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Just In: New Titles in the General Collection

Below is a selection of new books that were recently placed into the general library collection. Clicking on the links will take you to the catalog records in our online catalog Discover.

Question of the Week
5/23/13
new books, New in the Library
New Titles Added to the Reference Collection

 

Our reference section is growing! Here are a few new reference books that were recently added to HSP's library. The links will take you to our online catalog Discover where you can continue your search of our collections.

Atlas of the Great Irish Famine

REF DA 950.7 .A85 2012

New in the Library
5/16/13
new books, New in the Library, reference books
Books Recently Added to Balch Ethnic Studies Collection

Here are some new ethnic history publications that were recently added to HSP's Balch library collection. Click on the links for more information from our online catalog Discover, where you can find these and other pertinent titles.

New in the Library
5/9/13
Balch Institute, Ethnic history, new books, New in the Library
New Genealogical Books Now in Library

More genealogy-related books, including church and cemetery records, appeared in our library recently. One (or more) of them may be just what you need to complete your family search! Check out the links below and look for more information in our online catalog Discover.

New in the Library
5/2/13
genealogical collection, Genealogy, genealogy, new books, New in the Library
New Titles Added to the Scoth-Irish Foundation Collection

If you're doing research on your Scotch-Irish ancestors or Scotch-Irish history in general, here are a few new books that are now available in our library. Check out the links below in our online catalog Discover. See also the Scotch-Irish Foundation Library and Archives collection (Collection 3093) for related manuscript material.

New in the Library
4/25/13
new books, New in the Library, Scotch-Irish
George F. Parry's Civil War Diaries: April 1863

Welcome back to our regular followers and greetings to new ones! This week, we have here a few more of transcripts from the George F. Parry Civil War diaries (George F. Parry family volumes, Collection 3694). If you're just joining us, several months ago, HSP acquired the diaries of Bucks County resident and Civil War veterinary surgeon George F. Parry. In that collection are three diaries he kept during the Civil War, 1863-1865.

Fondly, Pennsylvania
4/24/13
19th century, Civil War, Civil War diaries, George F. Parry, Pennsylvania, Science and Medicine, veterinarian, veterinary medicine, veterinary surgeon
New Culinary History Books Now in the Library

If you're doing research on historical cooking or are interested in regional food and recipes, be sure to check out some of the books in HSP's culinary history collection. Links to new books are below, but plenty more can be found in our online catalog Discover.

New in the Library
4/18/13
cooking, culinary history, new books, New in the Library
Newly Catalogued Books in the General Collection

Our general library collection grew a little more just recently. Check out these new books that are now available. The links will take you to our online catalog Discover, where you can continue your search.

New in the Library
4/11/13
new books, New in the Library
More New Genealogical Books Added to the Library

Our genealogical collections keep growing and growing! Below are links to several new titles that were recently added to the library. Check out these and many more items in our online catalog Discover.

New in the Library
4/4/13
genealogical collections, Genealogy, genealogy, new books, New in the Library
New Reference Books Now Available

Several new books were recently cataloged in our reference section, which is open to all library patrons. If you're interested in one of the books below, click on the link for more ifnormation from our online catalog Discover, or come to HSP to check it out for yourself!

New in the Library
3/28/13
new books; New in the Library; reference books