Nathan Zipfel

Marriages from the Pennsburg Town and Country Newspaper

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Marriages from the Berks County Democrat Newspaper Groom Index Grill, Frank to Shiffert, Miss Burger, Charles to Adams, May Dellicker, Walter to Smith, Jennie May Leaver, John W. to Salzer, Ida Reifsnyder, Walter G. to Madison, Lizzie G. Rhoads, Frank B. to Reidnauer, Mrs. Mary Spohn, Ambrose to Trollinger, Carrie Stauffer, Irvin B. to Landis, … Read more

Memorial Stone at Blue Meeting House Cemetery, Kleinfeltersville, PA

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Memorial Stone at Blue Meeting House Cemetery, Kleinfeltersville, PA Blue Meeting House 1860 Swamp Community Chapel 1948 Ressurection Power Church 2006 The church is located several hundred feet off Route 897 and Stricklerstown Road near Kleinfeltersville, PA. The following inscriptions appear on a memorial stone placed by The Gospel Center Association in the year 1993. … Read more

Mill and Waterway Locations

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Mill and Waterway Locations In the March 1894 issue of Our Church Paper, published by the Rev. U.P. Heilman, pastor of the Amityville Lutheran Church, appeared a map showing the mill and waterway locations in southeastern Berks County. The Rev. U.P. Heilman drew the map circa 1864. The Rev. U.P. Heilman included an explanation of … Read more

Military Oaths of Allegiance

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Military Oaths of Allegiance Submitted by: Diana. If someone took the Oath of Fidelity to the Patriot Cause, it was recorded in many ways to document their service to the American effort. Here is the Military Oath for Enlisted and Officers: During the Revolutionary War, the Continental Congress established different oaths for the enlisted men … Read more

Mennonite Pathways to Freedom

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Mennonite Pathways to Freedom By the start of the Protestant Reformation in 1520, Mennonites had lived in Switzerland for centuries. Some have suggested that Mennonites originated in Silesia on the banks of the Odder River, and were among the “barbarian” tribes that toppled the Roman Empire and conquered Western Europe. Mennonites were so named because … Read more

Minutes of the Select and Common Councils

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Minutes of the Select and Common Councils Select Council Chamber, Reading, Pa., January 14, 1884 A stated meeting of the Council was held. Present: Messrs. Dunkle, Heizman, Heller, Leinbach, McCullough, Strohecker, and Lawrence, President. The Journals of the last stated and adjourned meetings were read and approved. The President laid before the Council the following … Read more

Minutes of the Select and Common Councils

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Minutes of the Select and Common Councils Select Council Chamber, Reading, Pa., January 2, 1884 An adjourned stated meeting of the Council was held. Present: Messrs. Dunkle, Heller, Krick, Leinbach, McCullough, Miller, Strohecker, and Lawrence, President. The President laid before the Council a communication from the Mayor, requesting action on an accompanying resolution, in relation … Read more