Bibliography: Selections of Publications, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Carol Hepburn (chepburn@cox.net) USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all noticesand submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bibliography The following is a listing of books, publications, periodicals that are worth reading. Note: not all are for sale, some are out of print. Check online, libraries or your local FHC for copies. If possible, a link where you can purchase the book is included (order online). County and Family History The Ancestors and Descendants of Herman and Catherine Lowry Ross --From James Ross in Bedford/Somerset Co in 1783 to the present generation by Mary Pyle Palmer, pub. 1997. Copies available through MPalmer595@aol.com A Sergeant's Story, edited by Barbara Croner, $29.00. Order online Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, by Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, 4 volumes Beam German Reformed Church Records (now the Mt. Laurel United Church of Christ) by Mary Pyle Palmer published in 1992. Copies available through MPalmer595@aol.com The Berkey Book, Second Edition, by Rev. Wm. A. Berkey and Ruth Berkey Reichley, 1996, 690 pages of genealogical data and 301 page index. The Berlin Area Book 1777-1977, published by the Berlin Historical Society, $29.00. Order online Biographical Review, by Biographical Review Publishing Co., 1899, 345pp. Country Carpenter by Catherine Rhoads, $20.00 Order online Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler, by Rev. Harvey Hostetler, D. D., 1913, 970 pp. and 220 page index Early Church Records of Berlin, transcribed by Dr. E.C. Saylor, $23.00. Order online Early Families of Somerset and Fayette Counties, Pennsylvania, by Keith A. Dull, 1996, 120 pp. Early Somerset County, by Frederick Doyle, 1945, 60 pp. Exploring Bruederstahl, by Glessner and Shumaker, 1996, 60 pp. A travel guide to historic Berlin Village, Brothers Valley, Somerset County. Printed in conjunction with the Historical Society of Berlin. Order online Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, by John W. Jordan, L.L.D., and James Haddon, 1912, 393 pp, 2 vols, illus., and index. George Long and Margaret Rebecca Keefer, Their Ancestors and Descendants by Margaret E. Adams. Cost is $40 including postage. Order from 7452 N. Meadow Lane, New Carlisle, IN 46552-9162. The Heffley Civil War Diaries published by the Berlin Historical Society, $24.00. Order online History of Bedford and Somerset County, by William H. Welfley, 1906, 3 volumes, 1802pp. History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, by Waterman-Watkins and Co., 1884, 672pp. The History of the Jenners Township Baptist Church, Somerset, PA by Mary Pyle Palmer, pub. Boswell News, 1946. Copies available through MPalmer595@aol.com. Index to History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, by Floyd C. Hoenstine, 1967, 58pp. John Deeter Family Book, $22.00 Order online The Laurel Messenger (1971-1980),by The Historical and Genealogical Society of Somerset County, Inc., 450 pages with index. The Laurel Messenger (1986-1990), by The Historical and Genealogical Society of Somerset County, Inc., 300 pages with index. Lydia, Blacksmith's Daughter by E.M. Woelfel, $16.50 Order online New Genealogy of the Somerset Co.. Walker Families. Jacob & Michael Walker,Wurttemberg Emigrants LCCN 97-60714 (Summary Report), Charles J. Walker or 310 5th Ave.. SE, Cedar Rapids IA 52401. Email inquiries responded to promptly. Seifertshauser to Somerset - Werner and Sass Families (1745-1995), by Paul Werner, 1996. Shade Township Revisited: Where Are Your Roots, by Leroy V. Baldwin, 2001. Send check or money order for $13.00 plus $2.00 s/h to: Gwen Baldwin, 1574 Sea Gull Dr., Titusville, Fla 32796. Somerset County Outline & Supplement, by John Cassady, Pub. 1932. Good Reference for Somerset County History and Genealogy. 376 pages. Stover Brethren, The Family of Elder William Stover of Antietam by Richard R. Weber, 2001. PREMIUM-quality hard cover, 702 pages 7" x 10" ACID-FREE paper, ILLUSTRATED, Over 13,000 individuals in nine generations, NOTES & REFERENCES, BIBIOGRAPHY, and complete personal name INDEX, PRICE $ 46.50 + $ 3.25 shipping & handling,TOTAL $ 49.75, Maryland residents please add sales tax of $2.33. Send check or money order to: Richard R. Weber, 10715 Moosberger Ct. Columbia, MD 21044 Two Centuries of Brothers Valley, by Rev. H. Austin Cooper, 1962, 448 pp. Order online Two Hundred Years in Shade Township (1762-1962), by N. Leroy Baldwin, 1964, 150 pp. **Updated** See Shade Township Revisited - above