Thanks Nicole for the information. I see that I can get a set from the Historical Society for a little less than what Higginson sells them for. Carolyn -- "Nicole Mealy" <wordengen@hotmail.com> wrote: Not sure if you can still get them from the historical society or not. I do know that it is for sale at www.higginsonooks.com PA0017- HISTORY OF CRAWFORD CO Containing a Hist. of the Co.; its Twps., Towns...etc., Portraits of Early Settlers & Prominent Men, Biogr., etc. 1186p. (1885) 1990. $119.50 Nicole Mealy >From: "Annette Lynch" <all_lynch@hotmail.com> >Reply-To: PACRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com >To: PACRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [PACRAWFO] 1885 county history >Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 02:02:52 +0000 > > >For those of you who are not familiar with the standard 1885 Crawford Co. >history, here are a few notes which might make it easier to make inquiries: > >As Diana Watson said, it was published in 1885 > >It includes information about the county from its formation in 1800 to >1885. > >There are sections on the history of each township, including names of >early settlers, early purchasers, etc. > >There is a biographical section. The biographies can vary from just a >single paragraph to several pages per person. It appears that they were >paid for by the person or family involved - a subscription, if you will, to >have your bio. included in the book. Obviously, then, the bios cover only >a tiny fraction of the population of the county. And, since they were >submitted by people living here in 1885 when the book was published, it >rarely includes detailed information about people who moved on early in the >county's history. > >There is an every-name index, which was not original to the book. > >Reprints are still available, I believe, from the county historical >society. > > > >==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== >Looking for your ancestors in Crawford County? Visit the Crawford County, >PA USGenWeb site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacrawfo > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== ~ SUBJECT LINES ~ Think about it!! A picture's worth 1000 words; a Subject Line more! The 4 W's: Who? What? When? and Where? Don't leave home without 'em! ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

For those willing and have the time....is there a Bio in this book for any Conn or Horace Rockwell? Thank you. Chancelee >From: "Annette Lynch" <all_lynch@hotmail.com> >Reply-To: PACRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com >To: PACRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [PACRAWFO] 1885 county history >Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 02:02:52 +0000 > > >For those of you who are not familiar with the standard 1885 Crawford Co. >history, here are a few notes which might make it easier to make inquiries: > >As Diana Watson said, it was published in 1885 > >It includes information about the county from its formation in 1800 to >1885. > >There are sections on the history of each township, including names of >early settlers, early purchasers, etc. > >There is a biographical section. The biographies can vary from just a >single paragraph to several pages per person. It appears that they were >paid for by the person or family involved - a subscription, if you will, to >have your bio. included in the book. Obviously, then, the bios cover only >a tiny fraction of the population of the county. And, since they were >submitted by people living here in 1885 when the book was published, it >rarely includes detailed information about people who moved on early in the >county's history. > >There is an every-name index, which was not original to the book. > >Reprints are still available, I believe, from the county historical >society. > > > >==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== >Looking for your ancestors in Crawford County? Visit the Crawford County, >PA USGenWeb site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacrawfo > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== ~ SUBJECT LINES ~ Think about it!! A picture's worth 1000 words; a Subject Line more! The 4 W's: Who? What? When? and Where? Don't leave home without 'em! ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== Looking for your ancestors in Crawford County? Visit the Crawford County, PA USGenWeb site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacrawfo ============================== You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/