Betty mcelhattan, 94, of franklin, passed away tuesday, march, at upmc mercy hospital, pittsburgh. Zindel park in clinton county williamsport web developer weblog. Shoemaker summered in mcelhattan, pennsylvania, at an estate called restless. You may also be interested in single family homes and condostownhomes in the area or 3bedroom. Since there are more than 2,000 historical markers within pennsylvania s borders, weve organized them by theme to make your exploration easier. The adobe versions are also zoomable for easy reading. It contains very detailed information about each of the. He went on to explain that he and his fellow soldiers had felt the need of a summer outing, and thought we would take it at the north. Schools and churches schools were plentiful and played an important part in the history of sugar valley. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. A catalogue of early pennsylvania and other firearms and edged weapons at restless oaks, mcelhattan, pa. Mcelhattan is a censusdesignated place cdp in wayne township in southern clinton.
Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. Essays by contributors representing various disciplines and fields make pennsylvania. Choose our history of pennsylvania books at arcadia publishing. Childrens books christian books genealogy books genealogy charts. Allegheny county history and biographical collection. Page 300 nothing doubting but at the general resurrection i shall receive the same again by the mighty power of god. Henry wharton shoemaker february 24, 1880 july 14, 1958 was a prominent american. He was an avid reader and the proud author of seven books. The book, the first comprehensive history of pennsylvania in almost three decades, sets the pennsylvania story in the larger context of national social, cultural, economic, and political development. Johnfgrove married sarah e mcmullen,children ralph,john d,robert, george, ethel,ethel married william leroy calhoun in 1918. Today, brodart offers stateoftheart online tools, bibliographic services, and consulting exclusively to libraries. Designed to make highquality scholarship accessible for students, the pennsylvania history series has been published since 1948 and now features. Later, he wrote them down into one of his first books, which did not get. Pinchot appointed shoemaker as chair of the pennsylvania historical.
It is readable, readerfriendly and worth reading, whether from start. While youre at it, write more than 200 books and pamphlets, address thousands of. The county was created on june 21, 1839, from parts of centre and lycoming counties. Ive been to a lot of waterfalls in pennsylvania and around the world, but i dont think ive ever visited a set of waterfalls quite like rosecrans falls and mcelhattan falls in clinton county located a short distance off i80 near loganton, these two waterfalls face each other, creating one of the most unusual hollows youll find anywhere. Browse the most recent mcelhattan, pennsylvania obituaries and condolences. The table below compares mcelhattan to the other 1,761 incorporated cities, towns and cdps in pennsylvania by rank and percentile using july 1, 2019 data. Davis page images at hathitrust the history of pennsylvania from the earliest discovery to the present time. His large, victoriancolonial mansion on his estate, restless oaks, is now the wellington bed and breakfast. Railroad maps pennsylvania historical and museum commission. Simons wonderfully illustrated and written book should serve as the entry into philadelphias history for a variety of audiences. Get instant criminal history, financial history, addresses and contact info. Wednesday, april 20, 2011, at upmc northwest hospital surrounded by his loving family.
The description on the site says, this history is considered to be the best armstrong county resource for researchers. History of berks county in pennsylvania internet archive. The indians are still around, sometimes friends, sometimes enemies. This was 100% of all the recorded mcelhattan s in the usa. Including an account of the first settlements by the dutch, swedes, and english, and of the colony of william penn, his treaty and pacific measures with the indians. Family history library mcelhattan city directories.
Mar 31, 2015 a catalogue of early pennsylvania and other firearms and edged weapons at restless oaks, mcelhattan, pa. This was 100% of all the recorded mcelhattans in the usa. Wayne township wayne station mcelhattan post office camp grounds pine. Read about the early history of pennsylvania, its oil history, its cultural evolution, and much more. Today i visited a small, abandoned park in clinton county. Books were personally hand scanned one page at time at a resolution of 600dpi paying careful attention to detail. Betty rhoads mcelhattan 19242018 find a grave memorial. I grew up in pennsylvania, and i never knew this book even existed. Shoemaker used folklore to find the spirituality in pennsylvania s natural history.
As of the 2010 census the population was 598 the community is located in eastern clinton county and is bordered to the northwest by the west branch of the susquehanna river and to the southeast by u. The ghost tales of henry shoemaker news, sports, jobs the. Lou bernard is a lock haven resident with a keen interest in the history of this area. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. Save over 20% credits will not expire, so you can use them at any time. We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day. Jersey shore pennsylvania city directories family history library. 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. Mcelhattan area historical tornado activity is below pennsylvania state average. Local history books on pennsylvania arcadia publishing. Dr robert g mcelhattan 19232011 find a grave memorial. Guide to clinton county, pennsylvania ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage. Historical backgrounds of avis, pennsylvania and vicinity a paper prepared by the social science department of the avis high school may 28, 1939. Shoemaker published over 200 books and pamphlets on pennsylvania folklore.
There are a few state parks in clinton county which i plan to visit. Where can find venango county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. Archives of historical books of reading, pa and berks county. The project gutenberg ebook of a catalogue of early. Browse homes for sale, real estate, apartments, houses for rent, and more. The best restaurants in mcelhattan updated april 2020. Localities north america united states states pennsylvania counties clarion. Venango 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. In his essay, he points out that any road leaving mcelhattan, in those days. Page 208 gentlemen, it did not happen to me to be born in a log cabin.
History of armstrong county pennsylvania, published in 1883 by robert walter smith, has been transcribed and posted online at the armstrong county genealogy project. My friends, he began with good cheer, how do you like this way of coming back into the union. In some cases yards, stations, repair facilities, etc. Mcelhattan je naseljeno mesto bez administrativnog statusa u americkoj saveznoj drzavi pensilvanija. See also the what is the directory structure for the texts. From lancaster to clearfield, or scenes on the byways of pennsylvania 1900, his first book of prose, was published two years later. There are 5 active homes for sale in mcelhattan, pa. Clinton county was created from parts of centre and lycoming counties in 1839. A son, malcolm lives next door with his family, and two cousins have homes on stabley road also.
Looking for grove family center county pa posted on. Another 61 words 4 lines of text covering the years 1424, 1465, 1672, 1670 and 1685 are included under the topic early mcelhattan history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. The project gutenberg ebook of a catalogue of early pennsylvania and other firearms and edged weapons at restless oaks, by henry w. The two volumes of history of armstrong county, pa, her people, past and present have been transcribed and posted online as part of the armstrong county genealogy project. He entered the armed services during world war i and took a break from writing poetry. The most mcelhattan families were found in the usa in 1920. This piece is shared through milford irvins niece, who gave it to james linn. This is a collection of miscellaneous maps, municipal zonings maps, and street maps for some of clinton countys town. Genealogical and personal history of western pennsylvania john w. Mcelhattan is a censusdesignated place cdp in wayne township in southern clinton county, pennsylvania, united states. Shoemaker and the progressive uses of folklore and history. Toothman iii, around greensboro by michele budaymurray, history of greene county, pa by william han. A history of the commonwealth is literate and informative, but it is not a dry encyclopedia. Although the pennsylvania dutch language died out with the german settlers and their descendants, the dialect can once again be heard in the valley because of the large number of old order amish who first settled in the valley in 1972.
Goehrigs memory by upgrading james public record with words and pictures, signing james memory book, recording an audio memory or lighting a candle. Mc elhattan white pages phone books in pennsylvania pa. Get to know the real possibility of aarp in mc elhattan. Mcelhattans notable past ken poorman lock haven pa. This is a bibliography of most of our biographical and historical volumes currently being used for transcription to our various pennsylvania counties. I will also explore bellefonte and state college in centre county but that is probably as far west as i will go. Find local mc elhattan pa aarp programs and information. Adobe acrobat reader required to view digital books. Clinton county, pennsylvania genealogy familysearch.
The mcelhattan family name was found in the usa, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Who would have thought history could be so interesting. Church records, 18731897 jersey shore evangelical association circuit family history library records of the memorial baptist church of williamsport, pa. Armstrong county, pennsylvania genealogy genealogy. Including an account of the first settlements by the dutch, swedes, and. Genealogical and personal history of western pennsylvania. Ohio had the highest population of mcelhattan families in 1840. Shoemaker this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Mcelhattan april 1, 1944, and had a loving marriage for 67 years until his death in 2011. Lock haven, founded by jeremiah church in 1833, became the county seat of clinton county in 1844. The family history by kent mcelhattan a copy was in the shippenville library details most of them who cmae from centre co and e. Route 220, a fourlane freeway the southwestern part of the cdp. View photos, find new properties, get open house info, and research neighborhoods on trulia. Mccrea, mccullough, mccurdy, mcdowell, mcelhaney, mcelhattan, mcelroy.
A rare of collection of historical books of reading, pa and berks county. They do so by emphasizing the evolution of pennsylvania as a place and an idea. Shoemaker was an author writing a 12volume pennsylvania folklore series, banker, newspaper columnist and publisher. Mary kathryn parks gilmore was born on thursday, may 19, 1927 and passed away on saturday, february 22, 2020. You may also be interested in single family homes and condostownhomes in. This is basically a snapshot of how our nation was built, many personal stories from varied sources. The johnstown flood by david mccullough, in the seven mountains. Celebrate and remember the lives we have lost in mcelhattan, pennsylvania. Volume 1 contains the historical record of the county and volume 2 contains hundreds of biographical articles of armstrong county people. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our mcelhattan research. It is located in one of the most scenic parts of pennsylvania, where the west branch of the susquehanna river and bald eagle creek unite. Perhaps the most famous man in mcelhattan s history was col.
Known to his family as unc, and to his wife mabel, or tia, as harry, most people simply referred to him as colonel or the colonel. The history of pennsylvania from the earliest discovery to the present time. Lock haven pennsylvania city directories family history library lock haven, pa 19021934 city directories allen county public library mcelhattan city directories. Mcelhattan, pa peer comparisons by rank and percentile. Discover librarianselected research resources on pennsylvania history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more.
This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Brodart company unparalleled in service and selection. Mcelhattan, pa real estate mcelhattan homes for sale. Correctional facility clinton county, pennsylvania. Read about the early history of pennsylvania, its oil history, its cultural evolution, and much. Perhaps the most famous man in mcelhattans history was col. A catalogue of early pennsylvania and other firearms and.
Mary kathryn parks gilmore was a resident of mcelhattan, pennsylvania. Funeral services for patricia beury will be held on tuesday, dec. In addition to his books of legends such as susquehanna legends, in the. Some of this information is held at the databoards and some is on the county pages. To view the pdf files you will need a copy of adobe acrobat reader. Mary kathryn parks gilmore was a resident of mcelhattan, pennsylvania at the time.