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The available records for Fairfield and Washington Townships do not list the taxable property—only the name of the tax payer and the tax. An appendix and a full-name index complete this work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy E. K. Arner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2014, 5.5\" x 8.5\", paper, index, 388 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788455872\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-A5587\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42485423888,"sku":"101-A5587","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-a5587-1500px.png?v=1776974818"},{"product_id":"101-h1027","title":"Old Westmoreland: A History of Western Pennsylvania during the Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis history of the Pennsylvania frontier, of which Fort Pitt was the center, details this state's most crucial time (1775 to 1783). 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The ancestry is traced back to Gilchrist Bretnach (\"the Briton\") who was thought to be the first chief of the Galbraith clan. Nineteen family chiefs are chronicled in this account of Scottish family history. The ancestry of the Galbraiths in Ireland is also included. The first American generation of the Galbraith family came to America in 1812 and 1815-Archibald Huston and his wife, Elizabeth Dixon, and William Galbraith and his wife, Nancy Huston, respectively. Covers 6 generations of the Galbraith family in America from 1812 to 1999.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter D. 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Established in 1898, this powerhouse town boomed for close to 60 years, producing vast amounts of steel and other crucial industrial materials. Known for its cultural diversity, Monessen's predominantly immigrant population-with the highest naturalization rate in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century-and the vibrant neighborhoods they established were entirely sustained by the local mills. The battles for decent pay, job protection, benefits, and an 8-hour day kindled fiercely for decades until Monessen and towns like it in the Monongahela Valley gave the average person a dignity denied them for centuries: decent pay for decent work. Families thrived. Children went to college. It was the American dream. Then, neighborhoods began to unravel, foreign imports stole jobs, and finally the mills, the only support of the town, closed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemonstrating their unyielding spirit, Monessen residents have struggled to fight for the recovery and rebirth of their hometown. In this new history, \u003cem\u003eMonessen: A Typical Steel Country Town\u003c\/em\u003e, informative narrative highlights the rapid expansion and gradual demise of a society built almost solely on its industrial endeavors and recounts how a disjointed populace has come together to restore their proud community. Over 100 striking photographs depict the dominating presence of the mills, the quiet faces of the people who toiled there, scenes of daily life, and memorable events through the years, as well as the dramatic changes that have marked Monessen's unique history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCassandra Vivian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2002, 6.5\" x 9\", paper, index, 160 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780738523835\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e702-V2383\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arcadia Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42233268994166,"sku":"702-V2383","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/702-v2383-1500px.png?v=1777319797"},{"product_id":"702-v3595","title":"The Mid Mon Valley [Pennsylvania]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Mid Mon Valley celebrates the interesting history of this Pennsylvania community through a collection of striking postcards from the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the Monongahela River snakes north into Pennsylvania, it twists into horseshoe bends and has few straight stretches. 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