1 - REPEATED by request.....

It's been a well-kept semi-secret project: our newly
created schoolroom, freshly painted, and looking a whole lot
like the interior of a new one-room schoolhouse....with 3 double-
hung windows on the south side, just like most of Berks County
schoolhouses of yesteryear.

We've supplied the room with large work-tables and new seating.
It's the perfect place for craft classes!

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The BCAGP will be meeting this Sunday, June 28th at 2 at the
American Legion building, a stone's throw above Route 73 at
Oley Village. It's near the highly visible gas station and
convenience store.

See our website: www.bcagp.org for more information.

Some of the Graveyards under discussion may include:

The Bertolet
The Lesher
The Bieber Lesher
The Deturk
The Deturk #2
The Gulden
The Herbein
The Hoch
The Hoch Bertolet
The Hoch Deturk Schenkel
The Hunter Kemp
The Jungman
The Kaufman
The Kelschner
The Kerst
The knabb
The Levan
The Nine
The Reiff
The Schneider
The Schneider/Herbein
The Weidner
The Weiser
The Weiser/Deturk
The Yoder


Contact person for the project is:
Ralph Lorah
(610) 987-3541
waterlorah@aol.com

Anne Wagner
2nd VP
Berks County Association for Graveyard Preservation

4 - As many of you reading this note probably know, most time capsules
that are unearthed yield very little. Contents usually have been
destroyed by a seal-rupture or by the material used to construct the
capsule itself.

Three times over the years your editor has witnessed the opening of
"boxes" sealed within cornerstones. In all three cases, the boxes
were made of lead--obviously a bad choice for the purpose--as all
papers within were reduced to "unpleasant pulp."

Anne Hummel-Wagner reports that a capsule was cemented within the
rebuilt wall of the early Levan private cemetery in Maxatawny Twp.
Anne noted: "I bought a two-foot x 4" PVC schedule 40 pipe with
caps for both ends which were attached with the customary PVC
sealant."

In News-Bit #3 you are given a link to the BCAGP homepage. In you
check the menu on the left side and access IN THE NEWS, you'll
find interesting details on the Levan graveyard project.

5 - Society trustee Ben Bernhart forwarded a photo taken
in Reading. He wants to make sure it's properly identified
so is requesting that those who recognize the site contact
him directly with their identification.

Contact Ben at GANicolls@aol.com

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Several weeks ago, a postcard collector emailed this view,
asking exactly where in Berks the store was located.
I had to confess that I had no clue whatever, as the building
is totally unfamiliar to me.

Anyone recognize the Martin V. Snyder store?
If you do, kindly reply to gmmix@epix.net

7 - The Historical Society of Berks County will host two
photo shoots for portraits for the next FACES of READING
project. Professor Pankratz from Albright College is in
charge.

Additional information will be provided shortly.
Keep the dates in mind.....

8 - We invite you to the next meeting of the Amity Heritage
Society to be held at our newly renovated Amity Heritage
Society’s Fairview Chapel headquarters on Sunday, June 28,
at 1:30 p.m.

The first part of our program will be guest speaker, Rich
Nearhood, who will be giving a talk about the Monocacy Furnace,
based on a very rare letter found on eBay concerning the
furnace’s operations and history.

Next, photographs and a discussion of the old Bailey Pine Forge
Sunday School will be presented, including Amity Heritage
Society’s role in dismantling of the building.
Below is a photo of the former Bailey chapel at Pine Forge:



Finally, President Charles Miller will give an update on the
progression of the Peter Jones house reconstruction project at
Kutztown University, including Dr. Elias’s proposal of how KU
will utilize the building. The status of the grants will also
be announced.

Amity Heritage Society
P. O. Box 151 ~ Earlville, PA 19519
Phone 610-582-2070
Email amityhs@hotmail.com
“Serving Amity, Exeter, and Robeson Townships”
Located at the corner of Route 422 and Fairview Chapel Road,
Exeter Township
www.amityheritagesociety.com

9 - The video clip of Mr. Monde is posted on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzDBexYsYoU

Be sure to click on MORE INFO for the whole story!

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