a history of the cumberland valley in pennsylvaniadr. george p. donehoo, 1930, 1079 pages this publication is a more recent historical and biographical work covering the counties of franklin and cumberland, pa, originally published in two volumes. volume one covers the history of the cumberland valley. it includes a list of the blunston licenses, legal warrants of the earliest settlers to the area. it also relates the troubles that these early settlers had with the indians, and the final growth …

10&1/8″ x 7&1/8″ gilted hardcover, 320 pages with index, profusely illustrated with vintage b&w photographs/maps, 1980 copyright, signed by author dawn d. hance. some of the chapters include taverns, disease, death and doctors, military history, churches and cemeteries, and more. fascinating 64-page chapter “shrewsbury families” includes geneaologies (comprised from town records) with portrait photographs. cover with corners a bit curved, lower corners with wrinkles, light wear at spine top/bottom edges, scuff on back, endpapers clean with no splitting, binding perfect, …

from this day forward is a book of marriages from indiana county newspapers and related sources, 1830-1869 compiled by d.s. leathers, published by the historical and genealogical society of indiana county, pa 2007. this book has a comb binding, 78 pages plus an index to marriages at the end of the book, names are in alphabetical order with page numbers. this book is used in good condition, there is a pen mark on the front cover.

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philadelphia pennsylvania genealogy collection this is an extensive collection of material focused on the region of philadelphia and the people who lived there. these references, totaling over 7,000 pages of information, are excellent sources for historical or genealogical research in this area. see below for specifics on each publication. 1) annals of philadelphia and pennsylvania in the olden timesjohn f. watson, 1850, 1251 pages this is the 1850 edition of the 1830 original, and was updated greatly from that point. …

clarks summit – montrose – susquehanna telephone directory – december 1946 the commonwealth telephone co., 1946, 120 pages this is a telephone directory covering parts of lackawanna, susquehanna and wyoming counties, pennsylvania for the year 1946. the directory lists 1,000′s of residents and businesses, and provides the resident’s name, street address and telephone number arranged alphabetically by town. this directory also includes the “yellow pages” section covering the businesses of the same area. in this section of the directory, some …

chronicles of middletownc. h. hutchinson, 1906, 285 pages the full title is “chronicles of middletown, containing a compilation of facts, biographical sketches, reminiscenes, anecdotes, $c, connected with the history of one of the oldest towns in pennsylvania” this publication is a history of the establishment of the town of middletown, and the men and women who made it grow. it covers the early settlement of the area and the difficulties the settlers had with the indians. it contains an account …

chester & vicinityhy v. smith, 1914, 137 pages from the preface: “the purpose of this book is to present chester in its true light at home and abroad. chester, because of its favorable location, great industries, even climate, natural facilities and substantial advancement, affords most excellent opportunities for trade expansion and desirable habitation. the advantages of chester are set forth in order that people at a distance may be attracted to this city, and that those here may become more …

bellefonte – state college and nearby points telephone directory – august 1953bell telephone company of pennsylvania, 1953, 188 pagesthis is a telephone directory covering parts of centre county, pennsylvania for the year 1953. the directory information lists the resident’s name, street address and telephone number arranged alphabetically by town. this directory also includes the “yellow pages” section covering the businesses of the same area. there is a portion of the bellefonte-pleasant gap a – b section which is missing. towns …

northumberland county pennsylvania genealogy collection #4 this collection consists of various directories featuring cities, towns and villages in northumberland county, pennsylvania. published between 1884 and 1940, these books include over 2,900 pages, providing an excellent resource for historical or genealogical research. specifics on each title are listed below. in addition to this collection, northumberland county collection #1, #2, #3 & #5 include many other publications for research, such as historical and biographical volumes, town and township histories, church histories, military …