Public records access is a part of westmoreland county s ongoing effort to provide easy and enhanced delivery of county information and services. There are 14 historical societies in westmoreland county, pennsylvania, serving a population of 356,835 people in an area of 1,028 square miles. The adams county courthouse is located in gettysburg, pennsylvania, united states. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. History of the county of westmoreland, pennsylvania. Public record searches westmoreland county courthouse. Public record searches westmoreland county, pa official website. Pleasant, rostraver, huntingdon, armstrong, pitt, tyrone, springhill and manallin.
In this case, however, i think whoever provided the information to the authors of this clermont county, ohio history got it right. First families of cumberland county series by hayes r. Battle page images at hathitrust the valley of the conemaugh by thomas j. There is 1 historical society per 25,488 people, and 1 historical society per 73 square miles in pennsylvania, westmoreland county is ranked 23rd of 67 counties in historical societies per capita, and 9th of 67 counties in historical societies per. There is 1 historical society per 8,798 people, and 1 historical society per 114 square miles in virginia, westmoreland county is ranked 9th of 3 counties in historical societies per capita, and 10th of 3 counties in historical societies per square mile.
The current building is the county s fourth courthouse and was built in 1906. Public records access is a part of westmoreland countys ongoing effort to provide easy and enhanced delivery of county. Frank schiefer westmoreland county recorder of deeds. History of the county of westmoreland, pennsylvania, with. The house used as a court house was a two story log dwelling house, with but two rooms below, and was neither built nor owned by the county.
Guide to the records of westmoreland county, pennsylvania, 1769. This site was established as a part of the illinois genweb project which is a part of the usgenweb project cumberland county was created on march 2, 1843 from the southern part of coles county. The county seat, gettysburg, incorporated on march 10, 1806, was named after james gettys, a. These sources are only as good as the information that is provided to them by the people living at the time. Two early settlers, adam and william holliday, are credited for the name of the county seat, hollidaysburg, incorporated on august 10, 1836. Will book volume 1 original volume includes notices of letters of administration granted, 17881819. The last session of court in hannastown began in october, 1786. The building is two stories high, three bays wide, six bays deep and. Popular regional history books showing 150 of 194 the flyer vault. Appears in 106 books from 18352007 page iii if, in any case, a, sketch is incomplete or faulty, the shortcoming is ascribable to the paucity of data. History of westmoreland county, pennsylvania by students of yough school district and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. History of columbia and montour counties, pennsylvania, containing a history of each county. Google books memoirs of the bench and bar of westmoreland county, pennsylvania source. These are books that were published by a wide variety of publishers between the 1880s and recent.
The court house in toledo burned to the ground in 1885, thus official records for the period 1843 to 1885 are nonexistent. The second courthouse was demolished in 1854 and the third was demolished in 1901. Appears in 179 books from 18372008 page 259 at the corners are assembled juntos of village idlers and wise men, who take their stations there for the important purpose of seeing company pass. I have seen these books offered on ebay, usually as separate books. W elcome to the cumberland county, illinois genealogy web site. Ancestors and descendants of william and nancy huston galbraith of westmoreland county, penn. What westmoreland county, pa census records are available. History of westmoreland county, pennsylvania 1906, volume 1 source. History of the county westmoreland county, pa official. Biographical and historical cyclopedia of westmoreland county, pennsylvania 1890 source. The courthouse was the only skyscraper and artdeco style temple of justice in the united states when it was completed in 1932, and is one of three art deco buildings in the city. The history of the county of cumberland, volume 2 classical county histories the history of the county of cumberland, william. Click on a municipality below to see its 1880 census rolls. Mortality schedules can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880.
Westmoreland honor society chapter achieves 5star status through service to college, community. The land was obtained by the county after a fire destroyed the existing building on. Museum of natural history, ledger books arranged in series i. Our noncirculating library includes over 5,000 historical reference books, genealogical records, and original documents of local interest. Federal population schedules are available for 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940 westmoreland co.
For general information and books about pennsylvania, or to locate information about other counties, visit the pennsylvania page of time voyagers bookstore dont forget to check on the parent county from which a county was originally founded. First families of cumberland countyperry county volumes. History of westmoreland county, pennsylvania database online. Westmoreland county, pennsylvania genealogy records. History of the county westmoreland county, pa official website.
Throughout the building portraits, murals, sculptures and bas relief tell the story of allen countys history through the 19th century. It is a contributing property to the downtown greensburg historic district, but was listed separately on the national register of historic places on march 30, 1978. Adams county was formed on january 22, 1800 and named in honor of president. Aug 05, 2012 history of westmoreland county, pennsylvania 2 want to read published 1906 by the lewis publishing company in new york, chicago.
Aug 08, 2016 ive had encounters with history books or brag books having it wrong before. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Pas past history of westmoreland county, pennsylvania vol. Learn more about visiting the library and different ways you can conduct research below. Google books history of westmoreland county, pennsylvania 1906, volume 1 source. Westmoreland countys commissioners have limited the countys government offices to essential functions only starting wednesday morning. Genealogy publisher new york, chicago, the lewis publishing company collection newyorkpubliclibrary. The history touches on adams and york county, as some of the early members of the family in america settled in these areas. Pas past early history of western pennsylvania, and of the west, and of western expeditions and campaigns 1846 source. The history project is committed to the transcription of the history of westmoreland county that was written in 1906 by john n. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading history of westmoreland county, pennsylvania volume 1. Page 208 gentlemen, it did not happen to me to be born in a log cabin. Microfilm of original records in the westmoreland county courthouse, greensburg, pennsylvania.
The architect was stephen decatur button of philadelphia. Recorder of deeds westmoreland county, pa official website. The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. Contact the museum for days and hours of operation.
History of the county of westmoreland, pennsylvania 1882 source. The first court held in greensburg was on january 7, 1787. At this time it is believed that joseph was born at conewago, adams county and came from the taneytown frederick county area of maryland and was the son of jacob noel, the son of john noel and settled in mt pleasant twp. County history and genealogy books hearthstone legacy. Search for public index information by instrument number or book and page. Index to warranteepatentee records of westmoreland county, pennsylvania the frontier 17831825 with a foldout map by patricia duff. Ive had encounters with history books or brag books having it wrong before. Berks county court house return to historical articles index. History of westmoreland county, pennsylvania by, 1906, the lewis publishing company edition. Federal population schedules are available for 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940. Internet archive history of westmoreland county, pennsylvania, vol. Adams county regional and miscellaneous history collection.
Buy history of the county of westmoreland, pennsylvania, with biographical sketches of many of the pioneers and prominent men by george dallas albert online at alibris. This is a good history book and gives lots of information about westmoreland county of which i had no idea. A log court house was built on the ground which has since been used for the same purpose, and upon which stands the present structure. History of the berks county courthouse return to historical articles index. Richardsons allegheny county courthouse and jail paperback by. Internet archive a geography of pennsylvania, 1843 westmoreland county source. It is a snapshot of the website with minor modifications as it appeared on. The regular meeting of the westmoreland county prison board will continue as scheduled on monday, may 18, 2020 at 10am in the commissioners public meeting rooms, 2 north main street, greensburg, pa 15601 per cdc guidelines, seating will be limited. The courthouse is also one of the tallest structures in greensburg, standing 175 feet 53 m. New court house the movement to select a permanent county seat finally, on december 10, 1785, resulted in the selection of newtown, now. Our noncirculating library includes over 5,000 historical reference books, genealogical records, and original documents of. History of westmoreland county, pennsylvania 1906 edition. There are 2 historical societies in westmoreland county, virginia, serving a population of 17,596 people in an area of 230 square miles. Historical societies westmoreland county, pa events.
On october 27, 1990, the tuscarawas county office building, adjacent to the courthouse, was opened to the public for its dedication and open house. Ocrd made fulltext searchable and uploaded by user rwmaps. Dec 19, 2009 westmoreland county history project the history project is committed to the transcription of the history of westmoreland county that was written in 1906 by john n. This is a static, archived version of the phmc pennsylvania agricultural history project website which will not be updated. The westmoreland county historical society, founded in 1908, is a 501 c 3 nonprofit educational organization dedicated to acquiring and managing resources related to the history of westmoreland county and using these resources to encourage a diverse audience to make connections to the past, develop an understanding of the present, and provide direction for the future. The courthouse is also one of the tallest structures in greensburg, standing 175 feet 53 m above street level. Adams county adams county was created on january 22, 1800, from part of york county, and was named in honor of president john adams. The building was built in 1858, first occupied in 1859, and added to the national register of historic places on october 1, 1974 the architect was stephen decatur button of philadelphia. Library and genealogy westmoreland county historical society. History and books about adams county, pennsylvania. Official page of westmoreland county, pa government.
The westmoreland county community college chapter of phi theta kappa ptk, a national honor society serving twoyear colleges and associate degree granting institutions, recently achieved fivestar status. Browse the worlds largest ebookstore and start reading today on the web, tablet, phone, or ereader. The county gets its name from john blair who was a prominent citizen of the region. The westmoreland county courthouse is a government building of westmoreland county located in the county seat, greensburg, pennsylvania. County history and genealogy books the books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. History of westmoreland county, pennsylvania volume 1 kindle edition by jordan, john woolf, boucher, john newton. The first county west of the appalachians bomberger, christian martin on. The movement to select a permanent county seat finally, on december 10, 1785, resulted in the selection of newtown, now greensburg. Blair county blair county was created on february 26, 1846 from parts of huntingdon county and bedford county.
Westmoreland county historical society guidestar profile. Pollins memorial library is the premier resource for studying the history of westmoreland county. These are books that were published by a wide variety of publishers between the 1880s and recent years and. The library of virginia 800 east broad street richmond, va 23219 8046923500. The library of virginia also has items relevant to westmoreland genealogy among its collections.
Entries from westmoreland county order book 17051721 beginning on page 65 and ending on page 1. There are many types of census records for westmoreland county guide you in researching your family tree. Internet archive a history of western pennsylvania 1941 source. This is a three volume set of nearly 2000 pages which contain the early history of the county as well as a large number of biographical sketches. Westmoreland county courthouse to be open for essential. The building was built in 1858, first occupied in 1859, and added to the national register of historic places on october 1, 1974. County history books county history and genealogy books. Historical societies westmoreland county, va events. Everyday discount prices and great customer service. Pennsylvania westmoreland county heritage books, inc. Since then, the courthouse, itself, has earned a place in our history.
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