Erie Genealogy (in Erie County, PA)

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Erie Birth Records

Pennsylvania Births, 1852-1854 Ancestry online

Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-present Pennsylvania Department of Health

Erie Cemetery Records

Anshe Hesed Cemetery Find a Grave online

Anshe Hesed Cemetery Billion Graves online

Burials in Calvary Cemetery, Erie, Pa. FamilySearch Library

Burials in Calvary Cemetery, Erie, Pa. WorldCat

Burials in Trinity Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania FamilySearch Library

Burials in Trinity Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania WorldCat

Burials in Trinity Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania WorldCat

Calvary Cemetery Find a Grave online

Calvary Cemetery Billion Graves online

Cemetery records, 1865-1920 FamilySearch Library

Erie Cemetery Find a Grave online

Erie Cemetery Billion Graves online

Erie Cemetery, Interment online

Erie Cemetery: Historical Hand Book Google Books online

Erie County Memorial Gardens Find a Grave online

Erie, Pa. and other Pa. cemetery & death records : clippings from Boston Transcript 1938-1939 Genealogy Gophers online

Erie, Pa. and other Pa. cemetery & death records : clippings from Boston Transcript 1938-1939. WorldCat

Fort de la Presquisle Graveyard Find a Grave online

French Forts in Pennsylvania; baptisms and burials, 1753-1756 FamilySearch Library

Gate of Heaven Cemetery Find a Grave online

Gate of Heaven Cemetery Billion Graves online

Jacob Cemetery Find a Grave online

Jewish burials of Erie County, Pennsylvania FamilySearch Library

Lakeside Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lakeside Cemetery Billion Graves online

Laurel Hill Cemetery, Interment online

Luther Memorial Church Columbarium Find a Grave online

Mary Queen of Peace Billion Graves online

Register of interments, 1896-1947 FamilySearch Library

Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Mark's Episcopal Church Columbarium Find a Grave online

Saint Mary of Czestochowa Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Nicholas Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Nicholas Cemetery Billion Graves online

Trinity Cemetery Find a Grave online

Trinity Cemetery Billion Graves online

Veterans Memorial Cemetery Find a Grave online

Wales Cemetery Find a Grave online

Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery Interment online

Erie Census Records

Census 1800, Erie and Greenfield Townships US Gen Web Archives online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Erie Church Records

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A History of the Luther Memorial Church : Erie, Pennsylvania, 1861-1936 Ancestry online

Baptism Register - St John's Catholic Church US Gen Web online

Bethany Lutheran Church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Chestnut Street Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1873-1911 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Chestnut Street Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1912-1959 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Church records (Benedictine Sisters of Erie (Erie, Pennsylvania)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1873-1900 [Chestnut Street Presbyterian] FamilySearch Library

Diocese of Erie Collection 1849-1954. St. Patrick's Church Archive Grid

East Greene Presbyterian Church, Register, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1952-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

East Greene Presbyterian Church, Session, Register, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1938-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

East Greene Presbyterian Church, Session, Register, Baptisms, Births, and Deaths, 1839-1890 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

East Greene Presbyterian Church, Session, Register, Baptisms, Births, and Deaths, 1892-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

French Forts in Pennsylvania; baptisms and burials, 1753-1756 FamilySearch Library

History of the Presbytery of Erie up to 1868 US Gen Web online

Parish registers, 1753-1756 (transcribed excerpts) (Catholic Church. L'Assomption de la Ste.-Vierge (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)) FamilySearch Library

Record of members, 1861-1862 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Erie Branch (Pennsylvania)) FamilySearch Library

Record of members, 1929-1942 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Erie District (Pennsylvania)) FamilySearch Library

St. Mary's Parish; a brief history issued to commemorate the dedication of the new altar of sacrifice, May 24, 1972 FamilySearch Library

Wind in the wheat : a century of prayer and work in Erie, the Sisters of Saint Benedict, 1856-1956 FamilySearch Library

Erie City Directories (136)


Erie Death Records

1906-1967 Pennsylvania Death Certificates Ancestry online

Erie, Pa. and other Pa. cemetery & death records : clippings from Boston Transcript 1938-1939 Genealogy Gophers online

Erie, Pa. and other Pa. cemetery & death records : clippings from Boston Transcript 1938-1939. WorldCat

Index to 3000 death notices covering northwestern Pennsylvania and southwestern New York extracted from the Corry Weekly Herald (Corry, Pennsylvania) FamilySearch Library

Pennsylvania Death Index, 1906-1964 MyHeritage online

Pennsylvania, Death Records, 1906-present Pennsylvania Department of Health

Erie Histories and Genealogies

A History of the Region of Pennsylvania North of the Ohio and West of the Allegheny River Ancestry online

A town at Presque Isle : a short history of Erie, Pennsylvania, to 1980 FamilySearch Library

Erie; a guide to the city and county LDS Genealogy online

Erie; a guide to the city and county Internet Archive online

History of Erie County, Pennsylvania : containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc., portraits of early settlers and prominent men, biographies, history of Pennsylvania, statistical and miscellaneous matters ... FamilySearch Library

Papers relating to the establishment at Presqu' Isle, 1794 FamilySearch Library

The Poles of Erie, Pa FamilySearch Library

The city of Erie, Pa. : with illustrations of its public buildings, churches, schools, summer resorts and some of its residences, business: blocks, manufactories and citizens FamilySearch Library

Erie Immigration Records

Erie County, Pennsylvania naturalizations, 1825-1906 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization Petitions of the U.S. District Court, 1820-1930, and Circuit Court, 1820-1911, for the Western District of Pennsylvania Fold3 online

Naturalization card file, Erie County, Pennsylvania FamilySearch Library

Naturalizations of Erie County, PA: declaration of intention papers 1907-1927 FamilySearch Library

Pennsylvania, Crew Lists arriving at Erie, 1952-1957 Family Search online

Petitions for naturalization, 1819-1952, United States District Court (Pennsylvania : Western District : Erie Division) Archive Grid

Erie Land Records

Deed books, 1823-1886; deed index, 1823-1946 FamilySearch Library

Patents issued for in-lots and out-lots at the towns of Beaver, Erie, Franklin, Warren, and Waterford, 1796-1919 FamilySearch Library

Erie Map Records

Bird's eye view map of the city of Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania 1870. Library of Congress online

Birdseye view map of Erie, Penna. 1909. Library of Congress online

Erie, 1870 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Erie, 1909 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Erie, 1917 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Plan of the city of Erie : showing extension of the boundaries and principal improvements to date, 1873 FamilySearch Library

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, 1888 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, 1900 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, 1921 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, 1921-1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, 1950 Library of Congress online

Erie Marriage Records

Marriage license dockets (Erie County, Pennsylvania), 1885-1950 ; index, 1885-1968 FamilySearch Library

Erie Minority Records

The Poles of Erie, Pa FamilySearch Library

Erie Miscellaneous Records

Hammermill Paper Company employee periodicals, 1917-1966 PennState University Libraries online

Erie Newspapers and Obituaries

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Behrend collegian. 1971-09-30 to 1988-12-08 Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive online

Catholic Chronicle 1910-1915 Newspapers.com online

Christian Home and School 1915-1918 Newspapers.com online

Dispatch-Herald 1923-1923 Newspapers.com online

Erie Evening Herald 12/30/1921 to 01/21/1922 Genealogy Bank online

Erie Gazette 1820-1864 Power Library online

Erie Labor Press 06/18/1921 to 12/31/1921 Genealogy Bank online

Erie Morning Dispatch 01/01/1884 to 08/17/1924 Genealogy Bank online

Erie Observer (Pennsylvania/United States) 10 April 1847 to 27 May 1869 Elephind online

Erie Observer 03/23/1833 to 02/14/1835 Genealogy Bank online

Erie Observer 3/12/1859 - 5/27/1869 (gaps) Pennsylvania Civil War Newspapers online

Erie Tageblatt 03/07/1899 to 06/30/1917 Genealogy Bank online

Erie Times-News 01/01/1995 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Erie Times-News 08/08/1888 to 02/28/1919 Genealogy Bank online

Erie Times-News: Web Edition Articles 12/18/2016 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Erie Weekly Observer 4/18/1853 - 3/5/1859 (gaps) Pennsylvania Civil War Newspapers online

Erie observer. 1847-04-10 to 1853-05-07 Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive online

Erie weekly observer. 1853-05-21 to 1859-03-05 Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive online

Erie, Pa. and other Pa. cemetery & death records : clippings from Boston Transcript 1938-1939 Genealogy Gophers online

Hammermill Paper Company employee periodicals, 1917-1966 PennState University Libraries online

Lake Shore Visitor 1874-1937 Newspapers.com online

Lake Shore Visitor 1960-2004 Newspapers.com online

Lake Shore Visitor-Register 1938-1959 Newspapers.com online

Merciad 03/10/2010 to Current Genealogy Bank online

New Catholic Chronicle 1910-1910 Newspapers.com online

Nittany Cub, The (Pennsylvania/United States) [Erie] 26 October 1948 to 27 May 1971 Elephind online

Register Lake Shore Visitor 1959-1960 Newspapers.com online

The Behrend Beacon (student newspaper of Behrend College 1948-1989) Penn State University online

The Behrend College collegian. 1993-01-21 to 1998-04-30 Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive online

The Behrend beacon. 1998-08-20 to 2010-12-07 Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive online

The Erie observer. 1859-03-12 to 1869-05-27 Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive online

The Nittany cub. 1948-10-26 to 1971-05-27 Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive online

Truth 10/25/1913 to 06/11/1921 Genealogy Bank online

Trybuna Polska 1925-1925 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Erie

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Cliff Dweller [Microform]. ([Erie, Pa.]) 1929-1942

Constitution. (Erie, Pa.) 1853-1858

Dispatch Gazette. (Erie, Pa.) 1895-1897

Dispatch-Herald. (Erie, Pa.) 1922-1925

Erie Advertiser. (Erie, Pa.) 1876-1893

Erie Chronicle. (Erie, Pa.) 1840-1855

Erie City Dispatch. (Erie, Pa.) 1856-1864

Erie Commercial Advertiser. (Erie, Pa.) 1846-1853

Erie Daily Dispatch. (Erie, Pa.) 1864-1869

Erie Daily Republican. (Erie, Pa.) 1867-1871

Erie Daily Times. (Erie, Pa.) 1888-2000

Erie Dispatch-Herald. (Erie, Pa.) 1925-1957

Erie Dispatch. (Erie, Pa.) 1869-1871

Erie Dispatch. (Erie, Pa.) 1894-1895

Erie Dispatch. (Erie, Pa.) 1902-1922

Erie Echo. (Erie, Pa.) 1895-1907

Erie Evening Herald. (Erie, Pa.) 1878-1920

Erie Evening News. (Erie, Pa.) 1890s-1903

Erie Gazette. (Erie, Erie Co., Pa.) 1871-1895

Erie Gazette. (Erie, Pa.) 1820-1859

Erie Gazette. (Erie, Pa.) 1867-1868

Erie Journal. (Erie, Pa.) 1896-1898

Erie Leuchtthurm. (Erie, Pa.) 1869-1870s

Erie Morning Dispatch. ([Erie, Pa.]) 1872-1902

Erie Morning News. (Erie, Pa.) 1957-1964

Erie Observer and Semi-Weekly Times. (Erie, Pa.) 1895-1898

Erie Observer. (Erie, Pa.) 1830-1853

Erie Observer. (Erie, Pa.) 1859-1895

Erie Patriot. (Erie, Pa.) 1818-1819

Erie People. (Erie, Pa.) 1890s-1904

Erie Sunday Globe. (Erie, Pa.) 1889-1894

Erie Sunday Graphic. (Erie, Pa.) 1894-1896

Erie Sunday Morning Gazette. (Erie, Pa.) 1875-1891

Erie Times-News. (Erie, Pa.) 2000-Current

Erie Weekly Dispatch. (Erie, Pa.) 1864-1894

Erie Weekly Gazette. (Erie, Erie Co., Penn'a) 1869-1871

Erie Weekly Gazette. (Erie, Pa.) 1859-1867

Erie Weekly Gazette. (Erie, Pa.) 1897-1901

Erie Weekly Herald. (Erie, Pa.) 1878-1905

Erie Weekly Observer. (Erie [Pa.]) 1853-1859

Erie Weekly Republican. (Erie, Pa.) 1868-1871

Erie Zuschauer Und Sonntagsgast. (Erie, Pa.) 1890s-1899

Evening News. (Erie, Pa.) 1892-1890s

Genius of the Lakes. (Erie, Pa.) 1816-1819

Lake City Daily. (Erie, Pa.) 1877-1879

Lake Shore Visitor. (Erie, Pa.) 1874-1938

Lake Shore Visitor. (Erie, Pa.) 1960-Current

Millcreek Leader. (Erie, Pa.) 1952-1960

Mirror. (Erie [Pa.]) 1808-1811

Morning News. (Erie, Pa.) 1964-2000

Northern Centinel. ([Erie, Pa.) 1813-1815

Observer. (Erie, Pa.) 1930-1933

People. (Erie, Pa.) 1892-1890s

Register Lake Shore Visitor. (Erie, Pa.) 1959-1960

Sterrett's Weekly. (Erie, Pa.) 1934-1939

Sunday Gazette. (Erie, Pa.) 1891-1894

Sunday Messenger-Graphic. (Erie [Pa.]) 1896-1910

Sunday Times News. (Erie, Pa.) 1969-2000

Times-News Weekender. (Erie, Pa.) 1980s-2000

True American. (Erie, [Pa.]) 1854-1861

Truth. (Erie, Pa.) 1911-1921

Erie Probate Records

1683-1993 Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Abstracts of first book of wills, Erie County, Pennsylvania FamilySearch Library

Erie School Records (113)


Erie Tax Records

Tax Records (City of Erie), 1871-1920 - Erie County Pennsylvania State Archives

Tax records, 1816-1870 FamilySearch Library



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