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

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LY01 – Lycoming County Genealogy Everything Collection (All Collections on Lycoming County)

LY02 – County History & Biography Collection

Otzinachson; or a History of the West Branch Valley of the Susquehanna (J. F. Meginnes, 1857, 533 pages)

Now and Then – Volume 1 (J. M. M. Gernerd, 1868-78, 80 pages)

History of Lycoming County. Illustrated. (D. J. Stewart, 1876, 234 pages)

Now and Then – Volume 2 (J. M. M. Gernerd, 1888-90, 196 pages)

Otzinachson; or a History of the West Branch Valley of the Susquehanna (J. F. Meginnes, 1889, 712 pages)

Now and Then – Volume 3 (J. M. M. Gernerd, 1890-92, 246 pages)

Biographical Annals of Deceased Residents of the West Branch Valley of the Susquehanna (J. F. Meginness, 1889, 269 pages)

History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania (John F. Meginness, 1892, 1263 pages)

1795-1895 Official Report of the Proceedings of the Centennial Anniversary of Lycoming County, PA (John F. Meginness, 1895, 398 pages)

1795-1895 Lycoming County Its Organization and Condensed History for One Hundred Years (John F. Meginness, 1895, 81 pages)

History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania (Col. Thomas W. Lloyd, 1929, 1247 pages)

A Picture of Lycoming County (The Commissioners of Lycoming County Pennsylvania, 1939, 237 pages)

LY03 – Regional History Collection – Williamsport, South Williamsport & Montoursville

Williamsport Illustrated (Scholl Bros., ~1890-1900, 14 pages)

Daily Gazette and Bulletin – [Williamsport] Centennial Edition 1801-1901 (Daily Gazette and Bulletin, 1901, 52 pages)

Souvenir Fifteenth Annual Convention of the Pennsylvania State Master House Painters’ and Decorators’ Association [Williamsport, PA] (Pennsylvania Master House Painters’ and Decorators’ Association, 1903, 84 pages)

Souvenir of Williamsport Pennsylvania (The Post Card Arcade / C. A. Reed & Company, ~1910, 50 pages)

Dedicatory Exercises of the Montoursville High School Building (Anonymous, 1931, 12 pages)

Junior League Follies of 48 (Junior League of Williamsport, 1948, 36 pages)

1948-’49 The Herald [Saint Joseph High School Yearbook] (Anonymous, 1949, 92 pages)

Montoursville Centennial Celebration 1850-1950 (Anonymous, 1950, 100 pages)

Montoursville Pennsylvania [Souvenir Views] (Anonymous, ~1950, 31 pages)

Follies of ‘54 (Junior League of Williamsport, Inc., 1954, 41 pages)

Williamsport Sesquicentennial 1806-1956 (Williamsport Sesquicentennial Corporation, 1956, 100 pages)

1956-1957 Becht Highlights [Yearbook] (J. George Becht School, 1957, 44 pages)

Follies of ‘57 (Junior League of Williamsport, Inc., 1957, 57 pages)

Follies of 1960 (Junior League of Williamsport, Inc., 1960, 64 pages)

Memories of ’60 [Yearbook] (Loyalsock Township Junior High School, 1960, 48 pages)

The Follies of 1963 (Junior League of Williamsport, Inc., 1960, 72 pages)

Greater Williamsport Bicentennial Souvenir Program (Greater Williamsport Bicentennial Commission, 1976, 114 pages)

Loyalsock – The Evolution of A Modern Township (Anonymous, 1976, 44 pages)

LY04 – Regional History Collection – Williamsport Directories (1866-1952)

The Williamsport Directory for 1866-67 (J. H. Lant, 1866, 139 pages)

Boyd’s Williamsport City Directory 1877-9 (Andrew Boyd and W. Harry Boyd, 1877, 354 pages)

Boyd’s Williamsport City Directory 1885-1886 Including Dubois and Lock Haven (W. Harry Boyd, 1885, 443 pages)

Boyd’s Directory of Williamsport – 1898 (W. H. Boyd Co., 1898, 572 pages)

Boyd’s Directory of Williamsport – 1899 (W. H. Boyd Co., 1899, 590 pages)

Boyd’s Williamsport City Directory 1937 Including South Williamsport, DuBoistown and Montoursville (R. L. Polk 7 Co., 1937, 1076 pages)

Boyd’s Williamsport City Directory 1939 Including South Williamsport, DuBoistown and Montoursville (R. L. Polk 7 Co., 1939, 930 pages)

Williamsport Directory – Including Montoursville, South Williamsport, Duboistown, Faxon, Kenmar and Surrounding Sections (Standard Directories, 1952, 354 pages)

LY05 – Regional History Collection – Jersey Shore

Souvenir of Nippono Park (Jersey Shore & Fort Antes Railroad Company, ~1910, 50 pages)

1830-1930 The 100th Anniversary of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Jersey Shore, PA (Anonymous, 1930, 17 pages)

The Orange & Black 1952 [Jersey Shore High School Yearbook] (Senior High School, 1952, 108 pages)

The Orange & Black 1953 [Jersey Shore High School Yearbook] (Senior High School, 1953, 104 pages)

Jersey Shore, PA. A Living Historic Community (Jersey Shore Historical Society, 1974, 40 pages)

LY06 – Regional History Collection – Montgomery, Muncy & Hughesville 

Muncy Pennsylvania (1884, O. H. Bailey & Co.)

Breed Publishing Co’s Directory of the Pennsylvania Railroad From Sunbury to Williamsport For the Year 1897.  Embracing the Following Places: Sunbury, Northumberland, Montandon, Lewisburg, Milton, Watsontown, Dewart, Montgomery and Muncy. (Breed Publishing Co., 1897, 266 pages)

Life and Times of Robert Robb, Esq. Muncy Township, Lycoming County, Pa. (John F. Meginness, 1899, 51 pages)

1826-1936 Souvenir Program – Muncy Home Coming Celebration (Muncy Rotary Club, 1936, 88 pages)

Official Program - Semi-Centennial, Old Home Week 1887-1937, Montgomery, PA (Semi-Centennial Publicity Committee, 1937, 84 pages)

Minute Book of the St. James Church, Muncy, Penna (Anonymous, 1947, 40 pages)

100th Anniversary of Hughesville 1852-1952 (Hughesville Celebration Committee, 1952, 75 pages)

1955 Canusarago [Muncy-Muncy Creek High School Yearbook] (Senior Class of 1955, 1955, 116 pages)

Souvenir Program Montgomery Diamond Jubilee (Montgomery Diamond Jubilee Association, Inc., 1962, 103 pages)

1965 Canusarago [Muncy High School Yearbook] (Senior Class of Muncy High School, 1965, 128 pages)

One Hundred Seventy-Fifth Anniversary First Methodist Church Muncy, Pennsylvania (Anonymous, 1966, 14 pages)

This is Muncy (Junior Chamber of Commerce of Muncy, Penna, 1966, 110 pages)

Canusarago 67 [Muncy High School Yearbook] (Anonymous, 1967, 136 pages)

Bicentennial – Sesquicentennial Borough of Muncy 1776-1976 (Bicentennial-Sesquicentennial Committee, 1976, 103 pages)

Montgomery Area Bicentennial Celebration (Intrada Publishing Company, 1976, 68 pages)

Pillar of Community Strength – A History of Muncy’s Places of Worship (Mrs. Paul E. Toms III, 1976, 64 pages)

LY07 – Miscellaneous History & Maps Collection

Family, Business, Military and Miscellaneous Histories 

Industries of Pennsylvania – Williamsport, Lock Haven, Bellefonte, Lewisburg, Milton, Selin’s Grove, Renovo, Philipsburg, Mifflinburg, Muncy, Newberry, Jersey Shore, Hughesville, Milesburg (Richard Edwards, 1882, 145 pages)

Industrial and Commercial Resources of [Northern] Pennsylvania (Historical Publishing Company, 1887, 125 pages)

John Thompson and Family (John Bodine Thompson, 1889, 27 pages)

Industries and Wealth of the Principal Points in Northeastern Pennsylvania (American Publishing and Engraving Co., 1890, 125 pages)

Genealogy and History of the Hepburn Family of the Susquehanna Valley (John F. Meginness, 1894, 194 pages)

Address at the Reunion of the Descendants of “Iron” John Thomas (John F. Meginness, 1896, 17 pages)

The Susquehanna Trail (Chamber of Commerce, 1935, 36 pages)

Lycoming County Public School Directory 1935-1936 (Office of County School Officials, 1935, 30 pages)

Samuel Morrison of Bucks and Lycoming Counties Pennsylvania and Some of His Descendants (E. J. P. Sage, 1936, 96 pages)

Susquehanna Flood Scenes 1936 (Melick & Mull, 1936, 68 pages)

In Memory of Our Honored Dead [WWII] - Souvenir Program (Mountain Beach Veteran's Athletic Assoc., 1947, 100 pages)

Flood Pennsylvania - 1972 (Timothy E. Euker, David Berner, 1972, 68 pages)

A Survey of Historic Sites and Landmarks of Lycoming County (Lycoming County Planning Commission, 1973, 198 pages)

Maps Atlases & Images

1861 Topographical Map of Lycoming County Pennsylvania (S. D. Tilden, Color)

1873 Atlas of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania (A. Pomeroy & Co., 40 pages, Color)

LY08 – PA-Genealogy Publications

PA-Genealogy #3.1 – Lycoming County (Northern, Central & Southern) Student Records 1893-1935 (Matthew J. Thompson, 2025, 412 pages)

PA-Genealogy #3.2 – Lycoming County (Eastern) Student Records 1893-1935 (Matthew J. Thompson, 2025, 348 pages)

LY09 – Directory Collection (1868-1946)

History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania and Directory of the Principle Business Houses (J. McGee & Co., 1868, 28 pages)

People’s Ideal Telephone Company Directory – Dec 1909 [Montour County & Vicinity] (People’s Ideal Telephone Company, 1909, 120 pages)

Telephone Directory May 1911 – Williamsport, Bellefonte, Lock Haven and Nearby Places (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1911, 64 pages)

Telephone Directory – October 25, 1919 – Williamsport, Bellefonte, Lock Haven and Nearby Places (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1919, 124 pages)

Williamsport, Bellefonte, Lock Haven and Nearby Places Telephone Directory – October 25, 1920 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1920, 124 pages)

Williamsport, Bellefonte, Lock Haven and Nearby Places Telephone Directory – April, 1921 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1921, 132 pages)

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

Telephone Directory – Spring 1926 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1926, 210 pages)

Classified Telephone Directory [Greater Williamsport Area] (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, ~1930, 42 pages)

Jersey Shore – Lock Haven – Renovo and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – March 1934 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1934, 114 pages)

Jersey Shore – Lock Haven – Renovo and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – January 1937 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1937, 136 pages)

Williamsport and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – January 1938 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1938, 120 pages)

Williamsport and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – January 1940 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1940, 138 pages)

Williamsport and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – January 1946 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1946, 310 pages)

LY10 – Directory Collection (1947-1959)

Williamsport and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – January 1947 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1947, 348 pages)

Williamsport and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – January 1948 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1948, 370 pages)

Williamsport and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – February 1951 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1951, 236 pages)

Williamsport and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – February 1952 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1952, 240 pages)

West Branch Bell Telephone Co. Telephone Directory – January 1954 (West Branch Bell Telephone Co., 1954, 92 pages)

Williamsport and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – February 1954 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1954, 228 pages)

Williamsport and Nearby Points Alphabetical Telephone Directory – January 1955 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1955, 104 pages)

West Branch Bell Telephone Co. Telephone Directory – January 1956 (West Branch Bell Telephone Co., 1956, 88 pages)

Williamsport and Nearby Points Alphabetical Telephone Directory – January 1956 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1956, 104 pages)

West Branch Bell Telephone Co. Telephone Directory – January 1957 (West Branch Bell Telephone Co., 1957, 84 pages)

Williamsport and Nearby Points Alphabetical Telephone Directory – January 1957 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1957, 108 pages)

Williamsport and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – January 1958 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1958, 266 pages)

Hughesville, Montgomery, Muncy, Turbotville, Watsontown and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – January 1959 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1959, 148 pages)

Williamsport and Nearby Points Telephone Directory – January 1959 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1959, 260 pages)