Bill and Virginia Blair: :20th Century Life in Rural Western Pennsylvania

Bill and Virginia Blair: :20th Century Life in Rural Western Pennsylvania

by Jackie Blair Cannon
Bill and Virginia Blair: :20th Century Life in Rural Western Pennsylvania

Bill and Virginia Blair: :20th Century Life in Rural Western Pennsylvania

by Jackie Blair Cannon

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Overview

This book is a compilation of stories about the Blair Family in Western Pennsylvania retold by John T Blair over many years. Stories follow the family their early lives in Derry, Pennsylvania to their journey to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. It looks at each family member life over their lifetime. Parents Bill and Virginia lives are contrasted. The Blair Family has a long patriotic history and includes World War II where the three brothers fight in Europe for the Allies. The book highlights the special family's bond in rural Pennsylvania through family events.
It is also the culmination of over 10 years of genealogy research both online and in person visiting courthouses, cemeteries, and local western Pennsylvania family sites. It is also from family records found within Blair family homes. Genealogy charts and European origin maps are part of the story.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798855607437
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date: 07/16/2023
Pages: 86
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

Jackie Blair Cannon was born and raised in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. She received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh in Physical Therapy. She and her husband raised two sons in the Western Philadelphia suburbs.
She began doing genealogy research online in 2011. As she returned to Western Pennsylvania for family visits and leisure, she began visiting courthouses and cemeteries to confirm stories passed to her from her father, John Blair.
She now resides in coastal Delaware and continues researching family history.
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