Bradford county historical society to hold annual book. In 1885 the gazette company of elmira new york published a local history book as a premium for the subscribers of the weekly gazette and free press. Please note the year of this published history 1895. To the north in the state of new york, it is bounded by the counties of steuben to the northwest. Place names of origin of irish elmira, chemung county ny and bradford county pa source. Bookprinted material history of bradford county, pennsylvania, with. Bradford county in world war i, a centennial remembrance is the largest new publication released by the society in over 20 years. Thank you for supporting the bradford county historical. Preserving the history of bradford county, pennsylvania. History of the counties of mckean, elk, cameron and potter, penn. Bradford county, pennsylvania land atlasbusiness directory. Bradford county history continued from 1875 to 1887, a continuous controversy existed between lake butler and starke over the location of the county seat. Books books with the prefix lochis are part of our local history collection and housed in the local history cabinets. Grams unrivaled family atlas of the world, indexed.
History of bradford county, pennsylvania by david craft. A longtime local history buff has put out a new perspective on how mckean county was during world war ii. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. Worldcat registers dockets, 18121882 bradford county pennsylvania state archives registers docket, 18121882 family history library. Bradford county historical society to hold annual book sale.
The world war i history, which was printed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the war, will be available at the sale. Bradford county is located in the heart of the endless mountains region in northeastern pennsylvania. Bradford county landowner resources ancestor tracks. History of bradford county, pennsylvania, 17701878. Thank you for supporting the bradford county historical society. History of bradford county, pennsylvania, with biographical selections.
Simply add to your cart the books you would like to purchase. The towns are provided to confirm the location, but may not be referenced in the book. Bradford county is a county located in the commonwealth of pennsylvania. The bradford county museum is a local history museum in towanda, bradford county, pennsylvania. The bradford county historical society is closed indefinitely as a result of the covid19 pandemic. Welcome to our online book store where you can purchase a variety of quality local history books.
Bradsby page images at hathitrust the history and topography of dauphin, cumberland, franklin, bedford, adams, and perry counties pennsylvania lancaster city, pa. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading history of bradford county, pennsylvania. History of bradford county, pennsylvania, 18911995. It is an outline history of tioga and bradford counties in pennsylvania, chemung, steuben, tioga, tompkins and schuyler. This extremely rare book, an outline history of tioga and bradford counties in pennsylvania, chemung, steuben, tioga, tompkins and schuyler in new york, is as meaty as its title. Census on microfilm bradford county and surrounding ny and pa counties from 1800 to 1930. Bradford county historical society annual book sale december 6. Census records are also available throught our subscription database heritage quest. The present county was inhabited by the the tribe of chickasaw indians, of whom bradford was the chief. Index to registers dockets, 18121916 bradford county pennsylvania state archives index to wills and administration of wills of will book volume 1. The county took its name from the tribe and the township from the chief.
History and books about bradford county, pennsylvania. Bradford county, pennsylvania history book towanda alba. Census on microfilm bradford county and surrounding ny and pa counties. Bradford countys last hangings, a family affair towanda. Bradford, texas anderson county, east texas 31 59 20 n, 95 46 0 w 31. The society is the official repository of county government records including deed books, mortgage books, tax assessment books, naturalization records, etc. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The bradford county historical societys newest publication defending democracy. Albany in bradford county histories and genealogies. An outline history of tioga and bradford counties in pennsylvania, chemung, steuben, tioga, tompkins and schuyler in new york by townships, villages, boros and cities, written expressly for the gazette company, elmira, ny. Books books with the prefix lochis are part of our local history collection and. Outline history tioga bradford counties pennsylvania chemung.
Bradford county library 16093 route 6 troy, pa 16947 phone. Some dont believe they were the guilty parties, though. The county has a population of 27,000 people and covers 294 square miles. It tells the story behind the last two hangings in bradford county, pa. Genealogy trails mckean county pennsylvania 1890 history. A good who done it that led to the hangings of bigler and charles johnson. Delano and local nurses, sayre canteen, honor roll of bradford county soldiers. Office of community planning and grants north towanda annex no. An outline history of tioga and bradford counties in pennsylvania, chemung county, steuben, tioga, tompkins and schuyler in new york by townships, villages, boros and cities. Its a long detailed accounting of all the oil fields and wells in the county and the researcher is advised to consult the original book if they are interested.
History of bradford county, pennsylvania kindle edition by craft, david. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read history of bradford county, pennsylvania. Bradford county was at first separated from luzerne and lycoming in 1810, under the name of ontario. History of bradford county, pennsylvania, with biographical selections kindle edition by. The sale will be held in the museum located at 109 pine street in the heart of towandas historic district. Bradford county farm museum troy 2020 all you need to. We plan to reopen when the governor lifts the current order.
The name bradford city of, in the county of mckean the name bradford has come down to the city in logical if not inevitable historic sequence. We are unable to provide any services at this time. Even though we will be closed, staff will still be working remotely and we will be available to reply to phone messages and emails. Local history buff pens book looking at mckean county. Acrevalue helps you locate parcels, property lines, and ownership information for land online, eliminating the need for plat books. The bradford county historical society has a collection of local artifacts that has been developed over the past 100 years. Eldred resident joel gilfert penned mckean county, pennsylvania, during wartime. History of bradford county, pennsylvania with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominient men and pioneers by rev. Bradford county property appraiser kenny clark, cfa. Outline history tioga bradford counties pennsylvania.
Bradford county is home to the city of starke, city of lawtey, city of hampton and the town of brooker with starke being the county seat. The annual holiday book sale will be held at the bradford county historical society in towanda on sunday december 6th from 11. With biographical selections ebook written by henry c. Maxwell is a member of the presbyterian church, and is a republican in politics. Bradford county pennsylvania land atlas and plot book.
Submitted by dana richter who typed this from heverly history and geography of bradford county 16151924 p512514 chapter l barclay township barclay was so named in honor of robert barclay of london, england, who in 1794 purchased 21,000 acres of land lying on what is known as the barclay mountains. There are persons yet living who remember bradford, as he was a familiar old indian chief in the vicinity for some time after the coming of the first white settlers. Museums edit edit source leroy heritage museum 257 mill street leroy, pa phone. Located in the building which previously housed the bradford county jail, it is owned and operated by the bradford county historical society, which has been in operation since 1870. Bradford was founded as new river county in 1858 but was renamed bradford county in 1861. History of bradford county, pennsylvania, with biographical. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. A land of farmers where every man should know local gcologythe forma.
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