
Pennsylvania Trails County Updates
What's New
October Updates
Adams County County Host - Vicki Hartman
Columbia County - County Host - Tammy Clark
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17 marriage announcements from the Columbia Democrat
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death notices from The Columbia Democrat
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death notices from the Democratic Sentinel
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eleven bios from the Record of the Men of Lafayette
Montour County - County Host - Tammy Clark
Lehigh County County Host - Vicki Hartman
Luzerne County - County Host - Claire Moran
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Added 3 obituaries contributed by Tina Pastusic
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added other obituaries from the 1932 Wilkes-Barre Record.
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Initiated 1932 Death Index. Posted January through April (about 1600 names).
Lycoming County
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Obituary Index for the Sun Gazette, WIlliamsport, Lycoming Co., PA 1998,
1999 and 2000 - Contributed by Tammy Clark
Schuylkill County
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Obituaries from the Press and Herald, Pine Grove - Contributed by Tammy Clark
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Obituary Index for "The Call" Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill Co., PA - Contributed
by Tammy Clark
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Obituary Index for Pottsville Republican & Hearld, Pottsville - Contributed
by Tammy Clark
Sullivan County
Tioga County
August - September Updates
Adams County County Host - Vicki Hartman
Allegheny County County Host - Christina
Anthony
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Cemetery Records: Lebanon Presbyterian Church Cemetery: Richland Cemetery:
Jefferson M. E. Church Cemetery:
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Obituaries:
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Wills: John Mowry
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Cemetery Photos, Will, and Obituaries Graciously submitted by Marji
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Turner - Obits & Photos Courtesy of Betty Morrison Paradise & Mark
Pearson
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Deaths from various records (newspaper articles, obituaries, cemetery records,
etc.
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Civil War Exempts:
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Boroughs of East Birmingham, Lawrenceville, Birmingham, South Pittsburg,
Manchester, Temperanceville, & Tarentum (Work in Progress)
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Photos: Clairton Steel Plant and Riverview Hotel
Bedford County
Berks County County Host - Vicki Hartman
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22 Biographies
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267 obituaries
Bradford County
Bucks County
Carbon County
Chester County
Columbia County - County Host - Tammy Clark
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death notices from The Columbia Democrat, Bloomsburg, PA
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25 marriage announcements from The Columbia Democrat, Bloomsburg, PA
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death index from the Press Enterprise 2003, over 1500 names
Cumberland County
Dauphin County
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Death Notice and family history of Mildred B. Burkholder Hamsher -
contributed by Nancy Harvey via Sara Hemp
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Colonel Jacob Cooke Death Notice - contributed by Charles
T. Cooke IV
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Obituary Index for the Patriot News, Harrisburg PA -- Contributed by
Tammy Clark
Delaware County County Host - Kim Paterson
"Kimmer"
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News articles from 1794 to 1820.
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Biography section
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New vital records death/obits
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Addition to the surnames list
Franklin County
Lancaster County
Luzerne County - County Host - Claire Moran
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September, October, November and December to the 1931 Death Index
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97 Obituaries
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May, June, July and August to the 1931 Death Index
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Revised structure of Death Index and added 1100 names.
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4 obituaries contributed by Kathy Reilly for the Baldes and Henniges families.
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Added 56 obituaries.
Lycoming County
Montour County - County Host - Tammy Clark
Washington County
June Updates
Erie Co
DOYLE, DOUGAN
obits
TIOGA County
FREEMAN
obit
LANCASTER County
GRUBE
obit
FRANKLIN County
bios for KIRKPATRICK, LINN, LITTLE, MCCULLOCH,
MCCULLOH, FREY
April Updates
Erie County
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Dougan, Doyle obits submitted by Linda
Dougan
March
Updates
Allegheny County - County Host Christina
Anthony
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German Passenger Records 1850-1897
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South Fayette Twp. 1850, 1870 & 1880 Mortality
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Biographies: John M. Alston, Professor Thomas McCann, MD, John Dunlap, John
M. Cooper, DDS, William Cowley, MD, Edwin W. Stowe, James P. Speer, William
Thomas Howe, Thomas T. Kirk, MD, William Roseburg, Robert Bruce Wallace,
Adolph L. Lewin, MD, Andrew B. Stevenson.
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Presbyterian Pastors & Professors
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Freedman Bank Records 1865-1874 (Most people were born and/or raised in
Pittsburgh)
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Old Photos: St. Philomena Church in Pittsburgh, Third Presbyterian Church
Photo
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Pittsburgh Post Offices
Dauphin County - County Host Nancy
Piper
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AUTO DROPS 40 FEET; TWO DEAD (Death of John C. H. Care and Thomas McClintock)
- Donated by Patricia Hardenstine
Erie County
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1910 Erie, Erie County Pa Census - Partial - Contributed by Linda Dougan
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1930 Erie, Erie County PA Census - Partial - Contributed by Linda Dougan
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Doyle Death Records - Contributed by Linda Dougan
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Doyle Death Notices - Contributed by Linda Dougan
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Unsanitary condition of jail (1915) - Contributed by Linda Dougan
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Biography of Michael Lieble - Contributed by Linda Dougan
Franklin County
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Index of Biographies - Contributed by Carol Parrish
Greene County
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Obituaries - Contributed by Michelle Kennedy Byrd
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Biography of John G. Fordyce - Contributed by Michelle Kennedy Byrd
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Kennedy News Article - Contributed by Michelle Kennedy Byrd
Lebanon County
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Added death notice of Catherine Shaffer Hawk - Submitted by L. Morgan
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Indexed obituaries alphabetically
Luzerne County
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Wilkes-Barre News Articles - Contributed by Sharon Wick
JANUARY
UPDATES
Bedford County
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News Articles: Theft of John Compher's horse and Improvements at Bedford
Springs (1824)
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Probate Records for Edward Perrin Bedford Co. PA - Contributed by Sharon
Ashcraft
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Petition by James Elder to secure a deed - Contributed by Sharon Ashcraft
Berks County
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News Articles: Death of Frederick Post's child; Mr. Bagley injured
by gun powder; great flood; wool manufacturing at Reading; 12 year old worker
killed by accidental hanging (1824)
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Death Notices: Gabriel Hiester
Blair County
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Description of Mount Etna and the Mount Etna Furnace in 1824
Butler County
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News Articles: David M'Junkin arrested for murder; Harmony Society;
Father accidently shot (1824)
Centre County
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News Articles: Manufacture of wood screws; Death of Mr. Yarrick; Andrew
Thompson acquitted for the murder of Hamilton (1824)
Cumberland County
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News Articles: Unknown man murdered; Store house struck by lightning
(1824)
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1824 Death Notices: Maj. Gen. Henry Miller; Henry M. Campbell; John
Riley
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Marriage announcement: John Quigley - Ann C. Dipple (1824)
Dauphin County
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News Article: Emanuel Cassell convicted of slander; Samuel Miller's
barn struck by lightning (1824)
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1824 Death Notices: Samuel Meyers and Mrs. Walter Floody
Fayette County
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1824 news articles: Swollen rivers from rain, Man killed from explosion.
Frankin County
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Death notices for Mrs. Martha Patterson and John Sloan (1824)
Huntingdon County
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1824 News Articles: Hostler's horses loose footing, Amstrong
Crawford wagon falls into river when bridge collapses
Lancaster County
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1824 News Articles: Dr. J. L. Atlee performs amazing surgery, Mr. Somners
robbed; The Conostoga committee; Tornado does damage to homes
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1824 Marriage Announcements: Bedford-Dickson, McKelly-Michael
Lycoming County
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Letters About the Wedding of Elizabeth Warner and Joseph Reece Whitacre at
the Muncy Meeting House, 1862 - - Contributed by John and Gene
Sharp
Mercer County
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1824 News Articles: Union Meeting House destroyed by lightning; Squirrel
hunting
Mifflin County
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1824 News Articles: John Brown's storehouse destroyed by fire ; Lost child
of Alexander Stewart found after missing for 10 days
Montgomery County
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1824 News Articles: The trial of Mrs. Richardson , Coal Mine discovered
(1824)
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1824 Death Notices: John Goodwin; Samuel Smith; Charles Thompson
Northampton County
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Death Notice of Henry Hutter (1824)
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News Article: Improvements of the Lehigh
river (1824)
Philadelphia County
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News pages added: Vital records-Marriages and Vital records-Deaths
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Added NEW newspaper articles and obits.There is a very interesting article
in the Newspaper section about a fire in Phila, and in the same neighborhood
a previous fire, with many names of owners of homes and businesses that were
lost. An interesting Obit about a "Circus Freak".
Schuylkill County
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John Zimmerman convicted of murdering his daughter.(1824)
Westmoreland County
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1824 News Articles:
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James Montgomery restored to life (1824);
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Robbery of Rev. Mr. Power(1824);
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Swiss imigrants pass through Greensburg (1824);
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Murder of John Garner by John Decker and John Decker's escape (1824);
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Huge tree cut down by John M'Clelland (1824)
York County
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Obituary of John Adlum - Contributed by John and Gene
Sharp
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1824 News Articles:
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Daring Robbery by "Sailor John" (1824)
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Frederick Gram's grist mill destroyed by fire (1824)
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John Herr's barn destroyed by fire (1824)
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20 Families leave for Philadelphia (1824)
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Supposed murder of George Brown (1824)
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Francis L. Koons and G. P. Ziegler seriously injured during militia training
(1824)
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1824 Obituary: Gen. Henry Miller - revolutionary war hero
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Accidental Death of William Rieder (1824)
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Death Notice for David Cassat, Mathias Eichholtz (1824)
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August 1824 Session of the Court of Oyer and Terminer
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News Articles concerning the activities of the York County Sheriff. from
the Pennsylvania Gazette 1754 - Contributed by John and Gene Sharp
DECEMBER
UPDATES
Adams County
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70 Death Notices from 1824
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Miscellanous news from 1824
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16 Marriage notices from 1824
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4 Marriage notices from Dec 1828
Allegheny County - Host Christina Anthony
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Biographies:
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1819 Pittsburgh Directory:
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E-F-G Surnames
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H-I Surnames
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Pittsburgh Directory (J-K-L Surnames)
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Runaway Slave Articles - James Snow, Samuel Rollins, James (Gerrard S. Boarman.
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Estates and Wills Data - Newspaper article for John Reynolds (1797)
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Deaths and Marriages extracted from Social Directory of Greater
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Pittsburgh - 1905
Lycoming County
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Death notice for Mrs. Ambrose Lyman
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Jan 1823 Marriage Announcements
NOVEMBER
UPDATES
Adams County
Bedford County
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Obituary for Mary Ramsey Agnew
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Robbery of Jacob Schell's Store(1824)
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Destruction of bridges by heavy rains (1824)
Bucks County
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Fire at Oxford Valley (1900)
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Death Notice for John McFadden
Butler County
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Accidental death of Philip Coovert
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Accidental death of William Gert
Cambria County
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Deaths by Fire at Ebensburg (1824)
Cumberland County
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Trial of Joseph Nelson (1823)
Dauphin County
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Execution of Benjamin Stewart (1824)
Franklin County
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Death notice for Colonel James Horner
Greene County
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Obituary of John Jones - donated by Sara Hemp
Lancaster County
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Trial of John Walker (1824)
Lehigh County
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Death Notice for George Hanke
Luzerne County
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Violent Storm and Loss of the Wilkesbarre Bridge (1824)
Montgomery County
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Obituary of Daniel Kolb Cassel - Donated by Sara Hemp
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Powder mill explosion (1824)
Susquehanna County
Westmoreland County
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Death of Dr. Jacob Houk
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Death of William Graham
OCTOBER
UPDATES
Allegheny County (Host Christina
Anthony)
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Famine Irish Passenger Records - 1/12/1846 - 12/31/1851
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Time Magazine (1926) Heinz Company - Transcribed by Dena Whitesell
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Cemeteries & 1819 Directory (A-B Surnames)
Philadelphia County (Host Kim
Patterson)
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Bio of John LOGAN, Quaker
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New Queries
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New Surnames
SEPTEMBER
UPDATES
Adams County
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The Burning of the McLean House On The First Day's Battle of Gettysburg
- Donated by Susan Alexander Llauget
AUGUST
UPDATES
Adams County
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News Article: 1823 Hail Storm
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News Article: Destruction of John Markle's Grist Mill by Fire (1823)
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25 Obituaries and Death Notices from 1823-1824
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7 Marriage Notices from 1823-1824
Allegheny County
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News Article: Theft of clothing, capture, trial and conviction - all in 6
hours (1823)
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News Article: Destructive fire (1823)
Beaver County (Host Kat
Lowrie)
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Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
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Added Obituaries of Abner Lacock and John W. McCain
Berks County
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New Section Obituaries and Death Notices - Added death of Edward Powers and
Jeremiah Morgan
Chester County
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History of St. Paul Church and White School, Lionville, PA
Columbia County
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Obituary of Necia Piper Tubbs - donated by Pat
Crawford County
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New Section: Obituaries and Death Notices - Added Death Notice of Gen. Henry
Hurst
Cumberland County
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Several Death Notices from 1823
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News Article: The 1823 Cumberland County Agricultural Society Meeting
Dauphin County (Host Nancy Piper)
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News Article: Death Notice of John Bower (1823)
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News Article: Murder Trial of Benjamin Stewart (1823)
Franklin County
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News Article: Atempted murder of Mr. George Besore and indictment of
Frederick Defebaugh, sen. (1823 news)
Lancaster County
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Will Abstracts 1729-1819 : "S" Surnames - Donated by Sara Hemp
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News Article: Death of Joseph Denlinger
Lebanon County (Host Nancy Piper)
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News Article: John Eshelman's barn struck by lightning
Northampton County
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News Article: Easton Academy struck by lightening (1823)
Perry County
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News Article: New Seat of Justice (1823)
Philadelphia County (Host
Kim Paterson)
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Influenza Epidemic of 1890
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Vital Records updated with Obituaries and Death Notices
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Surname List and Queries list updated
Schulkill County
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News Article: Murder by John Zimmerman (1823)
Sommerset
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(News Article: 1823) Robbery of Mr. Badley
Susquehanna County
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Obituary of Louise S. (Stewart) Devitt - Donated by Sara
Hemp
Westmoreland County
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Obituary of Mrs. Henrietta (Brown) Hill - donated by Sara Hemp
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News Article: Death of James Fulton
York
County
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Seizure of Virginia land by William and John McKeen - Donated by Christi
Scovel
JULY
UPDATES
Adams County
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New Obituaries donated by Susan Alexander
Llauget - Hall Forest Thompson (1934), Lizzie Thompson nee Heyser
(1942), George Robert Thompson (1959)
Allegheny County
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Duel between Tarleton Bates and Thomas Stewart (1806 News Article)
Crawford County
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Description of Meadville in 1805
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Crawford County Cemetery Records - Donated by Sharon Wick
Cumberland County
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New Obituary donated by Susan Alexander
Llauget - William R. Thompson
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CARLISLE'S OLDEST CITIZEN 97 TOMORROW -WILLIAM H. THOMPSON TALKS OF CIVIL
WAR (1927)- donated by Susan Alexander Llauget
Montgomery County
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Biographical Sketch of Col. Samuel Miles - Revolutionary War Hero
Philadelphia County
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Updated the new Wills page with 9 new Clymer wills, these are various families
in Phila.
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Added New Will page--the full will of one Robert Clymer, proven 1817.
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Updated the Queries page to add William Cloud.
JUNE
UPDATES:
Adams County
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50 Death Notices from 1823
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8 Marriage Notices from 1823
Bulter County
NEW SECTION - News Articles: Heavy Rains cause damage (1823)
Mercer County
Horrible accident during Peter Gundy's barn raising (1823)
Mifflin County
Death notive of Andrew Gallaher (1823)
Perry County
Murder of Robert Nelson by his brother Joseph at Landisburg (1823)
Philadelphia County (Host Kim Patterson)
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updated the Philadelphia Queries section with new info on the WINIECKI AND
LEECH families. Also some new graphics.
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:updated the Bates Civil War Roster pages today. New names added alphabetically.
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added a new Wills page for the City and County of Philadelphia. This page
will have both extracts and full transcripts of wills on it. Each full will
with have its own page link. This was my last update for June.
Westmoreland County
Highway robbery near Stattler's Tavern
York County
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1823 News Article about a gang of thieves.
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Death notice of John Sheffer (1823)
MAY
UPDATES:
Adams County
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1823 Marriages and Death Notices
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1823 News Articles
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More 1823 Marriages and Death Notices
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John Thomas's Tavern Burns
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Courthouse on Fire
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Allegheny County
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Photo of US Post Office, Pittsburgh, PA - Donated by Dawn Coen
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Accidental shooting of Mr. Clark
Berks County
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Death of Mrs. William Hetherington - Donated by Sara Hemp
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Riot in Hamburg (1823)
Cumberland County
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Peter Lobach's home destroyed by fire (1823)
Dauphin County
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Demy Obituaries - submitted by LouAnn Cameron
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Obituaries and Death Notices are now alphabetized.
Franklin County
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1823 News Articles
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Barn of Mr. Clapsaddle consumed by fire
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Fatal Accident
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Death notice of Peter S. Dechert
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Death notice of General Robert Brown
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Death of John Thomson Lost and Frozen
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Stage crushed during storm
Huntingdon County
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Death notice of Joseph Underwood
Lancaster County
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1823 News Articles
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New Section: Obituaries and Death Notices - Added death notice for
William Dickson
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Trial of John Wilson
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Benjamin Fraim's House Struck by Lightning
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Court of Oyer and Terminer - Jan. 1823 session
Lebanon County
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Obituary of Alta May Winner Bucher - Donated by Sara Hemp
Northampton County:
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Death of Rev. John Heckewelder
Perry County
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Death notice of Mrs. Jane Scott
Union County
York County
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1823 News Articles
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Robbery of John Kauffman
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Fire at Benedict Mead's Mill
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Severe Hailstorm
APRIL
UPDATES:
Allegheny County
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Marble found on George Sheilds farm (1822)
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Meeting of the Pittsburg Sabbath School Union (1823)
Berks County
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Accident of John Geiger's wagon (1823)
Bucks County
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Death of Mr. Charles McMicken (1823)
Centre County
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Biography of A. F. Kreamer - Donated by Donna Rife
Cumberland County
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Grist mill fire at Big Spring (1823)
Dauphin County
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Two fires in Harrisburg (1823)
Fayette County
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Accident of William Miller's team and wagon (1822)
Franklin County
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Prison sentence of John Harmon (1822)
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Fire and Destruction of Grist Mill and Fulling Mill of Mr. Christian Hoover
(1823)
Indiana County
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Death notice of Thomas Dolton (1822)
Lycoming County
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Marriage Notices and Wedding Announcements (Added January 1822 notices)
York County
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Theft of Mr. Hantz by Henry Norbeck and son (1822)
MARCH
UPDATES:
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Death notices for Westmoreland, York, Fayette Counties
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Franklin County -
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Attempted 1822 robbery and murder of Mr. George Besore
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Death Notice
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Mifflin County
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Large radishes of John Slack and
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The fall meeting of the Susquehanna Agricultural Society (1822)
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Somerset County - 1822 Attempted Mail Robbery
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Cumberland County -
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Five men were committed to jail for robbery
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Death notice
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Washington County -
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William Crawford sentenced to be executed
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Death Notice
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Chester county -
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1761 Land tortoise found (1822)
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Death notice
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Lancaster county -
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Fire at Columbia,
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Stabbing of Thomas Burns;
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The Execution of John Lechler
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Death Notice
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Huntingdon county - Body found at Alexandria
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Montgomery county - Trip to the Klingleberg or singing valley
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York county -
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1822 Explosion in well
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Death Notice
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Adams County -
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20 Marriage notices (1822)
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5 death notices (1822)
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Notice of indebtness for Estate of William Hunter
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Arthur O'Kelly committed to prison
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Murder Committed at Breakneck Furnace
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Philadelphia County (Host Kim Patterson)
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I have added more pages to my site, to the Military page I have now added
a Civil War page and from there an index (just the tip of the iceberg so
to speak) of Bate's Civil War History. To my knowledge it has never been
indexed by surname and I have wanted to put it together for a long time.
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I have updated the Newspaper articles pages, and also the VitalRecs page
from some of those articles.
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Dauphin County: (Host Nancy Piper) History of Dauphin County.
GENEALOGICAL MEMOIRS. Volume III (Pages 1-42f are now online)
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Cumberland County: The Frankenberger and Miller Stories - By
Margaret (LaMonte) Gagliardi
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