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  • 197. Descendants of Patrick Harvey and Jane Burns.

    197. Descendants of Patrick Harvey and Jane Burns.

    $ 15.00

    Compiled by Pamela Gilchrist, Chappaqua, New York, Draft #2. Publication Date: November 1998. Number of Pages: 236. Condition: Good. Library identification. Never circulated. Binding: Coil bound

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  • 275. Andrew Carnegie, My Own Story

    275. Andrew Carnegie, My Own Story

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    This book comprises a series of chapters from “The Autobiography f Andrew Carnegie” condensed by Evan March Tappan, Ph.D. Paperback. | 152 pages  | ISBN-0-947559 01 9

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  • 370. Seward and Related Families.

    370. Seward and Related Families.

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    Seward and Related Families by George C. Seward | 1987 | Paperback | 230 pages | Includes index.

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  • 388. Honoring Our Ancestors: Inspiring Stories of the Quest

    388. Honoring Our Ancestors: Inspiring Stories of the Quest

    $ 15.00

    By Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak. 2002. Paperback. 220 pages. Condition: Excellent; never circulated. ISBN: 978- 1-9312-7900. The heartwarming stories found within these pages are just what the family historian has always needed. They put life in the names & dates and give us more reasons to continue researching our past.

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  • 547. Scaife Company and The Scaife Family, 1802-1952

    547. Scaife Company and The Scaife Family, 1802-1952

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    By Will and Mazine Schoyer, in collaboration with several employees of Scaife Company. Hardbound. 1952. No dust jacket. A history of the oldest manufacturing company west of the Alleghenies under five generations. Pages. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used.

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  • 561. The World Book of Armstrongs

    561. The World Book of Armstrongs

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    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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  • 629 Mount Stewart (Published by The National Trust)

    629 Mount Stewart (Published by The National Trust)

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    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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  • 719.	The Phipps Since the Civil War.

    719. The Phipps Since the Civil War.

    $ 15.00

    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,…

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  • 841. The Finfrock-Rhoades Story.

    841. The Finfrock-Rhoades Story.

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    Howard Frank and Dorothy (Rhoades) Finfrock: Their Ascendants and Descendants. Author: Barbara J. Finfrock. First Edition, 1987. 502 pages. Illustrated. Indexed. Hardcover. Excellent condition. Non-circulating library edition, with library ID markings. 8.5” x 11.25” x 1.5.” This family is mostly found in Ohio and Indiana. Duplicate in WPGS library.

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  • 842. John Mallet, The Huguenot, and His Descendants, 1694-1894.

    842. John Mallet, The Huguenot, and His Descendants, 1694-1894.

    $ 15.00

    Published in 1895. This informative genealogy presents ten generations of the descendants of the Huguenot John Mallet (1673-1745). John was one of some 300,000 Huguenots (a Calvinist religious sect) who fled France in the 17th century to escape religious persecution. The text is divided into three sections: a survey of the existing historical record of…

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  • 954. Begegnungan mit dem Familiennamen Knur (Encounters With The Family Named Knus). 35 pages

    954. Begegnungan mit dem Familiennamen Knur (Encounters With The Family Named Knus). 35 pages

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    Published only in German in 2000 by Walter Knur, Uttenreuth. 35 pages.

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  • 955. KNUR-Chronik AL2000 (Knur Chronicle AL2000). 130 pages

    955. KNUR-Chronik AL2000 (Knur Chronicle AL2000). 130 pages

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    Published only in German in 2000 by Walter Knur, Uttenreuth. 35 pages.

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  • 962. Patton|Patterson Family of North Beaver Twp., Lawrence County, PA

    962. Patton|Patterson Family of North Beaver Twp., Lawrence County, PA

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    By Edna Jean Alford Meade. For the Patton family of Hickory Township and the Patterson family of North Beaver Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. Illustrated; includes charts and surname index. Publication Date: 1984 | Number of Pages: 137 | Condition: Good. | Format: Softcover

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  • 963. Descendants of Benjamin Fiddler and Maria Fosbrook Fiddler

    963. Descendants of Benjamin Fiddler and Maria Fosbrook Fiddler

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    Compiled and edited by LeOttis A. Hill and Milton U. Wiser. Illustrated; includes index. Publication Date: 1987 | Number of Pages: 81| Condition: Good | Format: Softcover

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  • 964. The Descendants of Robert Graham of Kent County, Delaware

    964. The Descendants of Robert Graham of Kent County, Delaware

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    Compiled by Jerri Lynn Graham Burket, Mertztown, PA. Contains the Graham, Groves, Jones, Simpler, and Lafferty families, with bibliographical references and index. Publication Date: 2004 | Number of Pages: 146 | Condition: Good. Never circulated. | Format: Soft cover.

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  • 976. A Tribute to Carroll Frances McKay Seward

    976. A Tribute to Carroll Frances McKay Seward

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    A Tribute to Carroll Frances McKay Seward (1913-1991) Publication Date: 1992 | Number of Pages: 64| Condition: Very Good. Never circulated. | Format: Soft cover

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