This is a collection of various historical and genealogical reference works on Pennsylvania. These references cover 1000's of individuals, and are an excellent way to start or continue research focused on PA. This collection includes all of the individual collections covering Schuylkill County, PA (Please see individual collection listings for detailed descriptions of titles.)

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YK01 - York County PA - Everything Collection (All Collections on York County)

YK02 - County History & Biography Collection
History of Lancaster and York Counties (I. Daniel Rupp, 1845, 766 pages)
The Historical Sketch and Account of the Centennial Celebration at York, July 4, 1876 (Centennial Publication Committee, 1876, 162 pages)
History of York County, Pennsylvania (John Gibson, 1886, 1090 pages)
Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of the Nineteenth Congressional District PA (Samuel T. Wiley, 1897, 550 pages)
A Book of Views - Illustrating York County’s Sesqui-Centennial Celebration (C. M. McElhinny & Horace O. Elicker, 1899, 122 pages)
Some Facts Concerning York and York County A Sesqui-Centennial Memento (Charles H. Hawkins & Houston E. Landis, 1901, 148 pages)
A Brief History of York County (George R. Prowell, 1906, 66 pages)
The Beginnings of the German Element in York County, Pennsylvania (Abdel Ross Wentz, 1916, 213 pages)
History of York County From its Erection to the Present Time; 1729-1834 (W. C. Carter & A. J. Glossbrenner and A. Monroe Aurand, Jr., 1930, 232 pages)

YK03 - Town, Township and Regional History Collection
Supplement to the York Daily Sesqui-Centennial Sept. 3-6-1899 (Anonymous, 1899, 35 pages)
Local History of Dillsburg, PA (A. N. Eslinger, 1902, 34 pages)
1815-1915 Official Program of the Centennial of Incorporation of the Borough of Hanover Pennsylvania Together With Historical Sketches (The Hanover Centennial Committee, 1915, 182 pages)
Wrightsville Book of Facts (The Historical Committee, 1923, 94 pages)
Delta Centennial 1853-1953 (Miss Elizabeth Morrow, 1953, 85 pages)
Official Souvenir Program - Historic York's Colonial Days (Anonymous, 1959, 16 pages)
Glen Rock Centennial 1859-1959 - Souvenir Program (Anonymous, 1959, 64 pages)
Greater Dover Bicentennial Celebration 1764-1964 (Anonymous, 1964, 122 pages)
Railroad Boro Pennsylvania Centennial - 1871-1971 (Robert H. Shaub, 1971, 82 pages)

YK04 - Church, Family, Education, Military and Miscellaneous History Collection
History of the Congregation of Guinston, Chanceford, York County, Pennsylvania (Francis McBurney, 1866, 23 pages)
The Origin and History of the Slate Ridge Presbyterian Church, Peachbottom, York Co., PA (Joseph D. Smith, 1868, 24 pages)
History and Manual of the Presbyterian Church at York, PA (Henry E. Niles, 1879, 34 pages)
Industrial and Commercial Resources of Pennsylvania (Historical Publishing Company, 1886, 122 pages)
The Lutheran Church in York, Penn'a (Beale M. Schmucker, 1888, 59 pages)
1790-1890 One Hundred Years Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church (W. S. Van Cleve, 1890, 42 pages)
Industries and Wealth of the Principle Points in Southeastern Pennsylvania (Excepting Philadelphia) Embracing Dauphin, York, Lancaster, Schuylkill, Berks, Bucks, Montgomery, Chester and Delaware Counties (American Publishing and Engraving Co., 1890, 148 pages)
The Forney Family of Hanover, Pennsylvania 1690-1893 (Lucy Forney Bittinger, 1893, 66 pages)
Records of Rev. John Casper Stoever Baptismal and Marriage 1730-1779 (Anonymous, 1896, 79 pages)
History of Centre Presbyterian Church, New Park, PA 1780-1903 (R. Lorenzo Clark, 1903, 82 pages)
Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family of York County, Pennsylvania (Margaret Compton, 1911, 110 pages)
The Story of York Pennsylvania Illustrated (Clarence E. Weaver, 1912, 22 pages)
History of the Kreutz Creek Charge of the Reformed Church (Rev. Walter E. Garrett, 1924, 257 pages)
The Story of the Moravian Congregation at York, Pennsylvania (S. C. Albright, 1927, 243 pages)
Directory of the Kreutz Creek Charge of the Reformed Church - 1927 (Anonymous, 1927, 44 pages)
Directory of the Kreutz Creek Charge of the Reformed Church - 1928 (Anonymous, 1928, 48 pages)
Directory of the Kreutz Creek Charge of the Reformed Church - 1929 (Anonymous, 1929, 52 pages)
York – The Industrial City (York Chamber of Commerce, 1930, 52 pages)
Flood of "33" York, PA. [Souvenir Views] (Anonymous, 1933, 12 pages)
Picture Memories - York Flood 1933 (Gazette Print Shop, 1933, 15 pages)
Mathew Dill Genealogy (Volume II) (Salie Jones Dill, 1935, 123 pages)
Eight Centuries of Spanglers (Belmont Farley, 1939, 64 pages)
Centennial of the Presbyterian Church, Stewartstown, PA (Tolbert Dwight Hewlett, 1942, 14 pages)
Directory of the Kreutz Creek Charge of the Reformed Church - 1946 (Anonymous, 1946, 39 pages)
History of St. Paul’s Church of the West Manheim Charge 1853-1953 (Anniversary Committee, 1953, 58 pages)
Flood '72 (A. Keith Zorger & Frank E. Schubert, 1972, 32 pages)
Photograph Collection of York's Greatest Storm - June 21-23, 1972 (Anonymous, 1972, 36 pages)

YK05 - Maps Atlases & Images Collection
1821 Map of York and Adams Counties [Pa] (D. Small & W. Wagner, Color)
1860 Shearer's Map of York County Pennsylvania (W. O. Shearer & D. J. Lake, Color)
1876 Atlas of York Co., Pennsylvania (Pomeroy, Whitman & Co., 44 pages, Color)

Birds-eye Town Views
View of York, Pa. (1852, William J. Thomas)
York, Pa. (1879, Kern Davoust)
Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania (1894, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)

YK06 - Directory Collection (1858-1910)
The Business Directory of Harrisburg, Lancaster, Columbia & York and the Rural Adjacent Villages for 1858-'59 (Wallace & Phillips, 1858, 108 pages)
Boyd's Business Directory of the Counties of Adams, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Lancaster, Montgomery and York, PA. together with a General Directory of all the Inhabitants of Harrisburg 1860 (William H. Boyd, 1860, 326 pages)
Gopsill's Directory of Lancaster, Harrisburg, Lebanon and York 1863-4 (James Gopsill, 1863, 428 pages)
Authentic General Directory of the Boroughs of York, Hanover & Wrightsville, York County, PA For 1877 (Herman & Miller and Thomas, 1877, 179 pages)
List of Subscribers - March 1st, 1886 [Telephone Directory, Eastern PA] (Pennsylvania Telephone Company, 1886, 84 pages)
Boyd's York City Directory 1887-1888 (W. Harry Boyd, 1887, 244 pages)
The Bell Publishing Co's York City and County Directory 1894-'95 (The Bell Publishing Co., 1894, 472 pages)
Business Directory of York, Delta, Hanover, Wrightsville, and Columbia 1896-7 (Barks Ink Co., 1896, 53 pages)
Official Directory - Local & Long Distance Telephone Telephone Directory - October 1910 Lancaster, Gettysburg, Hanover, York and Nearby Places (Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, 1910, 68 pages)
Farmers' Directory of York County Pennsylvania 1915-1920 (Wilmer Atkinson Company, 1915, 434 pages)
Telephone Directory - June 1918 (York Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1918, 182 pages)

YK07 - Directory Collection (1915-1928)
United Telephone Directory - Southern District - June 1922 (United Telephone Company, 1922, 120 pages)
Telephone Directory - June 1922 (York Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1922, 200 pages)
Telephone Directory - April 1924 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1924, 172 pages)
Penn State Telephone Directory Southern District - June 1924 (The United Telephone Company, 1924, 132 pages)
Telephone Directory - October 1924 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1924, 152 pages)
Telephone Directory - April 1925 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1925, 216 pages)
Telephone Directory - 1926 Issue (Cumberland Valley Telephone Co., 1926, 204 pages)
Polk's York Directory 1927-28 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1927, 1016 pages)
Carlisle and Nearby Points - Telephone Directory - Winter 1928 (Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, 1928, 410 pages)
Polk's Red Lion Directory 1929-30 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1929, 144 pages)
Polk's York City Directory 1929-30 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1929, 1010 pages)
Harrisburg and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - Winter 1931-32 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1931, 380 pages)

YK08 - Directory Collection (1929-1947)
Lancaster and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - June 1940 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1940, 234 pages)
Telephone Directory - 1940-41 Issue (United Telephone Company of PA, 1940, 154 pages)
Telephone Directory - 1941-42 Issue (United Telephone Company of PA, 1941, 158 pages)
The Columbia Telephone Company Directory - June 1941 (Columbia Telephone Co., 1941, 198 pages)
Telephone Directory - July 1942 (United Telephone Company of PA, 1942, 162 pages)
Telephone Directory - July 1943 (United Telephone Company of PA, 1943, 166 pages)
The Columbia Telephone Company Directory - August 1943 (Columbia Telephone Co., 1943, 132 pages)
Telephone Directory - July 1944 (United Telephone Company of PA, 1944, 138 pages)
The Columbia Telephone Company Directory - August 1944 (Columbia Telephone Co., 1944, 136 pages)
York and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - June 1945 (York Telephone & Telegraph Co., 1945, 168 pages)
Hanover and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - July 1946 (United Telephone Company of PA, 1946, 112 pages)
Hanover and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - July 1947 (United Telephone Company of PA, 1947, 120 pages)

YK09 - Directory Collection (1948-1959)
Hanover and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - August 1948 (United Telephone Company of PA, 1948, 148 pages)
Hanover and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - July 1949 (United Telephone Company of PA, 1949, 160 pages)
The Columbia Telephone Company Directory - September 1949 (Columbia Telephone Co., 1949, 216 pages)
Hanover and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - July 1950 (United Telephone Company of PA, 1950, 172 pages)
Lancaster and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - October 1950 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1950, 354 pages)
Hanover and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - July 1951 (United Telephone Company of PA, 1951, 170 pages)
Polk's York City Directory 1954 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1954, 1288 pages)
Polk's York City Directory 1955 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1955, 1340 pages)
Polk's York City Directory 1957 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1957, 1396 pages)
The Columbia Telephone Company Directory for October 1958 (Columbia Telephone Co., 1958, 272 pages)
Hanover and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - July 1959 (United Telephone Company of PA, 1959, 264 pages)
Lancaster and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - October 1959 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1959, 470 pages)
Polk's York City Directory 1959 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1959, 1390 pages)