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From: Bonnie Blau <>
Subject: [PABERKS] Mining ebay, Part 2
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 07:42:28 -0800
*BOOK: ''The Story of Berks County'' by Wagner, Balthaser and Hoch. 252
page hardbound history of Berks County PA. Printed in 1913 by Eagle
Press.
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*GENEALOGY CD: The Story of Berks County (Pennsylvania) by Alvin E.
Wagner, Francis Wilhauser Balthaser, D. K. Hoch. Originally published
in 1913. 250 pages. Reproduction of the original edition on CD-Rom,
will need Acrobat Reader to view. Acrobat Reader is available free for
downloading.
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*GENEALOGY CD: "Book of Biographies." "This volume contains Contains
Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Berks County,
Pennsylvania." Originally published in Buffalo, 1898. 730 pages.
Reproduction of the original edition on CD-Rom, will need Acrobat Reader
to view.
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*GENEALOGY CD: RFD Directory. Rural free delivery directory of Berks
County, Pa., covering 62 routes. Author: unknown. Originally published
in Kutztown, Pa., 1908. 400 pages, reproduction of the original edition
on CD-Rom, will need Acrobat Reader to
view.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2920225103&category=20926
*BOOKLET: 53 pages, 1790 census of Berks County.
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*GENEALOGY CD: 'History of the Counties of Berks and Lebanon,
Pennsylvania." by I. Daniel Rupp -- Containing a brief account of the
Indians; notices of the first Swedish, Welsh, French, German, Irish, and
English settlers, giving the names of nearly five thousand of them,
biographical sketches, topographical descriptions of every township, and
of the principal towns and villages, the religious history, with much
useful statistical information, notices of the press & education.
Originally published in Lancaster, Pa., 1844. 500 pages.
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* 3 JOURNALS: (1) Fall 2002 issue of the Journal of the Berks County
Genealogical Society. This issue includes an article about how a
particular surname can be concentrated in a particular part of the
country, an article about the GEIGER family, information about photo
restoration, a listing of the stones in St. Jacobs Lutheran Cemetery
(West of Pinegrove, Schuykill County, PA), and reviews of 21 books.
(2) July 2002 issue of Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. This issue
includes the following articles: Researching and Writing Tobias of the
Amish, Descendants of Frederick and Elizabeth HERR of Lancaster County,
PA, ZUG Ancestry in the German Palatinate, Readers Ancestry, Heritage
Focus: a Vorschrift by Jacob BOTZ, and Tips. There are also three book
reviews. (3) October 2002 issue of Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. It
contains the following articles: Martyrs Mirror Picture Albums and
Abridgements: A Surprising Find, Roast Bear? No Thank You! ? An 1821
Letter from Kurhesson, Germany to Daniel and Christian SCHWARTZENTRUBER
in Somerset County, PA, Two OBER/OVER Families on the Pennsylvania
Frontier, Heritage Focus: A Sampler by Lydia Freed, Queries, and
Readers Ancestry. There are also three book reviews.
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*POSTCARD: 1910 view of rural Wyomissing. Farms along a stream. Card
was sent to Mr. Oscar FREAS in Fogelsville, Pa.
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*CIVIL WAR JOURNAL: Manuscript account of the Battle of Antietam,
written my Jacob RITTER, a Berks County cabinetmaker., written ca. 1907.
Contains approx. 26 phonetically written manuscript pages composed in
pencil describing the Battle of Antietam + several other pages with
newspapers clippings. Worn, pages toned. Legible. According to an
accompanying photocopy of Ritter's obituary, Ritter "was one of the best
known cabinetmakers in Berks county in his time ans was for a number of
years a prominent Penn street business man, conducting a large furniture
store." It also goes on to mention that "he devoted much time in his
early days to experimenting with inventions. At the Philadelphia
Centennial, held in 1876, he was awarded a medal for a hydraulic
hoisting apparatus exhibited by him." He was also a member of "one of
the oldest families in Berks county, being a descendant in the sixth
generation from Ferdinand Ritter, who was one of the earliest settlers
in Berks. During the Civil war Ritter served in the Pennsylvania Militia
during the first invasion of Pennsylvania in September 1862, and was a
private in Company E, in the 11th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Militia.
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*BOOKLET: 1790 Heads of Household in Berks County. 31 Page Book
reprinted from the original 1908 Government Printing Office Federal
Census Publication. There are 5,254 names of heads of households listed
in this county.
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That's it for this session.
Bonine Blau
Berks families: ALSTADT, BAER/BHAER, BOOS, BOSSERT, BOSSLER, BOYER,
BUCKS, DAVIDHEISER, DeTURCK, ECKEL/EAGLE, FOCHT, HIMMELBERGER,
HOLLENBACH, JACOBY, KEHLHOFER/KELHOFF, KREISCHER, LEVAN, LOY, MILLER,
MOYER, NOECKER, PETER, REESER/RIESER, RICK, ROBITZER, SODER/SAUTER,
SPATZ, SPECHT, STAUDT, UNGER, WILLIAMS, WINTER, ZELLER and THE AERIAL
LLOYDS, an acrobatic quartet from Reading who performed in vaudeville
around 1910-15.
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