Historic Architecture of Adams County, Pennsylvania: Gettysburg, Book 2
This brief history of Gettysburg, Adams Co., PA, and its environs, is also a photographic portrait of early and later buildings from the provincial, Colonial, Federal and Victorian periods. Colorful...
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A Brief History of Early Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Founded in 1761 by ironmaster John Potts and originally known as Potts Grove, Pottstown is located in Montgomery Co., Pa., at the confluence of the Manatawny Creek and the Schuylkill...
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Samuel Nutt (c.1675-1738) and the French Creek Iron-works at Coventry, Chester Co., Pa.
Samuel Nutt, an English Quaker weaver, immigrated to PA in 1714 and by 1720 was producing iron at the forks of the French Creek. His bloomery iron forge was the...
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Historic Architecture of Adams County, Pennsylvania: Book 1
This book not only traces the early history of Adams County, but also provides many colorful photographs of historic markers, tombstones, as well as homes and barns of the recipients...
The Story of William John Gilbert from Breaker Boy to Coal Contractor (SECOND EDITION)
A true rags-to-riches story about a poor, fatherless boy, William John Gilbert, who begins his working life at age ten in the anthracite coal mines of Pennsylvania. Gilbert builds a...
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Warrant and Deed Map of East and West Nantmeal, Wallace, Warwick and Honey Brook Townships, Chester Co., PA
This book provides the warrantees and deeds for the northwestern townships of Chester Co., Pa. The tracts of land are contiguous to each other and embrace the entire townships. The...
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Berks County Amish-Mennonite Heritage Tour: With an Emphasis on the Gnaegi/Kanagy Family
This booklet accompanied the tour participants on Oct. 7, 2017. There are 41 sites identified including homesteads and cemeteries in the following Amish-Mennonite Settlements: Reading, Maiden Creek, Northkill, Irish Creek...
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My First 250 Years: The Story of the Hertzog Homestead
Journey with Scott as he comes to grips with preserving his culture in a modern world and how he came to own this historic plantation and founded the award-winning Hertzog...
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Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, Church Records of the 18th Century, Vol. 6
This volume concludes the series of the 18th century church and pastoral registers of births, marriages, deaths, membership, and related records in Lancaster County. This volume contains the records for...
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Roadside Survivors: Historic Milestones on the Old Turnpikes and Post Roads of the Northeast
Roadside Survivors includes high-quality color pictures of 100 surviving milestones and information about the turnpikes and post roads along which they were placed in PA, MD, NY and NJ. Because...
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Mark Bird, Ironmaster & Patriot
This work captures the American Revolutionary spirit of Hopewell Furnace’s first ironmaster and founder who served as George Washington’s quartermaster and provided needed supplies to Washington while he encamped at...
Amish Immigrants to Pennsylvania, With an Emphasis on the Zug/Zook Immigrants [PDF download]
THIS IS A PDF Download: This booklet was researched and prepared for the participants on the Zook/Zug Immigrant Tour through Lancaster, Chester, and Berks Counties that took place on July...
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The Samuel Fox Diary; Berks County, Pennsylvania
An original German script diary (written 1480-1881), presented along with an English translation, traces the European origins of the immigrants as well as descendants of a large group of Berks...
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Cast Iron Signs of Pennsylvania Towns and Other Landmarks
The author has spent over 50 years traveling the highways and thoroughfares of Pennsylvania to capture images of the cast iron road signs placed there in the early days of...
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Journal of Christian K. Nissley
This is the English translation of the original German journal of Christian K. Nissley of East Donegal Twp., Lancaster Co., PA, from January 1, 1860-March 30, 1867. It is a...
The Four Seasons of Lancaster County, Volume 2
This book is a visual delight of the author’s wonderful photographs and personal stories that give the reader a privileged peek into the world of the Amish in Lancaster Co.,...
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Lancaster's Good Man, John Piersol McCaskey: A Biography
John Piersol McCaskey (1837-1935) was a beloved Lancaster, PA, public school teacher and principal, editor of The Pennsylvania School Journal, mayor of Lancaster, publisher, journalist, and compiler of some of...
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Ed Nolt's New Holland Baler: "Everything Just Went Right"
Subtitled “Everything Just Went Right,” this book shows how Ed Nolt’s early life shaped him and that the resources and relationships he formed allowed him to develop the baler, in...
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In the Shadow of Mt. Zion and Buchland School
The author’s life story begins at the one-room Buchland Schoolhouse in the Narvon area of Lancaster Co., Pa., with Mrs. Mabel Geiger as teacher; then continues through adulthood with his years...
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The Four Seasons of Lancaster County, Volume 1
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