This is a collection of various historical and genealogical reference works on Pennsylvania. These references cover 1000's of individuals, and are an excellent way to start or continue research focused on PA. This collection includes all of the individual collections covering Butler County, PA (Please see individual collection listings for detailed descriptions of titles.)

This material was scanned from original publications and will be provided as text searchable PDFs (unless noted in description). You will receive an email with the download link after purchasing online. These files can be read using many PDF reader programs (Windows / Mac / Linux), however Adobe Reader or Acrobat are recommended.

BT01 - Butler County PA - Everything Collection (All Collections on Butler County)

BT02 - County History & Biography Collection
History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883, 629 pages)
History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co., 1895, 1438 pages)
Pioneer Outline History of Northwestern Pennsylvania (W. J. McKnight, 1905, 755 pages)
20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa. and Representative Citizens (James A. McKee, 1909, 1506 pages)
Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (John W. Jordan, 1915, 1996 pages)
History of Butler County Pennsylvania (C. Hale Sipe, 1927, 1330 pages)
Butler County's Yesterdays (Butler County National Bank & Trust Company, 1940, 41 pages)
Butler County 1800-1950 150 Years of History and Development (Butler County Sesqui-Centennial Association, 1950, 201 pages)

BT03 - Regional, Miscellaneous History and Maps Collection

Town, Township & Regional Histories
Souvenir History of Slippery Rock, PA (Slippery Rock Centennial Committee, 1925, 117 pages)
Harmony 1805-1955 (Arthur I. Stewart & Loran W. Veith, 1955, 48 pages)

Church, Family, Education, Military and Miscellaneous Histories
Historical Sermon of U.P. Congregation of Harmony, Butler County, PA (Samuel Kerr, 1876, 15 pages)
Industrial and Commercial Resources of [Northern] Pennsylvania (Historical Publishing Company, 1887, 125 pages)
Industrial and Commercial Resources of [Western] Pennsylvania (Historical Publishing Company, 1887, 144 pages)
The McCandless Families of Center and Franklin Townships Butler County, Pennsylvania (Olive Jane McCandless Morgan, 1929, 96 pages)
Early Bounty Hunters of Butler County, Pennsylvania (David K. Webb, 1934, 28 pages)
Flood Tides Along the Allegheny (Francis R. Harbison, 1941, 204 pages)
Young American Patriots - The Youth of Pennsylvania in World War II (National Publishing Company, 1946, 674 pages)

Maps, Atlases & Images
1858 Map of Butler County Pennsylvania (David Scott, Color)

Birds-eye Town Views
Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania (1896, by T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)
Evans City, Butler County, Pennsylvania (1900, by T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)
Harmony, Butler County, Pennsylvania (1901, by T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)
Zelinople, Butler County, Pennsylvania (1901, by T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)

BT04 - Directory Collection (1907-1954)
W. I. Reed & Co.'s Butler Centennial Directory, 1876-77 (W. I. Reed & Co., 1876, 194 pages)
List of Subscribers - The Central District Printing Telegraph Co., July 1894 (The Central District and Printing Telegraph Company, 1894, 186 pages)
Official Directory of the Central District & Printing Telegraph Co. May 1898 (Central District & Printing Telegraph Co., 1898, 410 pages)
Mowrey's Tri-State Directory - 1907 (Mowrey Directory Co., 1907, 544 pages)
1916 Farm Directory and Reference Book of Butler County Pennsylvania (Orange Judd Company, 1916, 280 pages)
Telephone Directory - November 10, 1916 Butler, Dubois, Punxsutawney, Meadville, New Kensington,
Tarentum, Oil City, Franklin and Nearby Places (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1916, 152 pages)
Polk's Butler Directory 1923 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1923, 884 pages)
Polk's Butler City Directory 1926 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1926, 776 pages)
New Castle [PA] and Nearby Places Telephone Directory - Summer 1927 (Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, 1927, 168 pages)
Telephone Directory - Summer 1930 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1930, 238 pages)
Polk's Butler City Directory 1930 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1930, 530 pages)
Telephone Directory - May 1935 [Sharon-Farrell and Vicinity] (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1935, 126 pages)
1939-1940 Rural Directory - Butler County (C. S. Burke, 1939, 88 pages)
Sharon-Farrell and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - April 1940 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1940, 114 pages)
New Kensington & Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - February 1948 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1948, 244 pages)
Grove City - Mercer and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - April 1952 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1952, 164 pages)
Beaver Valley and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - January 1954 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1954, 420 pages)