Philadelphia Free Library
1901 Vine Street,
Philadelphia,
Guest Submitter: Garth Coombs
The PFL in Pennsylvania has an extensive collection of City Directories on microfiche. I searched Philadelphia Directories from 1840 to 1859 and found 5 records of my great great grandmother, but nothing on my great great grandfather Coombs. It also has a collection of old city maps on microfilm. I looked at Lebanon, PA maps, but did not find the houses I wanted. The library also has a collection old photos of buildings in Philadelphia. I found the building and company where my great grandfather worked before and after the Civil War. I was allowed to digitally photo copy documents and photos. The library has a large collection of genealogy books that are open to search, which I did not use.
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