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See the List By Category (http://wpgs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/WPGS-Book-Store-List-by-Category_2025May13.pdf) for a comprehensive listing of the available volumes. If you are a WPGS member, remember to log in as a member first to take advantage of all discounts. Ordering and payment for all WPGS Books can be done through the Book Store by credit card or bank account through PayPal, or if payment is to be made by check, choose Mail Order. This will remove the volumes from our inventory, and shipment will be made when payment is received, whether online or by mail. Shipping is now FREE on all book sales. If you are a Pennsylvania resident, the 7% PA sales tax will be added automatically, depending on your address. Do not forget to add the 7% Pennsylvania sales tax if ordering by mail.

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  • 561. The World Book of Armstrongs

    561. The World Book of Armstrongs

    $ 15.00

    By Rev. Professor John M. Markley, M.A., Ph.D., D.D. Third Edition, 1958. This is not a comprehensive treatise on Presbyterianism, but a pamphlet addressed to a particular situation. Paperback. 67 pages. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used.

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  • 562. Descendants of Josiah Willard of Wethersfield, Connecticut. 1971 Revision.

    562. Descendants of Josiah Willard of Wethersfield, Connecticut. 1971 Revision.

    $ 15.00

    Based on the Willard Genealogy, 1915 edition, of which this is the first supplement. 179 pages. Hardbound. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used.

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  • 564. Vermont. Heads of Families at the First Census of the U.S.

    564. Vermont. Heads of Families at the First Census of the U.S.

    $ 15.00

    Taken in the Year 1799. Reprinted in 1975. A complete set of the schedules with a summary for the counties, and in many cases for towns. 95 pages. Hardcover. Good condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used.

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  • 571. Marriages and Deaths from the New Yorker, 1836-1841

    571. Marriages and Deaths from the New Yorker, 1836-1841

    $ 15.00

    Edited by Kenneth Scott. Special publication No. 46. 1980. ISBN 0915156466. 301 pages. Hardcover. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition but has library markings. Hardly used.

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  • 573. The Massachusetts Civil list for the Colonial and Provincial Periods, 1630-1774

    573. The Massachusetts Civil list for the Colonial and Provincial Periods, 1630-1774

    $ 15.00

    By William H. Whitmore, A.M. Originally published 1870. Reprinted 1969. Contains a list of the names and dates of appointment of all the civil officers constituted by authority of the charters, or the local government. 172 pages. Hardcover. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used.

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  • 576. Gazetteer of the State of New Hampshire

    576. Gazetteer of the State of New Hampshire

    $ 15.00

    Compiled by Eliphalet Merrill and the late Phinehas Merrill, Esq. 251 pages. Paperback, with plastic protective coating. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used.

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  • 578. The Oral History Manual

    578. The Oral History Manual

    $ 15.00

    By Barbara W. Sommer and Mary Kay Quinlan.  2002. A guide to help anyone interested in doing oral history research ‘think like an oral historian. Paperback. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition.

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  • 579. The Unpuzzling Your Past Workbook. 1996

    579. The Unpuzzling Your Past Workbook. 1996

    $ 15.00

    By Emily Anne Croom. 180 pages. Paperback. The book includes 21 new and 21 revised genealogical forms, fascinating illustrations from actual research, and tips to help searchers write effective genealogy letters. ISBN 155870423X. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used.

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  • 584. The Family Tree Resource Book for Genealogists

    584. The Family Tree Resource Book for Genealogists

    $ 15.00

    Edited by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack and Erin Nevius. 2004. The most comprehensive easy-to-use guide for researching your family history. The essential guide to American county and town sources. Paperback. 786 pages. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used.

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  • 587. Genealogy Starter Kit

    587. Genealogy Starter Kit

    $ 15.00

    By William Dollarhide. 1994. Includes Master Forms used to keep track of the information gathered, all designed for making photocopies as needed. Paperback. 26 pages. Excellent condition. Non-circulating library edition. No pages used. No discount.

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  • 589. The Ancestry Family Historian’s Address Book

    589. The Ancestry Family Historian’s Address Book

    $ 15.00

    Compiled by Juliana Szucs Smith. 1997. A comprehensive list of local, state, and federal agencies and institutions, and ethnic and genealogical organizations. ISBN 0916489744 540 pages. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used.

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  • 591. Genealogy Online for Dummies.

    591. Genealogy Online for Dummies.

    $ 15.00

    By Matthew L. Helm and April Leigh Helm. 1998. Fun and easy way to research your roots using online resources. Paperback. 316 pages. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used.

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  • 594. Simplified Genealogy for Americans

    594. Simplified Genealogy for Americans

    $ 15.00

    By E. Kay Kirkham. 1968. Gives helpful genealogical information to the beginner in research, with a focus on pointing the direction in which to go for successful research with best results and a minimum of effort. Paperback. 172 pages. ISBN 0877476616. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used. Price: $5.00. No discount.

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  • 596. Remember William Penn, 1664-1944: A Tercentenary Memorial

    596. Remember William Penn, 1664-1944: A Tercentenary Memorial

    $ 15.00

    Compiled by The William Penn Tercentenary Committee. Second Edition. 1945. Numerous Illustrations. Map end papers. Hardcover. 173 pages. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used.

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  • 597. Tracing Your Roots: Locating Ancestors at Home and Abroad

    597. Tracing Your Roots: Locating Ancestors at Home and Abroad

    $ 15.00

    By Meg Wheeler. 1996. Hardcover. 128 pages. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used.

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  • 600. Tales of the Mississippi

    600. Tales of the Mississippi

    $ 15.00

    By Ray Samuel, Leonard Huber, and Warren Ogden. 1955. This is a happy combination of word and picture, colorfully recording between the covers of a single volume the highlights of the Great River’s past from DeSorto down to the U.S. Engineers. 240 pages. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used.

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  • 601. Handbook for Genealogical Correspondence

    601. Handbook for Genealogical Correspondence

    $ 15.00

    Prepared by the Cache Genealogical Library. 1980. This handbook gives attention to helping family genealogists in locating and contacting the best record sources. Hardcover. 274 pages. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used.

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  • 605. The Making of the American Landscape. 1990.

    605. The Making of the American Landscape. 1990.

    $ 15.00

    Edited by Michael P. Conzen. This book examines the large-scale historical influences that have molded the varied human adaptation of the continent’s physical topography to its needs over more than 500 years. It presents a synoptic view of myriad historical processes working together or in conflict and illustrates them through their survival in or disappearance…

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  • 629 Mount Stewart (Published by The National Trust)

    629 Mount Stewart (Published by The National Trust)

    $ 15.00

    Mount Stewart is on Portaferry Road in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland (www.nationaltrust.org.uk/mount-stewart. This Tour Ireland Booklet was published by The National Trust in 1986.  This booklet includes a photographic tour of the House and a copy of the Stewart Family Tree.

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  • 636 Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Vol. 25, 26 (2), & 27

    636 Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Vol. 25, 26 (2), & 27

    $ 60.00

    These works were reproduced from the original artifact and remain as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries worldwide), and other notations in the work. These works are in the public domain…

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