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

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ER01 - Erie County PA - Everything Collection (All Material on Erie County)

ER02 - County, Regional and Misc History Collection
County History & Biography Collection
The History of Erie County Pennsylvania (Laura G. Sanford, 1862, 368 pages)
History of Erie County Pennsylvania (Warner, Beers & Co., 1884, 1268 pages)
Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Erie County, Pennsylvania (S. B. Nelson, 1896, 1142 pages)
A Twentieth Century History of Erie County Pennsylvania [Vol. 1 & 2] (The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909, 1804 pages)
History of Erie County Pennsylvania [Vol. 1 & 2] (Historical Publishing Company, 1925, 1547 pages)

Town, Township & Regional Histories
Souvenir - Erie Penna (Anonymous, ~1900-1910, 24 pages)
Souvenir - Erie Penna (J. M. Stearns, 1911, 20 pages)
Official Perry Centennial Souvenir Book of Erie (A. C. McCallum, 1913, 37 pages)
Souvenir Program Centennial Celebration 1834-1934 - North East, PA (Anonymous, 1934, 40 pages)
Erie - A Guide to the City and County (William Penn Association of Philadelphia, Inc., 1938, 172 pages)
Perry Sesquicentennial Souvenir Program (Perry Sesquicentennial Inc., 1963, 136 pages)

Church, Family, Education, Military and Miscellaneous Histories
History of the Presbytery of Erie (S. J. M. Eaton, 1868, 479 pages)
Industrial and Commercial Resources of [Western] Pennsylvania (Historical Publishing Company, 1887, 144 pages)
Soldiers of the American Revolution Who at Some Time Were residents of, or Whose Graves are in Erie County, PA (Erie Chapters DAR, 1929, 92 pages)
Perry Sesquicentennial - Erie County Industry - History & Directory (Anonymous, 1963, 52 pages)

ER03 - Maps Atlases & Images
Maps & Atlases
1836 Map of Wattsburg, Venango Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania (Baker & Wall, Color)
1855 Map of Erie County Pennsylvania (O. M. Leran, Isaac W. Moore, J. Chace Jr., Color)

Birds-eye Town Views
Bird's Eye View of the City of Corry, Erie County, Pennsylvania (1870, A. Ruger)
Bird's Eye View of the City of Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania (1870, A. Ruger)
Corry, Pennsylvania (1895, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)
Union City, Erie County, Pennsylvania (1895, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)
North East, Erie County, Pennsylvania (1896, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)
Edinboro, Pa. (1898, John J. O'Brien)
Birdseye View of Erie, Penna. (1909, Charles Lederle)

ER04 - Directory Collection (1873-1960)
Gazetteer and Business Directory of Erie County, PA for 1873-4 (Hamilton Child, 1873, 330 pages)
Horn's Rural Routes Supplement [Erie County, PA, 1907] (Directory Printing Co., 1907, 326 pages)
Directory of the Mutual Telephone Co., and American Union Telephone Co., Erie County, PA - June 1908 (Mutual Telephone Co., & American Union Telephone Co., 1908, 164 pages)
Directory of the Mutual Telephone Co., Erie, Pennsylvania - Summer 1920 (Mutual Telephone Co., 1920, 206 pages)
Atkinson Erie City Directory 1925-1926 (Atkinson Erie Directory Co., 1925 1150 pages)
Erie City Directory 1937 (Atkinson Erie Directory Co., 1937 1108 pages)
Erie City Directory 1942 [Including Lawrence Park, Wesleyville and Westminster] (Atkinson Erie Directory Co., 1942, 1280 pages)
Erie and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - July 1945 (Pennsylvania Telephone Corporation, 1945, 236 pages)
Erie and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - July 1952 (General Telephone Company of PA, 1952, 468 pages)
Girard and Adjacent Areas Dial Conversion Directory - April 1952 (Pennsylvania Telephone Corporation, 1952, 18 pages)
Polk's Millcreek Township Directory 1957 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1957, 608 pages)
Polk's Millcreek Township Directory 1960 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1960, 756 pages)