Berks County – Items Of Interest

Items of Interest – A Miscellaneous Assortment of Interesting Items Balthasar Family Register Church Paper For The People, Vol. 3, No. 4 Church Paper For The People, Vol. 2, No. 9 Church Paper For The People, Vol. 2, No. 1 Baptismal record of Johan Wilhelm Fischer (1706-1771) The Parish Record of the Strausstown Lutheran Parish … Read more

Letter from Johann Christian Scherer to relatives in Womrath On September 20th 1821 the 70 years-old Johannes Christian Scherer, who emigrated to North America 53 years ago, writes to his relatives in Womrath. Letter from America to the old home Address: This letter is to send to Bartholome Scherrer, his sons or Johan Niclas Stumm … Read more

Letter from Samuel Bechtold to his brother John Reading PA Jan. 26, 1890 Dear Brother John: We received a letter from Amos last week and he said that he received a letter from Ada, stating that you were failing in health. We are all well and hearty and hope you are all improved to the … Read more

Receipt, Peter Schütz to Christoph Shmith Received of Mr. Peter Schütz for the funeral[?] to serve the named Franz Schütz one and a half Taler; this confirms receipt. Tulpehoccan Township, Berks County, the 15th of January, 1798. Christoph Shmith £0. 11, 3. Submitted by Shelly. Last Modified Home Page       Items of Interest

A. E. Mauger’s New Funeral Wagon A. E. Mauger, funeral director of town, who is also a carpenter, has finished a funeral car that is an evidence of his skill as a mechanic. The wheels and running gear were made by Coach maker John Rea, who has provided the hubs with silver mounted hook and … Read more

An Unusual Item from Pennsylvania: Two Decades to Solve the Puzzle They say that many checks, especially the handwritten/manuscript ones, can tell a story, often with a human interest angle. The item below, drafted in 1798 in Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, probably did, too. But, when I bought it many years ago in 1985, … Read more

Our Church Paper, Volume III No. 2 by Rev. U. P. Heilman, Athol, Berks Co., PA, April 1890 Devoted in Particular to the Interests of the Evangelical Lutheran Congregations of Amityville, Friedensburg and Pricetown Parish Record for February and March 1890 by Rev. U. P. Heilman St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Amityville, Berks Co., PA Baptisms … Read more

Our Church Paper, Volume III No. 3 by Rev. U. P. Heilman, Amityville, Berks Co., PA, July 1890 Devoted to the Evangelical Lutheran Congregations of Amityville, Friedensburg and Pricetown Baptisms by Rev. U. P. Heilman Anna Zimmerly, daughter of Isaac and Clara Zimmerly, of Pine Iron Works, was born September 23d, 1889, baptized March 31st, … Read more

The Oldest Church Record of the Amityville Congregations The first Church Book used by the Amity congregations was made by one Samuel Sands. He bound the book April 18th, 1754. A specimen of the handwriting of James Sands is also pasted in the cover inside. This specimen was written in January, 1754. This old Record … Read more

THE PARISH RECORD – APRIL 1923   OFFICIAL DIRECTORY of CHURCH COUNCILS. JOINT COUNCIL President, Rev. Ira W. KLICK Secretary,  Philip S. STEINGACH Treasurer, Oscar F. HOLZMAN   ZION, STRAUSSTOWN President, John A. UNGER Secretary, C.S. RENTSCHLER Treasurer, M.S. POTTEIGER Deacons, Chas WIEST, John C. STRAUSS Elders, Chas S. RENTSCHLER Trustee[s], Charles UNGER, M.S. POTTEIGER, … Read more