A directory of the eleventh census of the population of Schuylkill County : giving the names and ages of males and females, published by cities, boroughs, wards, townships, precincts or towns, in connection with a business directory of the same for advertising purposes ... together with a brief historical resume of each district, statistics, etc
Pennsylvania historic marker on US Route 30 four miles northwest of Gettysburg reads :"Surveyed in 1766. Named for an estate in England.The Manor was about 6 miles wide and 12 miles long with the southern boundary at present Mason-Dixon Line. It was the second largest reserved estate of the Penns in Pennsylvania. The western boundary line of the Manor was near this point."
Seeing ancestors in historical context -- Creating a timeline -- Why did they leave? -- How did they go? -- Coming to America -- Myths, confusions, secrets and lies -- Even harder to find missing persons -- Social history and community genealogy -- State by state -- And region by region.
Summary
History lays the foundation to understand a group of people. Genealogy lays the foundation to understand a person or family using tangible historic evidence.