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Vital Records

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  • 104. Early African American Deaths in The Pittsburgh Courier, Book One

    104. Early African American Deaths in The Pittsburgh Courier, Book One

    $ 15.00

    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,…

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  • 105. Early African American Deaths in The Pittsburgh Courier, Book Two.

    105. Early African American Deaths in The Pittsburgh Courier, Book Two.

    $ 15.00

    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,…

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  • 360. Ultimate Research Book: Worldwide Adoption and Vital Records

    360. Ultimate Research Book: Worldwide Adoption and Vital Records

    $ 15.00

    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…

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  • 363. County Courthouse Book, 1990 Edition

    363. County Courthouse Book, 1990 Edition

    $ 15.00

    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…

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  • 364. County Courthouse Book, 1996 Edition.

    364. County Courthouse Book, 1996 Edition.

    $ 15.00

    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…

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  • 384 Finding Your Italian Ancestors . . .

    384 Finding Your Italian Ancestors . . .

    $ 15.00

    Finding Your Italian Ancestors . . . 2nd Edition, by Grant Karcich.  This book is designed to help those researching other Italian ancestry.  It includes 150 addresses for Italian archival sources.  Published by Heritage Productions (Book HC12) in 2007.  Soft cover: 85 pages.

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  • 445. Guide to the Records of Montgomery County, Maryland, Genealogical and Historical

    445. Guide to the Records of Montgomery County, Maryland, Genealogical and Historical

    $ 15.00

    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,…

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  • 464. Baptisms and Burials, Christ Church, Philadelphia, 1709-1760

    464. Baptisms and Burials, Christ Church, Philadelphia, 1709-1760

    $ 24.00

    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…

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  • 571. Marriages and Deaths from the New Yorker, 1836-1841

    571. Marriages and Deaths from the New Yorker, 1836-1841

    $ 15.00

    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.

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  • 655 Pennsylvania German Marriages, Marriages and Marriage Evidence

    655 Pennsylvania German Marriages, Marriages and Marriage Evidence

    $ 50.00

    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…

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  • 741. Index to the Probate Inventories, York County, PA, 1749-1850

    741. Index to the Probate Inventories, York County, PA, 1749-1850

    $ 15.00

    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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  • 771. International Vital Records Handbook, BMD

    771. International Vital Records Handbook, BMD

    $ 15.00

    Births, Marriages, Deaths. 2000. 4th Edition, 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.

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  • 800. Inheritance in America, From Colonial Times to the Present (1987)

    800. Inheritance in America, From Colonial Times to the Present (1987)

    $ 24.00

    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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  • 851. Mt. Nebo Presbyterian Church near Whitestown, Butler County, Pennsylvania.

    851. Mt. Nebo Presbyterian Church near Whitestown, Butler County, Pennsylvania.

    $ 15.00

    Historic data and reminiscent of the centennial. Author: Andrew White McCollough. Reprinted in 1996. 123 pages. Illustrated. Softcover. Good condition. Non-circulating library edition, with library ID markings. 5.75” x 8.75” x 0.25.” Duplicate in WPGS library.

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  • Index to the Registration of Deaths Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 1893-1905, Surnames A-F

    Index to the Registration of Deaths Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 1893-1905, Surnames A-F

    $ 5.00

    These death registrations are the result of an act in 1893 requiring assessors of the townships, boroughs, and wards to record deaths within their district (does not include deaths in Pittsburgh, Allegheny City, McKeesport, or Sewickley. ) This Index includes the name of the deceased, date and place of death, and document number. With this…

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  • Index to the Registration of Deaths Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 1893-1905, Surnames G-Mc

    Index to the Registration of Deaths Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 1893-1905, Surnames G-Mc

    $ 5.00

    These death registrations are the result of an act in 1893 requiring assessors of the townships, boroughs, and wards to record deaths within their district (Does not include deaths in Pittsburgh, Allegheny City, McKeesport, or Sewickley. ) This Index includes the name of the deceased, date and place of death, and document number. With this…

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  • Index to the Registration of Deaths Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 1893-1905, Surnames ME-SP

    Index to the Registration of Deaths Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 1893-1905, Surnames ME-SP

    $ 5.00

    These death registrations are the result of an act in 1893 requiring assessors of the townships, boroughs, and wards to record deaths within their district (does not include deaths in Pittsburgh, Allegheny City, McKeesport, or Sewickley. ) This Index includes the name of the deceased, date and place of death, and document number. With this…

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  • Pittsburgh Gazette Abstracts, Volume 1, 1786-1797

    Pittsburgh Gazette Abstracts, Volume 1, 1786-1797

    $ 10.00

    Abstracts of every news item and advertisement of genealogical interest from the first newspaper west of the Alleghenies, including marriages, deaths, indentured servants, runaway slaves, estates, land sales, etc. Copyright 2014, 2008, 1988, 1985; 349 pages; indexes. Published by Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society. ONLINE ORDERS and DIGITAL DOWNLOAD PDF ONLY.  Be sure to provide an…

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  • Pittsburgh Gazette Abstracts, Volume 2, 1797-1803

    Pittsburgh Gazette Abstracts, Volume 2, 1797-1803

    $ 10.00

    Abstracts of every news item and advertisement of genealogical interest from the first newspaper west of the Alleghenies, including marriages, deaths, indentured servants, runaway slaves, estates, land sales, etc. Copyright 2014, 2004, 1986. 445 pages. Published by Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society. ONLINE ORDERS and DIGITAL DOWNLOAD PDF ONLY.  Be sure to provide an email address…

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  • Pittsburgh Gazette Abstracts, Volume 4, 1812-1816

    Pittsburgh Gazette Abstracts, Volume 4, 1812-1816

    $ 10.00

    Abstracts of every news item and advertisement of genealogical interest from the first newspaper west of the Alleghenies, including marriages, deaths, indentured servants, runaway slaves, estates, land sales, etc. Copyright 2008, 1991. 496 pages. Published by Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society. ONLINE ORDERS and DIGITAL DOWNLOAD PDF ONLY.  BE SURE TO PROVIDE AN EMAIL ADDRESS TO RECEIVE…

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