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This is for profiles created as part of the Lithuanian Heritage Project, a group on Facebook.The goal of the Lithuanian Heritage Project is to work collaboratively to build the information bridge between countries and generations, to collect information that enables Lithuanians globally to connect with their Lithuanian family members.For more information on the project, please contact Ann Marie...
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...
Wikipedia =Carnegie Mellon University=Carnegie Mellon University (Carnegie Mellon or CMU; /ˈkɑrnɨɡi ˈmɛlən/ or /kɑrˈneɪɡi ˈmɛlən/) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The university began as the Carnegie Technical Schools founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1900. In 1912, the school became the Carnegie Institute of Technology and began granting four-year degrees. In 1967, the...
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 project is for those buried in the Old Union Cemetery, Stone Church, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.The cemetery is located on 632 South Delaware Drive (Route 611) and is also known as Christ Church Cemetery and Stone Church Cemetery .Old Union Cemetery is located in the village of Stone Church in Upper Mt. Bethel Twp., Northampton Co., PA. It sits adjacent to Trinity United Church of Ch...
Please add profiles for people who were born, lived or died in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Official Website History Bucks County is one of the three original counties created by colonial proprietor William Penn in 1682. Penn named the county after Buckinghamshire, the county where he lived in England. He built a country estate called Pennsbury Manor in Falls Township, Bucks County. Some ...
This project is for those from Pennsylvania and /or their respective Counties. Please go to following link for more information.
Laurel Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Philadelphia. Founded in 1836, it was the second major garden or rural cemetery in the United States. In 1998, it was designated a National Historic Landmark; few cemeteries have received this distinction.[4]Located in Philadelphia's East Falls section, the 74-acre (300,000 m2) cemetery overlooks the Schuylkill River. Laurel Hill contains more than...
This project is for those buried in Calvary Cemetery, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave PA Roots
Dunnstown Cemetery resides in Dunnstown, Clinton County, Pennsylvania. This cemetery is located across the river from Lock Haven, Pa. in Woodward Township. The cemetery lies in two major sections separated by Church Street, directly adjacent to the older section of the cemetery is the Dunnstown United Evangelical Methodist Church. This cemetery is well maintained and flags are placed on the mil...
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
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Chester County, Pennsylvania.= Official Website = History Philadelphia, Bucks, and Chester were the three Pennsylvania counties initially created by William Penn on August 24, 1682. At that time, Chester County's borders were Philadelphia County to the north, the ill-defined western edge of the colony (approximately the Susquehanna Ri...
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...
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...
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...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.= Official Website =The county was created on June 21, 1839, from parts of Centre and Lycoming Counties. Its name is in honor of the seventh Governor of New York State, DeWitt Clinton, however some sources suggest the namesake is Henry Clinton. Adjacent Counties * Potter County * Lycoming County * Union C...
In Emmaus, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, drive from Emmaus Community Park, then, continue on Shimersville Road to 16th Street. Turn right and continue up the hill. The cemetery will be on your left. Billion Graves Find a Grave
In 1886, the diocese established the Calvary Cemetery Association and Calvary Cemetery, a 200-acre tract of land in the Hazelwood area of Pittsburgh. The first burial took place in June 1888. Calvary Cemetery remains the largest of the diocesan cemeteries. Today it includes two beautiful chapel mausoleums, a large garden crypt development, the exclusive Cardinal Wright Oratory crypts, a large ...
This project is for those who are buried in St. Francis Cemetery, Friendsville, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Clarion County, Pennsylvania.= Official Website =The county was formed on March 11, 1839, from parts of Venango and Armstrong counties. The county seat is Clarion. Adjacent Counties * Forest County * Jefferson County * Armstrong County * Butler County * Venango County Map of Cities, Towns & Boroughs
The Battle of Hanover took place on June 30, 1863, in Hanover in southwestern York County, Pennsylvania , as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War . Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart 's Confederate cavalry , which was riding north to get around the Union Army of the Potomac , attacked a Federal cavalry regiment, driving it through the streets of Hanover. Brig. Gen. Elon Farnsworth '...
Fairview Cemetery, Kutztown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA:
This project is used to relate all units from Pennsylvania who served in the Union Army and such soldiers who were born in PA
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...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived, or died in the city or county of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Also known as "The City of Brotherly Love" and "Philly" Formerly the capital of the United States when Washington D.C. was being built.= Official Website = Please see Wikipedia for a full history. Adjacent Counties * Bucks County * Burlington County, NJ * Camden County, NJ * Gloucester...
This project is for those buried in Caernarvon Cemetery, Morgantown, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Not to be confused with the city of Franklin in Venango County. = Official Website =Franklin County became an independent jurisdiction on September 9, 1784, relatively soon after the end of the American Revolutionary War. It is named in honor of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. Adjacent Counties * Cum...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Official Website The county was created on February 21, 1810 and is named for the Susquehanna River. After the Civil War, coal started to be mined. Following this, railways and roads were built into the county allowing for more people to come. At one point the county had nearly 50,000 people. Coa...
Allegheny County is located in the southwest of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,250,578, making it the state's second-most populous county, following Philadelphia County. The county seat is Pittsburgh . Allegheny was the first county in Pennsylvania to be given a Native American name. It was named after the Lenape word for the Allegheny River. The m...
This project focuses on Jewish families and individuals of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Jews of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can trace their history back to Colonial America. Jews have lived there since the arrival of William Penn in 1682. Jewish traders were operating in southeastern Pennsylvania long before Penn. The first Jewish resident of Philadelphia on record was Jonas Aaron. His nam...
The cemetery is located on 931 Byerland Church Road, Willow Street, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Butler County, Pennsylvania. Official Website Factoids 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. Some famous inventions and discoveries were made in Butler County. It was in Saxonburg that the designer of the Brook...
The Park is located on 380 Evans City Road. Official Website Find a Grave
This is for profiles created as part of the Lithuanian Heritage Project.The goal of the Lithuanian Heritage Project is to work collaboratively to build the information bridge between countries and generations, to collect information that enables Lithuanians globally to connect with their Lithuanian family members.The Cemetery Project included profiles of Lithuanians buried in three Lithuanian c...
The cemetery is located on 117 Locust Street, Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave
Wikipedia Temple University, commonly referred to as Temple, is a comprehensive public research university (formerly private) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The University was founded in 1884 by Russell Conwell. As of 2014, more than 37,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students are enrolled in over 400 academic degree programs offered at seven campuses and sites in ...
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...
Located in Hanover Township, the cemetery is affiliated with St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception, Our Lady of Fatima Parish, 134 South Washington Street, in Wilkes-Barre. The main gate is located at the intersection of South Main Street & East St. Mary's Road. There's also a side gate on South Main St next to the chapel. Find a Grave
This project is for those buried in West Hill Cemetery, Galeton, Potter County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave Painted Hills.org
Wikipedia The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (/ˈhwɔːrtən/ WHAWR-tən; also known as The Wharton School or Wharton) is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private Ivy League university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in 1881 through a donation from Joseph Wharton, the Wharton School is the world’s oldest collegiate school of business. The Whart...
This project is for those buried in Saint Patrick's Cemetery, Middletown, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Official Website History The county was created from part of Bedford County on April 17, 1795 and named after the county of Somerset in England. George Washington passed through the area of Somerset County on a scouting expedition in late 1753, just before the outbreak of the French and Indian Wa...
Owned and maintained by the Buena Vista Cemetery Association, Box 488, Brodheadsville, Monroe County, Pennsylvania 18322. The cemetery is east of town, about one mile, on the left (north) side of Route 209. It is adjacent to, but not affiliated with, Zion United Lutheran Church. Find a Grave
This project is for all Port of Philadelphia Immigrant Arrivals. Please add your ancestors here.Excerpt from "Philadelphia: Immigrant City by Frederic M. MillerFrom the time of its founding in 1682, Philadelphia has been both an immigrant port and a city of immigrants. In fact, in 1683 when Dutch and German religious groups founded Germantown now part of Philadelphia they established the first ...
This project is for those who are buried in St. Augustine Cemetery, Silver Lake Township, Brackney, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1824 and is the oldest parish in the Scranton Diocese. Find a Grave
The Buckingham Friends burial ground has been in use since about 1705, before the meeting house was built. The earliest gravestones date from the 1790s. Quakers in the area did not use markers until this time. There are graves of Revolutionary War soldiers, an area set aside for blacks in the early 19th century, and several graves of Native Americans. Local Quakers used Buckingham Friends until...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Official Website Scranton is the county seat of Lackawanna County. Overview Scranton is the geographic and cultural center of the Lackawanna River valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania, as well as the largest of the former anthracite coal mining communities in a contiguous quilt-work that also includes Wi...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.= Official Website =The county was created on August 13, 1878, following decades of trying to gain its independence from Luzerne County. (The courts were organized in October 1878.) It is Pennsylvania's last county to be created, and the only one created after the Civil War. It is named for the Lackawa...
Crum Cemetery resides in Sinnamahoning, Cameron County, Pennsylvania. The earliest, recorded burial dates from 1878. The burying ground's last recorded burial is from 2018. The stones are scattered among the tall grasses which are not well maintained. The cemetery boasts several handmade signs denoting the cemetery's name. Sinnamahoning, Pennsylvania, USA Coordinates: 41.31950, -78.09860
The Brownback's United Church of Christ is located at 640 Ridge Road (which is Rt. 23), Spring City, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The following information is from a church history compiled in 1930. Discipline Adopted May 18, 1743 Log Church Built 1743 Stone Church 1800 Rebuilt 1850-1878 Tower and Sunday School 1906 The land for the church and adjoining cemetery was donated by Gerhard Brumb...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.= Official Website =The county was formed in 1772 from parts of Lancaster, Berks, Bedford, Cumberland, and Northampton Counties and named for the county of Northumberland in northern England. Adjacent Counties * Lycoming County * Union County * Columbia County * Schuylkill County * Montour County * ...
Please add profiles for people who were born, lived or died in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Official Website History The lands constituting Schuylkill County were acquired by Penn's proprietors by treaty executed August 22, 1749, with representatives of the Six Nations and the Delaware, Shamokin and Shawnee, who received 500 pounds "lawful money of Pennsylvania". The territory describ...
Restricted to the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries:From viewing multiple maps and surveys we get a better idea as to where the following Brown family individuals lived.* John Brown (1710-1753) and Hannah (Hague)* John Brown (1731-1761) and Lydia (MNU)* Jonathan Brown (b.c.1759) and his wife Eva (Crowl)* Adonijah Brown (c.1785- ) buried in Slate Hill cem. and his sister Martha Brown (spinster)* Is...
Located on Cemetery Road, Brookville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave Billion Graves
This catholic cemetery is on 197 McHughs Hill Road, Great Bend, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave
The cemetery is located on 2026 Bensalem Boulevard, Bensalem, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave
The Brown's Mill Dunkard Cemetery is on Friendship Village Road, off of Brown's Mill Road. It is across the road, diagonally, from the Brown's Mill Presbyterian Cemetery that sits behind the Brown's Mill Schoolhouse on the corner of Angle and Brown's Mill Roads, however, it cannot easily be seen from the schoolhouse on Angle Road. This cemetery formerly served the Dunkard Brethren Church. It n...
Bangor Episcopal Church, located in Churchtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, was founded in the year 1722 by Welsh settlers. In 1734, the first church was built of logs. The stone church was completed in 1756; the present stone church was built in 1830. In 1844, the chapel (Sunday School) was built by the Bangor Churchwomen. The steeple bell was installed in 1896. Bangor Church was added to ...
Wikipedia =Drexel University is a private research university with three campuses in Philadelphia and one in Sacramento, California. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a noted financier and philanthropist. As of 2015, more than 26,000 students are enrolled in over 70 undergraduate programs and more than 100 master's, doctoral, and professional programs at the university. Drexel's coop...
Wikipedia =Lehigh University is an American private research university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer and has grown to include studies in a wide variety of disciplines. Its undergraduate programs have been coeducational since the 1971–72 academic year. As of 2014, the university had 4,904 undergraduate students and 2,165 graduate studen...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived, or died in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is not to be confused with Bucks County, Pennsylvania History Reading developed during the 1740s when the inhabitants of northern Lancaster County sent several petitions requesting that a separate county be established. With the help of German immigrant Conrad Weiser, the county was formed on March 11, ...
Slippery Rock University, formally Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (The Rock or SRU), is a public university in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. SRU is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). The university has been coeducational since its founding in 1889. Its campus is on 611 acres. Slippery Rock University was founded in 1889 under the name Slippery Rock...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.= Official Website =The county was formed in 1752 and was named for Northamptonshire, England.The county is industrially oriented, producing cement, and other industrial products. It was a center of cement production, with the world's then-largest cement producer, Atlas Portland Cement Company, operati...
This project is for those interred in the Moravian Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave From Wikipedia: The first Moravian God's Acre was begun in 1730 on the western slope of the Hutberg (Hill of Watching) at Herrnhut Saxony in Germany, the Moravian Mother Congregation. As the Moravian Church spread around the world, they laid out their graveyards on hilltops, ca...
"Broadacres Cemetery is a historic cemetery under the care of the Tioga County Supervisors, Tioga County, Pennsylvania. The cemetery was used as a potter's field; the county burial ground for the unknown, indigent, abandoned, or insane persons under the care of the county and charitable organizations. [When] the cemetery was in regular use, county care of the indigent and insane was consolida...
Established in 1882, historic Bristol Cemetery in Croydon, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, is located at Rt. 13 and Rt. 413 offers traditional in-ground burial options. The cemetery’s convenient location makes it easily accessible from all PA and NJ surrounding areas. Official Website Find a Grave
The cemetery is located on 38 Central Avenue, Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave
This project is for those buried in Bridgeport Cemetery, Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave PA Gen Web Roots Web
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 ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.The county was created on March 26, 1804, from parts of Bedford, Huntingdon, and Somerset Counties and later organized in 1807. It was named for the nation of Wales, which in Latin is known as "Cambria". The Johnstown Flood (locally, the Great Flood of 1889) occurred on May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic...
Wikipedia La Salle University is a private, co-educational, Roman Catholic university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Named for St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, the university was founded in 1863 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. The university offers traditional, online, and hybrid courses and programs. The university is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Chu...
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The legislature convenes in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. In colonial times (1682–1776), the legislature was known as the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly. Since the Constitution of 1776, written by American revolutionaries, the legislature has been known as the General Assembly. The Genera...
Wikipedia =Moravian College a private liberal arts college, and the associated Moravian Theological Seminary are located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, in the Lehigh Valley region. The College traces its founding to 1742 by Moravians, descendants of followers of the Bohemian Reformation (John Amos Comenius), the 17th century Moravian bishop, though it did not receive a charter to gr...
Brandon Cemetery, Brandon, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA: Find a Grave Brandon Cemetery is the oldest public burial ground in Cranberry Township. In 1839 James and Eliza Milroy transferred the deed for 2 acres to the Brandon Cemetery Trustees, James Milroy, William Brandon, and John McCutcheon. In 1955 a Board was incorporated and 7 additional acres purchased. A new Chapel was built i...
The cemetery is located on RR3 Box 108, Towanda, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave
Bradford Friends Meetinghouse, also known as Marshallton Meeting House, is an historic Quaker meeting house located at Marshallton in West Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1764–1765, and is a one-story, stone structure with a gable roof. A porch was added to two sides of the building in the 19th century. The interior is divided into four rooms, rather than the cu...
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 ...
The cemetery, also known as Old Bradford Cemetery , is located on Owens Road and Shawville Highway (Pennsylvania 970), Woodland, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave
The cemetery is located on 521 Northbrook Road, Marshallton, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave USGW Archives
The cemetery is located in Vanderbilt, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Directions: From Uniontown drive north on Rt 51 about 8 miles to Town & Country Road. Turn right and drive about 2.5 miles. The cemetery is on the left. Directions: From Perryopolis drive south on Rt 51 a little over 2 miles to the clover-leaf intersection with Rt 201. Following the signs, go east on Rt 201 toward Vanderbilt...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Greene County, Pennsylvania.= Official Website =Greene County was created on February 9, 1796, from part of Washington County and named for General Nathanael Greene. Adjacent Counties * Fayette County * Monongalia County, WV * Washington County * Marshall County, WV * Wetzel County, WV Boroughs & Townships *Aleppo*Carmichaels*Center*...
Rural Valley Cemetery is located in Cowanshannock Township, Rural Valley, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave
Saint Gregory Cemetery is located in North East, Erie County, Pennsylvania. This burying ground's earliest burials date from the 1860s. Also known as the Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus Cemetery, the site is overseen by the St. Gregory Cemetery Board and includes a Columbarium. Saint Gregory's is well maintained and active.
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Wikipedia ==Haverford College=Haverford College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States, a suburb of Philadelphia. All students of the College are undergraduates, and nearly all reside on campus.The college was founded in 1833 by area members of the Orthodox Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) to en...
Purpose=*To gain a better appreciation of the early families of Northampton Township, Bucks Co., PA*To discover inter-family ties* (please add profiles) Get your bearings with this circa 1830 map that has a few of the old place names.==Early Settlement and Population==~• a short summary: * Part One * Part Two * Settlers included: **1682 Thomas Walmsley ** William Buckman , Arthur Cook (justice ...
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Wikipedia Swarthmore College Swarthmore College is a private liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of 1,545 students. The college is located in the borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 11 miles southwest of Philadelphia. Founded in 1864, Swarthmore was one of the earliest coeducational colleges in the United States. The school was organized by a Committee of Quakers ...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Erie County, Pennsylvania. History Erie County was established on March 12, 1800. Prior to 1792, the region was claimed by both New York and Pennsylvania and so no county demarcations were made until the federal government intervened. On March 23, 1823, the Erie County Courthouse burned and all county records to that point were destr...
St. Peter's Cemetery St. Peter’s Union Cemetery was established in 1773. The cemetery consists of two parts simply referred to as the old and the new. Originally, the old cemetery was a small plot of ground located close to St. Peter’s Church. As the cemetery grew, local government mandated the cemetery have paved roads to provide easier access. The roads were built, and the cemetery board use...
This project is for those buried in Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, East Earl, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Although the cemetery is near Terre Hill, the correct address should be East Earl, PA. The cemetery is also known as Center Church Union Cemetery . Find a Grave
Wikipedia =Lafayette College=Lafayette College is a private coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. The school, founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter, son of General Andrew Porter of Norristown and the citizens of Easton, first began holding classes in 1832. The founders voted to name the school after General Lafayette, who famously toured the ...
Lebanon Valley College (LVC, Lebanon Valley, or The Valley) is a private college in Annville, Pennsylvania. Lebanon Valley College was founded on February 23, 1866, with classes beginning May 7 of that year and its first class graduating in 1870. Expenses at this time for a full year were $206.50 (equal to approximately $4,430 in 2022) and remained relatively unchanged for the next 50 years. ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.= Official Website =Lancaster is the county seat of Lancaster County. History Originally called Hickory Town, the city was renamed after the English city of Lancaster by native John Wright. Its symbol, the red rose, is from the House of Lancaster. Lancaster was part of the 1681 Penn's Woods Charter ...
Westminster College is a private, liberal arts college in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1852, it is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). The student population is approximately 1,307 undergraduate and graduate students. Westminster formed as a result of a meeting on Jan. 21, 1852, between the Ohio and Shenango Presbyteries. In 2009, The Washington Monthly' ranked Westminst...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Venango County, Pennsylvania. Official Website Venango County was created on March 12, 1800. The name "Venango" is derived from the Native American name of the region, Onenge, meaning Otter. This was corrupted in English as the Venango River. The settlement at its mouth was likewise called Venango, and is the site of present-day S...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in the city of Erie, Pennsylvania.= Official Website = History Indigenous peoples occupied the shoreline and bluffs in this area for thousands of years, taking advantage of the rich resources. The Sommerheim Park Archaeological District in Millcreek Township, Pennsylvania west of the city, includes artifacts from the Archaic period in th...
This is an umbrella project for all projects related to Jews from Pennsylvania . Rauh Jewish Archives By 1656 New Amsterdam Jews traded along the Delaware River on Pennsylvania's eastern border, and by 1681 several Jews probably settled in the southeastern area. While most of these Jews were of Spanish-Portuguese origin, during the 18th century many came from Central Europe. Isaac Miranda ' (d....
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, crea...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Centre County, Pennsylvania.= Official Website =The lands of the future Centre County were first recorded by James Potter in 1764. Potter, having reached the top of Nittany Mountain, and "....seeing the prairies and noble forest beneath him, cried out to his attendant, 'By heavens, Thompson, I have discovered an empire!'" After the Am...