Bedford County: The 19th Century & Before on CD - Retrospect Pub.

PENNSYLVANIA RETROSPECTIVE CD-ROM SERIES: BEDFORD COUNTY - THE 19th CENTURY AND BEFORE. 2005 by Retrospect Publishing. This collection of books will help you learn about the people who settled Bedford County and the surrounding area during the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. The two county histories have extensive lists of soldiers who served from the county, along with biographies of prominent citizens and early pioneers. The 1900 Directory provides a snap shot of the institutions and people at the turn of the century. The Bedford Annals provide a chronological account of the events of the area from 1750 to 1850. This CD is certainly a must-have for anyone doing Bedford County research. It contains the images of the original pages along with a full text search capability for the following publications: 1. History of Bedford and Somerset Counties, Vol. 1 (H.E. Blackburn, Lewis Publishing Co., 1906) [NOTE: Bedford County section only. See South Central PA for complete work.] 2. History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties - Bedford Section only (Waterman and Watkins; 1884) [NOTE: See South Central PA for complete work.] 3. Directory of Bedford County, 1900 (D.S. Ling and E.H. Blackburn, 1900). 4. The Annals of Bedford County, PA; 1750-1850 (Gazette Publishing Co., 1907). 5. List of Deserters and Non-Reporting Drafted Men, 16th Congressional Dist., 1863-64 (Franklin Repository, Chambersburgh, PA, 1865). System requirements: CD-ROM drive; Windows 95, 98, ME, NT or 2000; a 486 or higher IBM PC or compatible; 16MB of RAM; 4MB hard drive space and VGA display, 256 colors. Not compatible with network software. 1371 pages including 36 illustrations. ISBN 1-929356-40-4