Pennsylvania Profiles, Volume 2: Strange, Awesome Pennsylvania
Anticipated Release Date: June 2025 Strange Awesome Pennsylvania is the second book in Patrick M. Reynolds’ Pennsylvania Profiles series, originally released in 1978. This volume brings together selections from Reynolds’ syndicated...
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John Lesher, 1711-1794: Colonial Ironmaster & Patriot, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Anticipated Release Date: Fall 2025 John Lesher (Johannes Loscher), (1711-1794), was an ironmaster and political leader in colonial Pennsylvania. He emigrated from Germany in 1723 and settled at Spangsville, in...
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Colonial and Early Ironworks, Berks County, Pennsylvania (1716-1830)
The Pennsylvania iron industry began in Berks County, Pennsylvania, at Pine Forge in Douglass Township in 1716. Thomas Rutter, Germantown blacksmith, assembly member, and 7th Day Baptist minister went up...
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Requiem for Snow Hill Nunnery: The Daughter of Ephrata Cloister
In 1732, Conrad Beissel established the Ephrata Cloister as a semi-monastic community of Pennsylvania German immigrants in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Beissel was a radical pietist who eschewed worldly comforts, embraced...
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Pennsylvania Profiles, Volume 1
No better way to learn your local Pennsylvania history! These fun filled pages are chock full of true stories and interesting facts. Great for all ages! Discover interesting stories about...
Life, Liberty and Death on the Appalachian Frontier
This book tells the stories of the men and women who traveled across the mountain ranges and through the valleys that made up the Appalachian region, focusing on the 18th...
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Warwick Furnace, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Volume 1 (1737-1773)
Warwick Furnace was the fifth cold-blast charcoal furnace built in PA and the third in Chester Co. Built by the heirs of ironmaster Samuel Nutt on French Creek and managed...
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Ellenton Families and Lands, 1860-1950, Volume II
This small town in McNett Twp., Lycoming Co., Pa., was home to Whipples, Potters, Tomkins, Helmes, Averys, Carpenters, Kilmers, Bonds, and others. This is a record of those early families...
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Warrant, Deed and Survey Map of East and West Pikeland, East and West Vincent, and North, East and South Coventry Townships, Chester County, Pennsylvania
This book provides the early tracts of land for the Coventry, Vincent and Pikeland Townships. The tracts are contiguous to each other and embrace the entire townships. The map serves...
Unique Stories in Berks County
Includes 25 stories pertaining to unique Berks County, PA, history. Some of the chapter titles: Berks County's “Little Coney Island” on the Tulpehocken; Hail “Miss Reading” of 1924; John Wilkes...
Civil War Pension Affidavits and Index to Ledgers of Dr. Benjamin F. Porter, 1864-1888
Following the Civil War, Dr. Benjamin Franklin Porter treated over two dozen Civil War soldiers from the southern part of York County. As he examined the soldier, Porter recorded notes...
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1862 Draft Enrollment Lists York County, PA – Volume 3: Eastern York County
Includes the following townships: Hellam, Lower Windsor, Windsor, York, and Wrightsville Borough. Spreadsheet of information from the original enrollment books showing the names of men liable to be drafted, their...
1862 Draft Enrollment Lists York County, PA – Volume 2: Central York County
Includes the following townships: Jackson, Manchester, Paradise, Spring Garden, and West Manchester. Spreadsheet of information from the original enrollment books showing the names of men liable to be drafted, their...
Bible Records from Family Files of York County History Center Library (PA) – Volume 9
Family Bible records copied from original Bibles and placed in the York County Heritage Trust family files. Records contain births, deaths, marriages, etc. as well as the name of the...
United States Direct Tax of 1798 York County, PA – Volume 5: Codorus, Paradise and Shrewsbury Townships
Includes the townships of Codorus, Paradise and Shrewsbury. The information from all forms available for each township have been compiled into a summary spreadsheet: name of owner, type, dimensions, and...
United States Direct Tax of 1798 for York Co., PA – Volume 3: York Borough and York Township
Information from all forms available for each municipality have been compiled into a summary spreadsheet, including name of owner, type, dimensions and description of structure, number of windows and window...
Bible Records from Family Files of York County Heritage Trust Library – Volume 6
Family Bible records copied from original Bibles and placed in the York County (PA) Heritage Trust family files. Records contain births, deaths, marriages, etc. as well as the name of...
An Index for the Scrapbook of World War I Letters from Soldiers and Others Found in the York County Heritage Trust Library, York, PA
An every name index to the World War I scrapbook compiled by Mildred Grass. Contains: (a) World War I timeline; (b) Sample letters from soldiers and others; (c) List of...
Bible Records from Family Files of York County Heritage Trust Library, Volume 5
Family Bible records copied from original Bibles and placed in the York County (PA) Heritage Trust Library Family Files. Records contain births, deaths, marriages, etc., as well as the name...
United States Direct Tax of 1798 for York Co., PA – Volume 2: Dover and Manchester Townships
Includes the townships of Dover and Manchester. The information from all forms available for each township have been compiled into a summary spreadsheet: name of owner, type, dimensions, and description...
