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UNION BANK ALSO KNOWN AS THE FARR SHOE FACTORY Mr. Yoder, the Berks County Historical Society’s Executive Director, came upon this rare 19th century view of the 1761 structure long known as the Union Bank, which is what it was when this photo was taken. Many of you will know it as the Farr Shoe … Read more
BUSINESSES IN BERKS COUNTY: G through J A-FÂ Â Â Â Â G-JÂ Â Â Â Â K-NÂ Â Â Â Â O-RÂ Â Â Â Â S-Z Special thanks to Bonnie Blau for transcribing and submitting this section to our project. GALVANIZING A Lincoln FRAME, who started in the foundry business in 1903, trading under the name of the Gray Iron Foundry Company, adding a galvanizing department to his works … Read more
BUSINESSES IN BERKS COUNTY: O through R A-F     G-J     K-N     O-R     S-Z Special thanks to Bonnie Blau for transcribing and submitting this section to our project. PAINTS Aaron WILHELM began the manufacture of paint s Easton, Pa., in 1857, and continued the business there until 1871, when he removed to Reading. His brother William H. was … Read more
Prominent Businesses in Berks County Transcribed and submitted by Bonnie Blau. The following information is taken from Morton Montgomery’s History of Berks County, Pennsylvania, (1909)pages 168-169. As near as can be ascertained, Reading in 1847 contained 37 different kinds of industrial establishments; also 130 mercantile houses for which county licenses were issued. The following statement … Read more
Rambo Toy and Novelty Store, Reading PA (1870) Submitted by: Glenn and Nancy Rambo. One of the prominent business houses of Reading of 46 years ago was the toy and novelty store of Isaiah Rambo, 630 Penn St. The store was a low, one-story frame structure, with a frontage of 35 feet, and occupying the … Read more
BUSINESSES IN BERKS COUNTY: S through Z A-FÂ Â Â Â Â G-JÂ Â Â Â Â K-NÂ Â Â Â Â O-RÂ Â Â Â Â S-Z Special thanks to Bonnie Blau for transcribing and submitting this section to our project. SAND AND SPALLS For a period of upward of forty years sand has been removed from the base of Mt. Penn near the extension of Buttonwood street, and the … Read more
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
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
History of Altalaha (Atolheo) Church, Rehersburg, Pennsylvania The following history comes from Pastors and People: Congregations, vol. 1, by Charles Glatfelter, published in 1980: This Lutheran congregation in Tulpehocken township may have been founded in the 1740s. It was located near the center of the Manor of Andulhea (to use one of a number of … 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 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 Â Â b s/o Johannes; Johannes … Read more