Common types of primary sources include works of literature, historical documents, original philosophical writings, and religious texts. Simons wonderfully illustrated and written book should serve as the entry into philadelphias history for a variety of audiences. An illustrated history of the commonwealth of pennsylvania 1876 by william egle, m. Topics include professional authorship and the literary marketplace, the history of reading and book distribution, booktrade studies and publishinghouse histories, and examinations of. Early hughesville residents signaled their resolve to graduate from settlement to fullfledged town by opening a logcabin school in 1818. Residents of lewistown, pennsylvania, 1800 family history library lewistown newspapers and obituaries.
Bradford county is particularly distinguished for the most excellent quantity of her dairy products. Designed to make highquality scholarship accessible for students, the pennsylvania history series has been published since 1948 and now features more than thirty titles that advance the mission of the pha by engaging with key social, political, and cultural issues in the history of the state and region. Ari hoogenboom, professor of history at brooklyn college, is the author or coauthor of seven books including outlawing the spoils. Brunner page images at hathitrust school history of. With a theme built around hotair balloons, explore our past. Pennsylvania was already years old when the history of hughesville began with the arrival of 1816, of jeptha hughes, who laid out the new town and named it after himself. New books relating to pennsylvanias history were recently added to our library, and heres a sampling of some of the newer titles. A member of the pennsylvania historical and museum commission, dr. Normally, i like to rent the books that are required in my classes namely those i dont think ill want to keep ahold of.
On sculls old map of pennsylvania it is written lycaumick, which was the first transition from the original. Miller and william pencak, a historian at pennsylvania state university, this lucid and comprehensive. The population over the years varied as the coal mines had good and bad times. Please contact bchs at 8146232011, concerning purchasing any of these books, shipping, etc. Read each book description for publication and condition details and price. Some of this information is held at the databoards and some is on the county pages. Thanks to the blair county arts foundation, it is still a place where patrons can go and enjoy quality live entertainment while they reminisce about the theaters exciting. Lewistown genealogy in schuylkill county, pa usa 1,015,348 pennsylvania 60,654 schuylkill county 1,530 lewistown 103. This is a bibliography of most of our biographical and historical volumes currently being used for transcription to our various pennsylvania counties.
But, through my pa history class, and reading this book, theres so much more id like to read. It is named for william hepburn who was a former state senator and one of the founding fathers of lycoming county and williamsport which is the largest city in lycoming county. The american heritage new history of the civil war 5 the civil war extra 40. The homes were built to house employees of a nearby coal company. Appears in 179 books from 18372008 page 259 at the corners are assembled juntos of village idlers and wise men, who take their stations there for the important purpose of seeing company pass. Klein is the author or coauthor of seven books including president james buchanan. My friends, he began with good cheer, how do you like this way of coming back into the union. An illustrated history, is a concise history of the people, places, and events that have propelled the concept of the physician assistant from its inception at duke university in 1965 to its position as a major force in american medicine today. History and books about beaver county, pennsylvania. Below you will find a thematic book list for a study on pennsylvania. The mcha gift shop at stroud mansion offers local history books, videos and dvds, outofprint books, music, ornaments, clothing and other memorabilia dealing with monroe. Several times we had liked to have been staved against rocks, and many times were obliged, all hands, to get out and remain in the water half an hour or more, getting over the shoals. The pa history societys book, the physician assistant. The key to commercial success in that era was the ability to control trade.
Each chapter offers a glossary, map study, bios, related history and student exercises. Designed to make highquality scholarship accessible for students, the pennsylvania history series has been published since 1948 and now features. Opened on march 18, 1834, the portage railroad connected two bodies of water at hollidaysburg and johnstown in an. Hepburn township was originally much larger in size than it is today. It embraced the territory, now found in the township of lewis, east of lycoming creek, and a portion of cascade and eldred townships. The book, the first comprehensive history of pennsylvania in almost three decades, sets the pennsylvania story in the larger context of national social, cultural, economic, and political development. Choose our history of pennsylvania books at arcadia publishing. A race soon developed to create a network of manmade waterways that would connect the two rival atlantic coastal ports with the inland marketplace of the ohio valley and great lakes. A webpage for the book series penn state series in the history of the book published by penn state university press. Theres all kinds of really interesting things to learn in here about pennsylvania. Building waterways forty feet wide and four feet deep across the southern edge of the state was a marvelous accomplishment, but the most magnificent component of the main line was the construction of the allegheny portage railroad in the early 1830s. A biography 1995 and pennsylvania politics, 18171832.
They do so by emphasizing the evolution of pennsylvania as a place and an idea. Haunted roads of western pennsylvania haunted america cover image. Historical collections of the state of pennsylvania 1843. Clicking on the links below will take you to our online catalog discover where youll find many more books and manuscripts to aid you in your research. The first homes were built in lower byrnesville around 1856 and in upper byrnesville around 1865. Most of these but not all are county history books that combine history and biographies of families within the county. Colonial pennsylvania cast iron fire backs, stove plates, and warming stoves, 17261760 by daniel a. A sampling of the books published by the heinz history centers publications. A rare of collection of historical books of reading, pa and berks county. Brunner page images at hathitrust school history of berks county in pennsylvania. Hepburn township was organized in 1804 out of a territory set off from loyalsock.
Kirkhoff funeral home, bernville, berks county, pa. It was named to honor william hepburn, an exstate senator and judicial administrator. A primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic. Historical collections of the state of pennsylvania 1843 by sherman day. Hills, 1844, by israel daniel rupp page images at hathitrust poetical history of berks county, reading, pa. D pennsylvania, a guide to the keystone state compiled by wpa writers. List of books and articles about pennsylvania history. Appears in 182 books from 18671988 page we had a tedious and very fatiguing passage down the creek. He went on to explain that he and his fellow soldiers had felt the need of a summer outing, and thought we would take it at the north. The majority of the people who first settled there were mostly irish immigrants. It was not fully detached from allegheny county until 1803. The township of loyalsock has lost much of its original territory in the last hundred years, and as it stands today it is the seventeenth in size and contains 15,360 acres.
The pittsburgh cycle in 2005, august wilson completed a tenplay cycle, nine of which are set in pittsburgh, chronicling the africanamerican experience in the 20th century. Klein is professor emeritus of american history at penn state. The volume is part of the pennsylvania history series published by the pennsylvania historical association in partnership with temple university press. We can help you find the pennsylvania history books you are looking for. Wallace luckenbill, fleetwood junior high school lectures, 19381945 hundreds of years ago, great forests of very old trees grew in the gentle valleys, on the rolling hills, and on the steep mountains of what is now berks county. As the worlds largest independent marketplace for new, used and rare books, you always get the best in service and value when you buy from, and all of your purchases are backed by our return guarantee. Hepburn township, lycoming county, pennsylvania wikipedia. Archives of historical books of reading, pa and berks county. It is an excellent educational resource continue reading pa history books.
Web site of the bedford county historical societybchs, bedford pa, collectable and used civil war books. Pennsylvania history and books history of berks county. Kirkhoff family history library saint thomas union church, bernville, penn township, berks county, pennsylvania. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. From quaker rule to the devastating decline of the steel industry, pennsylvania. These books may be found at your local public or school library. Heekewelder says the delawares invariably called it by this name. Store merchandise, bedford county historical society pa. Cambria county library johnstown, pa history books. Pennsylvania history new, used and rare books and ephemera. Pennsylvania history new, used and rare books and ephemera at. Edited by saint josephs university history professor randall m.
Pennsylvania northumberland county heritage books, inc. History of bedford, somerset and fulton counties, pa. Named for the beaver river, the county was formed from parts of allegheny county and washington county. Hepburn history it was named to honor william hepburn, an exstate senator and judicial administrator.
Adobe acrobat reader required to view digital books. Read about the early history of pennsylvania, its oil history, its cultural evolution, and much more. Although long passed on, isaac doc mishler, the remarkably successful businessman from lancaster has left behind him a legacy and significant history in blair county. New books on pennsylvania history added to the library. Topics include professional authorship and the literary marketplace, the history of reading and book distribution, booktrade studies and publishinghouse histories, and examinations of and literary property. This series publishes books that employ a mixture of approaches. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Add tags comment to link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to. The county was originally covered with a heavy growth of timber, and for many years the business of lumbering was carried on extensively, the surplus products finding a market via the north branch and the susquehanna river to harrisburg, port.
Page 220 and be it further enacted that it shall and may be lawful for the said company to employ all such surplus capital as may belong or accrue to the said company in the purchase of public or other stock, or in any other moneyed transactions or operations not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this state or of the united states, for the sole benefit of the said. Every purchase benefits the monroe county historical associations mission. Pa history books physician assistant history society. Biblio has over 100 million new, used and rare books for sale in every. Read about the early history of pennsylvania, its oil history, its cultural evolution, and much. Everyday discount prices and great customer service. Books were personally hand scanned one page at time at a resolution of 600dpi paying careful attention to detail. Local history books on pennsylvania arcadia publishing. Hepburn township was formed from part of loyalsock township in 1804. New pennsylvania history books now in library historical. The plan adopted in compiling this history is to take the reader a stroll over the town, locating the lots as originally laid out by the two quaker brothers, henry and jacob beeson, describing the early buildings that occupied the same and reciting many reminiscences connected with the early residents. A history of the civil service reform movement 1982 and the enterprising colonials. Byrnesville was located in the anthracite coal region of pennsylvania and coal mining and processing was its main industry.
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