Berks County PAGenWeb Online Library

General Information

• Abbreviations and Initialisms Used in Genealogy
• Books of the Bible in German
• DNA and Genealogy
• Epidemics
• Glossary
• Genealogical Dictionary and Abbreviations
• German Migration to America
• Historic Burial Places Preservation Act (1994)
• History of Berks County
• Huguenot Memorials: Alsatians and Lorraines with Berks County connections
• Indian Words and Their Meanings
• Irish and Scottish Surnames
• Land Measurements
• Legal Concepts in Genealogy
• List of Berks County Post Office and Postmasters, 1851
• List of Genealogical and Historical Societies
• Little Known Facts about German Graves
• Mennonite Pathways to Freedom
• Migration and the History of Tulpehocken
• Military Oaths
• Old Names for Diseases
• Old Names for Occupations
• Revs. Stoever and Muhlenberg: Thoughts on Record-keeping
• The Schuyler Brossman Collection
• Vital Records Information
• Pennsylvania Archives Historical & Genealogical Societies List with links
• Pennsylvania State, County & City Government Website Links
• Pennsylvania Antique Maps & Atlases with links
• Berks County, PA Facts with links

Historical Information

• Old Place Names and Their Locations
• Geographical Abbreviations
• Township Dates of Erection
• Amity Township Formation Petition, 1744
• Berks County Townships and Their Histories
• Businesses in Berks County c. 1909
• Church Histories
• Early Exhibitions in Reading c. 1909
• Early Settlers in Berks County c. 1909
• Indian Names and Villages c. 1909
• Maps of Berks County
• National Representatives from Berks County c. 1909
• Nationalities in Early Berks County c. 1909
• Newspapers in Berks County c. 1909
• Occupations in Reading c. 1909
• Roads and Turnpikes in Berks County c. 1909
• School Superintendents in Berks County c. 1909
• The Stage Coach
• Veterinarians in Berks County c. 1909