Publications
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100 Years of Columbia County Memories, 1913-2013
Revised and Updated Edition now available!Edited by Robert Dunkelberger, Sam Bidleman and Eric M. Sweeney
This book, created in celebration of Columbia County's bicentennial, is intended to provide a snapshot of memories across the years. In addition to facts and stories covering the second 100 years of Columbia County's existence divided into three separate geographical areas, over 150 distinctive photographs are reproduced here, some which have rarely been seen over the decades.
8.5" x 11" softbound, 275 pages, over 150 photographs
2023 CCHGS Calendar
Back in 2023 by popular demand, and still only $12 (includes shipping)! Now with a wider range of the "today in history" facts thanks to the increased availability of local newspapers. The calendars are printed locally, and all money raised will go directly to the education and preservation of Columbia County History and Genealogy. These colorful Society calendars make a perfect Christmas gift. There is a limited supply, so don’t delay.
2nd World War In 1st Person, Memoirs Of Some Who Served
By Mark Fritz, EditorNine local WWII veterans tell their stories, including hitting the Normandy beaches on D-Day, facing Kamikaze attacks at Okinawa, serving on Eisenhower’s staff, and flying cargo planes over New Guinea. Also single-page “Brief Profiles” of 85 local WWII veterans.
8.5” x 11” softbound, 230 pages, over 330 illustrations, index
A History Of Ikeler’s Hill Or Ikeler’s School District
By Ava Dennen HowerA reissue, with additions, of a 1960 detailed history of the families, farms, church and school of this close-knit community in Mount Pleasant Township, Columbia County, written by a lifelong resident.
8.5”x11” spiral-bound, 154 pages, 12 photos, index
A History Of Madison Township
By W. M. BaillieThe story of an “ideal” rural community in Columbia County from its original settlers through the Civil War era. Included are family histories for 75 prominent early settler families, with over 2,000 individuals included.
8½”x11” softbound, 210 pages, 4 maps, 50 photos, notes, bibliography, index
A Quiet Boomtown: Jamison City, Pa. , 1889-1912
By Craig A. Newton and James R. SperryDiscover the history of how this community in the northern reaches of Columbia County owed its existence to a railroad, which in turn, enabled the lumbering and tanning industries to become its economic foundation. The study also provides a descriptive account of community life. Its future and prosperity were dependent on a forest that was constantly under attack by the woodman’s axe and saw.
5.5”x8.5” paperback, 160 pages, 1 map, 38 photos, endnotes, bibliography, appendix, and index
Bloomsburg in 1870
By George A. Turner and W. M. BaillieA portrait of Bloomsburg in the year it was incorporated as the Commonwealth’s only Town.
The book presents three types of information:
• The complete U. S. Population Census for Bloomsburg in 1870
• The 1870 map of the town, in sections, showing the owners of every residence
• Biographical sketches of 70 of the town’s leading citizens and their families.
With INDEXES to personal names of the map, the census, and the biographies.
SPECIAL FEATURE: a digital copy of the 1870 map on a CD; on your computer screen, you can zoom in to see specific neighborhoods in great detail.
Paperback, 8-1/2” x 11”, 188 pages
Cemeteries Of Columbia County, Pennsylvania (Volume II)
By Ann Brandt, EditorThis is a great resource for those who are interested in genealogy. The inscriptions on gravestones can be a great help in researching family history. In this volume there are the names of those buried in twenty-one cemeteries in six townships: Greenwood, Hemlock, Madison , Mt. Pleasant , Orange , and Fishing Creek. It also includes maps that can help you locate the cemeteries. Cemeteries included are: Canby, County Home, Crouse, Dutch Hill, Greenwood Friends, Greenwood Methodist, Ikelers (Greenwood Twp.), Ikelers (Mt. Pleasant Twp.), Jerseytown, Katy VanDine, Kitchens, Laurel Hill, Lemons, McHenry, Millville Borough, Millville Friends, Rohrsburg/Rohr Family, Rohrsburg, Savage Hill, Vallerchamp, and Vanderslice.
8.5”x11” spiral-bound, 242 pages, 5 maps, and 29 photos
Cemeteries Of Columbia County, Pennsylvania (Volume III)
By Ann Brandt, EditorThis is a great resource for those who are interested in genealogy. The inscriptions on gravestones can be a great help in researching family history. In this volume there are the names of those buried in nineteen cemeteries in four townships: Briar Creek, North Centre, South Centre, and Scott. It also includes maps that can help you locate the cemeteries. Cemeteries included are: Bower, Briar Creek Union, Ebenezer, Fowlersville Baptist, Fowlersville Lutheran, Hidlay, Highland/Lightstreet, Holy Annunciation, Lime Ridge EUB, Lime Ridge Methodist, Martzville, Ohev Sholom, Old Bower, Old Ebenezer, St. Cyril's Ukrainian, St. Mary's, Stone Methodist, Summerhill, and VanCampen/Fort Wheeler.
8.5”x11” spiral-bound, 207 pages, 3 maps, and 26 photos
Cemeteries Of Columbia County, Pennsylvania (Volume IV)
By Ann Brandt, EditorThis is a great resource for those who are interested in genealogy. The inscriptions on gravestones can be a big help in researching family history. In this volume there are the names of those buried in six cemeteries in two townships south of the Susquehanna River: Main and Mifflin. Cemeteries included are: Emanuel, Fisher, Brown, Creasy, Mensinger and Mifflinville Village. It also includes maps that can help you locate the cemeteries.
8.5”x11” spiral-bound, 202 pages, 3 maps, and 26 photos
