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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Bookshelf Renfrew Park by Daniel W. Arthur and Ronald R. Keiper Daniel W. Arthur, 1987 (160 pages, paper, $21.00) Renfrew Park is a documen­tation of a one hundred and seven acre historic park and farm near Waynesboro in three parts: a natural history of its flora and fauna, a photo­graphic documentation of the farmstead and its structures and a section describing its historical and architectural...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Bookshelf Pieced by Mother: Symposium Papers by Jeannette Lasansky, editor Oral Traditions Project, 1988 (120 pages, paper, $19.95) The twelfth in the Union County Historical Society’s national award-winning series on Pennsylvania crafts, Pieced by Mother features twelve thought-provoking essays, complemented with both color and black and white illustra­tions, which showcases Penn­sylvania quilts...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Bookshelf Barns of Chester County Pennsylvania: A Bicentennial Overview: “So Your Children Can Tell Their Children” by Berenice M. Ball published by the Women’s Auxiliary to Chester County Hospital, 1974, contains 256 pages with 378 illustrations including original art and photographs The book’s profit will also benefit Chester County Historical Society. The author, Mrs. Bell,...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Bookshelf Bucks County – Photographs of Early Architecture, by Aaron Siskind, with an introduction by William Morgan, has been pub­lished for the Bucks County Historical Society. The collection contains approximately one hundred photographs; it is a pictorial history of Bucks County buildings that existed in the 1940’s when Siskind employed his fixed-lens Voightlaner Avis camera. The book is...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Bookshelf A new four-volume history of Indiana County is planned for publication in 1978. Written by Clarence D. Stephenson, it is to be entitled Indiana County: 175th Anniversary History. The volume will be the first book-size history of Indiana County in 65 years. Further details can be obtained by writing Indiana County History 1978, Box 176, Marion Center, Pa. 15759.   The Northampton County...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Bookshelf The Venango County Historical Society is republishing in its original size the 700-page History of Venango County. The book was originally published by Caldwell in 1879. If ordered prior to December 31 [1975], the price is $32.50. The after-publication price will be $37.50. Checks or money orders can be sent to Venango County Historical Society, Box 101, Franklin 16323.   The George Dallas...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Bookshelf The Philadelphia and Erie Railroad: Its Place in American Economic History by Homer T. Rosenberger has just been published by The Fox Hills Press. The illustrated book is 748 pages and is available for $18.00 from The Fox Hills Press, 8409 Fox Run, Potomac, Maryland 20854. Copies are also available at the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Dr. Rosenberger, a noted historian, is a...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Bookshelf William H. Shenk has several booklets, some of them revised editions, available. One is Vanderbilt’s Folly – A History of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. This is an illustrated 48-page booklet by Shenk, an engineer-historian. It is available at $3.00 per copy plus 18 cents sales tax in Pennsylvania. Another of Shenk’s booklets is History of the Pullman Automobile 1903-1917. It is...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Bookshelf The Tiadaghton Tale, A History of the Area and Its People went on sale in December [1975]. The book, a complete history of the upper West Branch Valley from 1772, contains 200 pages and over 200 illustrations and maps. The book is 6 x 9, hardbound, and sells for $6.95 or $7.00 by mail. The narration is by Helen H. Russell, historian of the area for many years. The Jersey Shore Historical Society...
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Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Bookshelf Pennsylvania Postal History, by John L. Kay and Chester M. Smith, Jr. is a 564-page publication, detailing the 10,000 to 11,000 post offices of Pennsylvania. The history of all post offices, named stations, named branches. rural stations, rural branches and community post offices is covered 1n the three sections of the book. Reflecting the strong interest in local county history the work is...
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