Antrim pennsylvania history books

He published a book around 1896 which has a detailed history of all the fosters till the end of the 19th century. The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. The antrim historical society ahs is dedicated to the celebration of antrims history. John kennedy, a native of lancaster county, came to the confluence of the east and the west conococheague, in the southwest part of antrim. A history of pennsylvania, klein and hoogenboom, penn state university, 1980. Full text of history of the barr family, beginning with greatgrandfather robert barr, and mary wills. 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. Full text of history of franklin county, pennsylvania. Save over 20% credits will not expire, so you can use them at.

Publications the pennsylvania historical association. 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. 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. You will find parcel maps, land usecovernatl resources maps, soil survey maps, census maps, and sensitive area maps. Ireland and settle in part of lancaster county pennsylvania, now in cumberland county.

The following are a list of book titles relating to co. From its earliest settlement to june 27, 1877, with a brief genealogical record of all the antrim families. A digital history of eastern ontario and western quebec. The reproduction of this book has been made possible through the sponsorship of the greencastleantrim civil war roundtable, greentastle, pennsylvania. 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. Some indicate that the immigrants left from the greencastle on the border of county antrim and the city of belfast. Washington township was organized out of antrim township by the cumberland county quarter sessions court in april of 1779. 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.

History the first known settler to venture into antrim county was abraham c. You can learn of our activities through the towns news and events notices, local. Using rare images, many never before published, greencastle antrim is a tapestry of. List of approved ancestors genealogical society of. Funeral home services for stephen are being provided by carleton funeral home. 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. 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. Some of these may be easily obtainable, some are rare and out of print. Antrim, pennsylvania lebanon lutheran church antrim, pennsylvania gethsemane lutheran church. 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. Born fighting is a bombshellor else the most brilliant battle flare ever launched by a book. Simons wonderfully illustrated and written book should serve as the entry into philadelphias history. Listed in this table are the qualifying ancestorsthose whose residency in pennsylvania falls within one of the required time periodsfrom. Allisonantrim museum museum, history, historical society.

My mccall family from scotland and ireland to america. The acrevalue antrim county, mi plat map, sourced from the antrim county. 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. James webb reveals the allbutinvisible ethnic group that has created the core beliefs of democracy americanstyle. 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. Antrim township is a municipality located in franklin county, southcentral pennsylvania with its southern border being a part of the masondixon line. Full text of history of the boyd family, and descendants.

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. Full text of scotch irish pioneers in ulster and america. Franklin county, pennsylvania genealogy familysearch wiki. The kennedy settlement in antrim township was made between the years 1755 and 1760. Strong in all areas of genealogical and historical research.

The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. Full text of history of the barr family, beginning with. 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. Thanks to dave dubois for maintaining this site, or by postcard by becoming a member. Discover librarianselected research resources on pennsylvania history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. They do so by emphasizing the evolution of pennsylvania as a place and an idea. Antrim township is a township in franklin county, pennsylvania, united states.

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. 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. Museum containing local history and artifacts of greencastle and antrim township, franklin county, pa. Antrim 1844 is a maryland wedding venue, award winning restaurant and features luxury accommodations.

Antrim township, franklin county, pennsylvania wikipedia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to antrim. Choose our history of pennsylvania books at arcadia publishing. 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. Line in tennessee information back to john kirkpatrick 17701880, father of anderson kirkpatrick 18051887. Acrevalue helps you locate parcels, property lines, and ownership information for land online, eliminating the need for plat books. His father, john was born in 1645 in ballymoney county, antrim, ireland. Adams birthdate is around 1702 in ballymoney, antrim, ireland. A general history of the ottawa area, including genealogical data about its irish pioneers as well as people of native canadian, english, scottish, french, jewish and american origin.

You can learn of our activities through the towns news and events notices, local newspapers, the ahs website. Allison antrim museum is continuing its research into how greencastle got its name. The citizens of antrim indicated their interest in forming an historical society by a vote at town meeting in 1983. The allison antrim museum captures the history and spirit of the greencastle antrim area with its impressive collection of both rotating and permanent exhibits. 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. 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.

Stephen fittery passed away on february 6, 2018 at the age of 67 in antrim, pennsylvania. If you need help with the map interface, click here. Society, with emphasis on our pagerman heritage and history, via all the pgs publications and annual books, in the barnes library. Discover the history of your hometown with our bestselling picture series, crafted by local authors. Wadsworth, a native of connecticut, who reached the grand traverse region in 1846. They do so by emphasizing the evolution of pennsylvania as a. Find your family history in john oharts irish pedigrees. Chambersburg genealogy in franklin county, pa usa 1,012,695 pennsylvania 60,629 franklin county 1,038 chambersburg 263. 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. Phmc archives research online cumberland county revolutionary war militia. Frederick clifton pierce spent an entire year compiling information on the foster family. Over the past sixty years it has also published occasional books on topics pertinent more. A year later, he brought his wife and family, and eventually settled near the present site of elk rapids town hall. Pennsylvania ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records.

Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Four card catalogs serve as a guide to their holdings. It lies slightly east of pennsylvania route 287 between williamsport and wellsboro. Nestled at the foot of the breathtaking catoctin mountains in central maryland, the antrim. When you click on a link, the map will appear in a new browser window. 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. Check out our first one by clicking the link below and see if you can get a perfect score. For almost four decades, isabelle collected books books on the local history of greencastle antrim, books on the history of franklin county, books on the history of pennsylvania, and books on american history. It was named after county antrim in northern ireland. County antrim genealogy, family history notes and coats of arms. Ballymoney old graveyard dorothy arthurs north antrim.

She was a charter member of the greencastleantrim civil war roundtable, established in the mid 1970s. Full text of five typical scotch irish families of the. List of books and articles about pennsylvania history. The museum was established in 1995 and opened its doors on south ridge avenue in 1998.

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. Funeral home services for linda are being provided by tusseymosher funeral home, ltd the obituary was. It lies slightly east of pennsylvania route 287 between williamsport and wellsboro references. Linda morseman passed away on september 15, 2019 at the age of 72 in antrim, pennsylvania. Simons wonderfully illustrated and written book should serve as the entry into philadelphias history for a variety of audiences. For many years the writer has been convinced that coke. 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. Catholic churchin the early history of antrim monthly meetings were held by fathers wynne n. She was a charter member of the greencastle antrim civil war roundtable, established in the mid 1970s.

A history of the greencastle antrim community, 17361971, by w. 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. Research kirkpatrick family history boards going back hundreds of years. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Explore hundreds of vintage pictures of our nations history. Greencastleantrim, pennsylvania images of america series. Read about the early history of pennsylvania, its oil history, its cultural evolution, and much more. Shelter for his excellency, le roy greene, stackpole books, harrisburg, 1951. I am interested in finding out more about this family. The volume is part of the pennsylvania history series published by the pennsylvania historical association in partnership with temple university press. The johnstown flood by david mccullough, harrisburg and the susquehanna river by erik v. The book, the first comprehensive history of pennsylvania in almost three decades, sets the pennsylvania. Shop for books at and browse categories like young adult books, childrens books, mystery books, adult coloring books and cook books. Enoch brown and his students are memorialized at this antrim township site in.

Strabane history society is launching a series of 10 question quizzes about the town and surrounding area. 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. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Conrads books and news articles and other history book references. Ohart traced the lines of descent of approximately irish families, in many cases detailing births, deaths. An amazing pictorial history of our beloved chambersburg, pennsylvania.

This is in the form of a somewhat fragile hardcover account book, so i am not sure if it can be scanned, but it. Duncan, tioga county, pennsylvania photos from antrim pa. The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of tioga county. Mcdermott of blossburg, which finely resulted in the erection of a church edifice in 1877, david cooper doing the work.