Correspondence, genealogists' papers and miscellaneous items are valuable sources covering over 60 linear feet of vertical file space. This material is listed in the card catalog by surname and may be requested of staff. Indexed obituary clippings from local newspapers are available for years beginning with 1956. Selected articles in the library's approximately 500 historical and genealogical periodicals have been indexed according to author, title and subject. Periodical articles are listed in the separate periodical file of the card catalog.
Articles are available upon request.
Microfilms of Lancaster County wills from 1730 to 1908 and of the index from 1729 to 1947 are available. A collection of indexed abstracts is available in the card catalog for the Lancaster County Orphans' Court records from 1740 to 1804. Family relationships are often indicated in these important records. Microfilms of the original records from 1742 to 1867 and of the index from 1742 to 1891 are available. Researchers are invited to complete blank cards at the back of the drawer.