Useful Links and Resources
Online Databases
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Check with your local library or Power Library to use My Heritage Library Edition at no cost
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Online Tutorials
LibGuide is an interactive website by the ProQuest company that includes short tutorial videos, articles, and more,
Specific to Pennsylvania
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Historic Pittsburgh
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Denys Allen - PA Ancestors
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Pennsylvania State Archives
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Genealogy at the PA State Library
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PA Power Library (Free with card) Amazing resources
Local Genealogy Collections
More of our favorites
Cyndi's List has been a trusted genealogy research site for more than 25 years. Cyndi's List is free for everyone to use and it is meant to be your starting point when researching online.
This site contains tools for finding immigration records, census records, vital records, and for dealing with calendars, maps, foreign alphabets, and numerous other applications. Some of these tools fetch data from other websites but do so in more versatile ways than the search tools provided on those websites.
Linkpendium is a 10,000,000+ resource directory to everything on the Web about families worldwide and genealogically-relevant information about U.S. states and counties. We cover both free and subscription sites, with a strong emphasis upon free resources provided by libraries, other government agencies, genealogical and historical societies, and individuals.
Weekly Wednesday Hours:
10 am-3 pm and 6:30 pm-8:30 pm.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 2771 Rochester Rd.
Cranberry Township, PA 16066.
(intersection of Rochester & Powell Rds.)
Questions: E-mail: cranberryfhc@gmail.com
Park in the lot off Powell Road, behind the building. The entrance is on the left side of the building.
If Seneca Valley Schools are closed on a Wednesday due to weather conditions, the center will be closed. Call during center hours to verify, Ph: 724-742-0922.
Seeing a familiar face might be important to you when you visit the center. Members of the Cranberry Genealogy Club often volunteer there. If you are interested in serving as an occasional volunteer at the Cranberry FamilySearch Center, your help would be welcome! Stop by on a Wednesday and offer your help for future sessions.
Cranberry Township FamilySearch Center
Visit the Cranberry Township FamilySearch Center for free access to technology and to a menu of library databases with assistance from volunteers.
Using FamilySearch.org within the FamilySearch Centers provides exclusive access to certain record collections as well as those that can be accessed from home. In addition to FamilySearch.org, there is also access to worldwide records from these databases: Ancestry, MyHeritage, FindMyPast, Geneanet, American Ancestors, Newspapers.com, and other quality options.
If visiting for the first time, ask a volunteer for a short orientation about using the resources. Then dive into the records and accomplish some research goals!
There are easy ways to save records that you discover. You may download the images onto a thumb drive or e-mail the records to yourself. There is also the option to print the record images there at the FamilySearch Center.