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Mother Cumberland - Tracing Your Ancestors in south-Central PennsylvaniaMother Cumberland - Tracing Your Ancestors in South-Central Pennsylvania. If you are one of the many Americans searching for
family connections in the 10 counties of south-central Pennsylvania, (Bedford, Blair, Centre, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, and Perry) this
guidebook will be a valuable reference for understanding the history of the
area and locating the records that can help you document your ancestors`
presence there. Before and after the American Revolution, pioneers of English,
Irish, Scotch-Irish, German, and other ethnic stocks passed through Mother
Cumberland in large numbers on their way to Ohio, Maryland, Virginia, and other
regions. With the aid of this book, you can identify their migration routes and
find out more about the settlements these pioneers created on the western
frontier. Dr. Bell, a specialist on early Pennsylvania history, has spent much
of his career compiling information for this book, the only such genealogical
guide in print. Raymond M Bell, with maps by Paul J. Connor. (1989)repr 2013, Softcover, 72pp, Illustrations [HB-3101] |