The pa history societys book, the physician assistant. Lehighton white pages phone books in pennsylvania pa. The city of lehigh was founed on march 22, 1881 with the consolidation of slabtown and lackawanna. Wiki page on history of lehigh county, pennsylvania. The stock sports a wooden patch box and 1516 inch length of pull. List of towns and cities in lehigh county, pennsylvania. Lehigh county recorder of deeds lehigh county, pennsylvania. History history of technology program is closely tied to lehigh s science, technology, and society program. A history of catasauqua in lehigh county, pennsylvania lambert, james franklin on. A check list of imprints of the german press of northampton county, pennsylvania, 17661905, with biographies of the printers family history library. History of the counties of lehigh and carbon, in the commonwealth of pennsylvania.
Lehigh township historical society president sean billings has coauthored two books with his wife, awardwinning writer and photographer johanna s. This county is available for adoption if you have the desire to help transcribe genealogical data and place it online for the free use of all researchers, volunteer information is available here. If you are not interested in hosting a county, but do have information to add to our website, email me, nancy piper state host. History of northampton county, pennsylvania, illustrated 1884.
The history of northampton county an illustrated history of the commonwealth of pennsylvania by wm. What lehigh county, pa census records are available. Directories are alphabetized by the primary citytown, which is noted in bold text below. Mortality schedules can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. See historical weather data for a location and date. History of lehigh county, pennsylvania and a genealogical. History of heidelberg township heidelberg township. Lehigh county, pennsylvania, united states, maps, list of towns and cities, street view. Proceedings and papers read before the lehigh county historical. Welcome to the lehigh county, pennsylvania, history and genealogy books index page. Weather history for places in pennsylvania old farmers.
An alphabetized listing of those subscribers to the oaths of allegiance, northampton county, pa. A history of lehigh county, pennsylvania, from the earliest settlements to the present time, including much valuable information for the use of schools, families, libraries 1902 hardcover isbn 10. Lehigh county, pennsylvania its people, history and culture book collection on cd. Fisher dialect selections and translations by melville j. The library and archives are closed sundays, mondays, and major holidays. The area was predominantly settled by the pennsylvania germans beginning in the 1730s and 1740s. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. History, maps, loco roster, color photos arranged by era. In case of inclement weather please call 6104351074 to be sure were open.
The company began in 1914 by three brothers, frank h. Get instant criminal history, financial history, addresses and contact info. Lehigh valley publishing company, limited, 1914 lehigh county pa. Lehigh is from the german name lecha, and originates with the indian name lechauwekink, meaning where there are. One more recent landmark in berlinsville is beckys drivein, which is a family owned drivein theater started by william beck in 1946. Page 967erected as a county during the joint proprietorship of thomas penn and richard penn, sons of william penn, in the spring of 1752. Arranged as volume 1, but contains more early photos. A history of lehigh county, pennsylvania from the earliest settlements to the present time including much valuable information for the use of schools, families and libraries published by. Pennsylvania county histories and pennsylvania biographies. Hoch, 19, 254 pages this volume was prepared as a text book for local history in schools.
History of lehigh county, pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families by charles rhoads roberts. This history of the lehigh valley includes an outline of the history of pennsylvania, history of old northampton county, and the histories of northampton, lehigh, and carbon counties in pennsylvania. Large selection of official apparel exclusives flatrate shipping. Extracted from the original meeting minutes by prof. Its county seat is allentown, the states thirdlargest city behind philadelphia and pittsburgh. Presented by pennsylvania trails history and genealogy. This state page of our website provides direct links to free pennsylvania genealogy databases and historical titles and information found on pennsylvania genealogy, whether they exist on our site, or across the web. A history of lehigh county, pennsylvania from the earliest settlements to the present time including much valuable information for the use of schools, families and libraries published by james j. Every name index to history of lehigh county, pennsylvania. Secondary cities, towns, and localities are also included. Everyday discount prices and great customer service.
Run tenant background checks, credit checks, eviction history, and more. Pa history books physician assistant history society. Lehigh county pennsylvania pa history culture genealogy 7. Beitel, 4 abraham horn, i abraham newhard, 4 william eckert, 5 peter newhard. Society vice president robert mentzell teaches history at northampton area high school, and secretary beverly putt is active as a community volunteer. A history of lehigh county, pennsylvania, from the.
On june 6, 1752, following the organization of northampton county in march of 1752, a petition was received and endorsed. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the family history library and family history centers. Lehigh county, pennsylvania genealogy genealogy familysearch. Kramlich of kutztown, berks county, pennsylvania family history library. Special thanks to susan walters who transcribed this work. And a genealogical and biographical record of its families, volume 1. The name was changed to berlinsville in honor of abraham berlin iii.
Welcome to lehigh county, pennsylvania history and genealogy. History of lehigh county pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, vol. Another landmark, the berlinsville hotel was once a stagecoach stop, a farmhouse and a doctors. It also includes a complete history of all of the towns and villages in the valley from their first settlement until the printing of this volume. If you have any information to contribute to the building of this page please email vicki hartman to submit your information.
The lehigh township historical centre, home of our archives, collections and office, is located at 3811 lehigh drive, northampton, pa, next to the indian trail park along route 248 in the village of pennsville, just east of cherryville. Proceedings and papers read before the lehigh county historical society, volumes 12. When completed, the philadelphia congregations early records project will offer over 41,000 pages of. The northwestern region of lehigh county is a rural area comprised of four townships.
It is an excellent educational resource continue reading pa history books. Records of egypt reformed church, lehigh county, pennsylvania 17341834. History of the counties of lehigh and carbon, in the. Like most of the eastern half of pennsylvania, northampton county s history is directly tied to william penn. History prior to 1752, the territory now known as heidelberg township was known as the heidelberg district and was part of berks county. A history of catasauqua in lehigh county, pennsylvania james. Published 1914 by lehigh valley publishing company, ltd. A history of catasauqua in lehigh county, pennsylvania. History of lehigh county, pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families by roberts, charles rhoads.
Lehigh s libraries are especially rich in materials for graduate research in history, including a rare books collection and an extensive collection of scholarly periodicals and monographs. Penn received his famous land grant from king charles ii named pennsylvania penns woods by the king himself as the settlement of a debt owed his late father, admiral penn, in march 1681. Boyer by trexler, mildred rowe, editor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The lehigh county historical society is one of the largest historical societies in america. History of lehigh county, pennsylvania, and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, volume 2. Lechaa kaundi is a county located in the lehigh valley region of the u. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a history of catasauqua in lehigh county, pennsylvania. A historical booklet commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the laying of the corner stone of the present house of worship. History of lehigh county, pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families. History of lehigh county, pennsylvania, and a genealogical and biographical record of its families. Volume 2 ebook written by lehigh county historical society. Pages in category history of lehigh county, pennsylvania the following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. History of lehigh county pennsylvania and a genealogical. Jan 30, 2020 milestones of the lehigh university history extracted from the meeting minutes from 18661968.
On page 230 it states the jacob dengler emigrated to american in 1737. In 1736, thomas penn visited a place at the confluence of lehigh valley river and delaware river. The heidelberg district originally included present day lynn and washington townships. A natural and environmental history keystone books robert. Jan 20, 2016 history of lehigh county, pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families by charles rhoads roberts. Both books are in vg used condition, covers clean, bindings tight, all pages clean and intact. Our founder, the industrial pioneer, entrepreneur and philanthropist asa packer, laid the foundation for a university that has since educated generations of students and served as a force of positive societal change. A history of lehigh county, pennsylvania, from the earliest settlements to the present time, including much valuable information for the use of schools, families, libraries. Our 30,000 square foot headquarters museum, the lehigh valley heritage museum, is a stateoftheart climatecontrolled facility that houses one of the finest historical research libraries in the state of pennsylvania. Notary commissions for information regarding notary commissions due during this time, please call tammy at 6107823759 or karen at 6107823704. Watch the lehigh county virtual town hall courtesy of channel 69 news wfmz. History of lehigh county, pennsylvania 1914 edition.
Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of chester county, pennsylvania open. Shop the lehigh university bookstore for mens, womens and childrens apparel, gifts, textbooks and more. The recorder of deeds division is open for business by mail and erecording only due to the county s declaration of a state of emergency. Many directories include listings for nearby communities that may not be listed within the inventory. Reading and berks county, pennsylvania a history cyrus t. History of lehigh county, pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families anniversary history of lehigh county 3 volumes roberts, charles rhoads, rev. Lehigh valley in color 2, by robert j yanosey, morning sun books, 1991. History of lehigh county, pennsylvania, and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, volume 2 lehigh county historical society lehigh valley publishing company, limited, 1914 lehigh county pa. In 1750, easton was born at the place of thousand acre tract. Lehigh county current tax bills creditdebit cards and echecks are now being accepted for payment of lehigh county current tax bills. Livingston, 5 daniel fried, 5 conrad knerr, john michael schneider, jr. Get business addresses, phone numbers and hours from our yellow pages directory. Lehigh county lehigh county, formed from part of northampton county and named for the lehigh river, was created on march 6, 1812.
Name index to marriage records from the state of pennsylvania. Berlinsville lehigh township historical societynorthampton. Original text by roberts, stoudt, krick and dietrich, published by lehigh valley publishing company, 1914, reproduction by unigraphic, inc. Federal population schedules are available for 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 free index, 1890 fragment, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940. History of lehigh county, pennsylvania, and a genealogical. An illustrated history, is a concise history of the people, places, and events that have propelled the concept of the physician assistant from its inception at duke university in 1965 to its position as a major force in american medicine today.
Northampton county revolutionary war militia 1st battalion, 1777 commanding officers. Federal population schedules are available for 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 free index, 1890 fragment, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940 lehigh co. Respond to the 2020 census due to the covid19 pandemic, the primary election has been rescheduled for june 2nd. Illustrated souvenir history of philipsburg, pennsylvania. The brant genealogy of somerset county, pennsylvania berlin, pa. Lehigh county pennsylvania history and genealogy book. Jefferson county, pennsylvania her pioneers and people, vol. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read history of lehigh county, pennsylvania, and a genealogical and biographical. This is a list of lancaster county settlers who came between the years 1700 and 1718 and had purchased and held lands there before 1729. Google books proceedings and papers read before the lehigh county historical society. Lehigh universitys history is inherently linked to americas rise as an industrial power.
This is a limited edition 1976 reprint of the original, missing volume one. Charles rhoads roberts, john baer stoudt, thomas h. And a genealogical and biographical record of its families, volume 3. It includes discussion of the early settlers, wars, and development of the county. A history of lehigh county, pennsylvania, from the earliest.
A history of lehigh county, pennsylvania, from the earliest settlements to the present time, including much valuable information for the use of schools, families, libraries by hauser, james joseph, 1854 from old catalog. The county, which was first settled around 1730, was formed in 1812 with the division of northampton county into. Prior to 1752, the territory now known as heidelberg township was known as the heidelberg district and was part of berks county. Easton has been regarded as a great historical city close to bethlehem and allentown. The area had been populated since the 1850s, according to the same book mentioned above. Guide to lehigh county, pennsylvania ancestry, genealogy and family history. History of lancaster county, pennsylvania with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, ellis and evans, 1883.
History of lehigh county pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families by charles rhoads roberts, rev. Proceedings of the lehigh county historical society volume twentyeight including pennsylvania german columnist solwell files elwood d. The white pages and the yellow pages are indicated as wp and yp respectively. History of lehigh county pennsylvania and a genealogical and. There are many types of census records for lehigh county guide you in researching your family tree. History of lehigh county, pennsylvania, and a genealogical and. Historic pittsburgh collection is a digital collection that provides an opportunity to explore and research the history of pittsburgh and the surrounding western pennsylvania area on the. Reprinted from rupps 1845 history of northampton, lehigh, monroe, carbon, and schuylkill counties.
History of lehigh county, pennsylvania, and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, allentown, pa. A history of catasauqua in lehigh county, pennsylvania by. The lehigh county, pennsylvania histories book collection is a group of 7 books that detail the history of lehigh county primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries. History of lehigh county, pennsylvania 1914 edition open. Look ups northampton county, pennsylvania books we own. Lehigh county historical society the online books page. History of adams county pennsylvania, part 3, including biographical sketches from history of cumberland and adams counties, pennsylvania. History and books about lehigh county, pennsylvania. Pennsylvania genealogy free pennsylvania genealogy. Early settlers of lancaster county, pennsylvania paroots. A history of catasauqua in lehigh county, pennsylvania ebook written by james franklin lambert, henry j. The county seat is reading berks county comprises the reading, pa metropolitan statistical area msa, which is also included in the philadelphiareadingcamden, pa njdemd combined statistical area. Lehigh rifles are a favorite of any pennsylvania rifle builder.
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