History of Goshenhoppen Church, Hereford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

History of Goshenhoppen Church, Hereford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania NOTE TO NEW RESEARCHERS: Although the Goshenhoppen Records currently apply to a church located in the northeast corner of Montgomery County, many members of our Berks Community are affected by them. Either they passed through the area on their way to Berks County or they were … Read more

History of First United Evangelical Church of Reading, Pennsylvania

History of First United Evangelical Church of Reading, Pennsylvania This history appeared in Morton Montgomery’s 1908 edition of The History of Berks County, p. 1700. Surnames: HEIL, HOOVER, KISTLER, BROWNMILLER, MOHN, RUDISILL, BAKER, MARKLEY, MILLER, HENDEL, HERB First United Evangelical Church. What is now the First United Evangelical Church of Reading, and the parent church … Read more

History of Bern Reformed and Lutheran Union Church, Bern Township, Pennsylvania

<!– –> History of Bern Reformed and Lutheran Union Church, Bern Township, Pennsylvania The following history appeared in The History of Berks County by Morton Montgomery, published in 1908 (p. 986). Surnames mentioned in this church history: GOETSCHEY, RIESER, HIESTER, LISCHY, ZACHARIAS, BRECHT, REBER, KERSHNER, WEBER, ZERBY, MULLER, DECKER, WALDTSCHMIDT, LUPP, BOAS, MOYER, BOYER, HAUTZ, … Read more

Miscellaneous Church Records from the area between Berks and Lebanon Counties, Pennsylvania

<!– –> Miscellaneous Church Records from the area between Berks and Lebanon Counties, Pennsylvania <!– –> Miscellaneous Church Records from the area between Berks and Lebanon Counties, Pennsylvania Name Birth Date Baptism Date Marriage Date Death Date Activity (b=birth/baptism, m=marriage, d=death Relationship Parents/Spouse/Sponsor Reference Number Buch, Johannes 5/19/1788 2/8/1789     b s/o Johannes; Johannes … Read more

History of Alsace Lutheran Church, Alsace, Pennsylvania

History of Alsace Lutheran Church, Alsace, Pennsylvania The following history is from The History of Berks County by Morton Montgomery published in 1908 (p. 1145). Surnames mentioned in this church history: WAGNER, SCHUMACHER, HARTWICK, HAUSHIL, KRUG, NIEMEYER, KROTZ, MOLLER, MUHLENBERG, LEHMAN, WILDBAHN, MARCARD, MILLER, GEISENHEINER, IAEGER, WICKLEIN, HUNTZINGER, BAUM, BECKER, AHRENS, FREDERICK, HUYETT, LEAS, WERTZ, … Read more

250th Anniversary Celebration, Christ Delong’s UCC Church

250th Anniversary Celebration Christ DelongÂ’s UCC Church Bowers, PA SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2008 Saturday, April 12 Ham & Dandelion Supper-Fundraiser Christ UCC Church       Sunday, October 5 Kick-Off for Celebration Christ UCC Church   World Wide Communion     Anniversary Quilt ready for viewing     Buffet meal after church       … Read more

Index to Berks County Businesses

BUSINESSES IN BERKS COUNTY: K through N A-F      G-J      K-N      O-R      S-Z Special thanks to Bonnie Blau for transcribing and submitting this section to our project. LADIES’ GARMENTS In 1903, the Great Eastern Manufacturing Company started manufacturing ladies’ garments, of various kinds, consisting of wrappers, skirts, dressing sacques and kimonos and since then has produced … Read more

Iron Industries in Reading, Pennsylvania

Iron Industries in Reading, Pennsylvania Submitted by Bonnie Blau. The following information is taken from Morton Montgomery’s History of Berks County, Pennsylvania (1909), pp. 185-192. IRON INDUSTRIES: The industries at Reading engaged in the manufacture of iron articles before 1836 consisted entirely of blacksmith shops and they were limited in extent, like those we see … Read more