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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PT01 - Potter County Genealogy Everything Collection

(All Individual Collections on Potter County, PA)

PT02 - County, Regional, Miscellaneous History & Maps 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

Historical Sketches of Potter County, Pennsylvania – Hunting and Fishing Stories, Legends (W. W. Thompson, 1925, 43 pages)

Who’s Who in Potter County (Marie Schadenberger & Sylvia Wilson, 1947, 102 pages)

Historical Sketches of Potter County 1776-1976 (Various Authors, Printed by The Potter County Journal, 1976, 268 pages)

Town, Township & Regional Histories

History of Germania 1855-1925 (Mrs. H. Schwarzenbach & Mrs. H. Theis, 1929, 32 pages)

Austin, Pennsylvania “The Hemlock City” 1890-1910 (Barta J. Wold, 1971, 48 pages)

Miscellaneous Histories

Ole Bull in Pennsylvania (Henry W. Shoemaker, 1921, 56 pages)

Maps Atlases & Images

1856 Draft of Potter County Pennsylvania (T. Sinclair, Color)

1893 Map of Potter Co. Penn’a (J. W. Vose & Co., Color)

PT03 - Directory Collection (1913-1947)

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 – 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)

Tioga County Bell Telephone Company – April 1934 (Bell Telephone Co., of PA, 1934, 56 pages)

Coudersport 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)

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

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

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)