The source documents are indexed in a separate flat-file database program
(not included in this site) called:
PFS:PROFESSIONAL FILE
This index of the source documents is to aid in finding any document of interest.
The help screens in the program are used to do searches in any field of data.
The descriptions used to describe the documents in the index follow the following formats:
AFFIDAVIT-ILLNESS-name
ANNOUNCEMENT/PHOTO-RETIREMENT
APPOINTMENT-position-name
ARTICLE/PHOTO-description/subject
ARTICLE-description/subject
ATLAS-county state country-township/parish
ATLAS-state-description
BAPTISM CERTIFIED RECORD-name
BAPTISM RECORD-name
BIBLE RECORD-name FAMILY
BIRTH CERTIFIED AFFIDAVIT-name
BIRTH CERTIFIED ABSTRACT-name
BIRTH CERTIFIED RECORD-name
BIRTH RECORDS INDEX-surname
BIRTH RECORD-DEPOSITION AS PROOF
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT-name
BIRTH/MARRIAGE AFFIDAVIT-name
BIRTH REGISTRATION NOTIFICATION-name
BOOK-name
BOOKLET-name
BROCHURE-title
BUSINESS CARD-name
BUSINESS CARD/MEMORABILIA-name
CARTOON-subject
CEMETERY RECORD-INTERMENT CARDS
CEMETERY RECORD-state county-cemetery-name
CEMETERY MAP-county state
CENSUS-CA 1900-town, county-name
CENSUS-CA 1850-name of index-name
CENSUS-WI 1900-SOUNDEX CARD-soundex code
CERTIFICATE-SERVICE-number of years SERVICE TO employer
CERTIFICATE-organization and award
CERTIFICATE-LIFE MEMBER-name of organization
CERTIFICATE-DEAN'S HONOR LIST-school-college
CERTIFICATE-type of diploma-name
CERTIFICATE-ELIGIBILITY-organization
CERTIFICATE-NO RECORD
CERTIFICATE-PARTICIPATION-program-location
CERTIFICATE-REGISTRATION what and where
CERTIFICATE-RESIDENCE-CA STATE-name
CERTIFICATE-SERVICE-name
CHURCH RECORDS-church, place
CHURCH RECORD-name CHURCH MEMBERSHIP-year
COAT OF ARMS-HISTORIOGRAPHY-name
CORPORATE JOURNAL-number/name
COURT RECORD-place st-subject
DEATH CERTIFIED RECORD-NO RECORD-name
DEATH CERTIFIED RECORD-name
DEATH NOTICE-NEWSPAPER
DEATH/MORTUARY RECORDS-town state NOTES
DEATH RECORD-name
DECREE OF ADOPTION
DEED INDENTURE
DEED RECORD
DEGREE-degree-school-name
DESCENDANTS CHART
DIAGRAM-place city state
DIPLOMA-institution
DIRECTORY-INTERNATIONAL TELEX II-name
DIRECTORY-TELEPHONE-town state-year
DIRECTORY-DENTAL REGISTER-name
DIRECTORY-ALUMNI-name
DIRECTORY-BUSINESS-name
DIRECTORY-CITY-town, state
DIRECTORY-OFFICERS-description
DIRECTORY-TELEPHONE-name of organization-year
DIVORCE RECORD-type
ENVELOPE-cancellation/date
ENVELOPE-TO addressee
FAMILY GROUP SHEET-surname
FUNERAL PROGRAM/OBITUARY-name
FUNERAL CARD/LETTER-name
FUNERAL PROGRAM-name
FUNERAL RECORD-name
GAZETTEER-PLACE/STATE-COUNTY
GENEALOGICAL NOTES-name/family
GENEALOGICAL NOTES/MAPS-name source
GENEALOGICAL NOTES/PHOTO-name source
GENEALOGICAL GUIDE-city/county/state/country
GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENT-name
GUARDIANSHIP/ESTATE RECORD-name
GUARDIANSHIP RECORD-name or CHILDREN OF name
ILLUSTRATION-person/place
INDEX (SOUNDEX) CARD - soundex code
INDIVIDUAL RECORD SHEET
INTENTIONALLY NOT USED
INTERNATIONAL GENEALOGICAL INDEX (IGI)-state-surname
LAND SURVEY-ESTATE OF name
LAND PLOT MAP-township, county state
LAND GRANT-name
LAND GRANT-MAP-township/county/state
LAND GRANT-LIST-place-surname
LAND GRANTS-county state-INDEX OF GRANTORS/GRANTEES
LAND PLOT MAP-town state
LAND MEMORIAL-name
LAND GRANTS-county state-LETTER AND INDEX OF GRANTORS/GRANTEES
LAND GRANT-county state-transferor name TO transferee name
LAND GRANT-PATENT AND SURVEY-name
LAND GRANT-PETITION INDEX-surname
LAND GRANT-PLAN & SURVEY-3/55Y name LOT #
LAND GRANT-SURVEY MAP-township/county/state-name
LAND PETITION-town county state country-year-name
LAND GRANTS-town county state-LOT number(s)
LAND PETITION-county state-name year
LETTER/GENEALOGICAL NOTES-surname(s)
LETTER/NOTES-author-subject
LETTER/BOOKLET-name subject
LETTER-name TO name
LETTER-TO name
MAP-county state
MAP-LAND GRANT-place
MAP-town, county state
MAP-FIRE INSURANCE-place
MAP-state-title
MAP-city state
MARRIAGE CERTIFIED RECORD-name
MARRIAGE RECORD EXTRACTS-surname-county/state/country
MARRIAGE RECORD REQUEST-name
MARRIAGE RECORD-names
MARRIAGE INVITATION-name
MARRIAGE REGISTRATION-name
MARRIAGE CERTIFIED RECORD-names
MARRIAGE ENTRY-country-name
MARRIAGE RECORD-county state-surname EXTRACTS BY name
MARRIAGE NOTICE-name of publication-date
MARRIAGE REGISTER-name/name
MARRIAGE-ARTICLE/PHOTO-name
MARRIAGE-INVITATION/PROGRAM-name
MARRIAGE-PROGRAM-name
MEDAL-name
MEDICAL RECORD-name
MEMBERSHIP LIST-organization name-county state
MICROFILM-subject
MILITARY SERVICE-item description
MILITARY RECORDS-item description
MORTGAGE SATISFACTION-name
MORTGAGE-name
NATURALIZATION-FINAL PETITION OF CITIZENSHIP-name
NATURALIZATION-DECLARATION OF INTENTION-name
NATURALIZATION-LETTER-name
NATURALIZATION-OATH, AFFIDAVITS & COURT ORDER OF CITIZENSHIP-name
NEWSLETTER-organization/publication
NEWSPAPER-INDEX-city state year-year
NEWSPAPER-LETTER TO EDITOR
NOTES/PHOTO-subject
NOTES-author-subject
OBITUARIES/PHOTOS-name date
OBITUARY-name
PAMPHLET-subject/description
PASSPORT APPLICATION-name
PEDIGREE CHARTS-name
PENSION RECORD-name of war-name
PHOTO/NOTES-name-occasion
PHOTOGRAPH-subject
PHOTOGRAPH-AERIAL-place
PLAT MAP-township, county, state-year
POSTCARD-subject or author/addressee
PROBATE RECORD NOTICES-publication name-county state-name
PROBATE RECORD-NO RECORD-name
PROBATE RECORD-name
PROBATE-DECREE-NOTICE TO CREDITORS
PROBATE-ESTATE SETTLEMENT-name
PROBATE-name of document
QUERY-organization or publication
RADIO SCRIPT-subject - name
ROLL-state year-county
SELECTIVE SERVICE RECORDS-REGISTRATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
SOUNDEX SUMMARY - surname IN year US CENSUS (state)
STATEMENT OF PERSONAL HISTORY-name
STATEMENT OF PERSONAL HISTORY-MILITARY SERVICE OF HUSBAND
SURVEY PLAN-name ESTATE PROPERTY-town state
TABLE-description
TIMBER CULTURE FILE-township/county/state-name
TRACT BOOK-TWP 16N, county state-SEC 7&8-description
TRACT BOOK-township, county state-section #
US MINT SAN FRANCISCO-MONTHLY PAYROLL-APR 1864
US MINT APPLICATION-PROTEST LETTERS-name
US POSTAGE STAMP-subject's name
US MINT APPLICATION-RECOMMENDATION LETTER-name
VOTER RECORDS-THE GREAT REGISTER- name/date- name
WEDDING-NAPKIN AND PHOTOGRAPHS
WILL-ORIGINAL AND ANNOTATED TRANSCRIPT OF name
WILL-name-date