Exploring the Card Catalog: Getting Started

Exploring the Card Catalog: Getting Started

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To begin, please visit familysearch.org and create a free account (highlighted in red below). Once you’ve created an account, please hover your cursor over “search” in the top bar, and click “records” from the drop down menu (highlighted in red below).

Once you’ve created an account, please hover your cursor over “search” in the top bar, and click “records” from the drop down menu (highlighted in red below).

Please then click “view all published histories” link in the bottom center of the screen (highlighted in red below).

Please then search “Historical Society of Pennsylvania” in the collection name search box at the top left of the screen and click the query result (highlighted in red below).

This will direct you to the homepage for HSP’s card catalog records. Please select the “Browse through 946,124 images” link (highlighted in red below).

This screen displays the different categories of records. Please consult our guide to the card catalog for more information regarding each record category.

Once you’ve selected the record category you wish to explore, scanned images of the cards will be displayed. You will then be able to “flip” through the cards via the image selector tool in the top left of the screen (highlighted in red below). Advance cards one at a time by clicking the directional arrows, or jump by inserting a number in the box. For example, inserting “50” will advance to the 50th card in the category.

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