By Elizabeth Petty Bentley. 1998. Contains addresses for national, state, ethnic, and religious organizations, special resources, an index to periodicals and newsletters, and a general index. Paperback, 832 pages. Condition: Good, but missing title page. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.
By Drew Smith. 2016. Strategies and solutions for every researcher. Paperback, 236 pages. Condition: Good. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.
Have dead ends on your family tree? Let this book show you how to find those elusive lost ancestors. A must for every beginning genealogist. Paperback, 325 pages. Condition: Good, but missing title page. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.
Guide to Discovery: Key principles and processes of family history research. Paperback, 76 pages. Condition: Good. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.
By Sharon DeBartolo Carmack. Efficient & effective ways to gather and protect your genealogical research. 1999. Paperback, 150 pages. Condition: Good, but missing title page. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.
By Paul Stuart Warren and James E. Warren. 2001. How to access the world’s largest genealogy resource. Paperback, 156 pages. Condition: Good. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.
By Bill Zimmerman. 1999. Capture your family’s living history for future generations. Paperback, 54 pages. Condition: Good. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.
By Stephen and Julia Arthur. 1987. How to put a life story on tape. Paperback, 54 pages. Condition: Good. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.
By Eleanor M. V. Cook. 1987. This guide is intended to make Montgomery County research easier for researchers at all levels, from beginners to those with years of experience, for genealogists, and for historians, by bringing together in one place information on county, state, and federal records concerning county residents. Paperback, 91 pages. Condition: Good,…
By William Montgomery Clemens, a prolific genealogist, journalist, and writer. Nephew to the Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain, 1835-1910), William M. Clemens started writing for the Pittsburgh Leader in 1879 and was the editor of Genealogy Magazine. This interesting compilation contains the marriage records of many of the early colonists of New England, Long Island, New…
By George F. Jones. This is an A-Z dictionary of German-American names with the spellings, meanings, and variants of about 15,000 names. The lengthy introduction discusses the development of German names, name sources, name variations, and some of the special characteristics of German-American names. Hardcover with dust jacket, 268 pages. Condition: Good, but missing title…
Pleasure and business in Western Pennsylvania. Illustrated. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Joseph E. Walker, Editor. Hardbound, with dust jacket. 156 pages. Condition: Clean. 6″ x 9.25″ x7/8″
Issued in connection with its 160th anniversary. Publisehd in 1936. Compiles by William Creighton Degelman. Bethel Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian Church located at 2999 Bethel Church Road, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The church was founded by Rev. John McMillan, the first Presbyterian missionary west of the Allegheny Mountains, during his third missionary trip. The origins…
Christ Church was established in 1695 and was the first Episcopal church in Philadelphia. For a number of years it served the entire Anglican community, and by 1760, when St. Peter’s was split off from it, more than 10,000 baptisms and burials were recorded in its registers. These registers are intact from 1709, and the…
J. E Wright. Doris S. Corbett, Paperback. A fascinating look at life during pioneer times in western Pennsylvania. Describes the hardship, danger, and drudgery of day-to-day life on the frontier. Topics include cabin raising, crop harvests, tanning, weaving, disease, religion, and superstition. Also follows the progression from pioneer life to the industrial society. Pioneer Life…
With A Story of Three States. Leading to the Latter, from Connecticut, by Way of Wyoming, Its Indian War, and Massacre. By Alfred Mathews. With Illustrations and Maps. New York. D. Appleton and Company. 1902. This work chronicles Connecticut’s expansion westward and the role Connecticut played in the region we now call Ohio, by first…
The “Lyme Congregational United Church of Christ, 150th Anniversary (1817-1967) Book,” softbound, 31 pages with names and photos and “Pioneers Progress,” which illustrates the first 25 years of Lyme Township and Strongs Ridge by Adeline Wright for the Historic Lyme Church Association (1972); softbound. 44 pages.
By Harlan Hatcher. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. Publishers. The story of the New Connecticut in Ohio, the Western Reserve — how these New England pioneers came to settle and found the lands of northern Ohio. Indianapolis. New York. An amazing narrative of the Western Reserve’s beginnings, adaptations, modern success, and brown-out. Full of names and…
By I. T. Frary. With 203 Illustrations. Published by Garrett and Massie, Richmond, Virginia (1936). Softbound. 7¾” x 9¾”. Condition: Clean; not circulated; hardly opened; no markings.
An Encyclopedia of the State. By Henry Howe, LL.D. Illustrated by about Seven Hundred Engravings Contrasting the Ohio of 1846 with 1886-90. The Ohio Centennial Edition. Columbus: Henry Howe & Son. Copyright 1891 by Henry Howe. An Encyclopedia of the State; History Both General and Local, Geography .. Sketches of Eminent and Interesting Characters, Etc.,…
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