Special collections:

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Genealogy Collection

Family Records
(unless otherwise noted, all are families from Southern Clarion County, PA)
Local Cemetery Records
Samuel Anderson, 1812-1908 : 7 generations in Clarion County, PA.
compiled by Nadene Ramirez.
Anthony Family Tree,
Compiled by the Joe Anthony Family.
Benjamin Barger, 1799-1886 : 7 generations in Clarion County, PA.
Compiled by Nadene Ramirez, 1998.
The family history of Jeremiah and Caroline Williams Bowser,
Catholic Pub. Co., 1977.
The Blair Family tree of Porter Township,
compiled by Mary E. Blair Bodenhorn.
Buzards in Pennsylvania,
Compiled by Alta Buzard
The Callen Chronicles,
Compiled by Edna Callen McNellis.
The Carnahan Family tree,
Compiled by Susan Carnahan Benton, 1996.
Clover, Logue, & McGinnis histories,
Compiled by Gary McKinney, 1993.
Conneration: a history of the Conner family.
Thomas Conner, 1765-1828 : Married magdalena Walhey : 8 generations in Clarion County, PA.
Compiled by Nadene Ramirez.
The Saga of the Etzels and Hanels of Clarion County.
Privately Printed, 1997. Compiled by Lois Etzel Reiter.
Flick Family tree,
compiled by Shirley Pecora, 1st & 2nd edition.
The Fulton Family Records.
The Descendants of Hans Jacob Graff (1775-1828) : with origins in Clarion County, Pennsylvania.
Compiled by John N. Graff, 1944.
Early German Hawk families of Westmoreland County,
compiled by Kenneth Hawk Slaker, 1990.
The Samuel Hoover Family 1772-1972.
Bartholomew Lauffer, 1750-1822 : 8 generation in Clarion County, PA.
Compiled by Nadene Ramirez, 1998.
Lawson and related families,
compiled by Shirley Pecora.
Logue History: Logue's related to McGinnis and McKinney.
St. Petersburg, PA, privately published, 1993. Compiled by Gary S. McKinney.
3,000 descendants of John McKibben.
by Sally Jordan Reed, Mechling Assoc., 1998.
McKinney History.
Compiled by Gary S. McKinney, 1993.
McNutt Family Genealogy: Descendants of Collin McNutt, 1758-1994,
Compiler William McNutt
William Mortimer, 1780, Ireland : 10 generations in Clarion County, PA.
Compiled by Nadene Ramirez.
Frontier families of Toby Township, or Uncle Heber's family history:
includes Rankin, Summerville, Hartman and Stewart Families, by Heber I. Rankin - edited by Janice Yingling, 1995.
W. Rankin, Ireland, 1750-1833 : 10 generations in Clarion County, PA.
Compiled by Nadene Ramirez.
Johann Martin Rapp, 1819-1890 : Family of Clarion County, PA Christina Regina Rapp, 1825-1959 m. Daniel Christ Saylor.
Compiled by Nadene Ramirez, 1998.
The Joe Reighard Family Tree.
Daniel Sansbury and Elizabeth P. (Beckwith) Snyder.
compiled by Darla Kelly.
Samuel Saylor, born in Ireland 1760 : 7 generations in Clarion County, PA
Compiled by Nadene Ramirez, 1998.
Violet: interesting & exciting episodes in the life of Violet Marie Conner Scott born 6-27-1897.
Whither thou goest.
Compiled by Mary Martha "Marty" Smith, Privately published, 1998. (A history of the Smith Family.)
William Stuart, 1738-1811 : 10 generations in Clarion County, PA.
Compiled by Nadene Ramirez.
Christopher Truby, 1701-1753 : 9 generations.
Compiled by Nadene Ramirez, 1998.
Nicholas Walley, 1745-1811 : 8 generations in Armstrong and Clarion Counties, PA.
Compiled by Nadene Ramirez, 1998.
Perry Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania : Pioneer history, settlers, and their descendants.
by Sally Jordan Reed, Mechling Assoc., Inc., 1998.
James Watterson: from Alsace Loraine to Wattersonville,
compiled by Edward Reighard, 1984.
You'll never walk alone : Wiencek - Spudic genealogy. by Mary Martha (Marty) Smith, privately bound, 1999.
The William Wyman family history,
compiled by Gary Lee Wyman.
The Yingling genealogy.
by Claude J. Rahn, published by Mechling Associates, 1999.
Andrew Zilafro, 1705-1748 : 10 generations in USA : 6 generations in Clarion County, PA.
Compiled by Nadene Ramirez, 1998.

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Local and State History Books

Armstrong County, Pennsylvania: a collection of topical and family sketches.
Armstrong County Historical Society Museum, 1980.
At rest in these Hills: a listing of burials in small cemeteries in Brady's Bend, Pa.
Brady's Bend Historical Society, 1988.
Ben Hogan's wild career in both armies : bounty jumping, blockade running and spying. His battles in the ring and gambling career.
reprinted by M. A. Mong, 1998.
A History of Clarion County,
by A. J. Davis, 1887. (reprinted by Clarion County Historical Society, 1997).
History of Clarion County: with illustrations and Historical Supplement to 1969,
by A. J. Davis, printed by Rimersburg Press, 1968. (This book is an edited version of the original.)
The Clarion County Horsethieves. 
by Edward B. Reighard, privately published,1996.
If these Hills could talk: a history of Brady's Bend Township, Perry Township,
and East Brady, Pennsylvania. Brady's Bend Historical Society, 1985.
New Illustrated Atlas of Westmoreland County, 1876.
Record Press, 1971.
True Tales of the Clarion River, with 1971 supplementary chapter,
Record Press, 1971.
Caldwell's illustrated, historical combination atlas of Clarion County Pennsylvania, reproduction with supplemental data to 1964.
Record Press, 1964.
The Brady's Bend Flood of 1985,
by Jane Custer. (An essay describing the flood, with copies of newspaper articles.)
Lights and shadows of Sewickley life or Memories of Sweet Valley,
by Agnes L. Ellis. Lippincott, 1893.
A Place along the Allegheny: a history of Catfish and Sarah Furnace, PA.
1st edition, 1995.
History of the coal industry in Clarion County, Pennsylvania,
by Betty Hufford. (This is a three volume compilation of transcripts of interviews with a number of local miners, done in 1982.)
History of the Johnstown Flood: including all the fearful records: with full accounts also of the destruction on the Susquehanna and Juniata Rivers and the Bald Eagle Creek.
J. W. Keeler, 1889.
Genealogical and personal history of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania. (3 vols.) Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1913.
Callensburg, a small community: History of Callensburg and Licking Township. 1st & 3rd editions, by Arnold Kepple.
The Twenty-Eighth Division. Pennsylvania Guard in the World War (5 vols.)
by Edward Martin. A history of the Keystone or Iron division in the world war. Also the history and traditions of the Pennsylvania National Guard and it predecessor, the Pennsylvania Militia.
A Pioneer Outline history of Northwestern Pa.: Embracing the counties of Tioga, Potter, McKean, Warren, Crawford, Venango, Forest, Clarion, Elk, Jefferson, Cameron, Butler, Lawrence, and Mercer: also a pioneer sketch of the cities of Allegheney, Beaver, DuBois, and Towanda.
Lippincott, 1905. (3 vols).
Record of the Mt. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Clarion County, Pennsylvania circa 1867-1929: including burials in the Mt. Zion Lutheran Church Hill Cemetery.
Compiled by Billie R. McNamara. (record of births, baptisms, communion seasons, marriages, and deaths in the Mt. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church.)
History of the Seventy-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteer infantry.
Regimental Ass'n, 1905.
History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, comprising the counties of Erie, Crawford, Mercer, .Venango, Warren, Forest, Clarion, McKean, Elk, Jefferson, Cameron and Clearfield,
by Joseph Riesenman. Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1943.
Cemetery listings of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania,
by Don W. Rupert. Closson Press, 1992.
History of the old Kittanning Cemetary, North Jefferson Street, Kittanning, Pennsylvania, 1811-1960.
by Allen R. Mechling, Closson Press, 1995.
History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania,
by Robert Walker Smith. Waterman, Watkins & co., 1883.
History of Pensilvania,
by Gabriel Thomas. Reprint of a 1698 edition published in London. The Aurand Press, 1935.
Commemorative Biographical record of Central Pennsylvania: including the counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson, and Clarion: containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families.
J. H. Beers and Co., 1898.
March of Progress, 1775-1933: a history of the Knox Glass Bottle Company.
L. W. Hulings, 1933.
A Proud People, a proud heritage: history of Knox Township, Clarion County, PA.
Josten's, 1988.
The History of the Golden Knights: The Vidunas years, 1957-1985.
Privately published and bound. A history of the Union (Rimersburg/Sligo) football team under Coach Richard Vidunas.
Early deaths and marriages in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania from Kittaning area newspapers.
Closson Press, 1990.
Pithole, the vanished city : A story of the early days of the petroleum industry.
by William C. Darrah, published by Darrah, 1972.
Sketches of the life and Indian adventures of Captain Samuel Brady : a native of Cumberland County, born 1758, a few miles above Northumberland, Pa.
reprinted by William Abbatt, 1914.
Will abstracts of Northampton County, PA, 1752-1802.
Closson Press, 1982.
Report of the commission to locate the site of the frontier forts of Pennsylvania., 2nd edition.
William Stanley Ray, 1916.


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Other History Books/Pamphlets

Abraham Lincoln: from his own words and contemporary accounts.
Nat. Parks Service, 1946.
The Hermitage: home of General Andrew Jackson, 7th president of United States, near Nashville, Tennessee.
Ladies' Hermitage Assoc., 1951.
Know the Navajo.
Sandford W. Hassell, 1949. A pamphlet about the Navajo.
Mount Vernon: an illustrated handbook.
Mount Vernon Ladies' Assoc. of the Union, 1948.
Our First fifty years, 1898-1948 : being a pictorial record of American life and times contemporary with Maryland Casualty Company.
Maryland Casualty Co., 1948.
Our presidents and their times.
Am. Ed. Publications, 1958.
The Lincoln Museum and the house where Lincoln died.
Nat. Park Service, 1949, written by Stanley W. McClure.
The Fightin'est ship: The story of the cruiser "Helena".
by C. G. Morris. Dodd, Mead, & Co., 1944.

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Microfilmed Newspapers and Census Records
available in the library

Rimersburg Record - all available years (1949-1971)
Leader-Vindicator - 1924-1946, 1948-1949, 1972-1997
Federal Population Census for Clarion County 1800-1880


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Local Yearbooks

Charger: yearbook for the Union High School. Years available: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1986, 1987, 1990.
Memory Lane: yearbook for the Union High School. Years available: 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969.
Ri-Ma-Log: yearbooks for the Rimersburg Madison High School. Years Available: 1946, 1948.
Union Ram: yearbooks for the Union High School. Years available: 1949, 1950, 1952.
Unonian: Yearbooks for the Union High School. Years available: 1941, 1942.
Sequelle: Yearbooks for Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Years Available: 1929, 1931, 1932, 1936, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993.


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Additional Information Available:

List of burials in the Rimersburg, Concord, Old Concord, Independence, Sarah Furnace, Snyder and Randolph Cemeteries.
List of all graduates of Union High School
Postcards from 1907-1940.
Assorted photographs from the early 1900's.
Web Gallery of photographs by Sammy Fischer
Anecdotal history by local residents.
Videocassette of Rimersburg Hometown movies (taken from 16mm reels dated from 1925-1940.) contact us for more information. No longer available for purchase.


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