By Carole Shammas, Marylynn Salmon, and Michel Dahlin. 1987. A study of how Americans have distributed household wealth over three centuries, focused on the relationship between the inheritance process and changes in capitalism and the structure of the family. Hardbound, very good condition, non-circulating library edition (has library ID markings), 6” x 9”, 320 pages.
By Louis M. Waddell. This books of easy-to-read essays reflects the human dilemmas and working concerns that have brought Americans before their highest court of law. In these 17 stories, which originated in Pennsylvania or reflect its traditions, we see the Court employing the Constitution as a shield against arbitrary government and narrow conceptions of…
A Primer for Genealogists, Writers, and Researchers. By Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, CG. 2005. Before you borrow, publish, or sign on the dotted line . . . you need to read this book! This is an easy-to-understand guide written for genealogists that answer your questions and more. Softbound, good condition, with clear protective cover, non-circulating library…
Tools. Techniques. Lives Revealed. (Includes the 1911 Census!) By Peter Christian and David Annal. 2008. Written by a bestselling genealogy author and a National Archives expert, this book shows how to interpret intricate details of your ancestors’ lives. Softbound, very good condition, non-circulating library edition (has library ID markings), 6” x 9”, 262 pages.
By Terence Grocott. 1997. This book is a chronicle of shipping disasters during the last great war of the age of sail, based almost exclusively on the reporting of the time. Hardcover, rebound damaged cover, good condition, non-circulating library edition (has library ID markings), 6.25” x 0.25,” 430 pages.
By Howard I. Chapelle. 1949. First edition. This is the most comprehensive book ever published on the sailing men-of-war of the United States Navy. It presents a full story of the building of the U.S. Navy from colonial times to the time of the last all-sailing man-of-war, built just prior to the Civil War. Fully…
By Fred Anderson. 2000. In this vivid and compelling narrative, the Seven Years’ War–long seen as a mere backdrop to the American Revolution–takes on a whole new significance. Relating the history of the war as it developed, Anderson shows how the complex array of forces brought into conflict helped both to create Britain’s empire and…
Pastoral Records, 1989-1999, An Historical Records Volume, Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference, The United Methodist Church. Compiled by Robert O. Boyd and edited by Norman Carlysle Young in 1999. This volume is the third in a series of Pastoral Records that endeavor to encapsulate the entire record of men and women who served the Western Pennsylvania…
Records From The Past, Funeral Home Records, Fairchance, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Volume 1. Compiled by Kathryn Cooley Miller, First Edition, April 1997. Includes Sharp, Wagner, Cooley, Goldsboro, and Williams Funeral Homes. ISBN #1-55856-253-2. 176 pages. Softcover. Good condition. Non-circulating library edition, with library ID markings. 8.25″ x 10.75” x 0.4.” Duplicate in WPGS library.
St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Shaler Township and The United German Evangelical Protestant Church of Girty’s Run, Shaler Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Parish Records from 1860 to 1922. Translation of the German Records by Therese Dillman Moss. First Edition, December 2000. Softcover. Good condition. Non-circulating library edition, with library ID markings. 180 pages. 8.5”…
An Index to the 1798 Direct Tax for Pennsylvania, Wheatfield Township, Westmoreland County (Indiana County), Volume I. Prepared by G. J. Gregord, CGRS, 1987. A unique reference source for genealogists searching for late eighteenth-century ancestors. Good condition. Non-circulating library edition, with library ID markings. 25 pages. 8.5″ x 11” x 0.25”. Duplicate in WPGS library.
Wolf Creek U.P. Church Cemetery With Genealogical Notes; Route 108 at Moore’s Corners. Worth Township. Butler County. Pennsylvania compiled by Dwight Copper in 2000. 17 pages. Softcover. Small tear on the cover. Non-circulating library edition, with library ID markings. 34 pages. 8.5” x 10.5” x 0.25.”
Abstracts of Lancaster County, PA, Deed Records (Books AA, BB, CC, DD), Deeds Recorded 1784-1791, Volume 4. Includes areas now comprising Dauphin and Lebanon counties. Compiled by Edward N. Wevodau. 160 pages. Indexed. Softcover. Good condition. Non-circulating library edition, with library ID markings. 8.5” x 10.5” x 0.35.” First printing, July 2004. ISBN #1558564268. Price:
Washington County, Maryland, Cemetery Records, Volume 1, 2, and 3. Recorded by Samuel Webster Piper and edited by Dale W. Morrow, 1992-1993. Volume 1, 149 pages; encompassing the cemeteries of Sharpsburg District #1 (including Antietam National Cemetery) and Williamsport District #2. Volume 2, 140 pages, encompassing the cemeteries of the Clairspring District 4 and Hancock…
Stringtown on the Pike by John Fulton Stuart Collins, Jr. in 1996. Tales and history of East Liberty and the East Liberty Valley of Pennsylvania. Covers the origin of Stringtown, the early struggles, and the people who shaped its destiny, past and present, together with related stories of old “Pittsburgh” coincident with the settlement of…
New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Volumes 1, 2, and 3 by Clarence Almon Torrey in 1985. Volume I: A-G; Volume II: H-S, ; Volume III, T-Z.; 2,308 pages. New England marriages prior to 1700 with an introduction by Gary Boyd Roberts; prepared for publication by Elizabeth P. Bentley. Indexed. Softcover. Like-new condition. Non-circulating library…
Grandma’s Attic: Making Heirlooms Part of Your Family History. First Edition, 1991. Heirlooms can be almost any object imagined. Some fall into the category of fine arts. Others are hand-made crafts or folk art, which are especially exciting because they were not only owned by our ancestors but perhaps made by them as well. Still…
Bessemer Cemetery, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. Includes Bessemer Finnish, Bessemer Swedish, Bessemer Jugo-Slav, and Saint Anthony cemeteries in Bessemer, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. By Dwight Edward Copper in 2004. 79 pages. Illustrated. Indexed. Softcover. Good condition. Non-circulating library edition, with library ID markings. 8.5” x 11” x 1”. Duplicate in WPGS library.
Death Records of Butler County, Pennsylvania, 1852-1854 and 1893-1905. Transcription of original records by Cindy Baughman and Pat Collins in 2005. 181 pages. Hardcover. Good condition. Non-circulating library edition, with library ID markings. 8.5” x 11” x 0.75”. Duplicate in WPGS library.
Cemetery Census with Genealogical Data with a History of the Congregation compiled by Dwight Edward Copper in 2003. This cemetery record book not only includes stone readings by section and row, but contains genealogical material as well as copies of clippings from newspaper records, the history of the Rich Hill Presbyterian Church, baptisms and marriages,…
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