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
Attention:Library
940 Centre Ave
Reading, Pa. 19601

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Topic	Description	Vol.	Issue	Year	Page
Churches	Book Review: "The German Church on the American Frontier" by Carl E. Schneider	6	4	1941	121
Concerts, Soprano	Jenny Lind's 1851 Philadelphia farewell concert described by attendee Dr. Peter G. Bertolet (1822-1856)	6	4	1941	115
Craig, Charles	Captain takes his life after dissension with father-in-law Mark Bird; story told in Dan Brodhead, Jr. letter	6	4	1941	119
History (as a subject)	Pennsylvania history sources for secondary schools suggested by "Historical Review" editor	6	4	1941	123
Libraries	First Reading English subscription library in or before 1764; basis of public library; separate German library	6	4	1941	99
Montgomery, Charles B.	Curator of HSBC 1929-1933 uncovered priceless relics in move from old building; cataloged library	6	4	1941	98
Pennsylvania	Book Review: "Pennsylvania Politics, 1817-1832" by Philip Shriver Klein	6	4	1941	122
Scarlet, Elizabeth P.	Widow's farm in Robeson Twp was an underground railroad station for fugitive slaves; lived 1787-1839	6	4	1941	107
Slavery	Berks registry was 119 in 1780 and 59 in 1790; none in state in 1850; names of Berks slaves and owners	6	4	1941	110
Slavery	Regulated in Pa. by Act of 1725 and 1780 Act for Gradual Abolition	6	4	1941	110
Slavery	Underground Railroad station on Scarlet Farm in Robeson Twp aided overflow on Lancaster-Chester Co. line	6	4	1941	107
Washington, George	Letter written October 1, 1794, while in Reading, to William Pearce discusses buckwheat harvest	6	4	1941	118

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

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