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 Armstrong County, PA (Please see individual collection listings for detailed descriptions of titles.)

This material was scanned from original publications and will be provided as text searchable PDFs (unless noted in description). You will receive an email with the download link after purchasing online. These files can be read using many PDF reader programs (Windows / Mac / Linux), however Adobe Reader or Acrobat are recommended.

AR01 - Armstrong County PA - Everything Collection
(All Collections on Armstrong County)

AR02 - County, Regional, Miscellaneous History & Map Collection

County History & Biography Collection

History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Robert Walter Smith, 1883, 699 pages)
Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (John M. Gresham & Samuel T. Wiley, 1891, 613 pages)
Armstrong County Pennsylvania - Her People, Past and Present (J. H. Beers & Co., 1914, 1093 pages)
Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (John W. Jordan, 1915, 1996 pages)

Town, Township & Regional Histories

1816-1916 History of Apollo Pennsylvania (T. J. Henry, M.D., 1916, 152 pages)
Official Souvenir Program - Apolloﾒs One Hundred Twenty-fifth Anniversary Celebration (Anonymous, 1941, 50 pages)

AR03 - Misc Histories, Maps Atlases & Images Collection

Church, Family, Education, Military and Miscellaneous Histories
Industrial and Commercial Resources of [Northern] Pennsylvania (Historical Publishing Company, 1887, 125 pages)
A History of the Presbytery of Kittanning (D. H. Sloan, 1888, 430 pages)
Farewell and Dedicatory Services of the First Presbyterian Church of Kittanning, PA (Anonymous, 1890, 152 pages)
Illustrated Portfolio of Reformed Churches of Western Pennsylvania (J. N. Naly, 1894-1896, 172 pages)
A History of One Hundred Years of the First Presbyterian Church of Kittanning, Pennsylvania 1822-1922 (Juliette Robinson, 1922, 391 pages)
Young American Patriots - The Youth of Pennsylvania in World War II (National Publishing Company, 1946, 674 pages)
General Marshallﾒs Victory Report [Apollo] (U.S. War Department, 1946-47, 150 pages)

Maps Atlases & Images (*** Not text searchable ***)
1861 Map of Armstrong Co. Pennsylvania (A. Pomeroy & S. W. Treat, Color)

Birds-eye Town Views (*** Not text searchable ***)
Apollo, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (1896, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)
Ford City, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (1896, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)
Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (1896, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)

AR04 - Directory Collection (1904-1958)
Official Directory of the Central District & Printing Telegraph Co. May 1898 (Central District & Printing Telegraph Co., 1898, 410 pages)
R. L. Polk & Co.'s Kittanning Directory 1904-1905 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1904, 262 pages)
Mowrey's Tri-State Directory - 1907 (Mowrey Directory Co., 1907, 544 pages)
Polk's Kittanning and Ford City Directory 1923-24 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1923, 488 pages)
Vandergrift, Apollo and Leechburg, PA 1929 Directory (The Calkin-Kelly Directory Company, 1929, 400 pages)
1938-1939-1940 Armstrong County [Farm] Directory (C. S. Burke, 1938, 64 pages)
Vandergrift, Leechburg and Apollo Pennsylvania Con Survey Directory 1940 (Baldwin Con Survey Company, 1940, 490 pages)
Telephone Directory - July 1946 (The Kittanning Telephone Co., 1946, 188 pages)
The Mullin-Kille, Kittanning, Pennsylvania City Directory Supplement, 1949 (Mullin-Kille, 1949, 68 pages)
Allegheny Valley Telephone Directory - May 1952 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1952, 172 pages)
Indiana and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - May 1952 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1952, 216 pages)
Indiana and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - March 1954 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1954, 224 pages)
Punxsutawney - Mehaffey and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - October 1957 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1957, 120 pages
Kittanning Directory - Inc. West Kittanning, Applewald, Ford City and Manorville (Allegheny Directories, 1958, 130 pages)