Untion Cemetery, Oley, Berks County
UNION CEMETERYOLEY, BERKS COUNTY The ancient burial place of the Yoders is at Pleasantville – called by the Germans Yotterstettle, in Oley, Berks county. It forms the extreme eastern…
Oley Lutheran and Reformed Churches
THE “OLEY” CHURCH The Oley Lutheran and Reformed Churches are situated in the heart of the famous Oley Valley, near the eastern extremity of Berks county, Pa. The congregations…
Black’s Cemetery
Black’s cemetery at Upper Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church in Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania Contains monuments bearing these names and dates: Nathaniel Porter, 1749William Porter, 1753Violet Porter, 1735 Source: Notes…
Blacks Graveyard – Rededication 1968
The Gettysburg Times – May 24, 1968 Church will Re-Dedicate Old Cemetery The Gettysburg Presbyterian Church will conduct a service of rededication of Black’s Graveyard on Belmont Road, west of…
Genealogy Library
PA-Roots.com, Inc recently acquired a small library of donated genealogical books which are being made available to Friends of PA-Roots in terms of free look-ups. We will start out by…
Altoona Tribune – 1860 Editions – October through December
October 4, 1860 A sad accident occurred in the vicinity of Easton, in this State, on the 25th ult., by which a Mr. Leastner, a farmer, and his two sons…
Altoona Tribune – 1860 Editions – August through September
August 2, 1860 Fatal Mistake. – Mrs. Myers, wife of Mr. John Myers, of Rayne township, Indiana country, who had been for some time in delicate health, used as a…
Altoona Tribune – 1860 Editions – June through July
June 7, 1860 Finally Committed. Hamilton and Helfright, whom we noticed last week, as having been arrested on the charge of being the persons who broke into the store of…
Altoona Tribune – 1860 Editions – April through May
April 5, 1860 Walter C. Roe, junior partner of the firm of D. R. Miller & Co., proprietors of the Logan House, in this place, died at 8 ‘clock on…
Altoona Tribune – 1860 Editions – January 26 through March
January 26, 1860 The Harrisburg Telegraph says a child of Mr. Cowden, of that place, aged about four years, died on Sunday last, from that terrible disease, hydrophobia. On Wednesday…