These are books that were published by a wide variety of publishers. Allegheny county allegheny county was created on september 24, 1788, from parts of westmoreland county and washington county. List of books and articles about pennsylvania history online. Old pictures, photographs and postcards from family albums, old yearbooks, genealogy records and shoeboxes submitted by researchers like you. Brunner page images at hathitrust school history of berks county in pennsylvania.
An illustrated history of the commonwealth of pennsylvania 1876 by william egle, m. Genealogical and personal history of western pennsylvania. Pennsylvania westmoreland county heritage books, inc. The history of venango county, pennsylvania, is recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this new 38page booklet, reprinted primarily from four hardtofind vintage books. The secret history of the titusville trust company. Some of this information is held at the databoards and some is on the county pages. Archives of historical books of reading, pa and berks county.
History of the underground railroad in chester and the neighboring. The volume is part of the pennsylvania history series published by the pennsylvania. Send flowers opens send flowers url in a new window. As the worlds largest independent marketplace for new, used and rare books, you always get the best in service and value when you buy from, and all of your purchases are backed by our return guarantee. The volume is part of the pennsylvania history series published by the pennsylvania historical association in partnership with temple university press.
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A history of western pennsylvania during the revolution. He went on to explain that he and his fellow soldiers had felt the need of a summer outing, and thought we would take it at the north. Buy products related to pennsylvania dutch history books and see what. Hills, 1844, by israel daniel rupp page images at hathitrust poetical history of berks county, reading, pa. Pumpkins are today synonomous with halloween, but one of the earliest incidents involving these modern mainstays occurred in 1888. Oil speculation spawned other industries including those that were a bit more leisure oriented. Please refer to the information to the statewide vital records in pennsylvania for current fees and application process. Jerseytown is located in western columbia county at 41. The exploits of prizefighter ben hogan or brothel manager french kate grew to become popular stories in articles and books. But, through my pa history class, and reading this book, theres so much more id like to read.
With a theme built around hotair balloons, explore our past. Without sacrificing treatment of the influential leaders who made pennsylvania history, the book focuses especially on the lives of everyday people over the centuries. Discover librarianselected research resources on pennsylvania history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Photo used under creative commons from ron cogswell. Theres all kinds of really interesting things to learn in here about pennsylvania. History and books about bucks county, pennsylvania.
It is an excellent educational resource continue reading pa history books. 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. Several boys irreverently hoisted an oversized orange gourd atop the prohibition pole at dempseytown, venango county one prank that undoubtedly more than a few adults enjoyed immensely. Things to do in dempseytown, pennsylvania facebook. 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. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. Thomas hutchins, a distinguished geographer and historian, who published several works of merit. Discover dempseytown, pennsylvania with the help of your friends. Preserving the records of the bank of north america. History of the county of westmoreland, pennsylvania, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men. The boundary with maryland wasnt settled until agreement upon the masondixon line in 1763. Page 208 gentlemen, it did not happen to me to be born in a log cabin. Books were personally hand scanned one page at time at a resolution of 600dpi paying careful attention to detail. Abstracts of westmoreland county, pennsylvania, tax records 1815.
In the 1700s, other colonies claimed much of the land that is now pennsylvania. A list of venango county historical society publications about venango county history with purchase information. This website is being made possible in part through a grant provided by the centre county board of commissioners and happy valley adventure bureau funding for the centre county historical society is supported by a grant from the pennsylvania historical and museum commission, a state agency funded by the commonwealth of pennsylvania. My friends, he began with good cheer, how do you like this way of coming back into the union. Franklin search results university of pennsylvania. Peter 2 dempsey lawrence 1 was born august 31, 1784 in possibly centre county, pa. Adobe acrobat reader required to view digital books. History and books about allegheny county, pennsylvania. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. Sat, 10am 2pm no saturday hours in january or february wed, thu and fri 10am 4pm.
Barrooms, brawlers, and brothels became the stuff of local and national legend. A rare of collection of historical books of reading, pa and berks county. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Where can find venango county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. Search census records 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1890 veterans. Historical collections of the state of pennsylvania 1843 by sherman day. Name index to marriage records from the state of pennsylvania. Historical collections state pennsylvania abebooks.
History of venango county pennsylvania 1879, edited j. Oddly, the highlights didnt seem to include ben franklins house or poes house. Nwpa stories will highlight a local family whose ranks include one of the famous african american military fighters of world war ii and whose family has honorably served our country for generations. A member of the pennsylvania historical and museum commission, dr.
Designed to make highquality scholarship accessible for students, the pennsylvania history. The pa history societys book, the physician assistant. Klein is the author or coauthor of seven books including president james buchanan. Pennsylvania, probate records are available online, click here. Find print books, ebooks, journal and newspaper titles, sound recordings, videos, conference proceedings, music scores, manuscripts. History of york county pennsylvania by prowell, george r. The johnstown flood by david mccullough, in the seven mountains. Normally, i like to rent the books that are required in my classes namely those i dont think ill want to keep ahold of. We can help you find the pennsylvania history books you are looking for.
History of franklin county, pennsylvania 1887 by samuel p. With biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men. The historical album and daily program, marking the 150th anniversary of the northwestern pennsylvania county. An illustrated history, is a concise history of the people, places, and events that have propelled the concept of the physician assistant from its inception at duke university in 1965 to its position as a major force in american medicine today. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the family history library and family history centers. Find print books, ebooks, journal and newspaper titles, sound recordings, videos, conference proceedings, music scores, manuscripts, and other resources owned. D pennsylvania, a guide to the keystone state compiled by wpa writers. Historical society franklin, pa venango county historical society. Rungs chronicles of pennsylvania history centre county. The town was named after its first settlers, the dempsey family, who built their home in the 1800s.
History of venango county pennsylvania and incidentally of petroleum together with accounts of the early settlement and progress of each township, borough and villageby an able corps of historians. The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. Dempseytown is an unincorporated community located in the oakland township, venango county, pennsylvania at the intersection of pennsylvania route 428 and 417. The dempseytown nitro explosion of january 1930 nwpa stories. History of westmoreland county, pennsylvania, volume 2 history of westmoreland county, pennsylvania. Discover librarianselected research resources on pennsylvania history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals. Venango county pa history new from 4 rare books oil city. Compiled from historical collections of the state of pennsylvania, an illustrated history of the commonwealth of pennsylvania, etc. Venango county, pennsylvania pa genealogy biographies by. United states, pennsylvania, franklin probate records. This is a bibliography of most of our biographical and historical volumes currently being used for transcription to our various pennsylvania counties. Simons wonderfully illustrated and written book should serve as the entry into philadelphias history for a variety of audiences. Oakland township early pioneers the april 2, 1903 issue of the citizenpress, franklin, contains a list of citizens of oakland township, venango county, who were then over the age of 70 and gives the following information about them.