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

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LW01 - Lawrence County PA - Everything Collection (All Collections on Lawrence County)

LW02 - County, Regional, Miscellaneous History & Maps Collection

County History & Biography Collection
History of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (L. H. Everts & Co., 1877, 362 pages)
Book of Biographies. Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Biographical Publishing Company, 1897, 587 pages)
Pioneer Outline History of Northwestern Pennsylvania (W. J. McKnight, 1905, 755 pages)
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Its Representative Citizens (Hon. Aaron L. Hazen, 1908, 942 pages)
Lawrence County Centennial 1849-1949 Historical Program (Centennial Committee, 1949, 28 pages)

Town, Township & Regional Histories
Century Book of New Castle's Centennial Celebration (Signature Oddvertising Service, 1925, 225 pages)

Church, Family, Education, Military and Miscellaneous Histories
Young American Patriots - The Youth of Pennsylvania in World War II (National Publishing Company, 1946, 674 pages)
In Memory of Our Honored Dead - Souvenir Program [Beaver & Lawrence County] (Honor Degree of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1947, 100 pages)

Maps & Atlases
1860 Map of Lawrence and Beaver Counties (N. S. Ames and Wm. Barker, Color)
1908 Warrantee Atlas of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Henry Houck, 27 pages, B/W)

Birds-eye Town Views
New Castle, Pennsylvania (1896, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)

LW03 - Directory Collection (1889-1957)
1889-90 New Castle City and Lawrence County Directory (N. H. Burch & Co., 1889, 466 pages)
List of Subscribers - The Central District Printing Telegraph Co., July 1894 (The Central District and Printing Telegraph Company, 1894, 186 pages)
Official Directory of the Central District & Printing Telegraph Co. May 1898 (Central District & Printing Telegraph Co., 1898, 410 pages)
New Castle Official City Directory 1913 (The Burch Directory Company, 1913, 712 pages)
1914-1915 Polk's Directory of Lawrence Co., PA (R. L. Polk & Co., 1914, 172 pages)
1917 Farm Directory and Reference Book of Beaver and Lawrence Counties, Pennsylvania (Orange Judd Company, 1917, 283 pages)
New Castle Official City Directory 1921 (The Burch Directory Company, 1921, 696 pages)
New Castle Official City Directory 1924-25 (The Burch Directory Company, 1924, 778 pages)
New Castle Official City Directory 1926-27 (The Burch Directory Company, 1926, 828 pages)
New Castle [PA] and Nearby Places Telephone Directory - Summer 1927 (Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, 1927, 168 pages)
Telephone Directory - Summer 1930 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1930, 238 pages)
New Castle Official City Directory 1930-31 (The Burch Directory Company, 1930, 844 pages)
New Castle Official City Directory 1937 (The Burch Directory Company, 1937, 656 pages)
New Castle Official City Directory 1949 (The Burch Directory Company, 1949, 816 pages)
New Castle Official City Directory 1952 (The Burch Directory Company, 1951, 992 pages)
New Castle Official City Directory 1954 (The Burch Directory Company, 1953, 856 pages)
Beaver Valley and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - January 1954 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1954, 420 pages)
New Castle Official City Directory 1956 (The Burch Directory Company, 1955, 820 pages)
New Castle Official City Directory 1958 (The Burch Directory Company, 1957, 792 pages)