The Bedford County Historical Society operates the Pioneer Library,

the county's most extensive collection of historical and genealogical materials. The society's Pioneer Library

serves as a repository for all types of historical information and welcomes donations of materials.

The Pioneer Library, open five days a week, has both paid staff and volunteers working to help library patrons

research family history, local and regional history and state history. The fee to use the library is $5.00 for the

first hour and $2.00 per hour thereafter. In addition, the society operates a genealogical search service for

those who wish to have a family line researched for them for a fee.

Winter hours: We will be closed in the event of unusually snowy days.

 

We will be closed on Good Friday, March 21, 2008

 

Pioneer Library

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our New Bedford County Flag!

Want to know more?

 

 

 

HISTORIANS ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR BLOODY RUN RENDEZVOUS ! New

Registration Form

 

 

NEWS RELEASES ! New

 

 

 

 

Books in Pre- Publication !

You can order now !

 

 

 

 

Bedford County Historical Center Proposal

Bedford County Honors Andersonville Prisoners

Streamers for the 138th PVI Flag Project

 

 

 

Civil War Rosters for Company's D, E, & F of the 138th PVI

 

New Additions . . .

 

The Research Department for the Pioneer Historical Society is offering an on-line "LOOK -UP" service !

We hope that this will be of benefit to our members and other researchers that cannot come to Bedford County and enjoy our library.

These new records and indexes have never been available before and in the future we hope to furnish more indexes and undocumented

research as time permits. We hope that this new service will help generate new revenue for the Pioneer Historical Society and

enable us to stay open to serve everyone that needs our help.

 

New Additions => =>  Obituaries	Tax Records & Election Returns	Alms House Records
Naturalization Papers	Civil War Exemptions	Orphans Court Indexes

 

Looking for historical photos of the Bedford Area ?

New Archive Addition :

Bedford Gazette - Old Photo Album

 

 

COLLECTIONS IN THE HISTORY ROOM - - NEW

 

 

The Pioneer Historical Society sponsors a variety of publications:

 

Browse all publications

 

The Pioneer Magazine is a quarterly publication for members. It includes features on local history

and genealogy. The popular Queries column serves as a bulletin board for those searching their family

roots. Illustrations, post cards, old photographs and maps are also included.

Sample pages

 

 

The Society also publishes books and pamphlets on local history and genealogy ------ both new

publications and reprints of classic works.

 

Historical Maps of Bedford & Fulton Cos, Pa. Place your order for this Historical Atlas!

Historical Sites of Bedford County This book, features over 85 pages of color photos and descriptive text.

 

 

New Book - Now Available

Captain Anthony Smith of Bedford County, Pennsylvania Ancestry, German Origin, and Collateral Lines.

Author: Gerald H. Smith 195 pages 6 photographs Full name index Fully Sourced Perfect bound soft cover

Click here for more book information and an order form.

 

 

 

 

Activities sponsored by The Pioneer Historical Society:

 

 

2007 Quilt Show Results

 

Annual Quilt Show - During the weekends of Bedford's Fall Foliage Festival, the Society conducts a

show and sale of quilts, raffling one new quilt designed by society members.

 

Historical Tours - Bus tours take members to historical sites throughout the region as well as on

"Know your own county" tours. Ask about the up-coming

 

Historian of the Year - Each year the Society recognizes an individual for their contribution to Bedford

County History. Past winners have ranged from authors to preservationists.

"Historian of the Year for 2007" Nominations

 

 

Pioneer Historical Society's Volunteer of the Year - 2007

 

 

Pioneer Historical Society Membership Information

 

 

 

Would you like to learn about the 200th Anniversary of Bedford Springs, PA.??

Visit the website that will help you do just that: http://bedfordsprings200.com

 

 

We welcome your questions and comments. If you wish to contact us, our mailing address is:

 

Pioneer Historical Society of Bedford County, Inc.

242 East John Street

Bedford, PA 15522 -1750

Telephone Number: (814) 623 - 2011

 

You might want to email us at our new address:

bedfordhistory@embarqmail.com

 

 

We would like to have a record of your visit; please take a minute to sign our guestbook.

 

 

 

 

 

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