This first volume contains photographs taken in the beautiful oley valley and oley hills regi. Who lives on lobachsville rd, oley, pa 19547 spokeo. Now, an exciting new partnership with temple university press will provide the resources, experience, and. Book sale tulpehocken settlement historical societytulpehocken. Part 2 contains the history of land titles from the annual report of the secretary of pennsylvania internal affairs in 1894. Historical society mountville borough forward in progress. Pennsylvania family histories, genealogy books, cds, maps. From the earliest settlements to the present time including much valuable information for the use of schools, families, libraries. Ralph lorah on the chimney rocks formation near lobachsville. Included with the historical map, this book contains 5 additional parts that explain the treaty process. A pioneer outline history of northwestern pennsylvania, embracing the counties of tioga, potter, mckean, warren, crawford, venango, forest, clarion, elk, jefferson, cameron, butler, lawrence, and mercer. Oley township is located in berks county in southeastern pennsylvania, approximately. The bieber family had erected a waterpowered sawmill on their oley valley plantation along beaver creek, west of the village of lobachsville, pa. Lights fort along presentday pa 72, reeds fort along presentday us 22 and fort zeller near presentday newmanstown were valleybased shelters during indian raids.
Designed to make highquality scholarship accessible for students, the pennsylvania history series has been published since 1948 and now features more than thirty titles that advance the mission of the pha by engaging with key social, political, and cultural issues in the history of the state and region. Reading developed during the 1740s when the inhabitants of northern lancaster county sent several petitions requesting that a separate county be established. The homestead is located in the oley valley, in present day berks. Benson memorial library 2 north franklin street, titusville, pa 163541788 phone. Narrative of a journey from tulpehocken, in pennsylvania, to onondago, the headquarters of the six nations of indians, made in 1737 by conrad weiser. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. Generally, catalog entries are written in the same language as the original record they describe.
History the text in this section is copied from an article in wikipedia. This gives us clues about the earlier history of the lobach family. A history of lebanon county prior to 1876, read before the lebanon county historical society, october 31, 19, by ezra grumbine by breslin, william m. Brookville genealogy in jefferson county, pennsylvania. Frontier faith healing in the pennsylvania dutch country 100 15. Berks county, pa was elizabeth yoder,born to his son john yost yoder and catherine eusteroyster, luster in oley township in december 26, 1751. The book, the first comprehensive history of pennsylvania in almost three decades. Historic lancaster, pennsylvania and the restoration of its. Thumbs up to the reading mc for producing one heck of a historical book on the. A brief history of medicine, public health, and disease in pennsylvania the scots irish of early pennsylvania. Bieber peddling his basket craft in the village of lobachsville, jeanette lasansky was also writing a book on the oral history of pennsylvania. Who lives at 291 lobachsville rd, oley, pa 19547 spokeo.
In 1745 he sold 59 acres, located downstream from his mill, to peter lobach where he and his sons founded an industrial community, with fulling mill, woolen factory, and the lobach chair factory. Berks author publishes book on pa dutch early decorated. Previously housed in the scrapbook collection, book 159164. Lobachsville is the oldest village in the township. Shaner, 82, historian and folklorist, of kutztown, passed away sunday, january 10, 2021.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Biographical annals of lebanon county, pennsylvania, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative. The gravity railroads of the delaware and hudson canal company and the pennsylvania coal company by phil johnson ruth. Guest book sponsored by edward j hildenbrand funeral home inc. Places like the oley valley in berks county, where stone bank barns and. Unsolved mysteries in central pa 11 cold cases have heated. After the 1720 iron ore rush begun by english iron pioneers, thomas rutter and thomas potts in the manatawny region of berks county, old world venture capitalists were eager to seek. Pennsylvania has a long and rich history with iron production. Some family history centers and libraries maintain collections of previously loaned microfilms or microfiche. Rockland township, berks county, pennsylvania wikipedia.
Who would have thought history could be so interesting. It was likely the availability of lumber from the family sawmill that enabled john to build such wellcrafted dower chests on very high dovetail bracket feet, much higher than any other joiner of his. Baptisms recorded in the church book of christ evangelical church of rockland township, 1738ca. Home property records near lobachsville rd, oley pa.
A genealogical record of members composing the society of friends or quakers resident at some time in berks county, pennsylvania. Preservation of the history of blairsville pennsylvania. Sep 30, 2018 he is buried in the lobach family plot in the cemetery adjoining st. View details, map and photos of this single family property with 3 bedrooms and 1 total baths. The diary of william harvey walter, company f, 188th pennsylvania volunteers. Of all the iron masters and colonial captains of industry recorded in pennsylvanias historic iron industry, little is known of wilhelm and john pott from lobachsville, in the upper oley valley, whose pioneer family founded that village and also laid out the town of pottsville, schuylkill county. Our good friend and wchs volunteer, dick squier, passed away recently and his estate is offering the following books for resale at the society. Colonial iron masters seek their fortune in our area. A colonial lobachsville homestead in america and ties to the occult 71. Lobachsville berks county jump to our gazetteer entry for lobachsville.
In april 2018, smallwood struck a deal, pleading no contest to two murder charges and a burglary count. The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. Biographical annals of lebanon county, pennsylvania, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the early settled families. Encyclopedia of genealogy and biography of the state of pennsylvania, vol. Of all the iron masters and colonial captains of industry recorded in pennsylvania s historic iron industry, little is known of wilhelm and john pott from lobachsville, in the upper oley valley, whose pioneer family founded that village and also laid out the town of pottsville, schuylkill county. Find people by address using reverse address lookup for 291 lobachsville rd, oley, pa 19547. Home property records near lobachsville rd, oley pa realtor. Richard shaner obituary 2021 kutztown, pa reading eagle. I was delighted to see the piece on the new reading pa motorcycle club book.
This is basically a snapshot of how our nation was built, many personal stories from varied sources. Our history has been lost, stolen and strayed from the truth by many, and it is up to us to preserve it. View 4 photos for lobachsville rd, fleetwood, pa 19522 a bed, bath. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Kramlich of kutztown, berks county, pennsylvania family history library. Elizabeth married matthias roth rhoads of amity township, berks county, pa. Berks county is in the eastern time zone utc 5 hours. Uncover property values, resident history, neighborhood safety score, and more. View more property details, sales history and zestimate data on zillow. As the colonialists spread across the state, they built iron furnaces in the susquehanna region, and then farther to the west, adjoining the. As part of its mission, the kutztown area historical society maintains a modest but. Lobachsville populated place profile with maps, aerial photos, schools, hospitals, airports, real estate mls listings and local jobs. Oct 28, 2016 lobachsville, founded by french huguenot peter lobach in 1745, became a community of skilled pennsylvania dutch woodworkers. A history of brookville, pennsylvania, 18881974 family history library.
Historic lancaster, pennsylvania and the restoration of. Used books for sale wyoming county historical society. A camera icon indicates items that are digitally available online. The western parcel of the pennsylvania state game lands number 315 is located near the western corner of the township. Part 2 of a two part series celebrating pike townships 200th. Products archive lebanon county historical society. Get directions, maps, and traffic for lobachsville, pa. Dec 31, 2019 the bieber family had erected a waterpowered sawmill on their oley valley plantation along beaver creek, west of the village of lobachsville, pa. Many of the key developments in the history of the region, including the formation of pike townships oldest village, lobachsville, occurred before the township was incorporated. It begins with a brief historical sketch of the town, followed by directory information on its organizations. It looks like cookies are disabled in your browser.
Choose our state of pennsylvania history books at arcadia publishing. With the help of german immigrant conrad weiser, the county was formed on march 11, 1752, from parts of chester county, lancaster county, and philadelphia county. Peter was described on the lobachsville sign as a huguenot. Lobachsville grew from a 59acre parcel with a fulling mill that was conveyed from william pott to peter lobach in 1745. Mar 26, 2019 this photo is courtesy of the cumberland county historical society, carlisle, pa. He had not visited the geologic oddity since he was a young boy.
These are books that were published by a wide variety of publishers between the 1880s and recent years and. It has been painstakingly reproduced as a 38 x 25 foldout full color map. Read about the early history of pennsylvania, its oil history, its cultural evolution, and. Organized alphabetically by author, these books are some of berks countys best history. Besides the pioneer sawmill built by the biebers, there were two other. The first part of this book, historical map of pennsylvania, was published in 1875 and is the centerpiece of the book. Lebanon county historical society lebanon county, pa.
Keim stone cabin, pike township, lobachsville, berks county, pa. These communities are listed based on their distance from lobachsville, with the one closest to lobachsville listed first. Croom iii 2003 commemorative biographies of northeastern pennsylvania 1900 hawley public library history of luzerne, lackawana and wyoming counties, pa. A history of lebanon county prior to 1876, read before the. Lobachsville, founded by french huguenot peter lobach in 1745, became a community of skilled pennsylvania dutch woodworkers. Shaner as my history teacher at raub junior high school in the early 60s. These locations are commemorated with historical markers. Around the area west of philadelphia, the appalachian mountains possessed beds of iron ore, hardwoods, and plenty of limestone deposits. Here, william pott purchased a large tract along pine creek, where he established a farm and a grist mill. You cannot understand pennsylvania history completely without understanding the progression from indian land to settlers land to becoming pennsylvania. Story examines history of daleville, pa, long family heritage. Nov 01, 2020 the history of daleville in covington township and the surrounding villages by john r. A pioneer history of jefferson county, pennsylvania, and. Yoder family informationcyberspace edition2002 published.
Part of the legacy the 2014 mountville 200 bicentennial celebration has been the establishment of the mountville historical society. This project was funded by the pennsylvania historical and museum commission, me60112, 20072008. A rare of collection of historical books of reading, pa and berks county. The rand mcnally atlas shows that lobachsville had a population of 122 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. Lobachsville is an unincorporated community in pike township in berks county, pennsylvania, united states. A colonial lobachsville homestead in america and ties to the occult 71 11. This page was last edited on 17 february 2019, at 05.
Keim house, west of lobachsville pike township, habs pa,6loba. Proceeds of the lobachsville event, which ran from 1972 to 1979. The mission of the society is to oversee the mountville museum and its collections, preserve and research mountville history, and provide resources to educate mountville residents on the boroughs past to aid in charting a course for the future. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. Find out who lives on lobachsville rd, oley, pa 19547. References this page was last edited on 25 january 2021, at 20. The indians are still around, sometimes friends, sometimes enemies. I grew up in pennsylvania, and i never knew this book even existed. The main roads in rockland township include fleetwood roadfredricksville road, forgedale roadmemorial highway, lobachsville roadlyons road, main street, pricetown road, ruppert school lane, and smoketown road. Find contact info for current and past residents, property value, and more. Secrets of a pennsylvania dutch witch in the oley hills 39. Lobachsville is located at the intersection of lobachsville road and bertolet mill roadlong lane. Visiting the birthplace of daniel boone in berks county, pennsylvania.
Ben hasty ralph lorah on the chimney rocks formation near lobachsville. This site is for the preservation of the history of blairsville pennsylvania. Snyder, 1937, 112 pages this booklet is a resident and business directory of shillington, berks county, pa for the year 1937. Lobachsville in berks county, pa populated place profile. The folded historical map of pennsylvania conveniently stores inside the book.
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