Library catalog learn what the library has in its collections of books. Noblestown chuchs history is that of the common man thursday, december 18, 2003 by patricia lowry, pittsburgh postgazette 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. A 200th anniversary history of noblestown, pennsylvania, 17961996. Since the modern phmc program began in 1946, there have been over 2,000 historical sites in all 67 pennsylvania. In order to search for name go to the edit button on your browser and than find. Genealogy and local history state library of pennsylvania.
I have a pretty detailed list if you would like it. While it was first a farming area, coal was later discovered, and by 1825, the first coal mine was in operation. Clicking on the links below will take you to our online catalog discover where youll find many more of our books. In this book i found an article about a great uncle which provided many missing pieces in our family tree. Among them are church records, genealogical sources, and general history books. General history books will only tell you so much about a given american location. Additional information on the history of the north hills area can be found on our local history website. Books previous owner may have inscribed name in flyleaf. Legal records prior to that date are in easton, while records after 1812 are at the lehigh county court house. Biographies from historical and biographical annals by.
Books publications as part of its mission to advocate and advance knowledge about the history and culture of pennsylvania and the midatlantic region, the pennsylvania historical association has published, since 1933, the awardwinning academic quarterly journal pennsylvania history. Whittle spent a decade researching and writing about johnstowns history. It is written in english, the signature alone being in german ulrich backenstoss. Choose our history of pennsylvania books at arcadia publishing. The history of the book as a field of study within the humanities pdf. Following the newtown township tricentennial celebration in 1981, a number of very talented residents researchers, writers and artists, began work on a book that would look at the history.
A curated collection of books about the history of northampton, pennsylvania and the surrounding area. Designed to make highquality scholarship accessible for students, the pennsylvania history series has been published since 1948 and now features. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. Travel back in time with our images of america series. Check out the history of its transportation in the flying banana and other pennsylvania. The doylestown bookshop, 2015 16 s main st, doylestown, pa 18901 2152307610. Canal commissioners map books map books prepared by engineers at the request of the commissioners for the purpose of illustrating routes for the various divisions of the pennsylvania. The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. View all the latest property details for homes in fogelsville, pennsylvania. Read about the early history of pennsylvania, its oil history, its cultural evolution, and much. Noblestown chuchs history is that of the common man.
This is a list of pennsylvania state historical markers which were first placed by the commonwealth of pennsylvania in 1914 and are currently overseen by the pennsylvania historical and museum commission phmc as part of its historical markers program. Step right on to main street at any point in history, and be immersed in the wonder and unique flavor of life. Lehigh county was separated from northampton county on march 6, 1812. Archives of historical books of reading, pa and berks county a rare of collection of historical books of reading, pa and berks county. I am trying to find information on melchior seip, the founder of seipstown, lehigh county, pa.
Our genealogy and local history collection is one of our largest services and consists of indexes, genealogies, state and county histories, family histories, city directories, atlases, land warranty maps, ship passenger lists, and compilations of church and cemetery records. Northampton area historical society will receive a percentage of the purchase price back from any books. Pennsylvania directories at include city directories, phone books and white pages for major cities and surrounding areas. History of northampton county pennsylvania and the grand valley of the lehigh. Pages are crisp and have extremely minimal wear from thumbing or dogearing. The only official version is available through the township office. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. Pennsylvania history new, used and rare books and ephemera at. Archives of historical books of reading, pa and berks county. The germantown courier advertiser, thursday, may 18, 1967. The pennsylvania historical association advances knowledge about the history and culture of pennsylvania and the midatlantic region.
The north allegheny history museum collection includes photographs, books. Thanks to new evolving transportation systems of the 19th century and the newly erected cement. Haunted roads of western pennsylvania haunted america cover image. Find out about william penns part in william penn and other pennsylvanians. Books of interest in looking at the history of the littlestown area. The mission statement of the shiremanstown historical society the purpose or purposes for which said corporation is formed are. A social history of pittsburghs first public high school keystone books. Harrisburg, pa the state museum of pennsylvania and the pennsylvania heritage foundation invite artists and artisans to submit applications to exhi. New books relating to pennsylvania s history were recently added to our library. List of pennsylvania state historical markers wikipedia.
In june 1748, eighty nanticoke indians grounded their canoes in a wilderness along the susquehanna river in the area that would later be named nanticoke. Snyder, 1937, 112 pages this booklet is a resident and business directory of shillington, berks county, pa for the year 1937. Local interest books fill in the blanks and can help you grasp the true spirit of pennsylvania. The investigation, collection, acquisition, and preservation of interesting historical information, facts, documents, real and personal property having historical value, and especially such as relate to the early history of shiremanstown, pa. Pa history books physician assistant history society. Randy whittle is a leader in the johnstown, pennsylvania, community and for over twenty years served as executive director of the greater johnstown committee.
Local history books on pennsylvania arcadia publishing. The history of the book became an acknowledged academic discipline in the 1980s. A 200th anniversary history of noblestown, pennsylvania. Biblio has over 100 million new, used and rare books for sale in every. Being situated in north fayette township, allegheny county, and the fourth oldest town therein larimer, robert g on. The longstanding border disputes between the penns pennsylvania. Publications the pennsylvania historical association. 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. Dust jacket if present may have light shelf wear or 1 very small tear. Some people have connected him to another seip family, but my cousin who lives in. Historic pittsburgh comprises primary and secondary sources about the greater pittsburgh region, including a wide range of publications, maps, manuscripts, visual images, and audiovideo. State museum of pennsylvania announces february highlights. I would like to find out who melchiors parents are, too.
The johnstown flood by david mccullough, in the seven mountains. This collection is comprised of texts selected from the collections of several of. The following online version of the weisenberg township ordinances is not the official version. The story of the creation of the new hampshire historical societys 1911 landmark headquarters building and of its benefactor edward tuck. It contains millions of manuscripts, records, books, microfilms, photographs, artifacts, electronic resources, and other items that preserve and reveal family history. Excellent group of short histories of the neighborhoods of northeast philadelphia, including, holmesburg, bustleton, torresdale, byberry and many others. The borough of northampton as we know it today was originally part of allen township. Historic pittsburgh book collection historic pittsburgh. Northland historical image collection historic pittsburgh.
The following 71 pages are in this category, out of 71 total. Silcox authored which has been published by history press. Hsp is continually adding books on pennsylvania history to its published holdings, and heres a list of some of newlycatalogued titles you might find. Since there are more than 2,000 historical markers within pennsylvania. Arcadia publishing local and regional history books. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. He emigrated to america sometime around 1750 from wurtemberg. Maps pennsylvania historical and museum commission. One of the original thirteen colonies, it has played an important part in the founding of america.
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