Choose our history of pennsylvania books at arcadia publishing. Read about the early history of pennsylvania, its oil history, its cultural evolution, and much more. List of books and articles about pennsylvania history. Croll, 1926, 148 pages history of leesport and west leesport, 18401940 official souvenir nick. Bicentennial history of hamburg borough 17761976 berks county, pennsylvania. Southeastern berks county by patricia wanger smith arcadia. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. This is an uncurated book entry from our extended bookshelves, readable online now but without a stable. Hills, 1844, by israel daniel rupp page images at hathitrust poetical history of berks county, reading, pa. For all domestic purchases online, click on the paypal button below. Biographies from historical and biographical annals by. Putting together the fact that hans yoder of the oley valley had a brother yost who joined him in america and a brother nicolaus who remained in europe, i was able to determine that hans yoder 16721742 was born on the ortbuhl farm,at steffisburg, canton bern, switzerland, march 10,1672, and died in pennsylvania in 1742.
Over two hundred years of local history of an american canaan. Brunner page images at hathitrust school history of berks county in pennsylvania. Oley township, berks county, pennsylvania wikipedia. A post office called oley furnace was established in 1828, and renamed oley in 1836. The valley is drained by manatawny and pine creeks, and is a part of the schuylkill river system. Genealogical and personal history of western pennsylvania. We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day. Johns reformed and lutheran family history library.
The primary coordinate point for oley is located at latitude 40. Located in a in a bowlshaped valley flanked by the forested hills of the reading prong and underlain by limestone, the region is drained by two small creeks, the manataway and the smaller monocacy. History of berks county in pennsylvania internet archive. Historical and biographical annals of berks county. Pennsylvanias art has always reflected the history of the commonwealth and the nation. Reformed churches in berks county, pennsylvania family history library record of the oley reformed church family history library records of first reformed church in reading and oley lutheran church in oley township family history library reformed church, oley, berks, pennsylvania computer printout. Fair amount of black and white illustrations of other reverends, go figure. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory.
B3 m5 camera eos 1ds mkii foldoutcount 0 identifier cu31924028852196 identifierark ark. Biographical annals of montgomery county, pennsylvania. Berks county was established in 1752 from portions of chester, lancaster, and philadelphia counties, but its early settlers had already left their marks on the area. Rd2 history of the 97th regiment pennsylvania volunteer infantry civil war. A member of the pennsylvania historical and museum commission, dr. He landed at new york with his sister esther about 1707, settled at esophus and was among the settlers of quassick creek, dutchess co. While the collection is diverse, containing the ledgers, accounts and other business books and business papers of almost 70 different ironworks, for the most part it is comprised of material from the potts, bird, grubb, coleman, and ege families pennsylvania.
Robert reinert passed away on july, 2019 at the age of 86 in oley, pennsylvania. Contains surnames of the soldiers who fought with the 97th. Preserving the oley valley historic districtpennsylvania. Funeral home services for rachel are being provided by stitzel family funeral homes and crematory, inc. Around the area west of philadelphia, the appalachian mountains possessed beds of iron ore, hardwoods, and plenty of limestone deposits. Paperback book, annals of the oley valley in berks county pa.
Over two hundred years of local history of an american cannan by rev. Annals of the oley valley in berks county, pennsylvania. Kramlich of kutztown, berks county, pennsylvania family history library. Covering topics such as ethnic groups, industries, religion, and the arts, each title offers engaging stories written by leading pennsylvania historians. As of the 2010 census, the township had a population of 3,620. Barn, oley township, oley, berks county, pa library of. The formal boundaries for the oley census designated place encompass a land area of 1.
Oley genealogy in berks county, pa usa 1,060,369 pennsylvania 62,615 berks county 2,805 oley 56 note. A history of the commonwealth chronicles political, cultural, and economic developments that have shaped the keystone state. Mennonites were religious dissenters who believed in adult. The entire township was listed as a historic district by the national register of historic. Pennsylvania history, a complete outline of essential facts, by lambert greenawalt. Nov 08, 2006 berks county was established in 1752 from portions of chester, lancaster, and philadelphia counties, but its early settlers had already left their marks on the area. The oley valley is a valley 10 miles northeast of reading, pennsylvania, united states of america. Celebrating the states religious and political ideals, beauty, economic wealth, and progress, pennsylvania artists have also protested injustice, criticized intolerance, called attention to personal costs of industrial growth, and in other ways reflected. The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. Klein is the author or coauthor of seven books including president james buchanan. Links are provided to take you to the location where possible.
A genealogical record of members composing the society of friends or quakers resident at some time in berks county, pennsylvania. Photo, print, drawing barn, oley township, oley, berks county, pa enlarge view 3 images in sequence. The older volumes in the series are shorter booklets that bring the history of pennsylvania to life for general readers and students. This is a bibliography of most of our biographical and historical volumes currently being used for transcription to our various pennsylvania counties.
There are two deeds for lands in berks county in which we are particularly interested. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,282 residents. Overall this book would appeal to anyone with an interest in american colonial history, pennsylvania genealogy, regional architecture, pennsylvania german. In march 1983, the entire township of oley was listed on the national register of historic places. Selected fulltext books and articles frontier country. Ari hoogenboom, professor of history at brooklyn college, is the author or coauthor of seven books including outlawing the spoils. Pennsylvania s art has always reflected the history of the commonwealth and the nation. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level.
Berks county town, township and regional history collection. Designed to make highquality scholarship accessible for students, the pennsylvania history series has been published since 1948 and now features more than thirty titles that advance the mission of the pha by engaging with key social, political, and cultural issues in the history of the state and region. Oley area historical tornado activity is slightly above pennsylvania state average. It covers all of oley, pike, ruscombmanor, alsace and part of exeter township. Archives of historical books of reading, pa and berks county. Turner, iii of seaber turner book printing, the oley book is one of the most well produced books i have helped a pennsylvania historical society bring to their. Wallace luckenbill, fleetwood junior high school lectures, 19381945. Oley township is a township in berks county, pennsylvania, united states. Reformed church, oley, berks, pennsylvania computer printout. Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. Berks history books organized alphabetically by author, these books are some of berks countys best history books that focus on the rich heritage of our county.
Oley valley high school and reading motorcycle club are also located in oley. As the colonialists spread across the state, they built iron furnaces in the susquehanna region, and then farther to the west, adjoining the. History of columbia and montour counties, pennsylvania, containing a history of each county. A collection of african american history in berks county, pennsylvania by grobman, laurie, and gary kunkelman editors and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Everyday discount prices and great customer service. We have compiled the ultimate database of phone numbers from around the state and country to help you locate any lost friends, relatives or. The oley census designated place had a population of 1,344 as of july 1, 2019. In the revolution, from 1774 to 1783 morton luther montgomery full view 1894 history of berks county in pennsylvania, volume 1. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. The oley valley school district is an equal opportunity employer and educator who fully and actively supports equal access for all people regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information or testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. Funeral home services for robert are being provided by stitzel family funeral homes and crematory, inc. Baseball in reading reading in vintage postcards haunted berks county ghost stories of berks berks the bizarre dr. Daniels grandfather, george boone, lived in the village.
Berks county, pennsylvania genealogy familysearch wiki. The entire township was listed as a historic district by the national register of historic places in 1983. These are books that were published by a wide variety of publishers between the 1880s and recent years and. Mcevoy, 1914, by lambert greenawalt page images at hathitrust contributions to pennsylvania history.
Battle page images at hathitrust the valley of the conemaugh by thomas j. But june 11, 1712, the commissioners of pennsylvania province issued a warrant to him for 300 acres of land out at a place called oley, of which locality this is the first mention. It is from sassoonan, alias allummapis, sachem of the schuylkill indians, alias joe, on behalf of themselves and all the other indians of the said nation, unto john penn, thomas penn, and richard penn. Hundreds of years ago, great forests of very old trees grew in the gentle valleys, on the rolling hills, and on the steep mountains of what is now berks county. Wallace luckenbill, fleetwood junior high school lectures, 19381945 hundreds of years ago, great forests of very old trees grew in the gentle valleys, on the rolling hills, and on the steep mountains of what is now berks county. History berks county pennsylvania, first edition abebooks. Southeastern berks county by patricia wanger smith. Edited by saint josephs university history professor randall m. Even in a state famous for its agricultural landscapes, the oley valley in southeast pennsylvania is an exceptional place. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. Volume 2 of historical and biographical annals of berks county, pennsylvania, embracing a concise history of the county and a genealogical and biographical record of representative families, comp.
Montgomery, morton luther montgomery issue 45 of pennsylvania county and regional histories. Since we offer many different county history and genealogy cds, please be sure to specify that you wish to order the biographical annals of montgomery county, pennsylvania cd. Oley township was originally formed in 1740 as a part of philadelphia county, before berks county was formed in 1752. English quakers, french huguenots, and palatine farmers from switzerland. Oley white pages phone books in pennsylvania pa whitepages. Pencak from quaker rule to the devastating decline of the steel industry, pennsylvania. Pennsylvania history and books history of berks county. Historical and biographical annals of berks county, pennsylvania.
German settlement in pennsylvania an overview in 1683, a group of quakers and mennonites from the krefeld region of the rhineland founded the city of germantown, the first recorded german settlement in the english colonies. At the center of the valley is the village of oley. Some of this information is held at the databoards and some is on the county pages. A history of the civil service reform movement 1982 and the enterprising colonials. Klein is professor emeritus of american history at penn state. Jul 17, 20 even in a state famous for its agricultural landscapes, the oley valley in southeast pennsylvania is an exceptional place. Oleyarea historical tornado activity is slightly above pennsylvania state average. Check the events tab on facebook for an up to date list of upcoming events at ovcl. See also the what is the directory structure for the texts.