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307 South Park St. PO Box 101 Franklin, PA 16323 814-432-8260 vchistory2019@gmail.com
Venango County Historical Society
Book Store
River Ridge Tours - Not at this time
River Ridge Tours - Not at this time
Venango County Book Bundle
Included: Post cards with local images, Frontier Forts, The Year the Freshet Didn't Come,
Meet Sam Hays, Sketchbook of Victorian Architecture in the Oil Heritage Region,
Oil, Oil, Oil, Venango County 2000: The Changing Scene, Vol. 1, and a 1 Year Membership
1890 History of Venango County
2 Vol. Set
The aboriginal history of the county, its occupation by the French and British, early settlement and subsequent growth.
Price: $55.00
Tax: $3.30
S&P: $3.00
Total: $61.30
A Friend Among the Seneca's
By David Swatzler
The story of Chief Cornplanter's agreement with the Quakers for help with Seneca tribes and the arrival of Missionary Henry Simmons to Cornplanter's village.
Price: $25.00
Tax: $1.50
S&P: $3.00
Total: $29.50
A History of the Indian Villages and Place Names in Pennsylvania
By Dr. George P. Donehoo
This is a dictionary of Indian place names, their meanings and their importance in history.
Price: $20.00
Tax: $1.20
S&P: $3.00
Total: $24.20
A Stroll Through Historic Emlenton
This history of Emlenton is also a self-guided walking tour. It includes maps, descriptions of the streets and buildings and biographical information.
Price: $7.50
Tax: $0.45
S&P: $3.00
Total: $10.95
Bloody Circles of War
By Jason Cherry
A novel of the Dennis family's migration into western Pennsylvania during the time of the French and Indian Wars.
Price: $9.50
Tax: $0.57
S&P: $3.00
Total: $13.07
The Civil War Diary of Ithiel B. Snyder
This transcription offers a detailed look at the life of a typical Union soldier and Venango County native.
Price: $5.25
Tax: $0.32
S&P: $3.00
Total: $8.57
Diary of Sunville
By Howard Strawbridge
This reprint offers an extraordinary look into life in the community of Sunville, as well as stories of local residents, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Price: $20.00
Tax: $1.20
S&P: $3.00
Total: $24.20
Fifty Years of the Baseball Wars Between Franklin and Oil City
By James B. Borland and
William R. Smith
This 2004 reprint of the 1919 book describes the sports rivalry between Franklin and Oil City.
Price: $8.95
Tax: $0.54
S&P: $3.00
Total: $12.49
Frontier Forts
This booklet describes the three Colonial-era forts that were built in Franklin, as well as the Federal Garrison located along French Creek.
Price: $4.25
Tax: $0.26
S&P: $3.00
Total: $7.51
History of Venango County 1879
The first published history of Venango County, reprinted in 1976 by the Venango County Historical Society
Available by contacting VCHS
The Indian Chiefs of Pennsylvania
By C. Hale Sipe, 1927
This 1998 reprint details Pennsylvania's Indian tribes and the chiefs who took part in the Indian Councils.
Price: $45.00
Tax: $2.70
S&P: $3.00
Total: $50.70
Indian Wars in Pennsylvania
By C. Hale Sipe, 1929
This 1999 reprint tells of the 40 years of Indian wars, including the French and Indian War, Pontiac's War, Lord Dunmore's War and the Indian involvement in the Revolutionary War.
Price: $42.00
Tax: $2.50
S&P: $3.00
Total: $47.50
Iron Furnaces of Venango County
2 Vol. DVD
The history of the local Iron Furnace industry.
Price: $30.00
Tax: $1.80
S&P: $3.00
Total: $34.80
Marriages From Venango County (PA) Sources: 1795 - 1885 (All), 1886 - 1921 (Outside the County), Vol. 1
Marriage records taken from newspapers, church records, county histories, family genealogies and other available sources.
Price: $35.95
Tax: $2.16
S&P: $3.00
Total: $41.11
Marriages From Venango County (PA) Sources: 1795 - 1885 (All), 1886 - 1946 (Outside the County), Vols. 2
Marriage records taken from newspapers, church records, county histories, family genealogies and other available sources.
Price: $40.95
Tax: $2.46
S&P: $3.00
Total: $46.41
Marriages From Venango County (PA) Sources: 1795 - 1885 (All), 1886 - 1946 (Outside the County), Vols. 3
Marriage records taken from newspapers, church records, county histories, family genealogies and other available sources.
Price: $40.95
Tax: $4.46
S&P: $3.00
Total: $46.41
Meet Sam Hays
A compilation of letters written to and from Mr. Hays, a Franklin resident and politician.
Price: $12.00
Tax: $0.72
S&P: $3.00
Total: $15.72
Monarch Park
This book of photographs describes the amusement park that was the social center for all of Venango County from the late 1890s to the early 1920s.
Price: $5.50
Tax: $0.33
S&P: $3.00
Total: $8.83
Oil Fields, Oil People
By Paul Adomites
New techniques are used to update articles and tales that tell the stories of early Pennsylvania in ways that provide new insights that are always historical and always dramatic.
Price: $20.00
Tax: $1.20
S&P: $3.00
Total: $24.20
Oil, Oil, Oil
An in-depth history of the Oil Region, with many photographs.
Price: $15.00
Tax: $0.90
S&P: $3.00
Total: $18.90
Petroleum
By Rev. S.J.M. Eaton
1984 Reprint
A description of early oil operations in Venango County. Originally published in 1866; 1984 reprint.
Price: $12.00
Tax: $0.72
S&P: $3.00
Total: $15.72
Petrolia
By Andrew Cone and Walter R. Johns'
1984 Reprint
A history of petroleum development in Pennsylvania. Originally published in 1870; 1984 reprint.
Price: $28.00
Tax: $1.68
S&P: $3.00
Total: $32.68
Samuel C.T. Dodd
A compilation of letters written to and from Mr. Dodd, a Franklin resident and politician.
Price: $5.00
Tax: $0.30
S&P: $3.00
Total: $8.30
The Seneca Kicker
A compilation of articles from the first five years of the popular local newspaper, ca. 1900, that was written, published and distributed entirely by women.
Price: $20.00
Tax: $1.20
S&P: $3.00
Total: $24.20
The Year the Freshet Didn't Come
The diary of Charles H. Raymond of Utica, Pennsylvania.
Price: $5.00
Tax: $0.30
S&P: $3.00
Total: $8.30
Venango County, 2000: The Changing Scene
3 Volumes
This history of Venango County covers events since 1890, with particular emphasis on the "changing scene" of the twentieth century. Volume 1 covers the development of organizations, transportation, disasters, military service and the Depression Era. Volume 2 covers the histories and development of Frankln and Oil City; the townships of Allegheny, Canal, Cherrytree, Clinton, Cornplanter, Cranberry and Frenchcreek and the boroughs of Barkeyville, Clintonville, Cooperstown and Emlenton. Volume 3 covers the histories and development of the townships of Irwin, Jackson, Mineral, Oakland, Pinegrove, Plum, President, Richland, Rockland, Sandycreek, Scrubgrass, Sugarcreek and Victory and the boroughs of Pleasantville, Polk, Rouseville and Utica.
Vol I Price: $35.00
Tax: $2.10
S&P: $3.00
Total: $40.10
Vol II Price: $25.00
Tax: $1.50
S&P: $3.00
Total: $29.50
Vol III Price: $45.00
Tax: $2.70
S&P: $3.00
Total: $50.70
Venango County Death Book, 1893 - 1905
Abstracts and index taken from records of the Orphan''s Court, Venango County Courthouse.
Venango County Cemetery Books
Burial records for all the cemeteries located in Venango County, by township.
This is an ongoing project.
Venango County Naturalizations, 1806 - 1868
Abstracts from Docket 1, Venango County Courthouse. Original documents in VCHS Archival Resource Center.
Venango County Panorama
A pictorial history of Venango County.
Venango County Will Index Through 1946
Index to wills,, taken from Register's Office and Orphan's Court records.
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