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The Cambria County, Pennsylvania Histories book collection is a group of 6 books that detail the history of Cambria County - primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Many of the books are illustrated; showcasing specific events relating to key points in the history and development of Cambria County during this period as well as details of some of its most important and influential figures.

All the titles contained on this CD are listed below.

1. Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Cambria County, Pennsylvania, comprising five hundred sketches of the prominent and representative citizens of the county (1896) - 575 pages
2. History of Cambria County, Pennsylvania Volume 1 (1907) - Storey, Henry Wilson - 617 pages
3. History of Cambria County, Pennsylvania Volume 3 (1907) - Storey, Henry Wilson - 863 pages
4. Cambria County pioneers - James Moore Swank - 152 pages
5. A memoir on the life and character of the Rev. Prince Demetrius A. de Gallitzin, founder of Loretto and catholicity, in Cambria county, Pa., apostle of the Alleghanies (1869) - Heyden, Thomas - 233 pages
6. The history and topography of Dauphin, Cumberland, Franklin, Bedford, Adams, Perry, Somerset, Cambria & Indiana counties : containing a brief history of the first settlers, notices of the leading events, incidents and interesting facts, both general and local, in the history of these counties, general & statistical descriptions of all the principal boroughs, towns, villages, &c., with an appendix ... (1848) - Rupp, Israel Daniel - 678 pages

Here are some interesting images from one of the volumes:

This CD runs on all Windows and Macintosh computers. You must have a web browser and Adobe Acrobat Reader - (available for free download if you do not have it installed on your computer.) The book index is organized in an HTML menu that is compatible with all browsers and the books themselves are in PDF format to allow them to be universally accessed. Many books on this CD are searchable and printable.