I am quite interested in the history of franklin county and even more so in the development of the history of the cumberland valley as a very early frontier. Acrevalue helps you locate parcels, property lines, and ownership information for land online, eliminating the need for plat books. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. A history of the greencastle antrim community, 17361971, by w. You can learn of our activities through the towns news and events notices, local newspapers, the ahs website. You can learn of our activities through the towns news and events notices, local.
The population was 14,893 at the 2010 census, up from 12,504 at the 2000 census. Strabane history society is launching a series of 10 question quizzes about the town and surrounding area. Four card catalogs serve as a guide to their holdings. Wadsworth, a native of connecticut, who reached the grand traverse region in 1846. Pennsylvania vital records from the pennsylvania genealogical magazine and the pennsylvania magazine of history and biography family history library pennsylvania, order sons of italy in america, enrollment and death benefit records, 19101968 ancestry. Sailing from new york, she set out to determine the condition of the irish poor and discover why so many were emigrating to her home country. Discover librarianselected research resources on pennsylvania history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. A year later, he brought his wife and family, and eventually settled near the present site of elk rapids town hall. James webb reveals the allbutinvisible ethnic group that has created the core beliefs of democracy americanstyle. Duncan, tioga county, pennsylvania photos from antrim pa. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Full text of history of franklin county, pennsylvania.
The antrim historical society ahs is dedicated to the celebration of antrim s history. Society, with emphasis on our pagerman heritage and history, via all the pgs publications and annual books, in the barnes library. In certificates of character or what we now call church letters of dismissal, issued by vicars of the church of ireland and by 14 five typical scotch irish families dissenting ministers of killeade or colade and ardmore, county of antrim, ireland to members of the orr family emigrating to pennsylvania in the early half of the eighteenth. Part of the irish families project, this reference work includes the complete 1659 census for antrim, county map, complete listing of modern parishes and placenames as well as older place names, plus coats of arms of families in antrim taken from the irish book.
How and where to find family history records of irish quakers. The citizens of antrim indicated their interest in forming an historical society by a vote at town meeting in 1983. Greencastleantrim, pennsylvania images of america series. This is in the form of a somewhat fragile hardcover account book, so i am not sure if it can be scanned, but it is a wonderful historical document listing births by date, name, ethnicity of the mother, along with medical details. Funeral home services for linda are being provided by tusseymosher funeral home, ltd the obituary was. The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. Antrim township is a municipality located in franklin county, southcentral pennsylvania with its southern border being a part of the masondixon line.
The pennsylvania center for the book enoch brown school. Pennsylvania ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records. For many years the writer has been convinced that coke. She was a charter member of the greencastleantrim civil war roundtable, established in the mid 1970s. Born fighting is a bombshellor else the most brilliant battle flare ever launched by a book. Allison antrim museum is continuing its research into how greencastle got its name. The monument marks the spot where schoolmaster enoch brown and ten of his students were brutally killed in a massacre that historian francis parkman called an outrage unmatched in fiendish atrocity through all the annals. A history of pennsylvania, klein and hoogenboom, penn state university, 1980. List of approved ancestors genealogical society of. Mcdermott of blossburg, which finely resulted in the erection of a church edifice in 1877, david cooper doing the work. Asbury harpending baker was the town physician in antrim from 1886 1894, and as he recounts in his memoir, published as memories, he and william estep were great friends. History of county antrim topographical dictionary of. From its earliest settlement to june 27, 1877, with a brief genealogical record of all the antrim families.
Conrads books and news articles and other history book references. Strong in all areas of genealogical and historical research. Bakers obstetrical records from the years he was in antrim. Line in tennessee information back to john kirkpatrick 17701880, father of anderson kirkpatrick 18051887. Antrim township, franklin county, pennsylvania wikipedia. When you click on a link, the map will appear in a new browser window.
Frederick clifton pierce spent an entire year compiling information on the foster family. Museum containing local history and artifacts of greencastle and antrim township, franklin county, pa. My mccall family from scotland and ireland to america. They do so by emphasizing the evolution of pennsylvania as a place and an idea. An amazing pictorial history of our beloved chambersburg, pennsylvania. Phmc archives research online cumberland county revolutionary war militia. Some indicate that the immigrants left from the greencastle on the border of county antrim and the city of belfast. A digital history of eastern ontario and western quebec.
Thanks to dave dubois for maintaining this site, or by postcard by becoming a member. Simons wonderfully illustrated and written book should serve as the entry into philadelphias history. A brief history john caldwell, born circa 1742 was a successful businessman in the production of linen near the town of ballymoney, county antrim, in the. It lies slightly east of pennsylvania route 287 between williamsport and wellsboro. N estled in the heart of antrim township, franklin county, is a monument memorializing pennsylvania pioneers and the toils and trials eleven early settlers endured. Full text of scotch irish pioneers in ulster and america. Ohart traced the lines of descent of approximately irish families, in many cases detailing births, deaths. By the following year, a group on interested residents incorporated the antrim historical society, a nonprofit 501c3 corporation, whose purpose is to collect, document and preserve all artifacts deemed to be of historical interest to the citizens of antrim. The reproduction of this book has been made possible through the sponsorship of the greencastleantrim civil war roundtable, greentastle, pennsylvania. Read about the early history of pennsylvania, its oil history, its cultural evolution, and much more. These are books that were published by a wide variety of publishers between the 1880s and recent years and. Born in 1627, william edmundson was an english carpenter turned cromwellian soldier who set up a shop in antrim town with his wife and brother john in 1652. It lies slightly east of pennsylvania route 287 between williamsport and wellsboro references. The following are a list of book titles relating to co.
Antrim 1844 is a maryland wedding venue, award winning restaurant and features luxury accommodations. Enoch brown and his students are memorialized at this antrim township site in. Discover the history of your hometown with our bestselling picture series, crafted by local authors. List of books and articles about pennsylvania history. Choose our history of pennsylvania books at arcadia publishing. The acrevalue antrim county, mi plat map, sourced from the antrim county. The antrim historical society ahs is dedicated to the celebration of antrims history. The kennedy settlement in antrim township was made between the years 1755 and 1760. You will find parcel maps, land usecovernatl resources maps, soil survey maps, census maps, and sensitive area maps. Check out our first one by clicking the link below and see if you can get a perfect score. I am interested in finding out more about this family. Funeral home services for stephen are being provided by carleton funeral home.
Full text of history of the barr family, beginning with greatgrandfather robert barr, and mary wills. Adams birthdate is around 1702 in ballymoney, antrim, ireland. They do so by emphasizing the evolution of pennsylvania as a. Explore hundreds of vintage pictures of our nations history. As part of its mission to advocate and advance knowledge about the history and culture of pennsylvania and the midatlantic region, the pennsylvania historical association has published, since 1933, the awardwinning academic quarterly journal pennsylvania history. 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. Listed in this table are the qualifying ancestorsthose whose residency in pennsylvania falls within one of the required time periodsfrom. Using rare images, many never before published, greencastle antrim is a tapestry of.
Franklin county, pennsylvania genealogy familysearch wiki. Chambersburg genealogy in franklin county, pa usa 1,012,695 pennsylvania 60,629 franklin county 1,038 chambersburg 263. Shop for books at and browse categories like young adult books, childrens books, mystery books, adult coloring books and cook books. The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of tioga county. The volume is part of the pennsylvania history series published by the pennsylvania historical association in partnership with temple university press.
Irelands welcome to the stranger also on kindle is an american widows account of her travels in ireland in 184445 on the eve of the great famine. Over the past sixty years it has also published occasional books on topics pertinent more. Publications the pennsylvania historical association. Find your family history in john oharts irish pedigrees. A petition for the division of antrim had been presented to the court at the preceding jan. Full text of history of the barr family, beginning with.
The allison antrim museum captures the history and spirit of the greencastle antrim area with its impressive collection of both rotating and permanent exhibits. Antrim, pennsylvania lebanon lutheran church antrim, pennsylvania gethsemane lutheran church. History the first known settler to venture into antrim county was abraham c. Antrim township is a township in franklin county, pennsylvania, united states. This is in the form of a somewhat fragile hardcover account book, so i am not sure if it can be scanned, but it. For almost four decades, isabelle collected books books on the local history of greencastleantrim, books on the history of franklin county, books on the history of pennsylvania, and books on american history. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. County antrim genealogy, family history notes and coats of arms. John kennedy, a native of lancaster county, came to the confluence of the east and the west conococheague, in the southwest part of antrim. Ballymoney old graveyard dorothy arthurs north antrim. She was a charter member of the greencastle antrim civil war roundtable, established in the mid 1970s. He published a book around 1896 which has a detailed history of all the fosters till the end of the 19th century.
Located in the heart of pennsylvania s picturesque and historic cumberland valley, greencastle and neighboring antrim township are allamerican communities with a rich heritage that spans several centuries. Nestled at the foot of the breathtaking catoctin mountains in central maryland, the antrim. Full text of five typical scotch irish families of the. Full text of history of the boyd family, and descendants.
Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. John kennedy, a native of lancaster county, came to the confluence of the east and the west conococheague, in the southwest part of antrim township, and located on 700 acres of land, the first tract being bottom land extending a mile and a half in length along the creeks. Apart from some very useful history, including on the cromwellian settlement, the plantation of ulster, the arrival of the huguenots and palatines in ireland, etc. Maps of pennsylvania 16731878 ancestor tracks has posted downloadable images from the atlas of franklin county, pennsylvania, from actual surveys under the direction of d.
Ireland and settle in part of lancaster county pennsylvania, now in cumberland county. The johnstown flood by david mccullough, harrisburg and the susquehanna river by erik v. Stephen fittery passed away on february 6, 2018 at the age of 67 in antrim, pennsylvania. Save over 20% credits will not expire, so you can use them at. Full text of history of the boyd family, and descendants, with historical chapter of the ancient family of boyds, in scotland, and a complete record of their descendants in kent, new windsor and middletown, n. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to antrim. Allisonantrim museum museum, history, historical society. A history of the commonwealth offers fresh perspectives on the keystone state from an array of distinguished scholars who view the history of this commonwealth critically and honestly, using the latest and best scholarship to give a modern account of pennsylvania s past. Research kirkpatrick family history boards going back hundreds of years.
Shelter for his excellency, le roy greene, stackpole books, harrisburg, 1951. Part of the irish families project, this reference work includes the complete 1659 census for antrim, county map, complete listing of modern parishes and placenames as well as older place. Linda morseman passed away on september 15, 2019 at the age of 72 in antrim, pennsylvania. The whiskey rebellion was a 1794 uprising of farmers and distillers in western pennsylvania in protest of a whiskey tax enacted by the federal government. Antrim is an unincorporated community in duncan township, tioga county, in the u. Washington township was organized out of antrim township by the cumberland county quarter sessions court in april of 1779. The book, the first comprehensive history of pennsylvania in almost three decades, sets the pennsylvania. Catholic churchin the early history of antrim monthly meetings were held by fathers wynne n. Simons wonderfully illustrated and written book should serve as the entry into philadelphias history for a variety of audiences.
The museum was established in 1995 and opened its doors on south ridge avenue in 1998. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Some of these may be easily obtainable, some are rare and out of print. His father, john was born in 1645 in ballymoney county, antrim, ireland.
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