Publications
Updated August 29, 2023
The following publications are available for purchase from the Pennsylvania Room.
To purchase any of these publications by credit card, please call the Pennsylvania Room during business hours at 814-355-1516, extension 1007. If you prefer to pay by check, please make your check payable to “Centre County Library & Historical Museum” and send to the address below, along with your contact information and a listing of the title(s) that you would like to purchase.
Pennsylvania Room
Centre County Library & Historical Museum
203 N Allegheny St
Bellefonte, PA 16823
Centre County, PA Marriage Books
There are three publications on Centre County Marriages for the years 1800 to 1885. These cover the time from the formation of the County in 1800 through October 1885 when marriage records began to be kept at the county courthouse.
An exhaustive search was done to compile these lists of marriages performed in Centre County and marriages of Centre County residents in adjoining counties. Sources include minister’s records, newspaper accounts, and justice of the peace dockets. Sources are indicated in the books.
Vol. 1 — Centre County Marriages 1800-1850. Over 2,000 marriages and 1,400 family names. $10.60 including tax.
Vol. 2 — Centre County Marriages 1851-1873. Over 2,600 marriages and 1,800 family names. $10.60 including tax.
Vol. 3 — Centre County Marriages 1874-1885. Over 3,000 marriages and 2,000 family names. $10.60 including tax.
Shipping prices vary. Please call 814-355-1516 ext. 1007 or email paroom@centrecountylibrary.org for current information on postage.
Centre County Newspaper Death Notices 1821-1869
These death notices were compiled by Nancy Lee Stover after countless hours of research using original newspapers, microfilm, and copies of news clippings.
$21.20 including tax.
Soft cover, spiral bound, 130 page book.
Shipping prices vary. Please call 814-355-1516 ext. 1007 or email paroom@centrecountylibrary.org for current information on postage.
1890 Census of Centre County, Pennsylvania
Due to fire and water damage, little remains of the original 1890 census of the United States. Prior to its loss by fire, it was used to compile a business and post office directory of Centre County. The information from that directory is contained in this book. In this reprint of the census, the heads of household within each township and borough were alphabetized. As an additional aid, there is a surname index to use in locating all references to a family name within the county. The population of Centre County at the time of the 1890 census was 43,190 persons, with 2,800 family names represented.
$28.62 including tax.
Soft cover, spiral bound, 257 page book.
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The Battle of Benner Pike: A History of the Bellefonte-State College Football Rivalry By Ralph Gray
$11.20 including tax.
Soft cover.
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