Arcadia publishing local and regional history books. This is reprinted in its entirety with the permission of its author, peter mulcahy. Pennsylvania history presents previously unpublished works that are of interest to scholars of the middle atlantic region. This is a bibliography of most of our biographical and historical volumes currently being used for transcription to our various pennsylvania counties.
Special thanks to susan walters who transcribed this work. Aug 10, 2006 the best information i could find on noblestown came from the 1889 history of allegheny county, pennsylvania, published by a. See more ideas about history, old photos and luzerne county. Most of these but not all are county history books that combine history and biographies of families within the county. Embracing the counties of tioga, potter, mckean, warren, crawford, venango, forest, clarion, elk, jefferson, cameron, butler, lawrence, and mercer, also a pioneer sketch of the cities of allegheny, beaver, du bois, and towanda. He and several others proceeded to establish the nanticoke historical society in 1995. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. History of bucks county before william penn arrived, dutch and swedish settlers were in the area with bristol probably the first permanent settlement in the 1660s. Pa history books physician assistant history society. A pioneer outline history of northwestern pennsylvania a pioneer outline history of northwestern pennsylvania. The history of northampton county an illustrated history of the commonwealth of pennsylvania by wm. Northeastern pennsylvania, specifically wyoming county and surrounding areas. Apr 23, 2020 illustrating the fascinating history of our area of the united states of america.
Pickaway and allen co ohio history of the boyd family and descendants source. One early patron of steamtown, 96 yearold katherine edwards, recalled getting married when she was 20 years old and riding the train from elmhurst, pa, to scranton. For faster results, type a keyword or surname in the search window which can be found at the top of this page or under menu on mob. Erie genealogy in erie county, pa usa 1,012,695 pennsylvania 60,629 erie county 959 erie 386 note.
Read about the early history of pennsylvania, its oil history, its cultural evolution, and much more. Berks history center reading 2020 all you need to know. Noblestown presbyterian is a plain little church at a sharp bend in a village road, the sort of building most people would pass by without a second look, or even a first. Everyday discount prices and great customer service. Check out the history of its transportation in the flying banana and other pennsylvania transportation. Don liotta the area was inhabited by algonquianspeaking munsee indians a subgroup of the delaware when white settlers entered the region in the mid18th century. A social history of pittsburghs first public high school keystone books. The johnstown flood by david mccullough, in the seven mountains. The book, the first comprehensive history of pennsylvania in almost three decades, sets the pennsylvania story in the larger context of national social, cultural, economic, and political development. Page 967erected as a county during the joint proprietorship of thomas penn and richard penn, sons of william penn, in the spring of 1752. The doan outlaws of bucks county the life and times of the plumstead cowboys, by peter mulcahy. History of the counties of mckean, elk, cameron and potter, pennsylvania, j. Added to the original article published online were some pictures and the footnotes.
The lehigh coal and navigation canal was constructed alongside the only privately held river in the united states, the lehigh river. Find out about william penns part in william penn and other pennsylvanians. Noblestown chuchs history is that of the common man. Some of the early dutch and english pioneers, including the krewson, cornell, corson, addis and bennett families, settled in and near the village. Tharptown is a censusdesignated place located in coal township, northumberland county in. Volumes include both editions of important texts and significant new research in the field.
Coauthor of two photo historiesscranton 2005 and the women of scranton 2007she has written and produced several living history productions, including the play witness to suffering. Hunterstown, pennsylvania is located on route 394 one mile east of the hunterstown exchange of route u. Zaremba, vice president and secretarytreasurer of the nanticoke historical society, became aware that in his hometown of nanticoke there was no central repository for historical information about the city. A brief history of scranton, pennsylvania by cheryl a.
His interest in the american civil war began while he was a child, and he has long been very interested in the cavalry. Hookstown is located in western beaver county at 40. In may of 1997, this project was organized by jeff murphy, using the established ky biographies project as a model. Philadelphia, presbyterian historical society, 1876, by john cunningham clyde page images at. With notes and comments, ffiom the earliest known settlement to the present 1902. Designed to make highquality scholarship accessible for students, the pennsylvania history series has been published since 1948 and now features more than thirty titles that advance the mission of the pha by engaging with key social, political, and cultural issues in the history of the state and region. Historic pittsburgh book collection historic pittsburgh. Kashuba is a freelance writer specializing in the history of scranton. Page 1 it is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us. Newmanstown genealogy in lebanon county, pa usa 1,060,369 pennsylvania 62,615 lebanon county 1,086 newmanstown 7 note. Local history books on pennsylvania arcadia publishing.
Richboro lies near the geographical center of northampton township at the junction of route 362 with the feasterville and richboro turnpike routes 232. Page 208 gentlemen, it did not happen to me to be born in a log cabin. Step right on to main street at any point in history, and be immersed in the wonder and unique flavor of life. Discover librarianselected research resources on pennsylvania history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. She even met her husband at a train station, as young adults would go to the elmhurst station after it closed to socialize. He is the author or coauthor of three civil war books including the complete gettysburg guide which was published in june, 2009. Battle page images at hathitrust the valley of the conemaugh by thomas j.
State coordinators were sought to set up their own state project. Read about the early history of pennsylvania, its oil history, its cultural evolution, and much. History of columbia and montour counties, pennsylvania, containing a history of each county. The added pictures include the 1783 proclamation and the pictures of the graves. This collection is comprised of texts selected from the collections of several of. Before you visit the state archives, start your research here. How to murder a millionaire, vanya and sonia and masha and spike, in dog we trust, courtship of the cake. Permanent settlement of the valley dates from 1788, when it was known as deep hollow. Richboro, historic village, northampton township, bucks county pa. After the american indians made their trade routes west of the susquehanna river through this area, immigrants started to settle along their trails.
Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. A sampling of the books published by the heinz history centers publications. List of books and articles about pennsylvania history. Many of these links lead to online images of documents you can use now. Gouza, assistant treasurer for a local consulting, engineering, and landsurveying firm, is president of the association. Youll also find a wide range of historical and genealogical materials from canada, england, scotland and more. Choose our history of pennsylvania books at arcadia publishing. Google books history of the boyd family and descendants 1912 source. Learn about the symbols that the legislators have chosen to represent this. Read each book description for publication and condition details and price.
History of bedford, somerset and fulton counties, pa. Travel back in time with our images of america series. Bristol became an economic center and the county seat 17051725, although the county remained closely tied to the economy of philadelphia. A pioneer outline history of northwestern pennsylvania. Hookstown borough beaver county historical research. One of the original thirteen colonies, it has played an important part in the founding of america. Tharptown, pennsylvania shamokin, pennsylvania places. Randy whittle is a leader in the johnstown, pennsylvania, community and for over twenty years served as executive director of the greater johnstown committee. History of northampton county, pennsylvania, illustrated 1884. David callahan, local business proprietor and avid newtown historian, is past president of the association.
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