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,…
Abstracts of Philadelphia County Wills, 1748-1763 by F. Edward Wright | 1995 First Edition | Paperback | 290 pages | Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.65 inches | These wills were done under the auspices of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Every name mentioned in the will is abstracted, land tract names, residence, and occupation of…
The Ultimate Research Book: Worldwide Adoption and Vital Records by Lori Carangelo | 1998 First Edition | Paperback | 293 pages | ISBN: 09425605004 | Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.32 x 11 inches | From the files of Americans For Open Records (AmFOR) | Each edition reveals how to find anyone, nationwide, dead or alive, for little…
County Courthouse Book by Elizabeth Petty Bentley | 1990 First Edition | Paperback | 386 pages | ISBN: 080631284X | This is a written survey of county courthouses and other jurisdictions, with the names, addresses, phone numbers, and dates of organization of all county courthouses, a concise summary of record holdings, personnel, and services. Can…
County Courthouse Book by Elizabeth Petty Bentley | Second Edition 1996 | Paperback | 397 pages | ISBN: 0806314850| This is a complete overhaul of the 1990 classic, featuring updated coverage of 3,125 county jurisdictions and 1,577 New England towns and independent Virginia cities, details of the 18 Vermont probate districts, 9 Massachusetts districts, and…
These wills were abstracted under the auspices of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in the early 1900s. Paperback, 342 pages. Condition: Good, but missing title page. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.
By Eleanor M. V. Cook. 1987. This guide is intended to make Montgomery County research easier for researchers at all levels, from beginners to those with years of experience, for genealogists, and for historians, by bringing together in one place information on county, state, and federal records concerning county residents. Paperback, 91 pages. Condition: Good,…
By William Montgomery Clemens, a prolific genealogist, journalist, and writer. Nephew to the Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain, 1835-1910), William M. Clemens started writing for the Pittsburgh Leader in 1879 and was the editor of Genealogy Magazine. This interesting compilation contains the marriage records of many of the early colonists of New England, Long Island, New…
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…
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.
The Spiritual Pilgrimage of a Community & Its People. Compiled and published as a personal account by David H. Gill, Th. M. (1993) In eight chapters, this volume includes information on the community of the Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, church and its buildings, which includes the 1841 log structure and the present 1871 frame edifice, as…
Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. 12, Charles City County Court Orders 1664-1665; Fragments, 1650-1696. Originally published between 1938 and 1949as thirty-four paperback volumes of Virginia Colonial Abstracts, they brought together a wealth of data from the records of Tidewater Virginia–vital records of birth, marriage, and death; tax lists; court orders; militia lists; wills; and deeds. They…
Originally published between 1938 and 1949as thirty-four paperback volumes of Virginia Colonial Abstracts, they brought together a wealth of data from the records of Tidewater Virginia–vital records of birth, marriage, and death; tax lists; court orders; militia lists; wills; and deeds. They were the result of extensive research in county courthouses, municipal and state archives,…
Originally published between 1938 and 1949in thirty-four paperback volumes, these Virginia Colonial Abstracts brought together a wealth of data from the records of Tidewater Virginia–vital records of birth, marriage, and death; tax lists; court orders; militia lists; wills; and deeds. The result of extensive research in county courthouses, municipal and state archives, and private collections,…
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 John Pitts Launey and F. Edward Wright . (1997) Softbound publication. Includes Map of Delaware County 1789 and births, marriages, and deaths listed in the Chester Monthly Meetings (Quaker) and St. Paul’s Protestant Episcopal Church, Chester, PA. Indexed. Paperback. 292 pages. Library copy; never circulated; has library identification markings.
Compiled by Joseph Lee Boyle. (2014) Originally called “Very impudent when drunk or sober” Delaware Runaways, 1720-1783, this book refers to 2,500 runaways and their masters. It also includes an informative introduction concerning the status of indentured servitude and slavery in Delaware, as well as a detailed bibliography of the sources Mr. Boyle consulted and…
By Thomas Jay Kemp. Application forms and ordering information or the vital records you need for driver’s licenses, passports, jobs, social security, proof of identity, etc. Softbound, very good condition, non-circulating library edition (has library ID markings), 8.5” x 11”, 603 pages.
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.
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