LINKS
Butler County, Pennsylvania GenWeb. The entire website is now searchable! This website offers the most comprehensive
listing of research resources available for Butler County.
Indexes of records available in the Butler Co Courthouse - Births, Deaths, Estates, & Naturalizations
The complete 1883 and 1895 Histories of Butler County that are fully searchable.
Early Butler County maps
Index of Butler County Land Warrants
Links to military records and resources like the complete five volumes of PA Civil War regiments by Samuel Bates.
What Resources are in the Weir Room?
· Largest genealogical collection in Butler County
· Guides to genealogical research and genealogical dictionaries
· 3000 volumes, maps and gazetteers
· 1000 rolls of census, newspaper and probate microfilm
· Microfilm and microfiche readers and copiers
· An online obituary index dating from 1818 to the present with over 275,000 names
· An online newspaper photo index with over 500 names
· 400 family histories and 50 linear feet of family files available with staff assistance.
The Butler County Historical Society houses the county's largest collection of original Butler County documents,
photographs, and extensive genealogical and family collections available to the public. (Online index coming soon.)
"One Butler County Family Tree" that includes the documented family records that have been placed in our collections.
(Available in our office, this is a work in progress and we will be making additions periodically. Check back often.)
2000 volumes, maps & gazetteers focused on Butler County history, industry, churches, cemeteries, schools, and families.
Butler County researcher on staff available Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Online index of over 2,000 newspapers dated 1810 to 1901 available on CD.
Over 70 linear feet of family files and more than 200 family histories.
Our office is located across the street from the courthouse and our researchers now offer a complete lookup service for all
courthouse records including Marriages, Estates, Deeds, Divorces, Court Records, Naturalizations, and Births and
Deaths from 1893 through 1905.