I know an ancestor of mine, Christopher or Christian Amalong was a wagonmaker in Westmoreland County before moving to Fayette County in 1842-1844. I haven't fully explored this information but he is included in the History of Westmoreland County, History of Hempfield Township, p. 507, but it says Mt. Pleasant Township tax rolls. Hope thishelps. james miller wrote: > Every now and then I do a post to the list about projects I am working on hoping someone out there may have some information to pass along. > > I am working on the first [chronologically ] of three books dealing with the industrial past of Greensburg and Hempfield Township. The second and third books have already been published. The present book deals with local industry before the building of the Pennsylvania Railroad [circa 1850] . Truth to tell, much of local production at that time was what we would call a cottage industry. One of the surprising things that this project has turned up is just how much was produced locally before the arrival of the railroad. Shipping things of all kinds was expensive before the railroad, and it was cheaper to make things right here if that was possible. > > The list of things made locally includes: clocks, hats, guns, stills, pottery, wagons, carriages, beer, liquor, newspapers, scythes, hatchets, threshing machines, pumps, fabrics, leather, shoes, saddles, ink, gunpowder, gravestones, bricks, etc. I am also looking for millers, blacksmiths, sawyers, miners , in short anyone who was making things. > > I am doing this post to inquire if anyone on the list might have information that they want to pass along about people they descend from or know about who made things in pre 1850 Greensburg or Hempfield township . > > Thanks in advance, ********************** jim miller/621 grove st********************** greensburg pa 15601 > _________________________________________________________________ > Keep your kids safer online with Windows Live Family Safety. > http://www.windowslive.com/family_safety/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_family_safety_072008 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.6/1579 - Release Date: 7/29/2008 6:43 AM > > > >
Are you going to/or have done Unity Twp? Do you list names? I'm interested in Geo. Adam Ruffner. He was known to be a weaver. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alissa Booth" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 8:27 AM Subject: Re: [PAWESTMO] local industry pre-1850 >I know an ancestor of mine, Christopher or Christian Amalong was a > wagonmaker in Westmoreland County before moving to Fayette County in > 1842-1844. I haven't fully explored this information but he is included > in the History of Westmoreland County, History of Hempfield Township, p. > 507, but it says Mt. Pleasant Township tax rolls. Hope thishelps. > > james miller wrote: >> Every now and then I do a post to the list about projects I am working on >> hoping someone out there may have some information to pass along. >> >> I am working on the first [chronologically ] of three books dealing with >> the industrial past of Greensburg and Hempfield Township. The second and >> third books have already been published. The present book deals with >> local industry before the building of the Pennsylvania Railroad [circa >> 1850] . Truth to tell, much of local production at that time was what >> we would call a cottage industry. One of the surprising things that this >> project has turned up is just how much was produced locally before the >> arrival of the railroad. Shipping things of all kinds was expensive >> before the railroad, and it was cheaper to make things right here if that >> was possible. >> >> The list of things made locally includes: clocks, hats, guns, stills, >> pottery, wagons, carriages, beer, liquor, newspapers, scythes, hatchets, >> threshing machines, pumps, fabrics, leather, shoes, saddles, ink, >> gunpowder, gravestones, bricks, etc. I am also looking for millers, >> blacksmiths, sawyers, miners , in short anyone who was making things. >> >> I am doing this post to inquire if anyone on the list might have >> information that they want to pass along about people they descend from >> or know about who made things in pre 1850 Greensburg or Hempfield >> township . >> >> Thanks in advance, ********************** jim miller/621 grove >> st********************** greensburg pa 15601 >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Keep your kids safer online with Windows Live Family Safety. >> http://www.windowslive.com/family_safety/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_family_safety_072008 >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >> Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.6/1579 - Release Date: 7/29/2008 >> 6:43 AM >> >> >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
am not / have not / will not do Unity twp. I have to limit the scope of these projects in order to bring them to completion. the name you cite does not appear as a weaver in Hempfield Tp. recs.********************** jim miller/621 grove st********************** greensburg pa 15601> From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected]> Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:22:58 -0600> Subject: Re: [PAWESTMO] local industry pre-1850> > Are you going to/or have done Unity Twp? Do you list names? I'm interested > in Geo. Adam Ruffner. He was known to be a weaver. Pat> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alissa Booth" <[email protected]>> To: <[email protected]>> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 8:27 AM> Subject: Re: [PAWESTMO] local industry pre-1850> > > >I know an ancestor of mine, Christopher or Christian Amalong was a> > wagonmaker in Westmoreland County before moving to Fayette County in> > 1842-1844. I haven't fully explored this information but he is included> > in the History of Westmoreland County, History of Hempfield Township, p.> > 507, but it says Mt. Pleasant Township tax rolls. Hope thishelps.> >> > james miller wrote:> >> Every now and then I do a post to the list about projects I am working on > >> hoping someone out there may have some information to pass along.> >>> >> I am working on the first [chronologically ] of three books dealing with > >> the industrial past of Greensburg and Hempfield Township. The second and > >> third books have already been published. The present book deals with > >> local industry before the building of the Pennsylvania Railroad [circa > >> 1850] . Truth to tell, much of local production at that time was what > >> we would call a cottage industry. One of the surprising things that this > >> project has turned up is just how much was produced locally before the > >> arrival of the railroad. Shipping things of all kinds was expensive > >> before the railroad, and it was cheaper to make things right here if that > >> was possible.> >>> >> The list of things made locally includes: clocks, hats, guns, stills, > >> pottery, wagons, carriages, beer, liquor, newspapers, scythes, hatchets, > >> threshing machines, pumps, fabrics, leather, shoes, saddles, ink, > >> gunpowder, gravestones, bricks, etc. I am also looking for millers, > >> blacksmiths, sawyers, miners , in short anyone who was making things.> >>> >> I am doing this post to inquire if anyone on the list might have > >> information that they want to pass along about people they descend from > >> or know about who made things in pre 1850 Greensburg or Hempfield > >> township .> >>> >> Thanks in advance, ********************** jim miller/621 grove > >> st********************** greensburg pa 15601> >> _________________________________________________________________> >> Keep your kids safer online with Windows Live Family Safety.> >> http://www.windowslive.com/family_safety/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_family_safety_072008> >>> >> -------------------------------> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message> >>> >> No virus found in this incoming message.> >> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com> >> Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.6/1579 - Release Date: 7/29/2008 > >> 6:43 AM> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > -------------------------------> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message> > > > > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Time for vacation? WIN what you need- enter now! http://www.gowindowslive.com/summergiveaway/?ocid=tag_jlyhm