The official website for the county of lehigh, pennsylvania lehigh county government center 17 south 7th street allentown, pa 18101 general information 6107823000 search sunday, may 10, 2020. Click download or read online button to get history of lehigh county pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families book now. Lehigh county jail 38 north fourth street allentown, pa 18102 general information. History of lehigh county, pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families by charles rhoads roberts. Our 30,000 square foot headquarters museum, the lehigh valley heritage museum, is a stateoftheart climatecontrolled facility that houses one of the finest historical research libraries in the state of pennsylvania. History of lehigh county pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families by charles rhoads roberts, rev. Permission to reproduce an illustration taken from another source must be obtained from the original publisher.
Lehigh township by lehigh township historical society. If you are not interested in hosting a county, but do have information to add to our website, email me, nancy piper state. Lehigh county is located in southeastern pennsylvania in the area known as the lehigh valley, with the city of allentown as its county seat. The books were compiled and published over the course of almost 100 years in 10 groups, or series, and contain a variety of documents from pennsylvania. Prepared by a committee appointed by the lehigh county historical society. The parole board strives to protect public safety by making equitable parole decisions that allow for respect and protection of crime victims, rehabilitation. He bas an active tnemtrrd chemical he is a of the sigma nu fraternity. Hotels, apartment buildings, multiple dwellings, dormitories, lodging houses, orphanages, min. We have a more detailed satellite image of pennsylvania without county boundaries. Jan 01, 2010 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
Head startearly head start of the lehigh valley 2017. Volume 2 ebook written by lehigh county historical society. Peter 2 houck, grandfather was born in allentown and the greater part of his life was spent in boyertown. The county, which was first settled around 1730, was formed in. History of lehigh county, pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families by, 1914, allentown, pa. Most of the records consist of marriage licenses, certificates, applications, docket books, and affidavits. Lehigh county pennsylvania history and genealogy book. Lehigh county courthouse 455 west hamilton street allentown, pa 181011614 court of common pleas phone. History of lehigh county pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, vol. For pennsylvania realty transfer tax purposes, these factors are applicable for documents accepted for the periods indicated below.
Name index to marriage records from the state of pennsylvania. History of the counties of lehigh and carbon, in the. City directories historical state library of pennsylvania. Respond to the 2020 census due to the covid19 pandemic, the primary election has been rescheduled for june 2nd. Current, official soil survey information is on the web soil survey. Daniel rupp author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. History of lehigh county pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record. Special collections, lehigh university, linderman library, 30 library drive, bethlehem pa 18015. Welcome to lehigh county, pennsylvania history and genealogy. Lehigh county, pennsylvania genealogy genealogy familysearch. History of berks county in pennsylvania internet archive.
Pennsylvania maps are vital historical evidence but must be interpreted cautiously and carefully most of the courthouses in pennsylvania can supply maps of county roads. Home history map of the historic indian paths of pennsylvania. History of the counties of lehigh and carbon, in the commonwealth of pennsylvania. Records of egypt reformed church, lehigh county, pennsylvania 17341834. Apr 21, 2020 lpb has made 210 episodes of folks, a minority affairs program that aired from 19811990, freely available for streaming here on the ldma. Pennsylvania s art has always reflected the history of the commonwealth and the nation. Down the street from the bells hiding spot is a building now standing in place of what was once the height of opulence, hesss department store.
History of lehigh county, pennsylvania 1914 edition. Melishwhiteside county maps maps, created between 1816 and 1821, of fortyfour counties, record group 17. The web soil survey allows you to create custom reports by selecting a specific area of interest. In the table below, clicking on a survey area that is listed as current takes you to the web soil survey.
History of lehigh county, pennsylvania, and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, volume 2 lehigh county historical society lehigh valley publishing company, limited, 1914 lehigh county pa. The map above is a landsat satellite image of pennsylvania with county boundaries superimposed. The city of allentown was first home to people in 1735. This county is available for adoption if you have the desire to help transcribe genealogical data and place it online for the free use of all researchers, volunteer information is available here. Celebrating the states religious and political ideals, beauty, economic wealth, and progress, pennsylvania artists have also protested injustice, criticized intolerance, called attention to personal costs of industrial growth, and in other ways reflected.
Allentown parking authority great allentown fair lehigh county historical. The series highlighted issues related to african americans and other minority groups in louisiana, as well as lighter stories highlighting the states unique culture. Combining original research with syntheses of relevant work by other historians, pennsylvania histories seeks to appeal to both professional historians and general readers by presenting a range of significant individuals, groups, and events that are likely to be less familiar. Lehigh county file manager mary ann lubinsky lehigh county pagenweb. These warrant registers serve as the basic index to the original land warrants, surveys and patents for about 70% of the land in the commonwealth of pennsylvania for the dates 1733ca. A history of lehigh county, pennsylvania, from the earliest settlements to the present time, including much valuable information for the use of schools, families, libraries by hauser, james joseph, 1854 from old catalog. Dear family and friends of the heilman family site, what i have to offer is the text from a copy of the history of lehigh co. Old historical city, county and state maps of pennsylvania. Common level ratio clr real estate valuation factors. Books and media library guides at lehigh university. Published 1914 by lehigh valley publishing company, ltd. History of lehigh valley transit company railway operations from its horse car origins to the last trolley run from allentown to bethlehem in 1953, here is a full history of the city and interurban rail operations of lvt. Most inmates serving time in prison will be released and return to the community. Lehigh county, pennsylvania record dates edit edit source.
Lehigh valley history the story of lehigh valley is told in many parts. If you are not interested in hosting a county, but do have information to add to our website, email me, nancy piper state host. Map of the historic indian paths of pennsylvania visit. History of lehigh county, pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families by roberts, charles rhoads. Original text by roberts, stoudt, krick and dietrich, published by lehigh valley publishing company, 1914, reproduction by. Lehigh valley, pennsylvanialehigh canal, new jersey. History of lehigh county, pennsylvania 1914 edition open. The first ancestor of whom there is a definete record is subjects greatgrandfather, peter houck of lehigh co.
Lehigh county, pennsylvania genealogy familysearch wiki. History of lehigh county pennsylvania and a genealogical and. Pennsylvania county atlases and maps from the 1850s1870s links to pennsylvania county maps dating from the 1850s through the 1870s are included below. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. It was then named a northampton town northamptontowne in 1762 by william allen, a rich shipping merchant, chief justice of the province of pennsylvania and mayor, or leader, of philadelphia in the past. Pennsylvanias art has always reflected the history of the commonwealth and the nation. Lehigh county current tax bills creditdebit cards and echecks are now being accepted for payment of lehigh county current tax bills. Our founder, the industrial pioneer, entrepreneur and philanthropist asa packer, laid the foundation for a university that has since educated generations of students and served as a force of positive societal change. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read history of lehigh county, pennsylvania, and a. History of lehigh county, pennsylvania, and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, volume 2. This book offers a consciously eclectic approach to the rich history of pennsylvania in the period from 1740 to 1950. Jan 20, 2016 history of lehigh county, pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families by charles rhoads roberts. Lechaa kaundi is a county located in the lehigh valley region of the u.
May 22, 2002 lehigh township historical society president sean billings has coauthored two books with his wife, awardwinning writer and photographer johanna s. And a genealogical and biographical record of its families, volume 3. And a genealogical and biographical record of its families, lehigh county historical society pennsylvania county and regional histories. The date of acceptance of a document is rebuttably presumed to be its date of execution, that is, the date specified in the body of the document as the date of the instrument. Historic pittsburgh collection is a digital collection that provides an opportunity to explore and research the history of pittsburgh and the surrounding western pennsylvania. First, philadelphias history is a story of the efforts to sustain economic prosperity while fulfilling community needs and the continued tension between those priorities. History of lehigh county, pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families. Manuscript collections, county histories, and county atlases also contain older pennsylvania. See also the what is the directory structure for the texts. Lehigh township historical society president sean billings has coauthored two books with his wife, awardwinning writer and photographer johanna s.
Designed to make highquality scholarship accessible for students, the pennsylvania history series has been published since 1948 and now features more than thirty titles that advance the mission of the pha by engaging with key social, political, and cultural issues in the history of the state and region. Allentown is where the liberty bell, americas symbol of freedom, was hidden during the revolutionary war. History of lehigh county, pennsylvania, from the earliest settlements to the present time 1902 source. Nanpoverlay of 610 pennsylvania numbering plan area npa with 484 npa pdf. Every name index to history of lehigh county, pennsylvania.
Lehigh county historical society the online books page. History of lehigh county pennsylvania and a genealogical. Price new from used from unknown binding, 1983 please retry. Lehigh county historical society welcome to the lehigh. Pa state archives rg17 warrant register images main. Member of pennsylvania german society, historical society of berks county, lehigh county historical society, buckscounty historical society, and author of dietrich families in america. Pages in category history of lehigh county, pennsylvania the following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. History of lehigh county, pennsylvania, and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, allentown, pa. The pennsylvania archives is a collection of early pennsylvania records, 16641902, selected, transcribed, and compiled into 8 published volumes, of which 118 are included in this database. Its county seat is allentown, the states thirdlargest city behind philadelphia and pittsburgh. And, the names in these stories can be found in history books beyond lehigh valley, where names like penn, allen, turner, adams, white, trexler, packer. Original text by roberts, stoudt, krick and dietrich, published by lehigh valley publishing company, 1914, reproduction by unigraphic, inc. The county, which was first settled around 1730, was formed in 1812 with the division of northampton county. He prepared college at the columbia high he is a very apt student, and his class work has of a h i gh he bas an earnest of the in matters of interest.
Society vice president robert mentzell teaches history at northampton area high school, and secretary beverly putt is active as a community volunteer. The lehigh county historical society is one of the largest historical societies in america. Lehigh valley oral history directory sites at lafayette. A history of lehigh county, pennsylvania from the earliest settlements to the present time including much valuable information for the use of schools, families and libraries published by james j. Pennsylvania department of conservation and natural resources. History of lehigh university 18641993 page 1 of 169 history of lehigh university 18641993. History of lehigh county, pennsylvania and a genealogical and. The maps on this page were specifically chosen because they depict a plethora of surface and subterranean features, such as businesses, churches, mineral deposits, mountains, roads, rivers, and. Posted on july 17, 2014 by visitpadutchcountry related posts.
Second, philadelphias history was made by its people. A history of the indian villages and place names in. Cedar crest boulevard is a major northsouth highway in lehigh county, pennsylvania, in the united states in the lehigh valley region of the state. Historical maps of pennsylvania are a great resource to help learn about a place at a particular point in time. The town was made on a 5,000acre area allen got for money in 1735 from the sons.
Allentown, pennsylvania simple english wikipedia, the. Download history of lehigh county pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format. Post navigation map of the historic indian paths of pennsylvania. Below are links to the scanned warrant register pages for each county.
A history of lehigh county, pennsylvania, from the earliest. Watch the lehigh county virtual town hall courtesy of channel 69 news wfmz. These individuals will either be on parole supervision or will have reached their maximum sentence date. Lehigh county pennsylvania history and genealogy book index page. History of lehigh county, pennsylvania unknown binding 1983. Pennsylvania county histories and pennsylvania biographies. History of lehigh county, pennsylvania, and a genealogical and biographical record of its families. Bill yoder, a historian who published a book on the lehigh and. More information about this seller contact this seller 25.
History of lehigh county, pennsylvania, from the earliest settlements to the present time, including much valuable information for the use of schools, book. History of lehigh county, pennsylvania, and a genealogical. C2 a building, or part thereof, where the occupants are in group habitation and are not included under classifications c1, c3, c4 or c5. Charles rhoads roberts, john baer stoudt, thomas h. History of adams county pennsylvania, part 3, including biographical sketches from history of cumberland and adams counties, pennsylvania. Lehigh universitys history is inherently linked to americas rise as an industrial power. Land office map collection an index of land office maps found in record group 17, arranged alphabetically by county and then by township. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the family history library and family history centers. Google books proceedings and papers read before the lehigh county historical society 190810 source. South of interstate 78 i78, the road is a part of pennsylvania route 29 and north of it the road is state route 1019 the boulevard is 9.
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