Catalog of
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One-Room Schools in
Greene and Dreher Townships
by Diane Smith and Bernadine Lennon. 2011. The stories of our
one-room country schools are documented from their beginning in
the early 1800s to the closing of the last one-room school in
1932. The book features first-person recollections of many
former students and teachers. Descriptions of schools from
teacher’s end-or-year reports and information gleaned from
county superintendent’s reports and newspaper articles of the
day. Nearly 100 historical photographs and illustrations with
most students identified in the photographs. Listing of teachers by year with several individual biographies. 110
pages, softcover. $18.87. |
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Margaret’s Diary, A Pennsylvania Farmwife’s Journal, 1904–1919, 2nd
Edition
edited by Alden and Sam Jackson and Bernadine Lennon. 2011. The
diary of Margaret Gilpin Hazelton details daily life in rural Wayne
and Pike Counties between 1904 and 1919. It gives us a rare glimpse
into the beginning of a time of great change in America as seen
through the eyes of a rural farm wife. Margaret introduces us to her
immediate family: husband Fletcher and daughter Kathleen, and to
“Mama”, sisters, brothers, in-laws, aunts, uncles, cousins,
neighbors and friends most of whom lived within a 5-mile radius of
her home. An entry for April 25, 1908, states: “cloudy & warm.
(Fletcher) plowing corn ground. I have been living over the old
scenes, dreaming the old dreams. it beats all how they will stand
the test of so many years. I would like to choose one hour from out
the years to live over again. some one may see this but they will
not be any wiser for it.” We are now able to see through her eyes
and discover how she and her family met the challenges of her day.
Second edition includes a previously missing section of the diary.
523 pages, softcover. $22.64. |
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History of Newfoundland, 1830–1870
by Diane Smith. 2011. This history of the settlement of Newfoundland
by German immigrants is written for all ages and includes family
history activities for children and adults. 25 pages, softcover.
$4.72. |
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Flood!
Edited by Peggy Bancroft.
2005. A collection of oral histories from residents who remember the
1955 flood which devastated the Greene-Dreher area. Introduction by
Peggy Bancroft. 176 pages, softcover. $14.15. |
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About LaAnna
by Naivette Gilpin Harlow. 1976. This book is about the history of
the little village of LaAnna located in northeast Pennsylvania.
Through old photographs and oral history, Naivette Gilpin Harlow
tells us in the first person how her grandparents, Nathan and LaAnna
Dietz Houck, moved from Bucks County in 1850 and established a
thriving village of seventeen families which supported a one-room
school, church and general store all of which centered around a
water powered sawmill and wood factory. 64 pages, softcover. $4.72.
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The
Greene Hills of Home
CD, Volumes 1 to 28.
Archive CD of past issues of The Greene Hills of Home,
Volumes 1–27. The CD includes a Master Table of Contents, which is a
complete listing of articles by volume and issue, and a Main Screen
which allows the viewer to choose either browse or search options.
$33.02. Those who purchase a CD for $33.02 will be able to purchase
subsequent CDs as they are updated for $10. |
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The
Greene Hills of Home
Single copies of most past issues are available. $4.72. |
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Notecards
with illustration of the GDHS Hall. Package of 5 with envelopes.
$4.72. |
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Books
by Peggy Bancroft
Peggy Bancroft has generously donated the proceeds from the sale of
her books to the Greene-Dreher Historical Society.
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Legend of Billy Holcomb
2005. The legend of young Billy Holcomb, born in 1839 in the farming
wilderness of what would one day become the important state of Ohio,
began during the Civil War and continued for 145 years, until 2005
when the true facts of his life came unexpectedly to light. 37
pages, softcover. $2.83. |
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Greene Township History
2005. 24 pages, softcover. $4.72 |
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Dreher
Township History
2005. 16 pages, softcover. $4.72. |
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Into
the Wilderness
2004. History of the LaAnna United Methodist Church, 1877–2004.
118 pages, softcover. $4.72. |
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Distant
Days: Adventures in Remembering
2002. Collection of more than 50 articles and essays on varied
topics related to local and regional history. 205 pages, softcover.
$4.72. |
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More
Distant Days
2002. A collection of additional articles related to local and
regional history. 146 pages, softcover. $4.72. |
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A
Cabin in the Clearing
1996. Musings on what life was like “in the long ago time,” inspired
by a pink rose brought by an early settler and planted near her
cabin in the clearing. With the gentle touch of imagination and
remembrance, the author is recreates the thoughts and feelings of
the earlier pioneer woman when she and her family build a home along
the Wallenpaupack Creek and discover a pink rose flourishing near
their own “cabin in the clearing.” 44 pages, softcover. $2.83.
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All
Roads Lead Home
1995. The story of Newfoundland from the first people who walked the
land, the Lenni Lenape, to the earliest European settlers, to
significant events of the 1950s and 60s, includes the founding of
present-day community organizations. 59 pages, softcover. $4.72. |
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Of Rabbits, Rain, &
Rhode Island Reds
by Peggy Bancroft. 1992. A salute to the Greene-Dreher-Sterling Fair
on its 75th Anniversary. This detailed history traces the
growth of the Fair decade by decade from its inception as a
community fair in 1917. Photographs highlight exhibits and
activities of the week-long annual event known locally as “Fairtime,”
as well as the visionaries and planners who made it all happen. 183
pages, hardcover. $14.15. |
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Tales from Pawdaddy
Farm 1992. A collection of stories, legends and
tales about our mountain country as told to the author who resides
at Pawdaddy Farm, “the perfect springboard for thoughts and dreams
and actions…” 239 pages, softcover. $4.72. |
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Falling Feathers
1991. A study of the Native American presence in the Pocono Mountain
region through stories, tales, legends, and historical fact. 151
pages, softcover. $4.72. |
Historic
Maps
Greene Township
reproduced from Atlas of Pike County, Pennsylvania published
by F.W. Beers in 1872, showing the names and locations of residents,
businesses, churches, and schools. Inkjet print on heavy archival
paper. 18" × 24". Color. $28.30.
Townships
and other Locations in Wayne County,
reproduced from Atlas of Wayne County, Pennsylvania published
by F.W. Beers in 1872, showing the names and locations of residents,
businesses, churches, and schools.
Townships:
Berlin, Buckingham, Canaan & South Canaan, Cherry Ridge, Clinton,
Damascus, Dyberry, Lebanon, Manchester, Mt. Pleasant, Oregon,
Palmyra, Paupack, Preston, Salem, Scott, Sterling, Texas. Note: When
the map was published in 1872 Sterling Township encompassed what
would become Dreher Township.
Boroughs, Towns & Villages:
Bethany, Damascus, Darbytown, Milanville, Tylerville, Hamlinton,
Hollisterville Ledgedale, Hawley, Honesdale, Prompton, Waymart.
Inkjet print on heavy archival paper. 18" × 24". Color. $28.30.
Maps
of the following villages are also available in a smaller size:
Starucca, Goldsborough Station & Sand Cut, Leonardsville,
Newfoundland, Pleasant Mount, White Mills. Inkjet print on heavy
archival paper. 12" × 18". Color. $18.87.
Please specify your choice of maps on the order form.
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