The Historical Society of Berks County PA

A comprehensive searchable subject index has been compiled for all issues since the first in 1935 through 2007. This will be expanded in the future to include an author index and an illustration index.

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

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Topic	Description	Vol.	Issue	Year	Page
Aister, Jacob	New Hanover Township settler lived 1665-1745, descendants spelled name Oyster and Eyster - Genealogy	6	3	1941	87
Bartram, John and William	Book Review: "John and William Bartram, Botanists and Explorers" by Ernest Earnest	6	3	1941	93
Bird, Mark (Marcus)	Letter written in 1807 from North Carolina confirms poor health after losing properties to creditors	6	3	1941	86
Brashear, John Alfred	Book Review: "John Alfred Brashear, Scientist & Humanitarian, 1840-1920" by H.A. Gaul & Ruby Eiseman	6	3	1941	93
Buildings	Log beam and plaster Oley Twp house used as Moravian Boarding School from late 1700s to 1873 preserved	6	3	1941	85
Cigars	Makers and tobacconists in Berks from about 1800 to 1860 named; domestic and imported tobacco used	6	3	1941	66
Geary, John White	Book Review: "John White Geary, Soldier-Statesman, 1819-1873" by Harry M. Tinkham	6	3	1941	93
Hamilton, Milton W.	Head of Albright College History Department becomes new "Historical Review" editor	6	3	1941	94
Historical Society	New curator Gurney W. Clemens outlines his program for the Society's museum	6	3	1941	83
History (as a subject)	Source materials include books, "Historical Review," newspapers, records, archives, & manuscript collections	6	3	1941	74
Huguenots	French protestant refugee settlers mixed with Pennsylvania Germans; family names listed with variations	6	3	1941	78
Pennsylvania	Book Review: "Pennsylvania: A Guide to the Keystone State" compiled by Writers Program of WPA	6	3	1941	92
Relics	Pewter toddy mug given to soldier Samuel Eby by George Washington preserved by Reading resident	6	3	1941	73