CLEARFIELD COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
CLEARFIELD COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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End of Pennsylvania Frontier - 1794, by John M. Forcey

Compelling read to understand movement of Europeans to NW PA. Include is survey camp at Anderson Creek. Sharing research of Holland Land Go. & exchanges by 1st. survey parties, and maps referred to "Pa Wilds" from Bald Eagle Creek, with influence of Seneca Chief Cornplanter. 214 pages.

$50.00, Tax & Shipping INCLUDED
Gallantry & Resilience, Civil War Chronicles of James P Thompson

Written by Emma Gavazzi, takes us through Thompson's life as a Bucktail. Readers will learn about the man & the fight of Union soldiers.

Book Price - 11.95

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FUN and GAMES - Coloring & Activity Book

A 44 page fun filled activity and coloring book about Clearfield County history.
10 3/4" X 8 1/2" publication

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Historic & Highlighted Barns

Barn Series (V) The barn is the center of farm activities. Each barn has a story to tell, instead of being 'just another old barn'. This125 page summary, is full of photos and details of barns found mostly in Clearfield & Jefferson Counties
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8 1/2 x 11 inch soft, spiral bound cover

Cost $24.00
From Horses to Combines - A Century of Life on the Farm

125 pages describing changes in farming techniques. This 8 1/2" x 11" spiral bound book is loaded with interesting color photos about life on local farms

Cost $22.00
The Pennsylvania Barn Scrapebook; From Log Barns to Pole Barns

By Clair Kriner (Volume II)
A History of Change & Progress: Looking at how and why barns have changed including the material, tools, features and construction techniques used to build them.

8 1/2 x 11 inch soft, spiral bound cover

Cost $20.00
From Milk Cans to Plastic Jugs

Volume (IV)120 pages describing local milk farms and owners. This 8 1/2" x 11" spiral bound book is loaded with detailed color photos about daily milk production on the farm.

Cost $22.00
The Pennsylvania Barn Scrapebook; ABC's Of The Timber Framed Barn

By Clair Kriner, Volume I (newly revised version)
A look at barn building in rural Clearfield County and surrounding areas. Photo collection and descriptions of different types of barns found in and around Clearfield County.

8 1/2 x 11 inch soft, spiral bound cover

Cost $20.00
I Remember When....

By Rodney H Bowers
A 119 vignettes of "the old days"-growing up around Clearfield County 1925-?. A look back into life lived at a slow pace and experiences of a member of, what has been defined as, "the greatest generation."
5 1/2" x 8 1/2" spiral bound.

Cost $20.00
The Public Spirit, 1897 History of Clearfield County

In 1895 a history by townships, in sketches of early families, an interesting read.
Townships included: Huston, Goshen, Covington, Karthaus, Cooper, Morris, Pike, Knox, Jordan & Ferguson.

Cost $26.00
'BACK IN THE DAY' - Cookbook

Spiral Bound, 170 pages, 9" x 6". Great Graphics: Some color, some B&W. 150 Grandmother's vintage recipes, somehow related to Clearfield County!

Cost $12.00
Legend of Dents Run - Lost Gold Shipment

Soft Cover, 46 pages, 8 1/2" x11". Documentations, photos, maps & illustrations. IS THERE GOLD IN THEM THERE HILLS? Maybe, maybe not ........ Weather or not this story is true, it continues to lure gold searchers to comb the hills of the Dents Run Area...

Cost $20.00
Prosperity Of The Gazzam Branch

A 2020 publication about the Beech Creek Railroad's "Gazzam Branch" which ran along the banks of Clearfield Creek. A soft covered, 8 ½” x 11”, glossy 144 page book. With 32 map selections, 25 black & white photos, 21 color prints, along with 5 illustrations

COST $28.00
Life of MAJOR Israel McCreight

By Tom Schiff. McCreight, born at the end of Civil War in Reynoldsville, PA, spending years in the wilderness, went to the West. A developer of DuBois, preserve the virgin timber in the area. His greatest achievement was being a chief of the Sioux Indians. ... Major Israel McCreight's life.

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   511 Van Valzah Ave.
   Clearfield, PA 16830'

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Clearfield County Historical Society MUSEUMS

1. 'KERR HOUSE' MUSEUM

 104 E. Pine St,

Clearfield, Pa  16830

(Corner Front & E Locust Sts.)

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2. ' ALEXANDER ' GENELOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER:

  511 Van Valzah Ave.

  Clearfield, PA  16830

      (official business address)

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3. 'BLOODY KNOX' Cabin Museum:

6246 Curwensville - Tyrone Hwy.

Olanta, PA  16863

(Village of Kellytown)

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Courtesy guided group tours of our 'Kerr House' Museum can be arranged year round by phoning

814-765-6125.

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