The information archived here originally appeared on a web site called the "Riggtown History Homepage"
(presenting local history from West Chester, Pennsylvania)
Copyright 2015 by Dr. James A. Jones
"About this web site ...
This website contains historical data on the neighborhood of Riggtown in the borough of West Chester (Pennsylvania) and the area surrounding it. It was created by Dr. Jim Jones of the West Chester University Department of History, students of his HIS480 "Computer Methods in Historical Research" classes and other volunteers using data provided by the Chester County Historical Society, the West Chester University Library, and the Chester County Archives."
West Chester University
01 History of the West Chester Academy or ‘Cornerstone Writings’, John J. Lewis
02 Recent History of West Chester University, James Jones and Gerald Schoelkopf
03 An Early History of West Chester University, James Jones
04 Town-Gown Time Capsule, James Jones
Resources for Genealogists
01 Deaths in Chester County, 1893-1907, James Jones
02 Computer Methods in Historical Research, James Jones
03 The Chester County Death Register, 1893-1899: an analysis of sources, Vincent Civiletti
04 Comparison of Causes of Death in Chester County and the United States at the Turn of the Twentieth Century, Karin L. Flippin
05 Causes of Death in the Late 19th Century mentioned in the Register of Deaths, 1893-1907, Karin L. Flippin
06 List of 1807 "Taxables" in West Chester, Pennsylvania, James Jones
07 Names ending in A-L from William Darlington's 1857 West Chester Borough Directory, Lena Franks and James Jones
08 Names ending in M-Z from William Darlington's 1857 West Chester Borough Directory, Lena Franks and James Jones
09 Additional notes from William Darlington's 1857 West Chester Borough Directory, James Jones
10 Boyd's 1918-19 West Chester Borough Directory, James Jones
11 Polk's 1932-33 West Chester Borough Directory, James Jones
12 How to research deeds for a property in Chester County, Pennsylvania, James Jones
13 Some Yost Family Genealogy, William Scheffey
14 Burials in St. Mark's Episcopal Cemetery, James Jones
15 The Friends Burial Society Cemetery of West Chester, Pennsylvania, James Jones
16 Burials in the West Caln Baptist Cemetery prior to 1936, Dan Lindley