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Information about State Archives |
| Note: This page will be
updated very frequently, so ALWAYS click REFRESH on your browser
whenever you get to this page. PHL
(last updated 5/23/2003)
Scroll down for links to each state archive in the USA as well as
the national archives |
| Without waiting for The POORHOUSE STORY to find and publish the information ...you may be able to do your own search for the poorhouse records in which you are interested. In many cases this may not require the tedious process of finding and contacting offices in the local community. Poorhouse records have often been transferred to or microfilmed for holding in the state archives. In some cases, those holdings have been catalogued and the list is available on-line! When the information is not available on-line, the archives often has an e-mail contact to which you may write for poorhouse information. |
| TIPS: Poorhouses were called by various names in different locations. Some terms include: poorhouse, poor farm, county farm, county home, county infirmary (be careful of this one -- it may or may not refer to a poorhouse), or almshouse. Poorhouse records can usually be found on a list of holdings under the category "local government records -- county". It may take you a while to learn the search techniques needed, so be patient! It is well worth your time -- and can actually be quite educational and fun! Relax! Enjoy the process. But if you get stuck ... contact the staff for assistance. |
| Note: We would very much appreciate it if you would share your results with us. Then we can perhaps post more helpful information to help other readers. PHL |
If you are not able to find the link you need
below, another resource may be the list of resources which can be found
on the website for the PBS family history and genealogy
television series -- Ancestry. 
http://www.byubroadcasting.org/ancestors/ |
| Alabama Alabama Department of Archives and History 624 Washington Avenue Montgomery, AL 36130 334-242-4435 http://www.archives.state.al.us/index.html |
| Alaska Alaska State Archives 141 Willoughby Avenue Juneau, AK 99801 907-465-2270 http://www.archives.state.ak.us/ |
| Arizona Arizona Department of Library, Archives and Public Records State Capitol 1700 West Washington Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-542-3942 http://www.dlapr.lib.az.us |
| Arkansas Arkansas History Commission 1 Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 501-682-6900 http://www.state.ar.us/ahc/ |
| California California State Archives Office of the Secretary of State 1020 "O" Street Sacremento, CA 95814 916-653-2246 http://www.ss.ca.gov/archives/archives.htm |
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Colorado Division of Archives and Public Records Department of Personnel 1313 Sherman Street, Room #1B-20 Denver, CO 80203 303-866-2358 http://www.archives.state.co.us/index.html |
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Connecticut Connecticut State Archives 231 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 860-566-5650 http://www.cslib.org/archives.htm |
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Delaware Delaware Public Archives Duke of York & Legislature Avenue Dover, DE 19901 302-739-5318 http://www.archives.state.de.us/ |
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District of Columbia District of Columbia Archives 1300 Naylor Court NW Washington, DC 20001 202-727-2054 http://www.genealogyspot.com/state/dc.htm |
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Florida Florida State Archives Bureau of Archives and Record Management Division of Library and Information Services R A Gray Building 500 South Bronough Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 904-487-2073 http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us./barm/fsa.html |
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Georgia The Georgia Archives 5800 Jonesboro Road Morrow, GA 30260 Tel: (678) 364-3700 http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/ |
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Hawaii Hawaii State Archives Iolani Palace Grounds Honolulu, HI 96813 808-586-0329 http://www.hawaii.gov/dags/archives/welcome.html |
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Idaho The Idaho State Historical Society Library and Archives 450 North 4th Street Boise, ID 83702 208-334--3356 http://idahohistory.net/library_archives.html |
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Illinois Illinois State Archives Office of the Secretary of State Margaret Cross Norton Building Capitol Complex Springfield, IL 62756 217-782-4682 http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/archives.html |
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Indiana Indiana State Archives State Library and Historical Building 140 North Senate Avenue, Room 117 Indianapolis, IN 46204 317-232-3660 http://www.state.in.us/icpr/archives/ (updated 5/18/03) |
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Iowa State Archives of Iowa State of Iowa Historical Building 600 East Locust, Capitol Complex Des Moines, IA 50319 515-281-3007 http://www.iowahistory.org/archives/index.html |
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Kansas Kansas State Historical Society (and state archives) 6425 SW Sixth Avenue Topeka KS 66615 785-272-8681 http://www.kshs.org/research/collections/documents/govtrecords/ |
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Kentucky Kentucky State Archives Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Public Records Division Archives Research Room 300 Coffee Tree Road Frankfort, KY 40602 502-564-8300 http://www.kdla.state.ky.us/ |
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Louisianna State Archives and Records Office of the Secretary of State 3851 Essen Lane Baton Rouge, LA 70804 504-922-1207 http://www.sec.state.la.us/archives/archives/archives-index.htm |
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Maine Maine State Archives L M A Building State House Station, Number 84 Augusta, ME 04333 207-287-5795 http://www.state.me.us/sos/arc/general/admin/mawww001.htm |
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Maryland Maryland State Archives Hall of Records Building 350 Rowe Blvd Annapolis, MD 21401 410-974-3914 http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/homepage/html/homepage.html |
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Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth 220 Morrissey Blvd Boston, MA 02125 617-727-2816 http://www.magnet.state.ma.us/sec/arc |
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Michigan State Archives of Michigan Department of State 717 West Allegan Street Lansing, MI 48918 517-373-1408 http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17445_19273_19313---,00.html |
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Minnesota Minnesota Historical Society (and state archives) 345 Kellogg Blvd West Saint Paul, MN 55102 651-297-4502 http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/records/ |
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Mississippi Archives and Library Division Mississippi Department of Archives and History 100 South State Street Jackson, MS 39201 601-359-6876 http://www.mdah.state.ms.us/ |
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Missouri Missouri State Archives 600 West Main Jefferson City, 65102 573-751-3280 http://www.sos.state.mo.us/archives/ |
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Montana Montana State Archives Montana Historical Society Memorial Building 225 North Roberts Street Helena, MT 59620 406-444-4774 http://www.his.state.mt.us/departments/Library-Archives/index.html |
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Nebraska Nebraska State Historical Society 1500 R Street Lincoln, NE 68508 402-471-4771 http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/index.htm |
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Nevada Nevada State Library and Archives Division of Archives and Records 100 North Stewart Street Carson City, NV 89701 702-687-5210 http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/nsla/ |
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New Hampshire Division of Records Management and Archives Department of State 71 South Fruit Street Concord, NH 03301 603-271-2236 http://www.state.nh.us/state/index.html |
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New Jersey New Jersey State Archives 185 West State Street CN 307 Trenton, NJ 08625 609-292-6260 http://www.njarchives.org/ |
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New Mexico New Mexico Records Center and Archives 1205 Camino Carlos Rey Sante Fe, NM 87505 505-476-7908 http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/ ONLINE ARCHIVE OF NEW MEXICO |
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New York New York State Archives New York Department of Education Cultural Education Center Room 11D40 Albany, NY 12230 518-474-8955 http://www.archives.nysed.gov/aindex.shtml |
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North Carlolina North Carolina State Archives Department of Cultural Resources Division of Archives and History 109 East Jones Street Raleigh, NC 27601 919-733-3952 http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/archives/arch/default.htm |
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North Dakota State Archives and Historical Research Library North Dakota Heritage Center 612 East Boulevard Avenue Bismark, ND 58505 701-328-2668 http://www.state.nd.us/hist/sal.htm |
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Ohio Archives - Library Division Interstate Route 71 and 17th Avenue 1982 Velma Avenue Columbus, OH 43211 614-297-2510 http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib/ |
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Oklahoma Office of Archives and Records 200 NE 18th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-521-2502 http://www.odl.state.ok.us/oar/ |
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Oregon Archives Division Secretary of State 800 Summer Street NE Salem, OR 97310 503-373-0701 http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us |
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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Archives Reference Section 3rd and Forster Streets Harrisburg, PA 17108 717-783-3281 http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/overview.htm?secid+31 |
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Rhode Island Rhode Island State Archives 337 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903 401-277-2353 http://www.state.ri.us/archives/ |
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South Carolina South Carolina Department of Archives and History 1430 Senate Street Columbia, SC 29211 803-734-8577 http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/homepage.htm |
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South Dakota South Dakota State Archives Cultural Heritage Center 900 Governers Drive Pierre, SD 57501 605-773-3804 http://www.sdhistory.org/arc/archives.htm |
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Tennessee Tennessee State Library and Archives State Library and Archives Building 403 7th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37243 615-741-2764 http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/tslahome.htm |
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Texas Texas State Library and Archives Commission 1201 Brazos Street Austin, TX 78701 512-463-5463 http://www.tsl.state.tx.us |
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Utah State Archives and Record Services Archives Building State Capitol Salt Lake City, UT 84114 801-538-3013 http://www.archives.state.ut.us |
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Vermont Vermont State Archives 26 Terrace Street Redstone Building Montpelier, VT 05609 802-828-2308 http://vermont-archives.org/ |
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Virginia Virginia State Library and Archives 800 East Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-692-3777 http://www.lva.lib.va.us/ |
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Washington Washington State Archives, Main Office Office of the Secretary of State 1120 Washington Street SE Olympia, WA 98504 360-586-1492 http://www.secstate.wa.gov/archives/ |
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West Virginia Archives and History Section West Virginia Division of Culture and History The Cultural Center Capitol Complex 1900 Kanawha Blvd East Charleston, WV 25305 304-558-0230 http://www.wvculture.org/history/index.html |
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Wisconsin The State Historical Society of Wisconsin 816 State Street Madison, WI 53706 608-264-6460 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/archives/index.html |
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Wyoming Wyoming State Archives Barrett State Office Building 2301 Central Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82002 307-777-7826 http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/ |
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National Archives of CANADA http://www.archives.ca/08/08_e.html |
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National Archives of the USA
(NARA) http://www.archives.gov/index.html |