Month: December 2013

Untion Cemetery, Oley, Berks County

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UNION CEMETERYOLEY, BERKS COUNTY     The ancient burial place of the Yoders is at Pleasantville – called by the Germans Yotterstettle, in Oley, Berks county.  It forms the extreme eastern end of the Union cemetery.  This was doubtless one of the very first burial places in Oley.  Many Pennsylvania German emigrants are sleeping here.  Among … Read more

Oley Lutheran and Reformed Churches

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THE “OLEY” CHURCH     The Oley Lutheran and Reformed Churches are situated in the heart of the famous Oley Valley, near the eastern extremity of Berks county, Pa.  The congregations are considerably over a hundred and fifty years old, and the burying ground is one of the oldest in the county.  The original church, a … Read more

Black’s Cemetery

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Black’s cemetery at Upper Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church in Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania Contains monuments bearing these names and dates: Nathaniel Porter, 1749William Porter, 1753Violet Porter, 1735 Source:  Notes and Queries Historical Biographical and Genealogical Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania; Edited by William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A.; Harrisburg, Penna.; Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1898. page … Read more

Blacks Graveyard – Rededication 1968

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The Gettysburg Times – May 24, 1968 Church will Re-Dedicate Old Cemetery The Gettysburg Presbyterian Church will conduct a service of rededication of Black’s Graveyard on Belmont Road, west of town, Sunday at 3 p.m. According to a recent work compiled by Dr. Mary Margaret Steward of the English Department of Gettysburg College and a … Read more