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

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MK01 – McKean County Genealogy Everything Collection

(All Individual Collections on McKean County, PA)

MK02 – County, Regional & Miscellaneous History Collection

County History & Biography Collection

History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania (J. H. Beers & Co., 1890, 1264 pages)

Pioneer Outline History of Northwestern Pennsylvania (W. J. McKnight, 1905, 755 pages)

Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (John W. Jordan, 1913, 1556 pages

McKean – The Governor’s County (Rufus Barrett Stone, 1926, 374 pages)

Town, Township & Regional Histories

History of Duke Centre With a Complete Business Directory of the Borough (H. L. Cartwright, 1880, 74 pages)

Illustrated History of Bradford, McKean County, PA (Burk Brothers, 1901, 266 pages)

Smethport Centennial 1853-1953 (Anonymous, 1953, 76 pages)

Kane Centennial 1864-1964 (Anonymous, 1964, 100 pages)

Port Alleghany, PA Sesquicentennial – 1816-1966 Historical Booklet (Historical Booklet Committee, 1966, 84 pages)

Greater Bradford Bicentennial 1776-1976 (Greater Bradford Bicentennial Committee, 1976, 84 pages)

Church, Family, Education, Military and Misceallaneous Histories 

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

Maps & Atlases

1856 Map of McKean County, Pennsylvania (W. K. King, Color)

1857 Map of McKean County (A. Kollner, Color)

1871 Map of McKean Co. Pennsylvania (D. G. Beers & Co., Color)

1878 Map of District No. 4 [McKean and Elk Counties, PA] (J. L. Brown, Color)

1878 Map of the Bradford or Northern Oil Region (J. Opperman, Color)

1879 Opperman’s Latest Map Showing That Portion of McKean Co., PA in Front of Present Oil Developments (J. Opperman, Color)

Birds-eye Town Views

Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania (1895, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)

MK03 – Directory Collection (1885-1943)

Bradford Directory, For 1885-6 (J. H. Lant, 1885, 178 pages)

Latham and Williams’ Bradford City Duplex Directory 1898 (Charles Latham, 1898, 346 pages)

Telephone Directory – Coudersport, Emporium, Galeton, Wellsboro, Westfield and Nearby Places – February 1913 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1913, 32 pages)

Telephone Directory – Coudersport, Emporium, Galeton, Wellsboro, Westfield and Nearby Places - November 1, 1913 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1913, 34 pages)

Telephone Directory – Summer Issue – May 15, 1914 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1914, 74 pages)

Telephone Directory – Coudersport, Emporium, Galeton, Wellsboro, Westfield and Nearby Places – June 1, 1914 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1914, 34 pages)

Telephone Directory – Coudersport, Emporium, Galeton, Wellsboro, Westfield and Nearby Places – February 1, 1915 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1915, 34 pages) 

1936 Telakey [Kane] (Midway Garage, 1936, 10 pages)

Bradford and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory – June 1939 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1939, 110 pages)

Bradford and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory – June 1940 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1940, 106 pages)

Bradford and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory – June 1941 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1941, 104 pages)

Coudersport and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory – June, 1942 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1942, 56 pages)

Kane and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory – February, 1943 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1943, 48 pages)

Coudersport and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory – May, 1943 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1943, 60 pages)

Kane and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory – March, 1944 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1944, 60 pages)

Coudersport and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory – May, 1944 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1944, 64 pages)

MK04 – Directory Collection (1944-1958)

Coudersport and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory – May, 1945 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1945, 64 pages)

Coudersport and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory – May, 1946 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1946, 80 pages)

Coudersport and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory – May, 1947 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1947, 104 pages)

Warren and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory – December, 1947 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1947, 220 pages)

1948 Bradford, PA. City Directory (Calkin-Kelly Directory Co., 1948, 470 pages)

The Mullin-Kille / Con Survey Kane Pennsylvania City Directory – 1948 (Mullin-Kille, 1948, 54 pages)

Latham’s Tele-Key of Bradford [1948] (Chas. H. Latham, 1948, 170 pages)

Warren and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory – December, 1948 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1948, 224 pages)

Bradford and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory – January 1952 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1952, 248 pages)

Latham’s Tele-Key of Bradford [1955] (Chas. H. Latham, 1955, 240 pages)

Kane and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory – December, 1955 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1955, 96 pages)

Eldred – Mount Jewett – Port Alleghany – Smethport and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory – December 1956 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1956, 164 pages)

Latham’s 1957-58 Tele-Key Bradford, Pennsylvania (Directory Enterprises, 1957, 226 pages)

Kane and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory – October, 1958 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1958, 90 pages)