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1907. Early days in the Halifax County, Virginia, area are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this booklet, comprised of excerpts from two early books: Halifax County Virginia, a Handbook by Alfred Morrison, and Virginia, a Guide to the Old Dominion, a WPA Writer's Program publication. The 52-page spiral-bound booklet is printed on 8 1/2 x 11" 60# paper. The colorful front cover is a parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. The excerpt from the Morrison book takes a 1907 look at the area, while excerpts from the WPA book, give a nostalgic glimpse from a 1940 vantage point, including interesting historical notes and sightseeing possibilities. Among the subjects included are: names of 1907 county officials, physical characterists, effects of the Civil War on the land, the four towns of the county in 1907 -- Houston (now called Halifax), South Boston, Virgilina and Clover; Magisterial districts; Various businesses, such as the Barbour Buggy Company, the… Read More

Chicago Illinois: The Arkansaw Traveler Publishing Co., 1889. Life in early Clark County, Kentucky, is recalled in this new 53 page booklet titled: Clark County, Kentucky, USA. The spiral-bound booklet is a compilation of excerpts from several hard to find sources: the 1877 Atlas of Burbon, Clark, Fayette, Jessamine and Woodford Counties, KY (maps only); the Handbook of Clark County and the City of Winchester (1889); and Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program. The tri-color cover is printed on 80# card stock and protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed on 8.5" x 11" 60# paper. Although the writer of the handbook states that it is not "designed to be a biographical dictionary", there are nonetheless a number of prominent citizens mentioned, sometimes with photographs of themselves and /or their homes. The writer further states that "the keynote of the book is to present Wincheste and Clark county as they are," so the booklet is not primarily a… Read More

New York City: Pudney & Russell Early days in the Georgia counties of Elbert, Hart, Lincoln and Wilkes are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this spiral-bound booklet reprinted from two rare books: the Rev. George White's Historical Collections of Georgia and Georgia, a Guide to Its Towns and Countryside, a WPA publication. The NEW 36 page booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the three-color front cover. Past and/or present area communities include: (Not necessarily named in the booklet.) Elbert - Bowman, Dewy Rose, Elberton (co. seat), Ruckersville, Middleton, Petersburg. Hart -- Bowersville, Canon (part), Hartwell (co. seat), Royston (part). Lincoln -- Goshen, Leathersville, Lincolnton (co. seat), Lisbon. Wilkes -- Danburg, Philomath, Royle, Tignall, Washington (co. seat) The excerpt from White's book covers the development of this area until its publication date of 1854, while… Read More

1892. Early days in Darke County, OH, and its various communities -- Greenville, Gettysburg, Arcanum, Versailles, Ansonia -- are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 19 Page Booklet reprinted from the 1892 Centennial edition of Henry Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Guide and other sources. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper, with the print enlarged for easier reading. Among the many and diverse topics covered in the booklet are: Fort Greenville, Gen. William Darke, defeat of St. Clair, exploits of Mad Anthony Wayne, Indian peace treaties, Enoch Seitz a math wiz, the demand for marriageable girls, a wedding at the point of a "dog," the 40th Ohio Infantry and medicine in pioneer days. GENEALOGY BUFFS will find a list of 1888 county officers and businesses. A 1933 look at the history of newspapers in the county, excerpts from a WPA writer's project that studied the state's points of interest in 1940, brief… Read More

1892. Early days in BROWN COUNTY, OH, including Georgetown, Ripley, Higgensport, Russellville, Aberdeen and Fayetteville, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 23 Page Booklet reprinted from the 1892 edition of Henry Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio and other hard-to-find sources. The spiral-bound booklet is one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged 10% for easier reading. Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet are: the Battle with Tecumseh, "White Burley" tobacco, General Thomas Lyon Hamer, the boyhood home of General Ulysses S. Grant and recollections of his parents and friends, the underground railroad headed by the Rev. John Rankin, with such famous "passengers" as Eliza and George Harris, two of the runaway slaves depicted in "Uncle Tom's Cabin", the Rev. Martin Kundig, founder of Ursuline Convent, and Archbishop John R. Purcell. Additional insight on Grant from an 1869 book, Sunshine and Shadows in New York City, has been added.… Read More

New Illustrated Booklet. The early days of Cape May County, NJ, and its various communities --Cape Island, Cape May Courthouse, Cape May Town, Cold Sprint, Dennis, Dennisville, Fishing Creek, Lower, Middle and Upper -- are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 23 Page Booklet reprinted from two hard to find books: the 1847 edition of John Warner Barber and Henry Howe's Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey and New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past, a WPA project published in 1939. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper, with the fine print enlarged for easier reading. Clear vinyl has been added to protect the front cover. The Howe/Barber history covers the development of this area until about 1844, while excerpts from the WPA book, give a nostalgic glympse from a 1939 vantage point, including interesting historical notes, especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. Among the many and varied topics in the booklet… Read More

1892. Early days in Henry County, OH, and its various communities, including Napoleon, Deshler, Liberty Centre and Holgate, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 25 Page Booklet of excerpts reproduced directly from the 1892 Centennial edition of Henry Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio and other hard-to-find sources, such as the 1940 WPA book The Ohio Guide. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the fine print enlarged for easier reading. A sheet of clear vinyl has been added to protect the front cover. Among the many and diverse topics covered are: the "Black Swamp"; names of early settlers and the beginnings of Napoleon; and extensive tales about the notorious Simon Girty and his brothers, who were captured and raised by Indians. We've recently added another tale of Simon Girty and Simon Kenton from an old book of "Wild West" stories written in 1901. Girty is generally regarded as a villian, but in this yarn, he's more or less a… Read More

1843. The histories of Lawrence County and Mercer County, in the State of Pennsylvania, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 37 Page Booklet, reprinted primarily from four hard-to-find vintage books. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper, with the print size adjusted to fit 8 1/2 x 11 paper. A vinyl sheet protects the front cover. Source books include: Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania (1843) by Sherman Day; An Illustrated History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1876) by William Egle, M.D.; Pennsylvania, a Guide to the Keystone State compiled by WPA writers; and My Pennsylvania, a 1946 project of the Bureau of Publications, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (Some Information may be repeated in various excerpts, but often with a different slant or with additional details.) Communities mentioned include: New Castle (Newcastle), Newport, Moravia, Fayette, Eastbrook, Wittenburg, Princeton, Clinton, New Bedford, Harlansburg,… Read More

New York City: Pudney & Russell Early days in Columbus, GA, and the five county area of Muscogee, Harris, Talbot, Chattahoochee and Marion, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this spiral-bound booklet, reprinted from two rare books: the Rev. George White's Historical Collections of Georgia and Georgia, a Guide to Its Towns and Countryside, a WPA publication. The NEW 27 page booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A sheet of vinyl protects the 3-color front cover. Past and/or present area communities include: (Not necessarily named in the booklet.) Chattahoochee: Cusseta Harris: Hamilton, Cataula, Ellerslie, Pine Mountain, Pine Mountain Valley, Shiloh, Waverly Hall and West Point (part) Marion: Buena Vista and Tazewell Muscogee: Columbus, Bibb City, Fort Benning, Fortson, Midland and Upatoi Talbot: Talbotton, Box Springs, Geneva, Junction City, Juniper, Manchester (part), and Woodland The excerpt from White's book… Read More

1892. Early days in Allen County, including the communities of Lima, Delphos, Bluffton, and Spencerville, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 20 page booklet reprinted from the 1892 Centennial edition of Henry Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Guide, and other hard-to-find sources. The spiral-bound booklet is one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A sheet of clear vinyl has been added to protect the front cover. Among the many fascinating topics covered in the booklet are: early pioneers like the Ridenours, the Woods, the Bowers, the Russells and the McClures, early Indians like Quilna and Hai-Aitch-Tah, the settlement of Lima, how the Hog River got its name, the development of the oil industry and the Black Swamp Mutiny. GENEALOGY BUFFS will find a list of 1888 county officials and businesses. A 1933 look at the history of newspapers in the County, brief articles on the Ohio and Erie Canal and Bluffton College,… Read More

1892. Early days in Monroe County, OH, including the communities of Woodsfield, Clarington, Beallsville, Graysville, Calais, Cameron and Stafford, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 14 Page Booklet reprinted from the 1892 Centennial edition of Henry Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio and other sources. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the fine print enlarged for easier reading. A sheet of clear vinyl has been added to protect the front cover. Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet are: early settlements, log cabin design, food of the pioneers, wolf hunting, social activities of pioneer days, the heroic adventure of the Johnson Boys, the founding of Woodsfield, the first German and Swiss settlements, subscription schools, Indian tales and the story of Jamie Shaw and his dog. GENEALOGY BUFFS will find a list of 1888 county officers and businesses. A 1933 look at the history of newspapers in the county, a brief… Read More

1892. Early days in CLARK COUNTY, including Springfield, New Carlisle, South Charleston, and Enon, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 32 Page Booklet reprinted from the 1892 Centennial edition of Henry Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Guide (a 1940 WPA Writers project), and other hard-to-find sources. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet are: anecdotes concerning the life and death of Tecumseh, a the famous Indian chief, adventures of William Rogers Clark and William Henry Harrison, the Frankenstein family and homestead, the new Wittenburg College, the Rev. E. H. Cumming, artist Worthington Whittridge, Col. Robert L. Kilpatrick of the "Black Watch" regiment, Speaker of the House of Representative J. Warren Keefer, Reuben Miller's epitaph, and pioneer inventor James Leffel. GENEALOGY BUFFS will find a list of 1888… Read More

1845. Early days in two VA counties, Roanoke and Botetourt -- encompassing the Cities of Roanoke and Fincastle, as well as the past and/or present communities of Amsterdam, Ironto, Cave Spring, Elliston, Hollins College, Vinton, Bent Mountain, Catawba, Lithia, Oriskany, Eagle Rock, Glen Wilton, Hollins, Blue Ridge, Cloverdale, Daleville, Buchanan, Salem, and Troutville -- are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this new 88 page booklet. The spiral-bound booklet is comprised of excerpts from three rare vintage books: Historical Collections of Virginia by Henry Howe (1845); Virginia, a Guide to the Old Dominion, a WPA Writer's Program publication (1940), and Roanoke, Story of County and City, a 1942 WPA project. It is printed single-sided, with the print size adjusted to fit the 8 1/2 x 11" 60# paper. The front cover is a parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Roanoke County wasn't formed until 1838, so the Howe account is brief. The Botetourt… Read More

1892. Early days in Gallia County, OH and Gallipolis are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 25 Page Booklet reprinted from the 1892 Centennial edition of Henry Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Guide, and other hard-to-find sources. The spiral-bound booklet is printed single-sided on 60# paper, with the fine print enlarged for easier reading. Among the many and diverse topics covered in the booklet are: the "Scioto Company" of Paris, which lured Frenchmen to "the free and happy life...on the blissful banks of the Scioto," Indians, the little French doctor's magic, hardships of wilderness life, the exciting saga of Mad Ann Bailey who died in 1825 at about age 125, General Edward Tupper and Col. Robert Safford. GENEALOGY BUFFS will find a list of 1888 county officials and businesses and biographical information on Col. William Duer, James Newsom, Simeon Nash and Joseph Drouillard. A 1933 history of newspapers in the… Read More

1892. Early days in Clinton County, Ohio, and its various communities -- Wilmington, New Vienna, Sabina, Martinsville, Blanchester and Clarksville -- are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 18 Page Booklet reprinted from the 1892 Centennial edition of Henry Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio and other sources. The spiral-bound booklet, is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet are: a sketch of George Clinton, vice president under Thomas Jefferson, the escapades of notable early characters William Smally and Col. Thomas Hinkson, the Women's Temperance Crusade, the romantic history of Jeremiah Reynolds, the unusual poetry of Morley Amberg, and the life of Gen. James Denver. GENEALOGY BUFFS will find a list of 1888 county officers and businesses. A 1933 look at the history of newspapers in the county, an article on Mother Thompson, daughter of Gov. Allen Trumble and… Read More

1892. Early days in PORTAGE County, OH, including the communities of Ravenna, Kent, Deerfield, Hiram, Garrettsville, Edinburg, Mantua, Mantua Station, Palmyra, Randolph and Windham, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 19 Page Booklet reprinted from the 1892 Centennial edition of Henry Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio and other sources. The spiral bound booklet is printed single-sided on 60# paper, with the fine print enlarged for easier reading. A sheet of clear vinyl has been added to protect the front cover. Among the many and diverse topics covered: the Cheese Industry; Early Settlements and Incidents; an Indian incident in Deerfield; early Palmyra Settlers; Benjamin Tappan Jr., first Ravenna settler; the Haymaker family and Aaron Burr; the Pioneer Railroad; Capt. Samuel Brady's Leap across the Cuyahoga, and Joseph Smith tarred and feathered. GENEALOGY BUFFS will find a list of 1888 county officers and businesses, including biographical… Read More

Worcester: Dorr, Howland & Co. The early days of Barnstable County, MA, -- better known as Cape Cod -- and its various towns and townships, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this New 56 Page Illustrated Booklet, reprinted primarily from two hard-to-find books: the 1839 edition of Historical Collections of the State of Massachusetts by John Warner Barber, and Massachusetts, a Guide to its Places and People, a WPA project. The spiral-bound booklet is printed on 60# paper, with the print enlarged for easier reading. INSERTED IN THE BOOKLET is a copy of the Map of Massachusetts which accompanied the Barber book. The map is one color on natural parchtex paper. The communities mentioned include: Barnstable, Brewster, Bourne, Buzzards Bay, Centerville, Cotuit, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Falmouth, Hyannis, Harwich, Harwichport, Johnson Junction, Mashpee, Marshpee, Orleans, Oysterville, Provincetown, Sandwich, South Harwich, South Wellfleet, South Yarmouth, Truro, Waquoit,… Read More

1892. Early days in Stark County, OH, including the communities of Canton, Massillon, Alliance, Mount Union, Minerva, Canal Fulton, Greentown, Louisville, Waynesburg, Wilmot, Limaville, North Lawrence, Navarre, Beach City, Mapleton, New Berlin, New Franklin, Osnaburg, Uniontown, Magnolia and Marlboro, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 33 Page Booklet reprinted from the 1892 Centennial edition of Henry Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Guide (a WPA Writers Project), and other Hard-to-find sources. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the fine print enlarged or easier reading. A sheet of clear vinyl has been added to protect the front cover. Among the many and diverse topics covered in the booklet are: the First Moravian Missionary in Ohio; Indian Encounters; Canton Public Square; a Parrot's Influence; Ginseng, Beeswax or Money; Canton's Lost Opportunities; the Collapse of the Alliance Opera Building: and… Read More

1892. Early days in Crawford County and its various communities -- Galion, Bucyrus, Crestline, New Washington, etc. -- are recalled through a mixture of colorful narratives and factual data in this NEW 27 Page Booklet reprinted from the 1892 Centennial edition of Henry Howe's Historical collections of Ohio, the WPA's The Ohio Guide and other hard-to-find sources. The spiral-bound booklet is single-sided on 60# paper, with the print enlarged for easier reading Among the many and diverse topics covered in the booklet are: Col. James Kilbourne, the lst settlers in Bucyrus, Squire Peter Worst - the tailor justice, the two bachelor hermits, various disappearances, an Indian war dance, honey bee hunting, Petroleum V. Nasby, Indian deer slayers and encounters with bears. GENEALOGY BUFFS will find a list of 1888 county officers and businesses. A 1933 history of county newspapers, additional material on newspaper humorist David Locke (Nasby), a 1940 look at the area in the WPA guidebook, newspaper… Read More

1841. The early days of Onondaga County and its various towns and townships, including Syracuse, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 45 Page Booklet, reprinted primarily from two hard-to-find books: the 1841 edition of Historical Collections of the State of New York by John Warner Barber and Henry Howe, and New York, a Guide to the Empire State, a WPA project. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper, with the print enlarged for easier reading. A clear vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The communities mentioned include: Amboy, Apulia, Baldwinsville, Belleisle, Betts Corners, Borodino, Camillus, Canton, Cicero, Clay, DeWitt, Eagle, Elbridge, Fabius, Fayetteville, Franklinville, Geddes, Hartsville, Jamesville, Jordan, Kirkville, Lafayette, Little Utica, Liverpool, Lysander, Macksville, Manlius, Marcellus, Matthews Mills, Onondaga, Onondaga Hollow, Orisco, Orville, Otisco, Peru, Plainville, Pompey, Salina, Skaneateles,… Read More