The historical literature from Pennsylvania is essential for genealogists researching colonial, Revolutionary War, and early industrial ancestry. County and township histories often include detailed family sketches, church records, and information on land ownership dating back to the 1600s. Pennsylvania’s role as a settlement hub for Germans, Quakers, Scots-Irish, and African Americans is well documented. These works also cover the development of industries like coal mining, steel, and railroads, providing insight into ancestors’ occupations. Whether exploring rural farmlands or urban centers like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s history books offer a deep and varied resource for genealogical research.
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Histories, Memories & Biographies
Local and General History
- History of Northampton County (Pennsylvania) and the Grand Valley of the Lehigh 1,628 records
- Reading and Berks County, Pennsylvania, A History 1,588 records
- History of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania (1891) 1,424 records
- History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865, Prepared in Compliance With Acts of the Legislature, Volume 3 (1869) 1,399 records
- History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861 - 1865, Volume 2 1,381 records
- History of Bradford County, Pennsylvania 1,320 records
- History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Part 2 (1883) 1,314 records
- Bulletins of the Chester County Historical Society, 1918 1,282 records
- History of the Counties of Mckean, Elk, Cameron And Potter, Pennsylvania 1,278 records
- Welsh Settlement of Pennsylvania 1,254 records
- History of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, Part 1 (1891) 1,248 records
- Illustrated History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Part 1 1,204 records
- History of Cumberland And Adams Counties, Pennsylvania, Part 1 1,198 records
- Illustrated History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Part 2 1,194 records
- History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (1882) 1,180 records
- History of Columbia County, Pennsylvania (1883) 1,170 records
- Nelson's Biographical Dictionary And Historical Reference Book of Erie County, Pennsylvania 1,156 records
- History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers And Prominent Men (1882) 1,150 records
- History of Northampton, Lehigh, Monroe, Carbon, And Schuylkill Counties 1,136 records
- Memoirs of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Personal And Genealogical, Volume 1 (1902) 1,126 records
- History of Perry County, Pennsylvania (1922) 1,098 records
- Pennsylvania-German Society, Volume 16, 1907 1,066 records
- History of the Counties Lehigh and Carbon in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1,062 records
- History of the Counties of Dauphin And Lebanon in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Volume 1 (1883) 1,042 records
- The Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, Seekers of Religious Liberty Who Fled From Silesia To Saxony and Thence To Pennsylvania in the Years 1731-1737 1,029 records
- Our Country And Its People, a Historical And Memorial Record of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Volume 1 (1899) 1,014 records
- History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Volume 3 1,004 records
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