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Wikipedia =Gettysburg College is a private, four-year liberal arts college founded in 1832, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to the famous battlefield. The 225-acre (91 ha) campus is located at 300 North Washington Street in the Northwest corner of the town.Known as the Bullets, the school hosts 24 NCAA Division III men's and women's teams, with a large number of club, intra...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Official Website Cumberland County was first settled by a majority of Scots-Irish immigrants who arrived in this area about 1730. English and German settlers constituted about ten percent of the early population. The General Assembly (legislature) of the Pennsylvania colony on January 27, 1750, c...
This project is used to relate all units from Pennsylvania who served in the Union Army and such soldiers who were born in PA
This project is for those from Pennsylvania and /or their respective Counties. Please go to following link for more information.
This cemetery is located on Church Road just south of the Walnut Bottom Road Route 174 in Penn Township. Find a Grave
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Adams County, Pennsylvania. Adams County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania . As of the 2010 census, the population was 101,407. Its county seat is Gettysburg . The county was created on January 22, 1800, from part of York County , and was named for President John Adams . On July 1–3, 1863, the area around Gettysburg was t...
This project is to track those who are or were a part of making Middletown what it is today. Middletown is the oldest town in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, having been founded in 1755. It is bordered on one side by the Susquehanna River and the Swatara Creek on the other. It has a very rich history, including canals, railroads, and ex-military base, Fort Meade, which was used during the Civil W...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.= Official Website =The county was formed in 1813 and named for old Lebanon Township. Lebanon is a Biblical name meaning "White Mountain." Adjacent Counties * Berks County * Schuylkill County * Lancaster County * Dauphin County Cities & Boroughs *Cleona*Cornwall*Jonestown*Lebanon (County Seat)*Mount Gretna...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.= Official County Website == Official City Website = Overview The County of Lancaster is a popular tourist destination, with its Amish community a major attraction. Contrary to popular belief, the word "Dutch" in "Pennsylvania Dutch" is not a mistranslation, but rather a corruption of the Pennsylvania Ge...
University of Pennsylvania Wikipedia The University of Pennsylvania (commonly referred to as Penn or UPenn ) is an American private Ivy League research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn considers itself the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, as well as the first university in the United States with both undergraduate and g...
Willow Dale Cemetery resides in Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania. The earliest burial, in the actual Willow Dale Cemetery, is from 1833. There are stones from the Kinzua Cemetery (1810-1962) and the Morrison Run Cemetery (1850-1962) that belong to those reinterred at Willow Dale. Kinzua and Morrison Run Cemeteries were moved because of the Kinzua Dam Project, which flooded their previous r...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in McKean County, Pennsylvania.= Official Website =The county was created in 1804 and organized in 1826. It was named in honor of former Pennsylvania Governor and Declaration of Independence signer Thomas McKean.McKean County is home of "The Zippo Lighter" and boasts of being "The Black Cherry Capital of the World." Adjacent Counties * C...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Warren County, Pennsylvania. Official Website The county was formed in 1800 and was named for Joseph Warren, a soldier and statesman of the American Revolution. Adjacent Counties Chautauqua County, NY Cattaraugus County, NY McKean County Elk County Forest County Venango County Crawford County
Oak Hill Cemetery resides in Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania. The earliest interments date from the 1840s. This burying ground is still active. Oak Hill Cemetery was established Dec 1883 by Phillip Webster, a local undertaker, on the hillside the Lincoln Farm. In 1885 eight more acres from the Raub Farm was added, making it 17 acres. By 1896, nearly 1900 people were buried here. A Civil ...
Please add profiles for people who were born, lived or died in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Official Website History In 1750 Robert MacRay, a Scots-Irish immigrant , opened the first trading post in Raystown (which is now Bedford) on the land that is now Bedford County. The early settlers had a difficult time dealing with raids from Native Americans. In 1754 fierce fighting erupted as Na...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Official Website The county was created on March 28, 1781. The city and county were both named after American Revolutionary War leader George Washington, who eventually became the first President of the United States. For a complete list of Cities, Boroughs, Townships & Communities, please see W...
Please add profiles for people who were born, lived or died in York County, Pennsylvania. Official Website The county was created on August 19, 1749 and named either after the Duke of York, an early patron of the Penn family, or for the city and county of York in England. Based on the Articles of Confederation having been adopted in York by the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 17...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Official Website The county was created on February 21, 1810, from parts of Lycoming and Luzerne counties. Originally called Ontario County, it was reorganized and separated from Lycoming County on October 13, 1812, and renamed Bradford County for William Bradford, who had been a chief justice of the ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. The county was created on March 26, 1804 and was organized in 1812. It is named for the Tioga River. Adjacent Counties Steuben County, NY Chemung County, NY Potter County Lycoming County Bradford County Boroughs Blossburg Elkland Knoxville Lawrenceville Liberty Mansfield ...
July 1-3, 1863=This project is devoted to all soldiers of every rank who fought at the Battle of Gettysburg, and to the families of those soldiers. This project is less about the conflict than it is about the people who engaged in it.That said, many historians call this battle the turning point of the Civil War.After two years of fighting, the war was practically at a standstill. In May of 1863...
This project is for those buried in Mainesburg Cemetery, Mainesburg, Tioga County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave
Wikipedia =Indiantown Gap National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in East Hanover Township, in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave
October 6, 1683 - Thirteen families from Krefeld, Germany, arrived in Philadelphia to begin Germantown, one of America's oldest settlements. (Today in History, Antelope Valley Press, Thursday, October 6, 2011, p. B2).Germantown was founded by German settlers, thirteen Quaker and Mennonite families from Krefeld (Germany),[1][2] in 1681. Today the founding day of Germantown on October 6, 1683, is...
This project is focused around the genealogy of members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). If you have sourced information, please don't hesitate to contribute. Influential and Well-Known Quakers George Fox William Penn, Founder of Pennsylvania Robert Barclay, The Quaker Apologist Susan B. Anthony, Civil Rights Leader Joan Baez, Singer and Political Activist John Dal...
This historic cemetery is located on 273 Cambridge Road, Gap, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Sign reads: Organized about 1724 Built about 1750 Rebuilt 1834 Rebuilt 1901 Find a Grave