Pennsylvania History, Town Histories, Church Histories, Vital Records and Genealogies
Index to Penn. Colonial Records Series $9.95
Fort Necessity – National Battlefield Site, Pennsylvania $9.95
Frederick Tilberg
Washington: National Park Service Historical Handbook Series No. 19, 1954 (reprint 1961)
THE FORT NECESSITY CAMPAIGN Rivalry of France and England Washington’s Mission to Fort Le Boeuf The Expedition against Fort Duquesne The Jumonville Incident Building the Stockade Preparations for Battle The French Strike Fort Necessity
THE BRADDOCK EXPEDITION
The British again Challenge the French The Advance of Braddock’s Force The French Prepare for Action The Battle on the Monongahela
SURVEYS AND EXCAVATIONS OF FORT NECESSITY DISCOVERY OF THE ORIGINAL FORT
GUIDE TO THE AREA
Fort Necessity National Battlefield Site Braddock Road
The Old National Pike
Mount Washington Tavern
Braddock’s Grave and Old Orchard Camp Half King’s Rocks
Jumonville Glen
Dunbar’s Camp
HOW TO REACH FORT NECESSITY ABOUT YOUR VISIT ADMINISTRATION
44 page pamphlet, very good condition
Pennsylvania Civil War Snippets for Curious Minds $12.00
Michael Weaver
Privately printed 2003
Informative book of facts and stories that show Pennsylvania’s part in the Civil war was more than just Gettysburg.
Table of contents:
Constitutions, Capitals and a little Pennsylvania History
Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania Thomas Morris Chester
Pittsburgh Carries Lincoln In and Out Simon Cameron
Slavery and the Civil War
The First Shots of the Civil War
Governor Andrew Curtin / Camp Curtin
Greencastle
Chambersburg During the Gettysburg Campaign
South Mountain and Cove Mountain .
Shippensburg
Pittsburgh fears attack
Carlisle
The importance of Perry County during the Confederate Invasion
Jubal Early takes York with a Torch .
The Skirmish at Sporting Hill
Harrisburg / White Hall (later known as Camp Hill)
Wrightsville, farthest eastern skirmish
Battle of Gettysburg
Philadelphia during the Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg and the Days that Followed .
Burning of Chambersburg
One, Two, Three Strikes and You’re Out in Civil War Baseball
Glossary of Terms Acknowledgements
Bibliography and Acknowledgements
148 pages, 6×9 softbound, crease in cover, good condition.
Annals Comprising Memoirs, Incidents and Statistics of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania from the Period of Its First Settlement $75.00
George H Morgan
Harrisburg: George A. Brooks, 1906 revised & enlarged edition.
488 pages, 6×9 hardbound, good condition, covers scuffed, corners bumped, paper is cracked inside front cover.
New Illustrated Atlas of West Moreland County Pennsylvania 1876 $96.00
Rimersburg Penn: Pennsylvania record press, 1971 reprint, 1876
compiled and drawn from personal examinations, surveys and under the personal supervision and published under the superintendents of A. M. Davis successor to have a Davis & Co. by the Reading publishing house.
Table of contents:
Townships:
Allegheny, Bell, Burrell, Cook, Derry, Donegal, East Huntingdon, Fairfield, Franklin, Hempfield, Ligonier, Loyalhanna, Mt. Pleasant, North Huntingdon, Penn, Rostraver, Salem, South Huntingdon, St. Clair, Sewickly, Unity, Washington.
Boroughs:
Greensburg and Ludwick, Latrobe, New Alexandria, Livermore, Bolivar, Irwins’, West Newton, Donegal, Mt. Pleasant, New Salem, Parnassus, Penn, New Florence, Youngstown.
Villages:
Adamsburg, Arona, Bairdstown, Blairsville Intersection, Bouquette, Circleville, Cokeville, Coopertown, Cowansburg, Derry Station, Grapevine, Guffey’s Station, Harrison City, Hilltown, Jacksonville, Jones’ Mill, Larimer’s Station, Laurelville P. 0., Laughlinstown, Ligonier, Lock port, Madison, Manor Station, Mansville, Mechanicsburg, Mendon, McLaughlinstown, Millwood P. 0., Middletown, Murrysville, New Britain, New Derry, New Stanton, Newlinsburgh, Newtown, Nineveh, North Washington, North Webster, Oak Grove, Paintertown, Paulton, Perryville, Port Royal, Pleasant Unity, Robbins’ Station, Scottdale, Shearer’s X Roads, Shafton, Smithton P. 0., Stahlstown, St. Clair City, Stonerville, Sutersville, Waterford, Webster, West Fairfield, Westmoreland City, West Overton P. 0., West Bethany P. 0., West Overton, property of A. S. R. Overholt & Co., Youghiogheny,
Illustrations:
Farm and Res. of J. R. Lenhart, Irwin, Res. and Stock of John L. Kunkle, Irwin, Old Homestead of Rev. P. Loucks, with Family Portraits, Res. of Jno. McBride, near Latrobe, Res. and Mill of W. A. Baer, Ligonier, Res. of W. H. Covode, Ligonier, Glessner House, A. Glessner, Propr., Ligonier, Res. of T. C. Pollock, Ligonier, Res. and Mill of S. Marshall, Unity, Res. of Win. Barr, Derry, Res. and Coke Ovens of Isaac F. Overholt, Mt. Pleasant, Farm and Res. of -J. F. Stoner, Mt. Pleasant, Farm and Res. of NV. B. Neel, Mt. Pleasant, Res. of M. M. Dick, Sewickly, Res. of Alex. Elliott, Sewickly, St. Vincent’s Abbey and College, Res. of Joseph B. Myer, Mt. Pleasant, Hardware Store of Messrs. A. Rumbaugh & Co., Mt. Pleasant, Res., Farm, and Distillery of M. Weis, Unity, Res. of Uri Updegraff, Fairfield, Res. of the Late Hon. Jno. Covode, Fairfield, Union Hotel, Jacob Ehalt, Propr., Greensburg, Westmoreland County Court House, Res. and Farm of Paul Brinker, Manor Dale, Res. and Mill of A. A. Perkins, Webster, Res. and Farms of Jesse and Scott J. Weddell, Rostraver, Res. of Hortensius Lowry, Rostraver, Res. of Daniel B. Stoner, Stonerville, Res., Store and Coal Works of Wm. C. Guffey, Webster, Res. of the Late .Jas. Marchand, Sewickly, Res. of’ John Fanner, Sewickly, Property of’ A. S. R. Overholt, West Overton, S. Dillinger & Son, West Bethany, Jacob S. Loucks, Scottdale, Res. and Farm of Isaac Lauffer, Harrison City, Res., Farm and Old Homestead of J. S. Clark, Harrison City, Res. of H. W. Stoner, Lauffer Station, Farm and Res. of John Gaut, Chester Farm, Youghiogheny, Naly’s Opera House, Greensburg, Res. of D. F. Stoner, Scottdale, Res. of J. C. Rankins, Harrison City.
Miscellaneous.
County Map, Map of the World, Map of the United States, Map of Pennsylvania, Historical Maps of U. S., with descriptions, Map of Boston & S. M. R. R., History of County, Patrons’ Business Directory.
95 pages, 14 X 17 hard bound, good condition, some light white lines on cover.
The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol 28 No.3 1974 $5.00
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Three Joseph (Van) Gundys
Pennsylvania Birth and Baptismal Certificates
Penn-Gaskell Bible Record
Marriage Bonds of Bucks County, 1772-1785
Two Everett Families of Northampton County
Genealogical Gleanings from the Whitman Sampler Collection
Keefer Bible Records
“Gone West”: Pennsylvanians in California, 1856
Genealogical Accessions by the Genealogical Society and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1973
Book Reviews
Genealogical Exchange
Notices
About 100 pages, softbound magazine, cover and back are faded with some creasing. CON
The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol 28 No. 4 1974 $5.00
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Paul Marsh
Pre-Revolutionary Military Service in Pennsylvania
Ancestry and Children of Johann Jacob Lenz and his Wife Anna Maria Loffler of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia county Administration Book “D”
Notes from Cumberland County Tax Records, 1774-82
Early American Imprints
Additions and Corrections
Book Reviews
Genealogical Exchange
Notice
Index of Names in this Volume XXVIII CON
About 100 pages, softbound magazine, cover is faded on the front and back.
The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol 30 No.4 1978 $5.00
Table of Contents
Colonial Handwriting: Hazards and Hints – Dorothee Hughes Carousso
Opponents of the Revolution Whose Pennsylvania Estates Were Confiscated – Anne M. Ousterhout
Lost and Found: Philadelphia 1778 – Hannah Benner Roach
Book Reviews
Information Wanted
Subject and Author Index for Volume XXX
Index of Names in this Volume XXX
Subject and author Index for Volume XXIX
About 75 pages, softbound magazine, some fading on front cover. CON