While registering for an account is not needed, it is highly recommended. Butler county historical society research library 123 west diamond street butler, pa 16001 7242838116 website the society includes. As you know, we are facing trying times right now due to the spread of the coronavirus. Butler county is rich in history which is evidenced by the many histories written about the county and the new historic finds and artifacts that come into light every year. Old pictures, photographs and postcards from family albums, old yearbooks, genealogy records and shoeboxes submitted by researchers like you. Throughout its history, it has been a post office, library and red cross headquarters. Butler county pagenweb welcome to the butler county pa genweb page. Welcome to the butler area public library online newspaper databasean index to over 476,000 newspaper articles published in butler county newspapers from 18182019. Butler county oh was named for richard butler of pennsylvania. Images of original will and orphans court books for each county in pennsylvania can be found online at family search in pennsylvania probate records.
Internet archive a history of western pennsylvania 1941 source. Created published chicago, richmondarnold publishing co. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. Below are links to the scanned pages of the patent indexes. County history books county history and genealogy books. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. Butler county was created on march 12, 1800, from part of allegheny county and named in honor of general richard butler, a hero of the american revolution. Aug 05, 2012 history of butler county, pennsylvania. Hi and welcome to the butler county pennsylvania genealogy project.
Internet archive 20th century history of butler and butler county, pa. A successful oil industry transformed the county into a bustling, thriving community and introduced railroads, which opened up the area to other parts of the united states. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers waterman. Billion graves for butler county, pennsylvania source. Butler county vital records can be found at the pennsylvania office of vital records has copies of birth and death records since 1906 and death records. Hundreds of books pertaining to butler countys history, businesses, churches, schools, and families as well as butler high school yearbooks from 1914 and various yearbooks from other county high schools. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers classic reprint. Butler county, pennsylvania contributor names geological survey u. The county was created from part of allegheny county on march 12, 1800. The butler pennsylvania blog keeping up with past and present happenings in a remarkable small town.
Butler county bureau of elections is in need of individuals who will serve as poll workers in various precinct locations throughout the county for the upcoming june 2, 2020 primary election. In 1917, the library became the recipient of a grant from andrew carnegie, becoming one of the original carnegie libraries. Someone in either of those two offices or perhaps in the county planning commission office might also know the general status of the different rail lines in the county i. Butler county continued to evolve with the construction of one of the first airports in the pittsburgh area, the pittsburghbutler airport in the nixon area of penn township. Images of original will and orphans court books for each county in pennsylvania can. The complete history of butler county, missouri, of interest to genealogists and historians. The usgenweb project is a group of volunteers working together to provide internet websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the united states and is noncommercial and fully committed to free access for everyone. Butler county, oh, usgenweb site genealogy, family. Shop 247 for all our books and merchandise at our butler online bookstore. We have several book clubs at the library, but patrons may also check out sets of books to use for their own book clubs. Butler county celebrates the history of the area through two hundred vintage postcards, including rare images featuring roy kanbenshue flying his dirigible, the goosetown gang, and slippery rock state normal school. Page 208 gentlemen, it did not happen to me to be born in a log cabin.
Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Popular pennsylvania history books showing 150 of 98 the johnstown flood hardcover by. History of butler county, pennsylvania, vols 12 ancestry. We are the countys largest repository for historic artifacts, photographs, family collections, and original documents about our ancestors. Pa state archives rg17 patent index images main interface. As a society we promote genealogy through the presentation of seminars and classes that are open to the public. Below are the recommended browsers for optimal results. The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds.
Read more about him at history and biographical cyclopaedia of butler county, ohio famous americans note that the picture seems to be of his brother, william. Online or oncampus, count on us for more than the grizzly bear necessities. Butler county, formed in 1800, prospered as a result of various industries, including coal mining, farming, and lumbering. This collection is primarily obituaries and death notices, but you will also find citations for marriage license, divorces, accidents, court notices, and more. A geography of pennsylvania, 1843 butler county source. History of westmoreland county, pennsylvania, volume 1 history of westmoreland county, pennsylvania. Railroad maps pennsylvania historical and museum commission. And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased god to bless me in this life i give, demise, and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. The cover features earl doria in his store on mercer. As the official historical society of butler county, the bchs collects, preserves, and interprets butler countys historic documents, artifacts, and sites for the educational benefit of the public. David mccullough shelved 5 times as pennsylvaniahistory. Excerpt from history of butler county, pennsylvania.
The county borders lawrence county on the north, butler county on the east, allegheny county on the southeast, washington county on the south, and the states of ohio and west virginia on the west. History of westmoreland county, pennsylvania, volume 2 history of westmoreland county. On february 1617, 1894, the butler area public library was opened by the literary club, a group of 123 butler women. Internet archive guidebook to historic places in western pennsylvania source. Butler genealogy in butler county, pa usa 1,015,348 pennsylvania 60,654 butler county 615 butler 104. Jack brubaker shelved 1 time as pennsylvaniahistory. Butler county historical societypa this butler county is in pennsylvania. Simons wonderfully illustrated and written book should serve as the entry into philadelphias history for a variety of audiences.
This twovolume book, packed with local history and biographies, begins with chapters about the indians, the french claim to the ohio valley, washingtons historic journey through butler county, christian frederick posts peace mission, the moravian missionary, colonel brodheads expedition against the senecas, as well. Signs of history butler county an illustrated history of the commonwealth of pennsylvania, 1876 source. Two print facilities produce heat set, cold web and newspaper products. Welcome to our butler county family history research page. Registering will allow you to customize your search results and user settings, allow you to save search settings, keep a history of your searches and save documents to the cart for future reference. These products can be broadsheet, tabloid and flexi books with a variety of finishing and bindery. Butler county historical society 1 123 west diamond street, butler, pa 16001, 7242838116. Pas past history of butler county, pennsylvania 1895 source. Butler area public library encourages book discussions for intellectual growth and fun. Butler county historical society preserving yesterday for. Please refer to the information to the statewide vital records in pennsylvania for current fees and application process. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers some fine.
Butler county, pennsylvania public records directory quickly find public record sources in the largest human edited public record directory. History of a railroad town, clay township, butler county, pennsylvania. These are books that were published by a wide variety of publishers between the 1880s and recent. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers classic reprint waterman watkins and co. This website is in need of a county team associate. Search census records 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1890 veterans. Butler county, pennsylvania genealogy familysearch wiki. History and heritage visit butler county pennsylvania. Receive email or text message updates regarding the information you have requested. All facultyapproved textbooks and course materials are available at affordable prices as well as. Hundreds of books pertaining to butler county s history, businesses, churches, schools, and families as well as butler high school yearbooks from 1914 and various yearbooks from other county high schools. We are taking the precautionary route to help lessen the curve of spreading covid19 in butler county, and are following the lead of our governors. On the trail of the paxton boys in lancaster county paperback by. Your account and settings will follow your login whether logged in from the recorders office or from home.
Butler county, pennsylvania genealogy genealogy familysearch. These books do not contain actual patents, but serve as patentee name indexes to the original land patents granted by the commonwealth of pennsylvania for the dates 16841957. Butler is home to the butler county symphony association, which performs at the butler intermediate high school auditorium. This is a bibliography of most of our biographical and historical volumes currently being used for transcription to our various pennsylvania counties. The online books page 20th century history of butler and butler county, pa. The volume is part of the pennsylvania history series published by the pennsylvania historical association in partnership with temple university press. Beaver county pennsylvania is located in the southwest part of the state, and was carved out of washington and allegheny counties in 1800. Mckee multiple formats at page images at hathitrust. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Notify me allows you to subscribe to an unlimited number of email lists. Find property records, vital records, inmate and court records, professional and business licenses, contractor licenses and much more. These are books that were published by a wide variety of publishers between the 1880s and recent years and. Butler county genealogy society is dedicated to helping our members and the community in researching family history.
It became a museum in 1966 and is run by the butler county historical society. Guide to butler county, pennsylvania ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth. The butler eagle, parent company of butler color press has been publishing the daily paper of choice for butler county, pennsylvania for 100 years. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Butler county, pennsylvania public records directory.
Default dtspublic access butler county, pennsylvania. The official county of butler pa mobile app portal that puts valuable local government and court related read on. Please contact us if youd be interesting in helping to develop this resource were really glad you stopped by and i hope that you find this website useful for your genealogical research. Lewis publishing company, 1906 westmoreland county pa. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Page 300 nothing doubting but at the general resurrection i shall receive the same again by the mighty power of god. Click the link below to upload the bchs drive tour central and northeast, to discover and learn about the historical. The third section of our new butler county historical driving tours is now available. Butler county historical society pa this butler county is in pennsylvania. History of beaver county beaver county pennsylvania is located in the southwest part of the state, and was carved out of washington and allegheny counties in 1800. Butler, the county seat, was created in 1803, incorporated on february 26, 1817, and chartered as a city on january 7, 1918. History of butler county, pennsylvania 1883 source. Here youll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your butler county ancestors.
Internet archive history of butler county, pennsylvania 1883 source. Butler county, pa family history research guide to genealogical records. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite. Commonwealth of pennsylvania, department of environmental resources, topographic and geologic survey. Where can find butler county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. Butler county was created on march 12, 1800, from part of allegheny county and named in honor of general richard butler, a hero of the american revolution butler county is part of the pittsburgh, pa metropolitan statistical area. Butler county historical society preserving yesterday. It remained attached to allegheny county until 1803. Butler county historical society butler county historical. County history and genealogy books hearthstone legacy. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. County history and genealogy books the books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. All you need is a library card and interested friends.
We work closely with the butler county librarys genealogy department located in the weir room of the library. The county borders lawrence county on the north, butler county on the east, allegheny county on the southeast, washington county on the south, and the states of ohio and west. Internet archive history of butler county, pennsylvania 1895 source. We are taking the precautionary route to help lessen the curve of spreading covid19 in butler county, and are following the lead of our governors orders that all nonessential employees remain home.
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