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Welcome! - About the Author

Welcome to my home page. My goal is to gather as much information as possible on the ADAMS family line from Berks, Schuylkill, Northumberland, and Columbia County, Pennsylvania. This region is located along the Susquehanna River in East Central Pennsylvania.
I hope to be able to exchange information with those who are researching the same line of ancestors in the region. The gathering of facts for my research has taken much of my so-called "spare time" but I have found genealogy very rewarding. Although my business career takes much of my daytime hours, I still try to find time in the evening, at the computer, to compile the information.
For those of you interested in additional information about myself and photos from my community, try this link to my personal page.
This home page is always changing with the addition of new information and links, so please bear with me while I work to offer a worthwhile place to browse on the net.
For quality digital reprints and photo restoration, please consider my services at www.tomadamsphoto.com.
To visit my personal web page at genealogy.com, please visit The Adams Family in Columbia County, PA at genealogy.com.

Local Resources

There are numerous local historical and genealogical societies in the region. However, please limit your inquiries to the resources listed below. These organizations are staffed by volunteers and have limited manpower to perform extensive searches.
Many are open to non-members who may be in the area and offer their resources for a daily library usage fee. Their days and hours of operation vary and will be listed when I have such information. If hours are listed, they are accurate as of my last update to the page.
Although every effort is made to keep the information current, please don't hold me responsible if incorrect. Some inquiries they receive by mail may be mentioned in their newsletters.
 

• Berwick Historical Society

  • 102 E. Second Street, Berwick PA  18603

  • Phone: 570.759.8020

  • Jim Stout, president

    HOURS:

    • Tuesdays - 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

    • Wednesdays - 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

    • Saturdays - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
       

• Central Susquehanna Valley Genealogical Society

  • NOTE: This organization has become part of the Columbia County Historical and Genealogical Society.
     

• Columbia County Historical and Genealogical Society

  • 225 Market Street, PO Box 360, Bloomsburg PA 17815-0360
    (Located in the Bloomsburg Public Library on the 2nd Floor)

  • Phone: 570.784.1600

    HOURS:

    • Tuesdays - 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

    • Thursdays - 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

    • Fridays - 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

    • Saturdays - 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
       

  • Inquiries can be made by mail. A small research fee is charged for inquiries.
     

• Harvey A. Andruss Library

  • Bloomsburg University
    400 East Second Street, Bloomsburg PA 17815

  • Phone: 570.389.2799 (hours information line)
    Phone: 570.389.4204 (library reference desk)

    HOURS:

    • Hours listed at http://www.bloomu.edu/library/pages/hours.html

Regional Resources

• Northumberland County Historical Society

  • 1150 North Front Street, Sunbury PA 17801

  • Phone: 570.286.4083
     

• Plymouth Historical Society Inc.

  • 115 Gaylord Avenue, Plymouth PA 18651

  • Phone: 570.779.5840
     

• The Historical Society of Berks County Museum Library

  • 940 Centre Avenue, Reading PA 19601

  • Phone: 610.375.4375

    HOURS:

    • Tuesday through Saturday - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
       

• Wyoming Historical and Geological Society
  * (The name is correct as GEOLOGICAL)

  • 49 S Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre PA 18701-1202

    LIBRARY HOURS:

    • Tuesday through Friday - Noon to 4:00 p.m.

    • Saturdays - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

    • Closed Mondays and Saturday's preceding Monday holidays.
       

History Bookshelf

For a list of some of the most popular publications on the history of my local region,

link to my History Bookshelf.

 

Other Genealogy Links

Note: An extensive selection of links will not be maintained.
Those pages featuring a larger number of links themselves, are shown below.
 

• Acadian Genealogy Homepage

  • This site, maintained by Yvon Cyr, has a link to an alphabetical index, called a "Hotlist", of numerous other genealogy home pages.
     

• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

  • This page, created and maintained by Cyndi Howells, has numerous hot links to other genealogy sources.
     

• Family Tree Maker Online

  • The commercial program, "Family Tree Maker", by Broderbund Software, Inc., now has a web page to answer common questions about the program. It also provides new sources and information about genealogy. I personally use their program, and highly recommend it.

• Genealogy SF and Brian's Hot List

  • This site, by Brian Mavrogeorge, has an alphabetical index of links to other genealogy related pages.
     

• The Genealogy Home Page

  • A site which has numerous other genealogy links that are listed by category.

   

• RAND Genealogy Club

  • A page of links and other helpful programs compiled by RAND employees with an interest in genealogy.

ON-LINE SEARCH FOR ANCESTORS

	First Name: Last Name:

Local Genealogy Home Pages

• Columbia County, PA  Information via GenWeb

  • This page, maintained by Terri Cook, is very nicely done and has a wealth of information on Columbia County. The page is part of a much larger home site with links to other Pennsylvania Counties. (Columbia County, PA)
     

• Ft. McClure Chapter - Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)

  • This page gives a short history of our local DAR chapter and lists DAR ancestors of the area. It also contains links to the National Chapter of DAR (Bloomsburg, PA)
     

• Genealogical Research Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania

  • An organization with a goal to acquire and preserve records pertaining to a six county area of Northeastern Pennsylvania (Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, Pike, Monroe and Susquehanna). (Olyphant, PA)
     

• Luzerne County, PA Information via GenWeb

  • A Home Page on Roots Web maintained by Tammy Lamb that contains history and genealogy information about Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. (Shavertown, PA)
     

• Lycoming County Genealogical Society

  • A Home Page placed on-line by the Lycoming County Genealogical Society with Lycoming County resources. (Williamsport, PA)
     

• NE PA Genealogical Society, Inc.

  • A Home Page on Roots Web that contains information about the Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, Inc. (Karen Brannigan Walizer, Vice President)
    
    

Local Internet Communities

• TAP (Tom Adams Photography) INTERNET.NET
  Affordable Web and E-Mail Hosting and Domain Purchases and Renewal.
   

My Line of Research

The family information that I am researching is that of ANTHONY ADAM, who arrived in America, 1741, from Germany. He settled in Berks County with four sons; ABRAHAM ADAM, ANTHONY ADAM (2), BERNHARDT ADAM, and PETER ADAM.

This is where it becomes confusing. ANTHONY ADAM had four sons. Their names are shown above. ANTHONY's son, ANTHONY ADAM (2), also had four sons. Their names were; ANTHONY ADAM (3), ABRAHAM ADAM, PETER ADAM, and JACOB ADAM.

The similarity in names creates quite a problem for me. There is conflicting information and only by researching wills, church records and other sources, will I be able to verify the difference and confirm the names. For additional information on this line, see The family of Anthony Adam.

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