The Historical Society of Berks County PA

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The Historical Society of Berks County
Attention:Library
940 Centre Ave
Reading, Pa. 19601

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Topic	Description	Vol.	Issue	Year	Page
Berkholder Family	Booklet: "Swiss Origin of the Berkholder Family" by Albert N. Burkholder (Swiss name was Burkhalter)	5	2	1940	56
Boone, Daniel	Book Review: "Daniel Boone, Master of the Wilderness" by John Bakeless	5	2	1940	58
Franklin, Benjamin	Author of "Way to Wealth" appeared in Reading during French and Indian War to be commissioned a Colonel	5	2	1940	50
Grotjan, Peter A.	Merchant opened Reading store in 1797, diary details business experiences and efforts to avoid yellow fever	5	2	1940	41
Historical Society	Charter granted in 1869 to start; growth to 1940 includes buildings, publications, and collections	5	2	1940	38
Historical Society	Letters supporting 1940 campaign drive for funds	5	2	1940	36
Historical Society	Pilgrimage No. 34 (1939) included Washington's Army campsites and routes	5	2	1940	51
Pennsylvania Germans	Book Review: "The Relations Between the Pa. Germans and British Authorities (1750-1776)" by A. D. Graeff	5	2	1940	59
Pennsylvania Germans	Dialect writings: "Der Zeedre Baum" poem by Der Dichter von de Dolpehock	5	2	1940	48
Pottstown	Pottstown Historical Society acquires Pottsgrove mansion to house records and artifacts	5	2	1940	57
Revolutionary War	Washington's routes in 1777 in Pennsylvania were in part to prevent British from reaching Reading	5	2	1940	51
Seitzinger, Nicholas	Innkeeper and property holder; lived 1725-1786; family genealogy - Part 2	5	2	1940	53

Historical Society of Berks County
940 Centre Avenue
Reading, Pennsylvania 19601
Phone 610 375-4375 Fax 610 375-4376

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