Tulpehocken settlement historical society home facebook. Host reformed church tulpehocken township, berks county, pennsylvania. Hopkins of the berks county conservancy, who was involved in preparing the june 1984 application to the national register for creation of the tulpehocken creek historic district, this district is significant as the original settlement area of western berks county. Christ little tulpehocken church jefferson, berks county, pa.
It also brings challenges including verifying the reliability of. Agent running in the field le carre, john, 1931 aut. Abraham lincoln other books by the same author tributes to luther. Quarterly meetings are well attended with appropriate programs promoting pennsylvania german culture in our area.
The internet provides many opportunities for students to learn, interact, create, and publish like never before. Simons wonderfully illustrated and written book should serve as the entry into philadelphias history for a variety of audiences. Inclusion of an ancestral name is acceptable proof of residency for future applications. Betheltulpehocken public library berks county public libraries. New cemetery at christ little tulpehocken church us gen web. Incident at tulpehocken pennsylvania state university. Tulpehocken mountain spring water natures finest drink delivered to your door 750 point township drive northumberland, pa 17857 for general inquiries or to. The migration of the schoharie germans to pennsylvania and. Listed in this table are the qualifying ancestorsthose whose residency in pennsylvania falls within one of the required time periodsfrom first families applications approved to date. Christ little tulpehocken cemetery in bernville, pennsylvania. Book sale tulpehocken settlement historical societytulpehocken. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. A log church, erected before 1749, was replaced by the current stone building in 1809. Wallace luckenbill, fleetwood junior high school lectures, 19381945.
A rare of collection of historical books of reading, pa and berks county. Hundreds of years ago, great forests of very old trees grew in the gentle valleys, on the rolling hills, and on the steep mountains of what is now berks county. One of the most adventurous and hazardous migrations in pennsylvania history occurred in the spring of 1723, when a group of fifteen german palatine families left the schoharie valley of new york to settle in the tulpehocken region of present berks county. There are many excellent books, and societies that tell the history of the people who came to pa. The migration of the schoharie germans to pennsylvania and the history of tulpehocken township notes on the meaning of tulpehocken. Bookprinted material, pennsylvania, genealogy, berks county.
History of bethel and tulpehocken townships berks county, penna, 17231976, prepared by the historical committee of the northwestern berks bicentennial committee. List of approved ancestors genealogical society of pennsylvania. Tulpehocken genealogy in berks county, pa usa 880,998 pennsylvania 57,585 berks county 2,651 tulpehocken 7 note. The area that is now known as upper tulpehocken township was settled as early as 1735, but did not become a township of it own until 1820. Incident at tulpehocken by francis jennings n 1712 secretary james logan became, for all practical purposes, the most powerful man in pennsylvania. Trinity tulpehocken reformed congregation trinity tuplehocken reformed congregation is located in jackson township, which lies in the eastern region of lebanon county. William enn had mortgaged the province to a group of english quakers owho assumed a receivership over penns real estate and appointed ilogan as their resident agent. Pennsylvania history, a complete outline of essential facts, by lambert greenawalt. History of bethel and tulpehocken townships, berks county, penna northwestern berks bicentennial committee. The volume is part of the pennsylvania history series published by the pennsylvania historical association in partnership with temple university press. Passes to berks history center about our library the bethel tulpehocken public library brings people, information and resources together to enrich lives, advance knowledge and strengthen the community. Tulpehocken creek keeper of berks countys history mysteries. Tulpehocken township, berks county, pennsylvania wikipedia.
The history of the early settlements and indian massacres, is so completed merged with the history of berks, that little of interest, separately considered, remains to be noticed. About lebanon county, pennsylvania marriages, 1769 1864. Beside, but little has been preserved, by record or tradition, of the early history of the portion embraced within the present limits of lebanon county. Brief history the story of the palatines, who founded the tulpehocken. Anywhere subject title author series fiction nonfiction. Tulpehocken, pa 1732 a mass of palatine immigrants from germany, including our kobel and dieffenbach ancestors, migrated during the 1720s to the tulpehocken area in pennsylvania coming primarily from the schoharie valley area of new york and, in doing so, nearly sparked a war with the lenni lenape tribes of the delaware indians. Tulpehocken is a name derived from a native american language meaning land of the turtles. Adobe acrobat reader required to view digital books. Tulpehocken township is a township in berks county, pennsylvania, united states.
Baptism book for the people of the community tulpehocken from the old church, oct. The entire northwestern part of berks county was named tulpehocken, which was organized as a district in 1729, when it was part of what was chester county. History of tulpehocken, berks county us gen web archives tulpehocken marriage records. The palatine migration 1723 from schoharie to tulpehocken. Books were personally hand scanned one page at time at a resolution of 600dpi paying careful attention to detail. Mcevoy, 1914, by lambert greenawalt page images at hathitrust contributions to pennsylvania history. Tulpehocken creek historic district, national register, marion township, berks county, womelsdorf, pa, 19567. Established in 1986 as a federated library system, berks county public libraries includes 19 libraries with 24 locations, each independently governed and operated by a local board of directors. The population was 3,274 at the 2010 census tulpehocken is a name derived from a native american language meaning land of the turtles. Christ little tulpehocken church and altalaha church, rehrersburg. Since 1853, lutheran and reformed services have been held at christ little tulpehocken church. The schuylkill river and other streams were teeming with fish, and songs of birds filled the air. Township map of berks county, pennsylvania 1985 edition published by berks county genealogical society.
Records of the host reformed church, tulpehocken twp. In the revolution, from 1774 to 1783 morton luther montgomery c. Berks county, pennsylvania genealogy familysearch wiki. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of the historical record of the tulpehocken settlement. The tulpehocken settlement historical society has published much information on the families. The bordner and burtner families in america author. Balthaser bordner settled in tulpehocken township, lancaster now berks county, immediately after landing, and died there in 1747. The book, the first comprehensive history of pennsylvania in almost three decades, sets the pennsylvania story in the larger context of national social, cultural, economic, and political development. I first saw this book at my local family history center library. When the trek to pennsylvania began, in 1723, leonhard was the acknowledged leader of the vanguard of tulpehocken settlers. The migration of the schoharie germans to pennsylvania and the. Popular pennsylvania history books goodreads share book.
Tulpehocken creek historic district, marion township, berks county. All prices are below amazons listed price at the time of listing. Organized in 1729, christ little tulpehocken church is one of the early lutheran churches founded by rev. Book sale the listing below are books that are not part of our marketplace inventory. Church records and registers 3 genealogy 3 baptismal records 2 history 2 marriage records 2 burial records 1 cigar industry 1 more. The buildings along the bank depict the history of the region. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit.
Book printed material a list of war veterans of all wars buried in bethel and tulpehocken townships, berks co. John casper stoever who started the parish records in 1730. Bernville is a borough in berks county, pennsylvania, united states. Pennsylvania history and books history of berks county. My ancestors who came to pa from new york helped start other lutheran churches in the tulpehocken area. Dick creps, judy thayer, and dave becker tulpehocken.
Get directions, maps, and traffic for tulpehocken, pa. Bethel, pa 19507 7179334611 district information our schools calendar board of directors staff directory. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Archives of historical books of reading, pa and berks county. Scogna, south heidelberg township, berks county, pennsylvania 19141989 by chet hagan, and memories of wernersville by mae zeller oxenreider. Home tulpehocken settlement historical societytulpehocken. History of bethel and tulpehocken townships, berks county. Showing 1 6 results of 6 for search tulpehocken pa. Bernville is bordered by penn township to the north, east, and south and by jefferson township to the west. They do so by emphasizing the evolution of pennsylvania as a place and an idea. What makes the tulpehocken valley so unique is that ninetyfive percent of its original inhabitants were of german origin. One of the most adventurous and hazardous migrations in pennsylvania history.
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