Pennsylvania Archives

Pennsylvania Archives
Author: George Edward Reed
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1900
Genre: Governors
ISBN:

The following types of papers are represented in this series: addresses, general messages, special messages, veto messages, and proclamations. Correspondence has been included only in certain cases where it has been of evident historical value.

Pennsylvania Land Records

Pennsylvania Land Records
Author: Donna Bingham Munger
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages: 278
Release: 1993-09-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1461665965

The genealogist trying to locate families, the surveyor or attorney researching old deeds, or the historian seeking data on land settlement will find Pennsylvania Land Records an indispensable aid. The land records of Pennsylvania are among the most complete in the nation, beginning in the 1680s. Pennsylvania Land Records not only catalogs, cross-references, and tells how to use the countless documents in the archive, but also takes readers through a concise history of settlement in the state. The guide explains how to use the many types of records, such as rent-rolls, ledgers of the receiver general's office, mortgage certificates, proof of settlement statements, and reports of the sale of town lots. In addition, the volume includes: cross-references to microfilm copies; maps of settlement; illustrations of typical documents; a glossary of technical terms; and numerous bibliographies on related topics.

Pennsylvania in Public Memory

Pennsylvania in Public Memory
Author: Carolyn Kitch
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2015-06-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 027106885X

What stories do we tell about America’s once-great industries at a time when they are fading from the landscape? Pennsylvania in Public Memory attempts to answer that question, exploring the emergence of a heritage culture of industry and its loss through the lens of its most representative industrial state. Based on news coverage, interviews, and more than two hundred heritage sites, this book traces the narrative themes that shape modern public memory of coal, steel, railroading, lumber, oil, and agriculture, and that collectively tell a story about national as well as local identity in a changing social and economic world.

Pennsylvania Archives

Pennsylvania Archives
Author: Samuel Hazard
Publisher:
Total Pages: 872
Release: 1931
Genre: Pennsylvania
ISBN:

A collection of documents supplementing the companion series known as "Colonial records," which contain the Minutes of the Provincial council, of the Council of safety, and of the Supreme executive council of Pennsylvania.

The Storm Gathering

The Storm Gathering
Author: Lorett Treese
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2002
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780811730693

William Penn (1644-1718) founded Pennysylvania in 1682 and governed it with permission from the British crown. He left Pennsylvania in 1701 and returned to England. His son, Thomas (1701/2-1775), came to Pennsylvania in 1732. Thomas' nephew, John Penn (1729-1795) arrived in 1734 and was appointed governor in 1763. Recounts the effects of the Revolution on the Penn family who had owned large portions of the colony.

Three Years in the Bloody Eleventh

Three Years in the Bloody Eleventh
Author: Joseph Gibbs
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780271021669

A Look Inside The trials & tribulations of one of the Civil War's most battle-tested units.