This collection of books on CD will help you learn about the people who settled Bedford County during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. These two county histories have extensive lists of soldiers, 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 chononological account of the events of the area from 1750 to 1850. A must for anyone doing Bedford County Research. This CD contains images of the original pages along with a full text search capability for the following books: History of Bedford and Somerset Counties, Vol 1 (Lewis Publishing Co.; 1906) [Note: Bedford Volume only. See CDS: South Central PA for complete work.]; History of Bedford, Somerset, and Fulton Counties – Bedford Section only (Waterman and Watkins; 1884) [Note: See CDS: South Central PA for complete work.]; Directory of Bedford County, 1900 (1900); The Annals of Bedford County, PA; 1750-1850 (Gazette Publishing Co., 1907); List of Deserters and Non-Reported Drafted Men – 16th Congressional Dist., 1863-1864 (1865). Includes 36 illustrations. Special Requirements: CD-ROM drive. Windows 95 through XP, 1 486 or higher IBM PC or compatible, 16MB of RAM, 4MB hard drive and VGA display, 256 colors. Not compatible with network software. THIS IS A CD — NOT A BOOK.
2005
8.5" X 11", Hardbound; 1371 pages