Bedford County Historical Society, Inc.
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The mission of the Bedford County Historical Society is to preserve, protect and document the history of Bedford County for future generations, as well as educate the public concerning the same. |
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The Bedford County Historical Society will be open, Monday thru Friday 9am until 4 pm for research. At this time none of our exhibits are open.
Visitors will NOT be permitted to enter without a mask and will need to wear gloves to do any research.
We are NOT providing these due to associated cost.
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Upcoming Events at BCHS!
(Click the events below for more information.)
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Quarterly Meeting November 14th 2pm at `Hall at Kinton`s Knob` There will be NO speaker due to COVID-19. There will be a business meeting to include new Board Member nominations. |
Do you know that BCHS can assist you with your genealogy research?
Bedford County Court House Search -
We will go to the Bedford County Court House and search for a Will, marriage, death, birth certeificate, or deed for the charge
of $15, plus $2 for copies.
Note: The State of Pennsylvania did not require registering births, marriages and deaths until 1885. Beginning in 1906, all Birth/Marriage/Death records were to be sent to Dept of Health, New Castle, PA. Only marriages are kept at the Court House after that date.
Click here to make a request.
Cemetery & Gravestone Information -
Cemetery Look-ups - $20.00
Gravestone Inscription - $5.00
Click here to make a request.
Single Person Search -
For $80.00, which includes the cost of copies and mailing, we do a search for information on a single surname. You should provide as much information about your ancestor in order that we may isolate the correct line of descent to you. Birth, marriage and death dates are important as is the township in which they lived. Unfortunately, the State of PA did not require registering birth, marriage, and death dates until 1885.
Click here for names in our files and to make a request.
Tax Records - Please provide us, via phone or email or US mail, the name of the person,
the township of residence
and the year you want searched. The charge is $5.00 for each record. If you do not know the township of residence and the
year, then the charge is $25.00 for each record.
Other Research -
If you want a search that doesn't fall into one of the areas above, the charge is
$20.00/hr. with minimum of one hour. Copies and postage are extra. You may also limit
the time or the amount that you want to spend.