The York County Heritage Trust offers to individuals over 100 miles away a program to answer limited reference requests, for a moderate fee, payable in advance and non-refundable.   This search service is limited to one name (of an individual/event/subject) per request.   Upon receipt of payment, we will search the following:
  1. Vital statistics abstracts (consisting mainly of church records).
  2. Tax abstracts from 1762, 1783, 1795 for York County.   (Prior to 1800 Adams County was part of York County.)
  3. York Co. in the Revolution by Young/Pennsylvania Civil War Volunteers by Bates.
  4. Marriage index to York County newspapers 1783-1909.
  5. Death index to York County newspapers 1783-1909.
  6. Genealogical reports of the Society (limited number of surnames, cut off date of 1850).
  7. Cemetery index of York and Adams Counties (tombstone records with a cut off date of 1930).
  8. Appropriate family file.
  9. Will and Orphan's Court abstracts 1749-1850.
  10. Manuscript collection index.
  11. Indices to published York County histories.
  12. All other sources which seem appropriate.
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In general, we will not locate living relatives, trace the history of a property or search the federal census.   We will provide a list of professional researchers upon request.   The fee for each search is $50.00 (U.S.) or $35 (U.S.) for members of the York County Heritage Trust.   This fee is payable in advance and non-refundable regardless of the outcome of the search.   This covers research time and up to 15 copies.   Additional photocopies are 50 cents each (will be limited to 20 extra copies).

If you wish to take advantage of our search service, please send a check or money order payable to the York County Heritage Trust, to the attention of Lila Fourhman-Shaull at 250 East Market St., York, Pa. 17403.   Please PRINT OR TYPE all name, dates and place names and be as brief and specific as possible.   Allow six to eight weeks for a reply.  

If you have questions, please send email to lfourhman-shaull@yorkheritage.org or call (717) 848-1587.   If you are not already a member of the York County Heritage Trust, click on About Us for membership information.