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.

Harrisburg Pa. from Fort Harlington - 1906.

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

• Korean and Vietnam War Casualties - Transcribed by Tammy Clark  NEW!!  
• NEW!!  World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel - Transcribed by Tammy Clark

Census

• 1790 Federal Census Harrisburg Township  Updated:Added Pages 2-4

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

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

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

• Births and Baptisms
• Marriages
• Wills and Probate
• Death Records  
• Obituaries and Death Notices
• Obituary Index for the Patriot News, Harrisburg PA  - Contributed by Tammy Clark  UPDATED added October 2003 - Contributed by Tammy Clark

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