Dear Listers I have been assisted recently by one of the Assistant Librarians at the York County Heritage Trust located in E Market Street, York, PA. I have been seeking information on a photographer named W.C.Bell who I understand to have been active in Pennsylvania in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. I have been told that there is a publication entitled "York Area Photographers, 1840-1997" which is available through the South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society. Can anyone tell me whether this society has an e-mail contact address as I would like to purchase the book but would like to ascertain what monies to send to cover costs, including postage ? Equally, if anyone can give me any other information about W.C.Bell, I would appreciate it. I have a photograph of a woman whose identity I do not know. The photograph is stamped with the name of the town Wilkes-Barre on the reverse of the mount, which is presumably where it was taken. The photograph comes from my mother's side of the family, with grand-parental surnames of Perry and Crutchlow. The Perrys came from Nottingham where they were involved in the lace-making trade and there are probable connections to Calais, France in the mid-nineteenth century and maybe to France at an earleier time as the name Perry can be found in french baptismal records. However, I have nothing as such to pin down the connection to Pennsylvania. Thanking you for taking the trouble to read this, Dave Hirons in a very wet and windy Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Hi, I saw your post with the name Crutchlow. I too have a Critchlow in my family. But if you send e-mail to [email protected] she would like to hear from you, I am sure. She is into the Family more than myself. Good luck in your findings. Let her know about your pictures. I am Thelma , she will know how I am. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Hirons" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 11:55 AM Subject: [PAYork] York Area Photographers > Dear Listers > > I have been assisted recently by one of the Assistant Librarians at the York County Heritage Trust located in E Market Street, York, PA. I have been seeking information on a photographer named W.C.Bell who I understand to have been active in Pennsylvania in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. > > I have been told that there is a publication entitled "York Area Photographers, 1840-1997" which is available through the South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society. Can anyone tell me whether this society has an e-mail contact address as I would like to purchase the book but would like to ascertain what monies to send to cover costs, including postage ? > > Equally, if anyone can give me any other information about W.C.Bell, I would appreciate it. I have a photograph of a woman whose identity I do not know. The photograph is stamped with the name of the town Wilkes-Barre on the reverse of the mount, which is presumably where it was taken. The photograph comes from my mother's side of the family, with grand-parental surnames of Perry and Crutchlow. The Perrys came from Nottingham where they were involved in the lace-making trade and there are probable connections to Calais, France in the mid-nineteenth century and maybe to France at an earleier time as the name Perry can be found in french baptismal records. However, I have nothing as such to pin down the connection to Pennsylvania. > > Thanking you for taking the trouble to read this, > > Dave Hirons > in a very wet and windy Coventry, > Warwickshire, England > > > ==== PA-YORK-GEN Mailing List ==== > Have you been to the Pennsylvania Roots Network at: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/pa/ > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >

I have the York Area Photographers booklet, which list W.C. Bell as having a studio at various addresses in York from 1889 thru 1942. It lists the timeframe for each address. If your photo has an address on the frame, I can look up the dates for you. There is also a list of publications with their prices at http://www.innernet.net/hively/SouthCentralPAGenealogicalSociety.htm Elaine >Dear Listers > >I have been assisted recently by one of the Assistant Librarians at >the York County Heritage Trust located in E Market Street, York, PA. >I have been seeking information on a photographer named W.C.Bell who >I understand to have been active in Pennsylvania in the late 19th >and early 20th Centuries. > >I have been told that there is a publication entitled "York Area >Photographers, 1840-1997" which is available through the South >Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society. Can anyone tell me >whether this society has an e-mail contact address as I would like >to purchase the book but would like to ascertain what monies to send >to cover costs, including postage ? > >Equally, if anyone can give me any other information about W.C.Bell, >I would appreciate it. I have a photograph of a woman whose >identity I do not know. The photograph is stamped with the name of >the town Wilkes-Barre on the reverse of the mount, which is >presumably where it was taken. The photograph comes from my >mother's side of the family, with grand-parental surnames of Perry >and Crutchlow. The Perrys came from Nottingham where they were >involved in the lace-making trade and there are probable connections >to Calais, France in the mid-nineteenth century and maybe to France >at an earleier time as the name Perry can be found in french >baptismal records. However, I have nothing as such to pin down the >connection to Pennsylvania. > >Thanking you for taking the trouble to read this, > >Dave Hirons >in a very wet and windy Coventry, >Warwickshire, England > > >==== PA-YORK-GEN Mailing List ==== >Have you been to the Pennsylvania Roots Network at: >http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/pa/ > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog

Hello: The SCPGS is not known to have an email address. Their postal address is : SCPGS, Inc., P.O. Box 1824, York, PA 17405-1824. Don Member, SCPGS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Hirons" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 11:55 AM Subject: [PAYork] York Area Photographers > Dear Listers > > I have been assisted recently by one of the Assistant Librarians at the York County Heritage Trust located in E Market Street, York, PA. I have been seeking information on a photographer named W.C.Bell who I understand to have been active in Pennsylvania in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. > > I have been told that there is a publication entitled "York Area Photographers, 1840-1997" which is available through the South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society. Can anyone tell me whether this society has an e-mail contact address as I would like to purchase the book but would like to ascertain what monies to send to cover costs, including postage ? > > Equally, if anyone can give me any other information about W.C.Bell, I would appreciate it. I have a photograph of a woman whose identity I do not know. The photograph is stamped with the name of the town Wilkes-Barre on the reverse of the mount, which is presumably where it was taken. The photograph comes from my mother's side of the family, with grand-parental surnames of Perry and Crutchlow. The Perrys came from Nottingham where they were involved in the lace-making trade and there are probable connections to Calais, France in the mid-nineteenth century and maybe to France at an earleier time as the name Perry can be found in french baptismal records. However, I have nothing as such to pin down the connection to Pennsylvania. > > Thanking you for taking the trouble to read this, > > Dave Hirons > in a very wet and windy Coventry, > Warwickshire, England > > > ==== PA-YORK-GEN Mailing List ==== > Have you been to the Pennsylvania Roots Network at: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/pa/ > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >