealogists
1/10/13
Author: Dana Dorman

Check out HSP's "New in the Library" blog for the latest list of genealogical and family history titles added to our library.

Topics: Genealogy
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Genealogy Research off the Beaten Path
12/11/12
Author: Celia Caust-Ellenbogen

If you hit a dead end in your genealogy research at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, try your luck at one of over 100 small archival repositories and historical societies in the Philadelphia area!

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