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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.

Harrisburg Pa. from Fort Harlington - 1906.

February 2009 Updates

  • World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel - Transcribed by Tammy Clark


January 2009 Updates
  • Korean and Vietnam War Casualties - Transcribed by Tammy Clark (under Military)
  • New Link to Family History - Roger and Sue Cramer's Genealogy Site


December Updates
  • News Articles: Murder of Sophina Garman

Dauphin County Information

County History

Township History

City and Borough History

Family Histories
UPDATED!!

Cemetery Records

Census and Tax Records

Genealogical
(Births, Marriages, Deaths, Etc.)

NEW!!
Military

NEW!!
Biographies


County History

History of Dauphin County. GENEALOGICAL MEMOIRS. Volume III  (Pages 1-42f are now online)

Miscellaneous News Items  NEW!!  Murder of Sophina Garman(1827)

 Disasters

  • Six houses destroyed by fire in Harrisburg (1819)
  • Two fires in Harrisburg (1823)
  • Daniel Page's Large Barn burned (1858)
  • Flood at Middletown (1862 )
  • Accident at steel works in Steelton - nine seriously injured (two fatally)(1880 )
  • Great Whiskey Fire - The Highspire Distillery Destroyed (1893)
  • Severe Thunderstorm (1900 )
  • Train Kills Ten Head of Cattle (1906)
  • AUTO DROPS 40 FEET; TWO DEAD (Death of John C. H. Care and Thomas McClintock) - Donated by Patricia Hardenstine
  • Severe Storm (1929)


Military


Census Records and Tax Lists

Census

Tax Lists


City and Borrough History

Berrysburg Elizabethville Hershey Linglestown

Paxtang

Royalton
Bressler-Enhaut-Oberlin Gratz Highspire Lykens Paxtonia
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


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) 
  • NEW!!  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 .


Genealogical Data


Surrounding Counties

Lebanon County

Northumberland County

York County

Cumberland County

Schuylkill County

Snyder County

Perry County

Lancaster County

Juniata County


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