Resources

Township History  from Bates 1884

Maps

• 1896 Township Map
• 3 Township Plat Maps [New: 9/15/08]
• West Springfield (Town) Plat Maps [New: 11/1/08]
• Springfield (Town) Plat Map [New: 11/1/08]

Census Records

• 1800 Tax Schedule
• 1873-1874 North Springfield Directory [3/18/03]
• 1873-1874 East Springfield Directory [3/18/03]
• 1873-1874 West Springfield Directory [3/18/03]

Church Records

• Methodist Church of West Springfield (History) [12/7/01][Updated: 2/18/04]
• Rev Geo Stuntz Marriage Records [3/26/02]
• Rev Johnston Eaton - Journal, Sketch, Obituary [2/6/04]

Early Families

• Brindle Family History [8/25/02]
• Cattle Marks of Springfield [4/17/04]
• Lamp Lighters of Springfield [4/19/04]
• Andrew McAdams and Joan Bush [11/28/07]

Family Websites

Land Records

• Moravian Land Grant Records [Feb-Mar 2002]
• 1850 Moravian Land Newspaper Ad [Feb 2003]
• 1837 Deed - Estate of David Thompson to Oliver Alford [3/10/03]
• 1863 Deed - Smith, Scott & Wood to Nichols [10/30/03]
• 1921 Deed - Allds to Holdson [3/6/04]
• 1799 Tax Assessment [3/7/04]
• 1877 Deed - Steenberg to McKendree [3/13/04]
• Erie Triangle Monument [1/4/05]
• Triangle Monument History [1/8/05]

Military

• Township Revolutionary War Veterans [11/8/03]
• Township Civil War Vets
• From Farm Field to Battle Field - Springfield and the Civil War [10/29/03]
• Civil War Bounty - Springfield Township [3/21/04]
• George Stokes [New: 11/1/08]

Cemetery Records

• Springfield Cemetery Charter [5/23/02]
• Springfield Cemetery Lot Owners 1899 [5/31/02]
• Springfield Cemetery Map [8/29/03]

School Records

• Brockway School #9
• Brockway School #9 - Update [5/5/03]
• 1896-7 Souvenir Sheetlet
• West Springfield Academy History
• West Springfield Academy 1925 Yearbook [10/2/03]
• Applesauce Yearbook Alumni Listing 1931
• E Springfield Primary Class Picture about 1918
• Brockway School Teachers - Maynard Sisters (Faces feature) [4/24/05]
• Devereaux School Class - 1900 [6/22/05]

Other

• East Springfield Charter 1887 - 22 names listed
• West Springfield Canning Factory
• The Vigilance Committee of Springfield
• Charter of the Springfield Telephone Company [2/14/03]
• Elmwood Home - Charter [10/4/02]
• Elmwood Home - History [10/7/02]
• Elmwood Home - Pictures [10/7/02]
• Springfield Volunteer Fire Department Charter (1947) [10/1/03]
• Camp Sequoyah - 55 Years of Scouting [8/24/02]
• Miner Steenberg - circa 1880 Photo [1/30/05]
• Springfield VFD Chiefs 1947 - 2005 [1/31/05]
• Revolutionary War Pension of Charles Bush and Joanna Bush McAdams [11/27/05]
• 1886 West Springfield Cornet Band [11/30/05]

Current Pictures

Boroughs and Villages

East Springfield

West Springfield

North Springfield

WELCOME TO OUR THREE SPRINGFIELDs !

Welcome to Springfield Township - an area that I have called my home for the past 50 plus years. I am Evelyn Taylor Baker and I am now in my fifth year of providing genealogy and history articles in support of this township. Email inquiries have been received from several states, and from Germany, France and England. Because our three villages do not have a library or museum, I must get records from the attics, cellars and even barns of neighbors. We have over 50 articles online within several years.

I would like to give credit and thanks to the following "friends" for helping me to insure that Springfield Township is well represented in our endeavor to provide online genealogical research material for Erie County (PA).

If anyone else has material concerning Springfield Township, please provide it to me, or directly to Bill Klauk. Enjoy your visit to these pages, check back often for updates, and if I can help you in your Springfield Township research, let me know.

Evelyn Taylor Baker . . . . . . . . .

East Springfield Christian Church

Built 1839

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