One of the three original
counties created by William Penn in 1682. The county seat
is Doylestown.
Required by law in Bucks Co.
*-1852 to 1854 Clerk
of Orphans Court, available at Spruance
*-1893 to 1906 Clerk
of Orphans Court, available at Spruance
For birth and death records, 1906-present, contact the
Division of Vital Records, P.O. Box 1528, 101 South Mercer
Street, New Castle, PA 16103; telephone (724) 656-3100.
Enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope along with $4.00
for birth records or $3.00 for death records, and provide
the following information: name of person, as well as the
date and place of birth or death.
(MAY 2000)
--Birth dates may be recorded in bible, newspaper,
family history, church, tombstone, *GGI (International
Genealogical Index) and other sources.
Specifics
and prices may change, please check with
Spruance for current information - - - March 2000
*-MICROFILM OR
MICROFICHE
SPRUANCE LIBRARY RESEARCH BY MAIL SERVICES
BASIC SEARCH SERVICE
FEE $35.00 (please prepay)
Library staff and volunteers will check up to 10
selected sources in the Spruance Library collection for
answers to your question.
You will be sent a list of sources checked, and up to
15 photocopies.
For family history or genealogical questions, please
specify one person's name (given name and surname) per
request. We encourage you to include relevant information
on the family -- dates, locations, other family members.
DOCUMENT PHOTOCOPY SERVICE
Specifics
and prices may change, please check with
Spruance for current information - - - March 2000
FEE $15.00 (Please prepay)
If you know what you want, they will photocopy one
specific citation per request. Please send them a complete
citation, including page numbers(s); file number, etc. The
fee includes up to 10 photocopies. Additional charges for
over 10 pages. Send your request and a check payable to
the Bucks County Historical Society to:
Spruance Library Research Services
Bucks county Historical Society
84 S. Pine Street
Doylestown PA 18901-4999
(215) 345-0210 (215) 230-0823
(FAX)
Prepared by:
Nancy C. Benner Janyszeski
P.O. Box 235
Revere PA 18953
