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CHAPTER IV COURTS AND BAR FIRST COURT AND JUDGES- JURORS- PRIMITIVE CAUSES, ETC.- LIST OF LAWYERS, DATES OF ADMISSION, ETC.- JUDGES, PROTHONOTARIES, DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND SHERIFFS- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. THE early history of the courts and bar of McKean county contains many names connected with Potter. In 1833 the two counties were organized as … Read more
CHAPTER III TRANSACTIONS OF THE COMMISSIONERS ESTABLISHMENT OF POTTER COUNTY- FIRST PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMISSIONERS- LAYING OFF OF ROADS- TAX SALES OF LANDS- BUILDING OF COURTHOUSE- THE NEW JAIL- PROHIBITION IN POTTER- LISTS OF OFFICERS. THE act of March 26, 1804, established Potter county out of a part of Dunstable township, Lycoming county, to … Read more
CHAPTER II INDIAN AND PIONEER HISTORY INDIAN SETTLEMENTS, GRAIN STOREHOUSE, RELICS, ETC.- FIRST WHITE SETTLERS, MARRIAGE, ETC.- EARLY LAND TRANSFERS- RELIGIOUS EXERCISES- PRICE OF COMMODITIES- TWO INTERESTING LETTERS- CUSTOMS AND DOINGS OF THE EARLY TIMES- SOME PIONEER NAMES- INDIAN AND WHITE HUNTERS. Of the Lenni Lenape, the third tribe or division, were the Wolves (Minsi), … Read more
POTTER COUNTY CHAPTER I TOPOGRAPHY AND NATURAL HISTORY ORIGIN OF NAME OF COUNTY – AREA AND ELEVATIONS – TOPOGRAPHICAL CONFORMATION – FOSSILS AND STRATA, ETC. – LUMBERING – GIANT SAW-MILLS – LUMBER CAMPS – EXPERIENCES OF THE WOODSMAN – TECHNICALITIES OF THE TRADE – RAFTING AND “DRIVING” – CYCLONES AND NATURAL PHENOMENA. JAMES POTTER, after … Read more
History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania, J.H. Beers & Co., 1890 Potter County Chapter I – Topography and Natural History Chapter II – Indian and Pioneer History Chapter III – Transactions of the Commissioners Chapter IV – Courts and Bar Chapter V – Medical Chapter VI – Journalism – … Read more
Friends of PA-Roots Newsletter September 14, 2008 This issue we will be talking about ongoing projects, how to become a Subscriber, the new county websites, our new brochures and some of our completed projects. **Ongoing Projects A team of Digitizers has been entering: “Pennsylvania Marriages from 1885-1891,” “Snyder County Pioneers,” “History of Beaver County, Pa.,” … Read more
   Friends of PA-Roots Newsletter August 2008   PA-Roots – Bringing our Past into the Future!  You will find on our websites some of the best free genealogy research resources available on the internet for Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic region. We are so glad that you’re a subscriber of our mailing list and … Read more
Friends of PA-Roots NewsletterVol 1, No 3, 13 December 2006, (c) 2006 PA-RootsCopyright 2006, PA-RootsEditor(s): Nathan Zipfel Carol EddlemanContents· About the “Friends of PA-Roots Newsletter”· Latest News from PA-Roots· Digitizers· Research tools· Letters to the editor· Reprint Policy· Subscription Information* * * * *About the “Friends of PA-Roots Newsletter” The “Friends of PA-Roots Newsletter” was … Read more
Friends of PA-Roots NewsletterVol 1, No 1, 7 February 2006, (c) 2006 PA-RootsCopyright 2006, PA-RootsEditor(s): Nathan ZipfelContents· Welcome from the PA-Roots Board of Directors· About the PA-Roots Review Newsletter· Latest News from PA-Roots· Digitizers· Research tools· Letters to the editor· Reprint Policy· Subscription Information* * * * *Welcome from the PA-Roots Board of DirectorsNathan Zipfel … Read more
Friends of PA-Roots NewsletterVol 1, No 2, 1 March 2006, (c) 2006 PA-RootsCopyright 2006, PA-RootsEditor(s): Nathan Zipfel Carol EddlemanContents· About the “Friends of PA-Roots Newsletter”· Latest News from PA-Roots· Digitizers· Research tools· Letters to the editor· Reprint Policy· Subscription Information* * * * *About the “Friends of PA-Roots Newsletter” The “Friends of PA-Roots Newsletter” was … Read more