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Welcome to Lebanon County Pennsylvania History and Genealogy, part of the Pennsylvania Trails and Genealogy Trails Project.  My name is Nancy Piper and our goal is to have available on line free of charge, all available information pertaining to the history of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.  If you have anything to contribute, please contact me at  n.piper@mchsi.com

NOTE**  I do not live in Pennsylvania so personal research is not possible.  
The only data available is what I have online.

Recent Updates


March 2012 Updates

  • 1828 Union Canal News



February 2012 Updates

November 13, 1931 News

  • Campbell, McCombs, Hampton and Carrigan Injured When Firetruck Truck Overturned (News - Accidents)
  • Oscar Clair Celebrates Birthday ( Found under Births)
  • Norman Shirk and Lester Schlaseman Attend National Grange Sessions (Miscellaneous News)
  • 1931 South Lebanon Township Farm Show and Awards (Names mentioned: Anderson, Arnold, Barto, Bicksler, Boyer, Brown, Brubaker, Buffenmyer, Dohner, Gundrum, Harnish, Hartley, Hartman, Hauck, , Heisey, Herr, Horst, Houck, Krail, Krall, Laudermilch, Light, Lineweaver, Long, Meyers, Moore, Moors, Moyer, Newmaster, Patches, Pottenger , Reedy, Risser, Royer, Sanger, Scott, , Shaak, Smith, Snyder , Stager, Strauss, Uhler, Waidner, Weidner, Weiss, , Wenger, Whitman, Young)  (Miscellaneous News)

Lebanon County Information

BIOGRAPHIES

BIRTHS AND BAPTISMS

CEMETERIES

CENSUS AND TAX RECORDS

CITIES AND BOROUGHS

COUNTY HISTORY

DEATHS

FAMILY HISTORIES

MARRIAGES

MILITARY

NEWSPAPERS

PHOTOS

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

   

Births and Baptisms

Census Records and Tax Lists Tax Lists

CEMETERIES

County History

1843 History of  Lebanon County, Pennsylvania [Source: Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania, by Sherman Day, 1843]
The Union Canal   The Union Canal was a towpath canal that existed in southeastern Pennsylvania in the United States during the 19th century. News articles are online recording the building of this canal.

The History of Lebanon County:  Taken From the History of the counties of Berks and Lebanon : Rupp, I. Daniel. Lancaster, Pa.. G. Hills. 1844.,

  • Pages 302 to 322 - History of Lebanon County, Lebanon Township, Lebanon (city) and Bethel Township
  • Pages 323 to 353 - History of Hanover , Londonderry, Heidelberg  and Swatara Township
  • Pages 354-360 - History of Annville, Jackson and Union Township
In The Swatara Region - A Two Days Trip Through the Valley  in 1895 (Source Notes and Queries by W.H. Egle, 1895)
This Contains a lot of early area history and genealogical information.  Surnames mentioned are Albert, Blough, Bomgardner, Deininger, Erb, Elder, Early, Leidig, Funkhouser, Goetz, Harper, Heintzleman, Kean , Krause, Light, Mark, Maulfair, Miller, Mosser, Moyer, Neidig, Ney, Orth, Raysor, Rittenhouse, Roop, Sherk, Shellenberger, Stauffer, Ulrich, Weis, Worthington, Zimmerman

```Deaths

Family Histories

These are family histories, webpages and stories for families originating in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

The Cassell Family (My family history) 

The Maulfair Family (My family history)

Marriages


Military

Newspapers

  • Miscellaneous News  
    • Norman Shirk and Lester Schlaseman Attend National Grange Sessions  NEW!!  
    • 1931 South Lebanon Township Farm Show and Awards  NEW!!  
  • Accidents    Campbell, McCombs, Hampton and Carrigan Injured When Firetruck Truck Overturned (Accidents)  NEW!!
  • Disasters
  • Crimes   1826-1827 News: Murder of Mrs. Quinn; Murder of Jacob Swineford

Photos

Chartiers Avenue, Sheridan, PA - Donated by Dawn Coen

Cities and Boroughs

ANNVILLE (MILLERSTOWN)

Avon BUNKER HILL

Bunker Hill Local News
Campbelltown Cleona Cornwall
Fredericksburg
(Stumpsville)		 Fort Indiantown Gap JONESTOWN

NEW!! History of Jonestown (1843 History)

LEBANON

Lebanon South

Mount Gretna
Mount Gretna Heights Myerstown Newmanstown
Palmyra Pleasant Hill Quentin
Richland Sand Hill SCHAEFFERSTOWN

NEW!! History of Schaefferstown (1843 History)
Sheridan   Timber Hills

Township History

Annville Township     Bethel Township Cold Spring Township East Hanover Township

Heidelberg Township

Millcreek Township North Annville Township North Cornwall Township North Lebanon Township

North Londonderry Township

South Annville Township South Lebanon Township Swatara Township Union Township

South Londonderry Township

Jackson Township

West Lebanon Township

West Cornwall Township

Surrounding Counties

Dauphin County

Northumberland County

York County

Cumberland County

Schuylkill County  

Snyder County

Perry County

Lancaster County

Juniata County

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