Blair County Genealogical Society
431 Scotch Valley Rd.
Hollidaysburg, PA. 16648
814-696-3492

 

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Meetings at the library, 7 p.m., third Thursday monthly except July & December.

 

Meetings - 2012 Speakers

 

Speakers - 2003-2011

 

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Blair County Place Names

 

Surname Registry

 

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Pennsylvania Department
of Vital Records - Deaths

BCGS

The Blair County Genealogical Society was organized in 1979 exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes. Its purpose is to compile, study and exchange information of a genealogical and historical nature and to preserve, perpetuate and publish the genealogical and historical heritage of the Blair County area for the benefit of its members, schools, and the general public.

 

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New Online Indexes

 

Archie Claar obituary clipping book indexes online to date are Vol. 1 (1933-34), Vol. 2 (1934-35), Vol. 3 (1935), Vol. 4 (1936), Vol. 4 (1936 A-H) Vol. 5 (1936 H-R), Vol. 6 (1936 R-Z), and Vol. 7 (1937 A-L).

 

Archie Claar Obituary Collection Index, Volume 7, 1937

Archie Claar Obituary Collection Index, Volume 6, 1936

Archie Claar Obituary Collection Index, Volume 5, 1936

Archie Claar Obituary Collection Index, Volume 4, 1936

Archie Claar Obituary Collection Index, Volume 3, 1935

1906 Hollidaysburg Register Obituary Collection Index

1907 Hollidaysburg Register Obituary Collection Index

Archie Claar Obituary Collection Index, Volume 2, 1934-1935

Archie Claar Obituary Collection Index, Volume 1, 1933-1934

 

New BCGS Publications

 

Altoona's Storied Street, From Whiskey Row to Expressway, 1849-1938, by Joe Conlon,
BCGS #165, $30.00
Altoona Scrapbook of Bowling Memories, 1930-1978, by Herman Nagle,
BCGS #166, $7.50

1772-1814 Orphan's Court Records of Bedford County (Abstracts)

BCGS #162, $9.00

Church Records of Greenfield Congregation, 1818-1859

BCGS #163, $6.00

Altoona Scrapbook of Musical Memories, 1900-2000

BCGS #164, $30.00

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Used Books for Sale

Directories and Yearbooks

Updated 4/19/2012

 

 

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2012 BCGS OFFICERS' PHOTO

 

 

Counter restarted 8/24/2007

 

Website updated 5/14/2012

 

Copyright 2012.  Blair County Genealogical Society.  All Rights Reserved.

 

Library Hours

Mon 6:30 PM-9:30  PM
Wed 10 AM-3:30 PM
Wed 6:30 PM-9:30 PM
Thurs 10 AM-3:30 PM
Sat 10 AM-2 PM

 

Library Holdings

 

Newspaper Microfilm

 

Delayed Birth Index

 

Death Indexes

 

Obituary Order Form

 

Lookups - Research

 

First Families of Blair County

 

Blair County PAGenWeb

 

Blair County PAGenWeb Archives

 

Blair Genealogy Group

 

Blair County Atlas

 

Publishing/Printing Service

 

Pennsylvania Department
of Vital Records - Births