David M. Adams collection of Adams Family Research Center holdings, 1999-2006.

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David M. Adams collection of Adams Family Research Center holdings, 1999-2006.

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The collection consists primarily of photocopies of catalog cards for books and records related to Schuylkill, Berks and Northampton counties held by the Adams Family Research Center. Notes on the binder covers indicate that these are "cataloged holdings" as of 1999-2001. Some cards contain information on marriages, births or deaths, or index newspapers or other sources. There are also several copies of newspaper articles about the center and correspondence from Adams. The collection also contains photocopies of an S. K. Loy record book, which contains genealogical research related to the Loy family, including indexes to deeds and other primary sources, and extracts from primary sources. This record book also contains some research by Loy on non-family topics.

.96 linear ft.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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SNAC Resource ID: 7097767

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Loy family.

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Adams family.

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Adams, David M.

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The Adams Family Research Center was located on 742 Centre Avenue in Reading, Pennsylvania, in a 28-room mansion built in 1882 by Frank Furness. David M. Adams was the director. Adams was a former president of the California Genealogical Society and a director of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. Adams moved to Asheville, North Carolina, in 2006. From the description of David M. Adams collection of Adams Family Research Center holdings, 1999-2006. (Historical Society of Penns...

Adams Family Research Center.

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