The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, Vol 37, No 3, Title and Contents

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Make checks payable to the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania and mail with order to the Society's office, 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. New Library Hours . , The Historical Society of Pennsylvania has announced new hours for the library at 1300 Locust Street. Effective 5 August 1992, the library will be open Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. The library will be closed on Mondays and on Wednesday mornings. TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume XXXVII Number 3 1992 Commentary: The Current State of Genealogical Publishing... 217 Craig W Hork Ph.D. The Marriage Register of Pennsylvania, 1683-1696 Jeffery L Scheib 220 A Guide to Pennsylvania Soldiers in the Mexican War Antoinette j Segraves 274 An New Fellows Peter Stebbins Craig, J.D. 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