Visionary Road to the Capitol – The Little Known Story of John Harris, Jr.

By David Biser

Historian, author, reenactor and HSDC board president, David Biser sheds light on Harris’ life in the first book published on the founder of Harrisburg.

Orison Publishers, Inc., 2009

ISBN 9781960007308

108 pages

Price: $25.00

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Building Harrisburg: The Architects and Builders, 1719-1941

By Ken Frew

Over 350 images of Harrisburg history and architecture

Published by the Historical Society of Dauphin County and Historic Harrisburg Association, 2009

ISBN 9780615327662

400 pages

Price: $60.00

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Along the Bethel Trail: The Journey of an African American Faith Community

Edited by Lenwood O. sloan, Nancy Mendes, and Michael L. Barton with the Friends of the Bethel Trail

Sunbury Press, 2015

ISBN 978-1620065860

56 pages

Price: $29.95

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Harrisburg and the Susquehanna River

By Erik V. Fasick

Arcadia Publishing, 2015

ISBN 978-1467122986

128 pages

Price: $21.99

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Legendary Locals of Harrisburg

By Todd M. Mealy

Arcadia Publishing, 2014

ISBN 978-1467101547

128 pages

Price: $21.99

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Shop Pomeroy’s First

By Michael J. Lisicky

The History Press, 2014

ISBN 978-1626195653

160 pages

Price: $19.99

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Harrisburg State Hospital: Pennsylvania’s First Public Asylum

By Phillip N. Thomas

Arcadia Publishing, 2013

ISBN 978-0738598277

128 pages

Price: $21.99

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One Patch of Grass: How the Babe, Spottswood, Oscar, Eleanor, Vlad and Milton helped Harrisburg make magic on an island in the backwaters of baseball

By Andrew Linker

2012

ISBN 978-1468092899

302 pages

Price: $14.95

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Harrisburg and the Civil War: Defending the Keystone of the Union

By Cooper H. Wingert

2nd Edition; revised and expanded

Includes several photographs and maps pertaining to the northernmost engagement of the Gettysburgh Campaign

The History Press, 2013

ISBN 978-1626190412

160 pages

Price: $19.99

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The Confederate Approach on Harrisburg: The Gettysburg Campaign’s Northernmost Reaches

Cooper H. Wingert

Includes several dozen photographs and maps

The History Press, 2013 (second printing)

ISBN 978-1609498580

224 pages

Price: $21.99

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Images of America: Tropical Storm Agnes in Greater Harrisburg

By Erik V. Fasick

Over 200 images documenting the effects of the June, 1972 flood in Harrisburg and surrounding neighborhoods

Arcadia Publishing, 2013

ISBN 0738598232

128 pages

Price: $21.99

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Images of America: Harrisburg Broadcasting

By Timothy P. Portzline

Over 175 images covering the history of the Harrisburg television and radio broadcasting industry

Arcadia Publishing, 2011

ISBN 0738575070

128 pages

Price: $21.99

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Images of America: Greater Harrisburg’s Jewish Community

By Simon J. Bronner

Many of the 175+ photographs are from HSDC’s Arnold Zuckerman Collection

Arcadia Publishing, 2010

ISBN 0738573132

128 pages

Price: $21.99

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Postcard History Series: Harrisburg

By Jeffrey Adams

Over 200 postcard images of Harrisburg history.

Arcadia Publishing, 2009

ISBN 0738562939

127 pages

Price: $21.99

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Images of America: Three Mile Island

By Erik V. Fasick

Arcadia Publishing, 2018

ISBN 9781467102858

128 pages

Price: $20.00

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Pennsylvania Architecture: The Historic American Buildings Survey, 1933-1990

By Deborah Stephens Burns and Richard J. Webster

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 2001

ISBN 0892710861

629 pages

Price: $40.00

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Historic Hershey Driving Tour – An Adventure to Remember (CD, 2008)

Narrated by Scott Taylor

Turn-by-turn audio driving instructions and a tour map are included.

Audio length is 57 minutes. The 12-mile loop takes 90 minutes to 3 hours to cover.

Price: $15.95

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Images of America: Steelton

By Michael Barton and Simon J. Bronner

Over 175 pictures of Steelton history.

Arcadia Publishing, 2008

ISBN 0738557420

127 pages

Price: $19.99

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Scenes of America: Harrisburg

By Linda A. Ries

Postcard-sized book contains over 50 pictures of Harrisburg life.

Arcadia Publishing, 2006

ISBN 0738524832

127 pages

Price: $9.99

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Citizen Extraordinaire: The Diplomatic Diaries of Vance McCormick in London and Paris, 1917-1919

Edited by Michael Barton with Cherie Fieser, Susan Meehan, and Teresa Weisser

Hardcover

Stackpole Books, 2004

ISBN 0811701212

400 pages

Price: $25.00

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Pennsylvania Folk Art of Samuel L. Plank

By James and Vivian Bonson, Jeannine Boring, Robert and Joan Conrad, and William Dancy

Limited First Edition

Hardcover

Kishacoquillas Valley Historical Society, 1994

ISBN 096437210X

67 pages

Price: $20.00

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Susquehanna Heritage – The McCormicks of Harrisburg

Inaugural Issue, Volume 1, 2003

Dr. Michael Barton, Guest Editor

A New Beginning by Linda A. Ries, Editor

The McCormick Family Papers Project by Michael Barton

Cleaning Up Harrisburg: The Good Government Reforms of Mayor Vance C. McCormick, 1902 – 1903 by Thomas Clark

The Ablest Navigator: The Rise of Vance McCormick in the Wilson Years by Art Titzel

William McCormick’s Work with Working Boys by Gary Tuma

“I am Raising Boys… not Grass;” The McCormick Homes in Central Pennsylvania by Emily Murphy

Book Review – “Rails Across the Susquehanna” by Dan Cupper, reviewed by Michael J. O’Malley III

Published by HSDC

110 pages, PHOTOCOPY ONLY

Price: $6.00

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Lee’s Secret Enemy

By Jefferson C. Barnhart, Edited by Jeffrey C. and Stephen H. Barnhart

Chronicles Robert E. Lee’s medical condition during the Civil War

Boyer’s Press, 2000

165 pages

Price: $5.00

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Society Publications from the Past

The following back issues of Historical Society publications are available in limited quantities. Issues are generally in fair to good condition, with some fading, foxing, edge wear, etc. For a few issues, there are no originals left for sale, but copies can be provided. These are noted as such.

Historical Society of Dauphin County Transactions, 1869 – 1905

Charter and By-Laws; List of Members (1869 – 1903); Abstracts of the Minutes (1869 – 1903); Memorials for A. Boyd Hamilton, William Henry Egle, M.D., Hon. John Wiggins Simonton, LL.D., Henry Buehler, M.D., and Meade David Detweiler, Esq.; and Proceedings from 1903 to June, 1905 meetings, which include addresses varying in length from one to several pages:

Old-Time Militia Training by George Bucher Ayres

Memories and Incidents of the Lancasterian School by the Hon. Theodore B. Klein

Personal Recollections of Harrisburg Fifty Years Ago by Dr. John P. Keller

Simon Girty by Harvey B. Bashore, M.D.

The Improvement of the Susquehanna River by the Hon. Theodore B. Klein

The Completion of the Conewago Canal reported by John Hall, Esq.

Fort Washington in 1863 by the Hon. Samuel W. Pennypacker, LL.D.

A Journey from Harris’ Ferry to Shamokin in 1747 by John W. Jordan, LL.D.

Memoirs of Joshua Gilpin by Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Esq.

The Conrad Weiser Farm by Lewis S. Shimmell

An Address by the Hon. Marlin E. Olmstead, LL.D.

An Historical Review by the Hon. Theodore B. Klein

Reminiscences (1854 – 1864) by the Rev. Thomas H. Robinson, D.D.

310 pages in four parts

Price: $10.00

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Dauphin County Historical Review, December 1952

Volume I, Number I

History of the Dauphin County Courts by Judge Homer L. Kreider

Outside the Wooden Curtain by Rev. Roy Schreiner, D.D.

Published by HSDC

32 pages

Price: $4.00

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Dauphin County Historical Review, December 1953

Volume II, Number I

History of Harrisburg Fire Companies by Mayor Claude R. Robins

The Juvenile Court by Judge Robert E. Woodside

How Union Deposit Was Named by Anna E. Eisenhour

Historical Sketch of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hummelstown by Frederick H. Bolton, Esq.

A Magical Name – Hershey: Genius at Work by Dr. Harry C. Chubb

Published by HSDC

41 pages

Price: $4.00

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Dauphin County Historical Review, December 1955

Volume IV, Number I

History of the 100 Years of the Harrisburg and Dauphin County YMCAs by W. Haines Kent

The Pennsylvania Railroad and Its Relation to Dauphin County by William B. McCaleb

These Old Stones Speak by John C. Dight (about Simon Cameron)

Published by HSDC

38 pages

Price: $4.00

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Dauphin County Historical Review, December 1956

Volume V, Number I

History of Olmsted Air Force Base, Middletown, Pennsylvania by Lloyd S. Spancake

History of the Harrisburg Post Office by George S. McCrone

Veterans Organizations of the United States, with Special Reference to Dauphin County by Mark T. Milnor

Farmers Markets of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania by Charles E. Walmer

Published by HSDC

40 pages

Price: $4.00

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Dauphin County Historical Review, December 1958

Volume VI, Number I

Harrisburg: School of Journalism by W. Carl Sprout

Harrisburg the Objective of Lee’s Invasion of Pennsylvania, June 1863, Setting the Stage for the Gettysburg Campaign by Edward J. Stackpole

Further Review of the Work of Jacob Eichholtz 1776-1842 by Rebecca J. Beal

Published by HSDC

46 pages

Price: $4.00

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Dauphin County Historical Review, December 1959

Volume VII, Number I

Some Noteworthy Events In Our Local History by Dr. Harvey B. Bashore

Appearance of the Town When First Laid Out by E. Hill Roberts

A Century Ago – Harrisburg and Its Residents by Mrs. Benjamin F. Africa

Harrisburg One Hundred Years Ago by Evan J. Miller

Published by HSDC

20 pages

Price: $4.00

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Dauphin County Historical Review, December 1960

Volume VIII, Number I

One Hundred Stepping Stones, 1860 – 1960, Harrisburg Centennial by Jean Gray Allen

Published by HSDC

39 pages

Price: $4.00

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Dauphin County Historical Review, December 1961

Volume IX, Number I

Communications Old and New by Eugene D. Lavery

History of Harrisburg School Buildings by David H. Porter

The Educational Background of the Presidents of the United States by Robert J. Evans

Historic Houses in Dauphin County by Evan J. Miller

Published by HSDC

22 pages

Price: $4.00

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Dauphin County Historical Review, December 1962

Volume X, Number I

National Parks in America by James B. Myers

Covered Bridges in the Spotlight (no author)

Sunbury and Northumberland County Treasure Trove of History (no author)

History of the Motor Club of Harrisburg by Harold R. Prowell

Chambersburg, One of Our Neighbors Rich in History (no author)

Tinian, the Home of Colonel Burd Yesterday and Today by John D. Husband

Published by HSDC

16 pages

Price: $4.00

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Dauphin County Historical Review, December 1963

Volume XI, Number I

1963 – The Gettysburg Centennial by Robert J. Evans

Published by HSDC

11 pages

Price: $4.00

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Dauphin County Historical Review, December 1964

Volume XII, Number I

Vanderbilt’s Folly by William H. Shank (about South Pennsylvania Rail Road)

Our First Invasion, 1755 by William A. Hunter

History of Presbyterianism In Dauphin County by Rev. Morton G. Glise

Published by HSDC

31 pages

Price: $4.00

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Dauphin County Historical Review, December 1965

Volume XIII, Number I

The Governors of Pennsylvania by Paul B. Beers

Personal Recollections of Earlier Days In Harrisburg by J. P. Keller

Some Old Routes of Travel Through Middletown, Dauphin County by Edward L. Croll

Published by HSDC

26 pages

Price: $4.00

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Dauphin County Historical Review, December 1966

Volume XIV, Number I

Behind the Iron Furnace Curtains of Dauphin County by Evan J. Miller

Steelton’s 100 Years of Steel Making by Walter B. Lang

The Sage of Donegal by Chester S. Nagel (about Simon Cameron)

Published by HSDC

51 pages, PHOTOCOPY ONLY

Price: $4.00

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