History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (1893)


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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1893 Edition.










Pennsylvania Genealogies


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Descendants of My Great-grandparents


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Peter Scheibly/Shively (1742-1823), according to family tradition, was born in Switzerland, and immigrated to Pennsylvania before the Revolutionary War. He served with the Northampton County Miltia during the Revolutionary War. He married twice and was the father of eighteen children, born 1772-1805. The family moved from Berks County, Pennsylvania, to Tyrone Township, Cumberland County, now Perry County, Pennsylvania, in 1789. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. Descendants spelled their surname Scheibly, Shively, Sheibley, and other variant spellings.




From the Molly Maguires to the United Mine Workers


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USA. Historical account of coal mining and trade unionization attempts among coal miners in pennsylvania from 1869 to 1897 - covers labour relations conflicts, wages, working conditions, political aspects, etc. Bibliography pp. 193 to 214 and statistical tables.




Billy Heath


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In this controversial book, Genovese provides compelling proof that at least one member of the Seventh Cavalry, a man named William Heath, survived Custer's Last Stand. Illustrations throughout.







Colonial families of Philadelphia


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