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Pennsylvania Marriage & Divorce Vital Records

Capitol: Harrisburg
Most Populous City: Philadelphia
Total Area: 46,055 sq mi
Total Population (2010): 12702379
Website: http://www.pa.gov
Source: Wikipedia

Pennsylvania marriage records and Pennsylvania divorce records are not available from the Division of Vital Records. Instead, they are available from the courthouse in the county where the marriage license was issued or the divorce decree was granted. A list of court houses is available via the Internet at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/marriage_and_divorce_certificates/14126. When discovered by Europeans, the region now known as Pennsylvania was inhabited by groups of Native American Indians. Among others, the area was variously sited or explored by Cabot in 1497, the Spanish in 1520, Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (who first mapped the area), John Smith in 1608, and Henry Hudson in 1609. The Swedes made the first permanent European settlement in 1637 in what is now Wilmington. In 1664, Pennsylvania was granted to William Penn, a Quaker, by King Charles II and became the seat of the US government from 1776 to 1800.

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Pennsylvania Vital Records Offices

Record Type: Marriage Certificates, Divorce Records
Note: Marriage and divorce records and index not available here. These certificates are usually obtained from the courthouse in the county where the marriage license was issued or divorce decree was granted.
Records Available: Statewide Court Records
Administrative Office of PA Courts
PO Box 229
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Phone: 717-795-2097
Fax: 717-795-2013
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Business Hours: 9AM-5PM
Note: The website offers links to a variety of translation, terminology, and code files that can be viewed or downloaded, along with a brief description.

Records Available: Criminal Records
State Police
Central Repository -164
1800 Elmerton Ave
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9758
Phone: 717-783-5494
Fax: 717-772-3681
Website

Business Hours: 8:15AM-4:15PM
Record Access Requirements: Must make request on Request Form SP4-164 or the request will be returned. The form can be found on web page (help menu in PATCH section) or call for form.
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Records Available: Incarceration Records
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
Bureau of Standards and Security
PO Box 598
Camp Hill, PA 17001-0598
Phone: 717-730-2721
Fax: 717-346-5622
Website

Business Hours: 8AM-4PM
Search Note: Location, physical identifiers, conviction and sentencing information, and release dates are available.

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