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Mission Statement

The mission of the Bedford County Historical Society is to document, preserve, protect and promote the history and heritage of Bedford County, Pennsylvania.


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Pioneer Library
Bedford County Historical Society, Inc.

6441 Lincoln Highway, Bedford, PA 15522
Phone: (814) 623-2011
Email: bedfordhistory@embarqmail.com

Search Services

We offer a variety of search services for a fee for members and non members. The cost depends on the type of service requested

To request a search send your search requirements, payment, and SASE to the address above. If you have questions, you may email or phone for more information.

1 - Look-Ups

When requesting a Look-Up, be sure to include an email address or telephone number in case we have any questions. We will do Look-Ups in the following areas.

  • Obituaries- You tell us the book and page and we look up the obituary and send it to you. The charge is $5.00 plus SASE or $6.00 if you buy through PayPal with a credit card where we supply the envelope and postage.
  • Naturalization Papers:- Provide us the name of someone who received naturalization papers in Bedford County and we will provide a copy of the naturalization paper. The cost is $10.00 plus SASE or $11.00 if you buy through PayPal with a credit card where we supply the envelope and postage.
  • Orphans Court Records - The cost is $10.00 with five pages copied free. Additional pages are $1.00/page.
  • Tax Records: - The cost is $25.00 with copies. You provide the name of the person, the township of residence and the year you want searched.
  • Civil War Exemption Records - The cost is $5.00 plus SASE or $6.00 if you buy through PayPal with a credit card where we supply the envelope and postage.
  • Alms House Records - The cost is $5.00 plus SASE or $6.00 if you buy through PayPal with a credit card where we supply the envelope and postage.
  • Divorce Records - The cost is $15.00. You provide the name of the Libellant, Respondent, and year of the divorce along with payment and we will send you the record.
  • Military Pension Files - The cost varies depending on the size of the file. Files range from a few pages to over 250 pages. Call or email for pricing.

2 - Family Search

For $60.00 plus cost of copies and mailing, we do a search for information on a single person. You provide the first and last name of the individual you want searched. If more than one individual has the name you want searched, we send you everything we find on the name so that you can decide which record applies to the person of interest to you. We do not attempt to distinguish among multiple individuals who have the same name. After the study is completed, we mail an invoice with our results. The $60.00 must accompany the request.

When requesting a Family Search, be sure to include an email address or telephone number in case we have any questions. The following is a list of areas that we cover in this Family Search service.

  • Genealogies - We have approximately 4500 family histories on file in folders in our vertical file and in soft and hard cover binders.
  • Census records
  • Taxes
  • Immigration records
  • Naturalization records
  • Land Warrants
  • Obituaries
  • Archives
  • 1884 History of Bedford County
  • Orphan's Court records
  • Cemetery records
  • Military records
  • Pioneer Newsletter
  • Lineage Charts
  • Court House - Wills & probate records
  • Court House - Deeds

3 - Court House Research

We will go to the Bedford County Court House and get a copy of a record, such as a will, deed, marriage record or death record. The cost is $20.00 for the first item and $10.00 per additional item that can be retrieved on the same trip to the court house. Court house copy charges also apply, which currently vary from $0.25 to $0.75 per page.

When requesting Court House Research, be sure to include an email address or telephone number in case we have any questions.

4 - Cemetery Look-Up

If you know the cemetery where a person is buried, you may purchase a copy of the inscription on the person's grave stone. The cost is $5.00. When you know where the person is buried, you may also purchase a copy of the inscription with your PayPal account or your credit card. Just click here to pay with PayPal or a credit card.

If you do not know the cemetery, the cost is $20.00 because we have to search our cemetery records, which can take up to an hour. And we do not offer a PayPal payment option for this search service at this time.

When requesting a Cemetery Look-Up, be sure to include an email address or telephone number in case we have any questions. PayPal purchases automatically include your email address.

5 - Gravestone Photograph

For $20.00 we will visit a cemetery and photograph a grave stone. You must specify the cemetery and name and dates for the person whose stone you want photographed.

When requesting a Gravestone Photograph, be sure to include an email address or telephone number in case we have any questions.

6 - Other Research

If you want a search that doesn't fall into one of the above, the charge is $25.00/hr. with minimum of one hour. Copies and postage are extra. You may limit the time or the amount that you want to spend.

When requesting Other Research, be sure to include an email address or telephone number in case we have any questions.