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Pennsylvania German Marriages, Marriages, and Marriage Evidence in Pennsylvania German Churches, with Index, by Donna R. Irish. Published in 1984. This is the most essential collection of Pennsylvania-German source materials to appear since the publication of Strassburger and Hinke’s Pennsylvania German Pioneers over fifty years ago. Primarily a compilation of Reformed Church marriage records (including…
by John S. Van Voorhis, with an Index by Veronica Schofield. Originally published in Pittsburgh in 1893. Reprinted with an added forward and an index, by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1974. Hardbound, no dust jacket. 504 pages. Condition: Clean; hardly opened; no markings. 5.5” x 8.5” x 1.25”
By: Pennsylvania Society Sons of the Revolution | Publisher: Monongahela, Pa. Society Sons of American Revolution: 1995 | First Edition; First Printing | Hardcover, black cloth, nearly new, near fine condition with no dust jacket. 916 pages. Members and ancestors are alphabetically arranged in separate sections.
By Thomas Nelson Page. Hardcover. Fair condition. No dustjacket. Illustrated with a black-and-white frontispiece portrait of Page. Originally published in 1887 by Charles Scribner’s Sons. Included is a description of the series and a three page biography of Thomas Nelson Page. Not an ex-library copy. 230 pages. Spine needs repair.
Compiled by Mary Louise Marshall Hutton. Reprinted, with permission, by the Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1983. Hardcover. This key to lineage records lists 13,000 ancestors from whom descent by members has been proved. 482 pages.
War of 1812 Genealogy by George K. Schweitzer, PhD., Sc.D. A brief history of the War of 1812, records of service, what they contain, and where they can be found, Black and white illustrations. Published in 1983. 78 pages.
By Adrian Tinniswood (1992). This hardbound book features the history of 30 of Britain’s most notable country homes with stories of their architects and owners and the prevailing architectural rage spanning the years 1250 to 1930. It includes maps showing the location of these National Trust homes in England, Northern Ireland, and Wales. 320 pages….
By Noel Currer-Briggs and Royston Gambier. 1981. This step-by-step book shows how tracing your personal genealogy can become a fascinating piece of detective work through time. Hardbound, with dust jacket. Donated library copy; never circulated. ISBN: 0002168588.
The Strassburger Family and Allied Families of Pennsylvania: Being the Ancestry of Jacob Andrew Strassburger, Esquire of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania by Ralph Beaver Strassburger, 1922. Hardcover. 520 p.: 165 leaves of illustrations (1 folded), 1 folded genealogical chart; 28 cm. Dark green cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles—no dust jacket. The title page is…
By Henry C. Peden, Jr., M.A. and John Pitts Launey. (1997) Softbound publication. Records from Concord Monthly Meeting, Forks of Brandywine Presbyterian Church, Brandywine Baptist Church, and Middletown Graveyard. Indexed. 358 pages. Library edition; never circulated.
By E. Kay Kirkham. The suggestions in this volume come as a results of not less than 15 years of professional research. Second printing. Hardbound; good condition; library donation; never circulated. 82 pages.
This 50-page paperback select catalog from the National Archives Microfilm Book Sales, Book Sales > Publications was published in 1972. This publication includes an index of records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (Record group 75), Records of the Indian Division, Office of the Secretary of Interior, Reference Records of the War Department Records related…
A Comprehensive Guide to Uncovering Your Ancestry and Researching Genealogy. Host of Genealogy Roadshow. Published in 2018, this 267-page, softbound publication is a roadmap to help you on your journey of discovery. Whether you are looking for your African, Asian, European, or Jewish ancestry this guides you on how and where to begin, what records…
This paperback volume published in 1995 offers a unique approach to family surname research. The indexed sections of this book are a collection of both current and historical Phipps records, which are gathered from vast public depositories and transcribed exactly as documented in their original sources. Sections include How to Discover Your Phipps Family Roots,…
The Library: A Guide to the LDS Family History Library. Edited by Johni Cerny and Wendy Elliott (1988). The collections and services of The Library are concisely described in this comprehensive book. Some of the topics include histories of states and foreign countries containing genealogically important facts, explanations of settlement and migration patterns, concise descriptions…
A Compendium of Historical Sources by Ronald A. Bremer (1984). This huge volume includes descriptions for searching records, starting with General Principals of Genealogy Research and including all types of resources, ending with a glossary and index. 8.25″ X 10.75” X 2″, softbound, 914 pages. Library copy with library ID; never circulated; cover pages are…
By Willard Heiss (1993). Donated by the Indiana History Society, Indianapolis. This volume is a compilation of 84 of the 118 articles written by Willard Heiss for the Indiana Historical Society publication Genealogy about doing genealogical research in Indiana (USA). 8.75″ X 11.25 X 0.75″, hard cover, 242 pages. Library copy with library ID; never…
Genealogical research standards by Derek Harland (1963). A basic textbook for genealogical research among an almost unbelievable abundance of records now available with skillful directions to follow to achieve success. 6.25″ X 9.25 x 1″, hard cover, 404 pages. Library copy with library ID; never circulated.
German Old and New Testament (handwritten notation reads “John Shotts Bible”). Printed completely in German. Cover page roughly translates to “The Bible of the Holy Scriptures contains Old and New Testaments and Dr. Martin Luther Revision. Printed in Philadelphia in 1852.” 5.5″ X 8.25” X 3”, hard bound, 1,418 pages. Unidentified donation to the WPGS…
Index to the Probate Inventories of York County, Pennsylvania, 1749-1850 by David A. and Brenda L. Paup. Reading an inventory is like rummaging through your grandmother’s attic. You are filled with wonder and curiosity as you visualize these objects that no longer play an important part in our modern lives, but once were depended upon…
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