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

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BL01 – Blair County Genealogy Everything Collection (All Collections on Blair County)

BL02 – County History & Biography Collection

History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Pennsylvania (J. Simpson Africa, 1883, 998 pages)

Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Blair County, Pennsylvania (Samuel T. Wiley & W. Scott Garner, 1892, 599 pages)

Semi-Centennial History of Blair County 1896 (Charles B. Clark, 1896, 152 pages)

Program of the Blair County Semi-Centennial Anniversary (Anonymous, 1896, 6 pages)

Twentieth Century History of Altoona and Blair County Pennsylvania (Jesse C. Sell, 1911, 1024 pages)

Blair County Centennial Celebration 1846-1946 – Souvenir Program (Anonymous, 1946, 86 pages)

BL03 – Regional History Collection – Altoona & Vicinity

Manual of the Second Presbyterian Church of Altoona, PA (1877, 30 pages)

History of the City of Altoona and Blair County (Jas. H. Ewing and Harry Selp, 1880, 278 pages)

Penn’a R.R. Car Shops, Altoona Pennsylvania 1895 (T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer, 1895)

Illustrated Altoona (Charles B. Clark, 1896, 186 pages)

1888-1908 Twentieth Anniversary of the Trinity Reformed Church (Anonymous, 1908, 58 pages)

Pen Pictures of Friends and Reminiscent Sketches (J. N. Tillard, 1911, 353 pages)

Altoona – Keystone City of the Great Keystone State (Charles M. Schwab, 1925, 76 pages)

Historical Sketches of Collinsville (Anonymous, 1935, 18 pages)

Altoona 1849-1949 – Centennial Booklet (Richard E. Beeler, 1949, 98 pages)

BL04 – Regional History Collection – Southern Blair County

Looking Eighty Years Backward and A History of Roaring Spring, PA (D. M. Bare, 1920, 247 pages)

Martinsburg Centennial Souvenir 1832-1932 (Centennial Souvenir Booklet Committee, 1932, 90 pages)

Historical Sketches of Morrisons Cove (C. W. Karns, 1933, 300 pages)

Hollidaysburg Centennial 1836-1936 Official Program – History Pageant (Program Committee, 1936, 76 pages)

Historical Summary of Southern Morrisons Cove Towns (David M. Adams, 1948, 44 pages)

History of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania (Floyd G. Hoenstine, 1953, 66 pages)

Some Historic Homes of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania (Floyd G. Hoenstine, 1955, 48 pages)

75th Anniversary History Roaring Spring Pennsylvania 1887-1962 (Roaring Spring Historical Committee, 1962, 171 pages)

Freedom Township 125th Anniversary Photo Album 1838-1963 (Blair Press, 1963, 60 pages)

Martinsburg Area 1976 (Martinsburg Bicentennial Committee, 1976, 352 pages)

BL05 – Regional History Collection – Northern & Western Blair County

Bird’s Eye View of the Borough of Bellwood, Blair County, Pennsylvania 1895 (T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer, 1895) 

Tyrone, Blair County, Pennsylvania 1895 (T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer, 1895)

Tyrone of To-Day – The Gateway of the Alleghenies (Rev. W. H. Wilson, 1897, 194 pages)

Birds Eye View of Williamsburg, Blair Co., PA 1906 (Fowler & Kelly, 1906)

History of the Early Settling of the Bald Eagle Valley (William E. Marks, 1939, 19 pages)

History of the First Presbyterian Church of Williamsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania (William Ray Metz, 1941, 80 pages)

A Short History of Tyrone Borough (Ralph T. Wolfgang, 1950, 63 pages)

Bellwood’s First 75 Years 1888-1963 (Altoona Printing & Supply Co., 1963, 92 pages)

Tipton-Antis 1776 – 1856 – 1976 (Anonymous, 1976, 48 pages)

Tyrone of Today Volume II 1897-1976 (Tyrone Area Bicentennial Committee, 1976, 243 pages)

Williamsburg, PA. 76 (Anonymous, 1976, 204 pages)

BL06 – Miscellaneous History and Maps Collection

Industrial and Commercial Resources of [Western] Pennsylvania (Historical Publishing Company, 1887, 144 pages)

Military Services and Genealogical Records of Soldiers of Blair County Pennsylvania (Floyd G. Hoenstine, 1940, 434 pages)

Young American Patriots – The Youth of Pennsylvania in World War II (National Publishing Company, 1946, 674 pages)

Flood 1972 (Pennsylvania Mirror, 1972, 48 pages)

Maps & Atlases

1850’s Map of the Farms in Sinking Valley, Blair Co. Penna (G. M. Hopkins, Color)

1859 Map of Blair County Pennsylvania (Geil & Freed, Color)

1873 Atlas of the Blair and Huntingdon Counties Pennsylvania (Beach Nichols and A. Pomeroy & Co., 1873, 59 pages, Color)

BL07 – Directory Collection (1837-1913)

Harris’ Pittsburgh Business Directory for the Year 1837 [Excerpt on Blair & Huntingdon County, PA] (Isaac Harris, 1837, 8 pages)

Harris’ General Business Directory of the Cities of Pittsburg and Allegheny [Excerpt on Blair County, PA] (Isaac Harris, 1841, 3 pages)

Blair County Directory for 1870-71 (J. H. Lant, 1870, 154 pages)

Fierstines’ Altoona City Directory 1884-85 (Fierstine Brothers, 1884, 256 pages)

Telephone Directory – Altoona, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Lewistown, Mehaffey, Ridgway, Philipsburg and Nearby Places – October 1911 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1911, 88 pages)

Altoona, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Lewistown, Mehaffey, Ridgway, Philipsburg and Nearby Places Telephone Directory - June 1912 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1912, 92 pages)

Telephone Directory – Altoona, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Lewistown, Mehaffey, Ridgway, Philipsburg and Nearby Places – October 5, 1913 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1913, 100 pages)

BL08 – Directory Collection (1914-1932)

Telephone Directory – Altoona, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Lewistown, Mehaffey, Ridgway, Philipsburg and Nearby Places – February 5, 1914 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1914, 100 pages)

Telephone Directory – Altoona, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Lewistown, Mehaffey, Ridgway, Philipsburg and Nearby Places – October 5, 1914 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1914, 100 pages)

Telephone Directory – Spring Issue – February 5, 1917 - Altoona, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Lewistown, Mehaffey, Ridgway, Philipsburg, Tyrone and Nearby Places (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1917, 100 pages)

Telephone Directory – Spring Issue – February 5, 1918 - Altoona, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Lewistown, Mehaffey, Ridgway, Philipsburg, Tyrone and Nearby Places (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1918, 110 pages)

The Credit Guide – September, 1918 to 1920 (Co-Operative Mercantile Agency, 1918, 618 pages)

Polk’s Altoona and Hollidaysburg PA.  Directory 1923 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1923, 1292 pages)

United Telephone Directory – June 1923 – Northern District (United Telephone & Telegraph Company, 1923, 176 pages)

Classified Telephone Directory [Greater Altoona Area] (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, ~1930, 48 pages)

Altoona and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – Summer 1932 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1932, 192 pages)

BL09 – Directory Collection (1935-1959)

Telephone Directory – 1935 Issue (Claar Telephone Company, 1935, 116 pages)

Altoona – Hollidaysburg – Tyrone and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – October 1941 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1941, 154 pages)

Telephone Directory – October 1941 (United Telephone Company of PA, 1941, 96 pages)

Telephone Directory – October 1943 (United Telephone Company of PA, 1943, 110 pages)

Telephone Directory – Bedford and Nearby Points – September 1946 (The United Telephone Company of PA, 1946, 76 pages)

Altoona and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - September 1946 (Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, 1946, 332 pages)

Altoona and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – September 1955 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1955, 268 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)