Welcome to Dauphin County Pennsylvania History and Genealogy Welcome to Dauphin County Pennsylvania History and Genealogy, part of the Pennsylvania Trails and Genealogy Trails Project.  My name is Nancy Piper and our goal is to have available on line free of charge, all available information pertaining to the history of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.   Have something to add?  Please contact me at n.piper@mchsi.com NOTE**  I do not live in Pennsylvania so personal research is not possible.   The only data available is what I have online. Updates March 2012 Petition Of The Inhabitants Of Hanover Township Against The Division Of The Said Township, February Sessions, 1769 (1890 Egles Notes and Queries) Death Records From Egle's Notes and Queries Hope Fire Company Roster, Harrisburg in 1814 and 1816 (Egles Notes) February 2012 NEWS: 1828 Fire Destroys Wormly, Wolf and Wyett Property Bio: G.W. NOVINGER, NOAH MOTTER, GEORGE W DERFLER, DR. MORRIS EDWIN DERFLER January 2012 NEWS: Harry Rodkey Shoots Himself Accidently Dauphin County Information BIRTHS DEATHS MARRIAGES COUNTY HISTORY TOWNSHIP HISTORY CITY AND BOROUGH HISTORY FAMILY HISTORY CEMETERY RECORDS CENSUS AND TAX RECORDS NEWSPAPERS MILITARY BIOGRAPHIES Harrisburg Pa. from Fort Harlington - 1906. County History History of Dauphin County. GENEALOGICAL MEMOIRS. Volume III  (Pages 1-42f are now online) William Henry Egle's Notes and Queries Third Series, Vol. 1   Pages 1-46 Petition Of The Inhabitants Of Hanover Township Against The Division Of The Said Township, February Sessions, 1769 1890 Egles Notes and Queries NEW!! GOVERNMENT Early Justices of Dauphin and Lebanon Counties From William Egle's Notes and Queries 1887 SLAVERY Harrisburg Riot Caused by Black Citizens Trying to Free Captured Slave (1825) NEWSPAPERS Miscellaneous News Items  Search for Michael Naghten - Contributed by K. Torp (1820)  Disasters   1828 News: Fire Destroys Wormly, Wolf and Wyett Property   Crime News:   Trial of McEtheny (McIlheny) and Burlin for Murder of Margaret McEtheney (Ilheny) Medical News:   Storms and Weather News:     Accidents:   Harry Rodkey Shoots Himself Accidently  NEW!! Military Roll of the First Company, First Battalion, Ninety-eighth Regiment, Sixth Division, of Penn. Militia for the year 1837. From William Egle's Notes and Queries 1887 Korean and Vietnam War Casualties - Transcribed by Tammy Clark   Congressional Medal of Honor & Distinguished Service Cross & Distinguished Service Medal Issued by the War Department, 1919 - Transcribed by Tammy Clark  Civil War Three Months' Service Soldiers - Transcribed by Tammy Clark Census Records and Tax Lists Census 1790 Federal Census Harrisburg Township   Tax Lists 1749-1750 Assessment of the Taxables of the South End of Paxtang Township, Lancaster County 1749 Tax List for the North End of Paxtang 1751 Tax List - East End of Derry 1751 Tax List - West End of Derry 1751 Tax List - East End of Hanover 1751 Tax List - West End of Hanover 1769 Tax List - East End of Hanover (Includes Protest Letter) 1782 Middletown Tax List   City and Borrough History Berrysburg Elizabethville Hershey Linglestown Paxtang Royalton Bressler-Enhaut-Oberlin Gratz Highspire Lykens Paxtonia Oberlin Colonial Park Halifax Hummelstown Middletown Penbrook Steelton Dauphin Harrisburg   Lawnton Millersburg Pillow Williamstown Harrisburg A Century Of Banking : May 9, 1814, The Harrisburg Bank, May 9, 1914 Harrisburg National Bank, Harrisburg, Pa.. (Wallace, Helen Bruce.. Harrisburg, Pa.. Harrisburg National Bank. 1914.) - Contains the history of the Harrisburg Bank with short history of the city of Harrisburg Olden Times in Harrisburg From William Egle's Notes and Queries 1887 Olden Times in Harrisburg : Politics and the 4th of July  From William Egle's Notes and Queries 1887 Olden Times in Harrisburg - Luxuries, Markets and Marketing, The First Milk Wagons, The First Philadelphia Fish And Vegetables, Prices of Marketing, Vehicles Used  From William Egle's Notes and Queries 1887 Hope Fire Company Roster, Harrisburg in 1814 and 1816 (Egles Notes) NEW!! Oberlin Oberlin PA School Photo - Contributed by Elaine Paxtang   Members of the Paxtang Church in 1808 subscribing sums to repair the meeting house AND their age/dates of death Township History Conewago Township Derry Township East Hanover Township Halifax Township Jackson Township Jefferson Township Londonderry Township Lykens Township Lower Paxton Township Lower Swatara Township Middle Paxton Township Mifflin Township Reed Township South Hanover Township Susquehanna Township Swatara Township Upper Paxton Township Washington Township Wayne Township West Hanover Township Wiconisco Township Williams Township Lower Paxton Township  The History of 6890 Jonestown Road, Lower Paxton Twp, Dauphin Co., Pa  (Donated by Jerry Radke) Family Histories These are family histories, webpages and stories for families originating in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania The Cassell Family (My family history)  Roger and Sue Cramer's Genealogy Site  Roger writes "I have a large database of early Dauphin Co. families from the northerm townships that I have been working on for 10 years. I am happy to do look-ups and send whatever information . DEATHS Death Records   Death Records From Egle's Notes and Queries NEW!! Obituaries and Death Notices   Obituary : Edward G. Moyer  - Submitted by Alan Bankson NEW!! Obituary Index for the Patriot News, Harrisburg PA  - Contributed by Tammy Clark   Wills and Probate Surrounding Counties Lebanon County Northumberland County York County Cumberland County Schuylkill County Snyder County Perry County Lancaster County Juniata County Back to Genealogy Trails Back to Pennsylvania Trails History and Genealogy ©2010 Genealogy Trails Submitters retain all copyrights