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Compiler: Marlene Garrett Bransom. This book is a compilation of deaths and obituaries that appeared throughout the Pittsburgh Courier community columns and headlines from March 25, 1911, to December 27, 1912. These deaths represent individuals who lived in the small towns of southwestern Pennsylvania such as Beaver Falls, Belle Vernon, Braddock, Brownsville, Canonsburg, Connellsville, Charleroi, Erie, Greensburg,…
Compiler: Marlene Garrett Bransom. Book Two in this series is a unique compilation of deaths that encompasses over one hundred small towns and cities across the United States from January 13, 1923, to December 27, 1924. Locally featured, are the towns of Apollo, Bellevue, Brownsville, Canonsburg, Carlisle, Charleroi, Clairton, Donora, Duquesne, Ellwood City, Finleyville, Greensburg, Homestead,…
Volume 1 of a seven-volume series includes complete tombstone inscriptions and a surname index for all surnames listed. Covers Bart, Brecknock, Caernarvon, Clay, Colerain, Conestoga, Conoy, Drumore, Earl, East Cocalico, East Donegal, East Drumroe, and East Earl Twps. 283 pages with index. Published by Closson Press in 2001.
Seward and Related Families by George C. Seward | 1987 | Paperback | 230 pages | Includes index.
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…
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.
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.
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…
By Ellen Thomas Berry & David Allen Berry. First Edition, 1987. This book sets out to acquaint the researcher with the types of Quaker records that are available, the location of the records, and the proper and effective use of those records, guiding him through the pyramidal “meeting” structure to the records of birth, marriage,…
To Secure the Blessing of Liberty. Pennsylvania and the Changing U.S. Constitution. By Louis M. Waddell. This book 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…
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.
Compiled by Norman B. Wilkinson. Edited by S. K. Stevens and Donald H. Kent. 1957. 826 pages. Indexed. Hardbound. Good condition. Non-circulating library edition, with library ID markings. 6.25” x .9.25” x 1.75”. Duplicate in WPGS library.
Author S. K. Stevens. Fourth Edition, revised and enlarged by Donald H. Kent in 1976. Originally Published in 1960 by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. 58 pages. Softcover. Good condition. Non-circulating library edition, with library ID markings. 6” x 9” x 0.25”.
An early settler of the Wyoming Valley and a soldier of the American Revolution. Author: Edward Merrifield, Scranton, PA. Reprinted in 1998. The story of the captivity and rescue from the Indians of Luke Swetland, an early settler of the Wyoming Valley (PA), coming with the Connecticut settlers in 1769, and a soldier of the…
By Ira V. Brown. Dr. Brown has provides an understanding of the beginnings and practice of Negro slavery in Pennsylvania, the legislation that ended the practice in the state, Pennsylvania’s part in the growth of abolition sentiment, the part played by Prominent Negro Pennsylvanians in the struggle for political rights, the growth of the Negro…
By George K. Schweitzer, Ph.D., ScD. A book containing 1309 sources for tracing your PA ancestor along with detailed instructions. Chapters include 1: PA Background, II: Types of Records, III Record Locations, IV: Research procedures and County Listings (details listing of records available for each of the 67 counties). Publication Date: 1986| Binding: Soft Cover;…
By Wendy L. Elliott, C. G. A historical background of early resources in Pennsylvania. Publication Date: 1987; Reviewers note: Use with caution. Errors found. | Binding: Soft cover | Condition: Good; non-circulating library edition, with library ID markings. | Pages: 30
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