Ancestor Tracks

One-stop portal to Pennsylvania genealogical research. Explore our free, downloadable images of 19th-century landowner maps, links to county histories, and tutorials on PA land records (warrants/surveys/patents/Donation & Depreciation land, etc.). Our latest book, "The Keystone: Essential Guide to Pennsylvania Historical County Records," showcases “where” documents are hiding and “when” to look in “what” county. Our latest “In a Nutshell” pamphlet, “Pursuing Pennsylvania Patriots, ” presents step-by-step directions for researching state and federal Revolutionary War records.