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 Schuylkill County, PA (Please see individual collection listings for detailed descriptions of titles.)

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SM01 - Somerset County PA - Everything Collection (All Collections on Somerset County)

SM02 - County, Regional, Miscellaneous History & Directory Collection
County History & Biography Collection
The History and Topography of Dauphin, Cumberland, Franklin, Bedford, Adams, Perry, Somerset, Cambria, and Indiana Counties (I. Daniel Rupp, 1848, 711 pages)
History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania (Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1884, 779 pages)
Biographical Review - Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of Bedford and Somerset Co., PA (Biographical Review Publishing Co., 1899, 312 pages)
Early Somerset County & A Somerset County Historical Notebook (Frederic Doyle & Mary Hause, 1945, 79 pages)

Town, Township & Regional Histories
The Valley of the Conemaugh (Thomas J. Chapman, 1865, 201 pages)
50th Anniversary Windber, PA. 1897-1947 (50th Anniversary Committee, 1947, 108 pages)

Church, Family, Education, Military and Miscellaneous Histories
Survey of World War Veterans of Somerset County Pennsylvania (Anonymous, 1936, 396 pages)
Dedication of Honor Roll for Men in Service, Jerome, Pa. (Anonymous, 1943, 4 pages)

SM03 - Maps Atlases & Images Collection
Maps Atlases & Images
1830 Map of Somerset County (John Wells, Color)
1850's Map of Somerset Co., Penna. (Unattributed, Color)
1860 Map of Somerset County, Pa (Edward L. Walker, Color)
1876 County Atlas of Somerset Pennsylvania (F. W. Beers & Co., 46 pages, Color)

Birds-eye Town Views
Birds Eye View of Windber, Pa. Somerset County (1900, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)
Meyersdale Pennsylvania (1900, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)
Somerset, Pennsylvania (1900, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)
Berlin, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (1905, T. M. Fowler)
Confluence Pennsylvania (1905, T. M. Fowler)

SM04 - Directory Collection (1907-1959)
Mowrey's Tri-State Directory - 1907 (Mowrey Directory Co., 1907, 544 pages)
Telephone Directory April 1914 - Bedford, Cambria, Indiana, Somerset and Westmoreland Counties (Central District Telephone Company, 1914, 138 pages)
Telephone Directory 1916 - Cumberland, MD. And Vicinity (Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co., 1916, 67 pages)
Telephone Directory - Fall 1927 - Somerset Division (Johnstown Telephone Company, 1927, 178 pages)
Somerset and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - October 1941 (Pennsylvania Telephone Corporation, 1941, 152 pages)
Johnstown and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - October 1942 (Pennsylvania Telephone Corporation, 1942, 148 pages)
Telephone Directory - Bedford and Nearby Points - September 1946 (The United Telephone Company of PA, 1946, 76 pages)
Somerset and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - May 1946 (Pennsylvania Telephone Corporation, 1946, 210 pages)
Somerset and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - May 1947 (Pennsylvania Telephone Company, 1947, 214 pages)
Johnstown and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - November 1947 (Pennsylvania Telephone Company, 1947, 216 pages)
Telephone Directory - Bedford and Nearby Points - September 1956 (The United Telephone Company of PA, 1956, 148 pages)
Telephone Directory - Bedford and Nearby Points - September 1958 (The United Telephone Company of PA, 1958, 168 pages)
Telephone Directory - Bedford and Nearby Points - September 1959 (The United Telephone Company of PA, 1959, 172 pages)
Somerset and Nearby Communities - November 1959 (General Telephone Company of PA, 1959, 152 pages)