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Hi and welcome to the Berks County Pennsylvania Genealogy Project. This website is in need of a County Team Associate. Please Contact Us if you’d be interesting in helping to develop this resource.Â
We’re really glad you stopped by and I hope that you find this website useful for your genealogical research.
The links below will take you to the various PA-Roots DataBoards and other resources for Berks County. At last check there are over 5,760 individual data records posted.
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Death Records
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You’ll also want to visit the Berks County PAGenWeb site.
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
Some Marriage Records of Rev. Augustus L. Herman Some Marriage Records of Rev. Augustus L. Herman Groom Bride Date Dunkelberger, Samuel Body, Matilda 27 Jun 1865 Engelhart, Levi S. Hartman, Hester 30 Jun 1865 Gechter, Harrison Booth, Mary 3 Jun 1865 Heidler, William Bard, Mary L 9 Feb 1865 Hertline, James A. Gromis, Rebecca H. … Read more
Marriages from the Berks and Schuylkill Journal Newspaper Bride Index This list links to marriage announcements published in the Berks and Schuylkill Journal newspaper clipping files that are posted on this site. This list does not include notices of pending marriages. See also the Groom Index. Adam, Catharine to Miller, Matthias Adam, Rose to Miller, … Read more
Marriages from the Hamburg Schnellpost July 22, 1845 edition By the Rev. Mr. G.F.J. Jager, on July 13, Mr. William Schmidt of Linntown, Lehigh Co., to Miss Sarah Kunkel of Albany. August 12, 1845 edition On July 23, by the Rev. Mr. A.L. Herman, Mr. John Fox, to Miss Maria Hehn, both of Bern. On … Read more
Marriages from the Chronicle of the Times May 16, 1822 On Sunday evening last, by the Rev. Mr. Pauli, Mr. Abraham Kerper to Miss Elizabeth Boyer, both of this borough. In Bethlehem, on the 16th ult., by the Rev. Mr. Seidel, Mr. Henry Held, one of the editors of the Freyheit’s Presse of Orwigsburg, Schuylkill … Read more
Marriages from the Reading Gazette and Democrat On the 9th June, by Rev. A.L. Herman, Mr. Ephraim M. Steffy to Miss Elizabeth R. Gebhart, both of Brecknock. [Source: Reading Gazette and Democrat, July 9, 1859. Submitted by Nancy.] On the 3rd inst., by the same, Mr. Alfred L. Dautrich to Miss Mary Ann Kutz, both … Read more
List of Cases for Trial Commencing Monday, Sept. 15, 1958 In the Court of Oyer And Terminer and Quarter Sessions, Berks County, Pennsylvania Hon. Forrest R. Shanaman, Pres. Judge Hon. Warren K. Hess, Judge Hon. Albert S. Readinger, Judge Frederick O. Brubaker, District Attorney Harold Blumberg, First Assistant District Attorney Peter F. Cianci, Assistant District … Read more
Deaths listed in the Hamburg Schnellpost July 8, 1845 edition July 3, in Upper Bern, John Jacob Balthaser, aged 69 years, 10 months and 17 days. July 2, in Hamburg, Mary Ann, daughter of Charles Loy, aged 3 years, 9 months and 11 days. June 29, in Windsor, Anna Margaretha Strasser, widow of John Strasser, … Read more
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
Marriages from the Montgomery Ledger Newspaper Bride Index This list links to marriage announcements published in the Montgomery Ledger newspaper clipping files that are posted on this site. This list does not include notices of pending marriages. See also the Groom Index. Custer, Amanda H. to Guldin, Isaac Hartline, Clara to Weidner, Harry J. Last … Read more