United States Direct Tax of 1798 for York Co., PA – Volume 1: Chanceford, Fawn, and Hopewell Townships
Includes the townships of Chanceford, Fawn and Hopewell. The information from all forms available for each township have been compiled into a summary spreadsheet—name of owner, type, dimensions, and description...
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York Co., PA, Register of Wills Book of Issues, Caveats & Citations, 1782-1839
A list of will caveat proceedings of divisive family feuds over the validity of a Last Will and Testament, and a list of 1810 citations (commencing July 1810). (72pp. index....
Revolutionary War Soldiers’ Pension Petitions & Obituaries
Contains: (1) Pension Petitions taken from York County, PA Orphans Court Dockets D, E and F and York County General Quarter Sessions Docket #12; (2) A compilation of York County,...
The Petition of 1747: A Study of York County, PA's Founding
Contains: (1) Birth of a County, Transcript of the Petition of 1747 and Sketches of the Petitioners; (2) Illustrations and Maps: York County (1750), Springettsbury Manor, Thomas Cresap Survey of...
Some Eighteenth Century Marriage and Death Records from the Area of York County, Pennsylvania
Contains: (a) Marriage register of Christ Lutheran Church, York, York County, Pennsylvania (1735-1800); (b) two lists of marriages taken from Pennsylvania State Archives Group 33, Estreat of fines, Supreme Court...
Dover Borough and Township Tax Lists, 1832-1836 and 1830 Census for York County, PA
An alphabetical listing of all of the men, women and children enumerated in the 1830 Dover Township and Dover Borough census and the 1832 through 1836 tax lists for the...
Sundry Genealogical Materials Pertaining to South Central Pennsylvania – Book 8
Contains: (a) Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths recorded at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Hay Run, Newberry Township, York County, Pennsylvania; (b) Baptisms, Marriages and Burials recorded at Mount Zion Lutheran Church,...
The Casket & Coffin Books of Ellwood S. Skelton (1880-1890) and Isaac W. Senft (1884-1888)
Skelton's book includes 214 numbered entries, one of which pertains to shipping a body, six that pertain to removing bodies, and 207 burials. Senft was a carpenter, he made caskets...
An Index to the Wills and Administration Bonds of Adams Co., PA (1800-1864)
An alphabetical listing from the original index of decedents in the Office of the Register and Recorder in the Gettysburg Courthouse, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. Entries give name of decedent,...
Gone to Ohio—Logan, Mahoning, Stark & Trumbull Counties—From Pennsylvania Counties
Genealogical abstract of information from four Ohio County histories (History of Logan County and Ohio; Portrait and Biographical Record of Stark Co., OH; A Twentieth Century History of Trumbull Co.,...
1862 Draft Enrollment Lists for York County, PA – Volume 1: York Borough
Includes all five wards of York Borough. Spreadsheet of information from the original enrollment books showing the names of men liable to be drafted, their ages, occupations, ward or street...
An Alphabetical Listing of Heads of Households Included in the 1800 Federal Census of Cumberland County, PA
An alphabetical listing of heads of households (with age and sex of all members of each household). (72pp. SCPGS, 1985.)
The Parish Telephone of Quickel’s Charge, York Co., PA
This book abstracts baptisms, marriages, deaths, new members and other articles, which originally appeared in the monthly newsletter ”The Parish Telephone” that was written, edited and published by Rev. Adam...
Cannon for the Defense of Philadelphia, 1776 (Warwick Furnace, Chester Co., PA)
One of the enduring legends about Warwick Furnace is the Revolutionary War story about the buried cannon and bell that was rung to call the neighbors to come and help...
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Mills of Lancaster County
Winner of the 2024 Preservation Publication Award by The Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County. Lancaster County's gristmills were once the hubs of their local communities. People came to...
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Lancaster's Hidden Treasure: The Rocky Springs Dentzel Carousel
How can one of this country's most beautiful and valuable carousels remain in storage 23 years after citizens of Lancaster County raised $1.3 million toward its purchase? This book tells the story...
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Thomas Potts Expands His Iron Industry: Mt. Pleasant Furnace (1737-1800) and Spring Forge (1739-1884)
In 1737, ironmaster Thomas Potts built Mt. Pleasant Furnace and Spring Forge in what would become Berks County, Pennsylvania. This was Pennsylvania's fifth cold-blast charcoal furnace and fourth refinery forge....
The Iron Mayburrys of Bucks, Berks and Montgomery Counties, Eastern Pennsylvania
This biographical and historical sketch, with a history of Hereford Furnace and Green Lane Forge, is the account of three generations of Mayburry ironmasters—Thomas Mayburry Sr., Thomas Mayburry Jr., William...
Historic Architecture of Adams County, Pennsylvania: Historic Preservation Movement & Glossary of Architecture, Book 5
The purpose of this publication is to serve the public and the historic preservation community in the southeastern region of Pennsylvania and beyond. It serves as a valuable reference and...
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Highlights in the History of Reading, Pennsylvania
This book is a collection of stories from the researchers and writers of the Berks History Center's quarterly journal, The Historical Review of Berks County. It is not a "history...
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