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THE FUTURE COMES TO COLUMBIA COUNTY: The Era of the Trolleys, 1901-1926
This new book is an in-depth look at the history of the trolleys in this area and the impact they made on its economic and social development at the beginning of the 20th century. An enjoyable account for all who are interested in local history. 8.5” x 11” paperback and hardcover, 160 pp., 200 photographs and illustrations, index. |
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A HISTORY OF MADISON TOWNSHIP
The story of an “ideal” rural community in Columbia County from its original settlers through the Civil War era. Included are family histories for 75 prominent early settler families, with over 2,000 individuals included. 8½”x11” spiralbound or cloth, 210 pages, 4 maps, 50 photos, notes, bibliography, index. |
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DISCOVERING BLOOMSBURG: a bicentennial history
The first history of “the only TOWN in Pennsyl-vania,” with chapters by twenty authors on a variety of topics such as the town’s founders, trolleys, women at work, the Fair, and floods. 6”x9” pb., 288 pages, 4 maps, 50 photos, index. |
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1876 ATLAS OF COLUMBIA AND MONTOUR COUNTIES , PA
The atlas initially published by F. W. Beers & Co. in 1876 was republished in 2002 by using the original maps. There are seventy-four maps printed in black and white (gray scale) on quality paper. The various maps contain a wealth of information such as roads, railroads, and property owners. 14” x 11” hard bound, 107 pages, 74 maps, 10 pages of illustrations, list of businesses by location, and index. |
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A QUIET BOOMTOWN: JAMISON CITY , PA. , 1889-1912 By Craig A. Newton and James R. Sperry Discover the history of how this community in the northern reaches of Columbia County owed its existence to a railroad, which in turn, enabled the lumbering and tanning industries to become its economic foundation. The study also provides a descriptive acount of community life. Its future and prosperity were dependent on a forest that was constantly under attack by the woodman’s axe and saw. 5½”x11” paperback, 160 pages, 1 maps, 38 photos, endnotes, bibliography, appendix, and index. |
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THE MUSEUMS OF HARRY L. MAGEE or: What Became of the Trolleys?
A no-holds-barred portrait of Bloomsburg’s most colorful magnate and his fascinating museums, with detailed coverage of his noted collection of trolley cars and their restoration. By the former Director of the museums. 6”x9” pb. or cloth, 160 pages, 65 photos, index. |
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PIONEER FAMILIES OF NORTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY , PENNSYLVANIA : ARTICLES BY KENNETH YOCUM AND OTHERS By Ann Brandt, Editor In the mid-1930s Kenneth Yocum wrote a series of articles about early families that settled mainly in the northern part of Columbia County. This work is an important contribution in doing genealogy research in Columbia County. There is an index to all the surnames cited in the book. 8½”x11” paperback, 114 pages, and index. |
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CEMETERIES OF NORTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY The data that can be found on gravestones can be very useful for those who are involved in genealogy and researching family history. This volume includes information found in seventeen cemeteries in five townships in the northern part of Columbia County and one cemetery in Fairmont Township in Luzerne County. 8½”x11” spiral-bound, 220 pages, and 1 map. |
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CEMETERIES OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (Volume II) By Ann Brandt, Editor This is a great resource for those who are interested in genealogy. The inscriptions on gravestones can be a great help in researching family history. In this volume there are the names of those buried in twenty-two cemeteries in six townships: Greenwood , Hemlock, Madison , Mt. Pleasant , Orange , and Fishing Creek. It also includes maps that can help you locate the cemeteries. 8½”x11” spiral-bound or cloth, 242 pages, 5 maps, and 29 photos. |
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CEMETERIES OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ( Volume III) By Ann Brandt, Editor This is a great resource for those who are interested in genealogy. The inscriptions on gravestones can be a great help in researching family history. In this volume there are the names of those buried in twenty cemeteries in four townships: Briar Creek, North Center , South Center , and Scott. It also includes maps that can help you locate the cemeteries. 8½”x11” spiral-bound or cloth, 207 pages, 3 maps, and 26 photos. |
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Molly Justice Historical Fiction that looks at life during the Molly Maguire turmoil. Set in 1875 Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Steve takes us through a thrilling conflict between Irish, Welsh, English and German Americans in a frontier atmosphere that was the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania. |
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DO YOU REMEMBER FERNVILLE? This is a history of a small community in Hemlock Township called Fernville along Fishing Creek located across from Bloomsburg. Years ago it supported a number of businesses, but today that has now changed, and it is mainly a residential area. Parker retraces its history from the 1800s up to the twenty-first century. Attention is given to its economic and social aspects as well as to the floods that have inundated the village. It is very special that one of its residents chose to write a narrative about a place that is remembered by many people as home. 8½”x11” spiral-bound, 87 pages, 3 maps, 74 photos, bibliography, and appendix. |
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A HISTORY OF IKELER’S HILL OR IKELER’S SCHOOL DISTRICT
A reissue, with additions, of a 1960 detailed history of the families, farms, church and school of this close-knit community in Mount Pleasant Township, Columbia County, written by a lifelong resident. 8½”x11” spiral-bound, 154 pages, 12 photos, index. |
