The Schuyler C. Brossman collection of cemetery inscriptions : from various Berks county, Pennsylvania cemeteries, with a few from neighboring areas including a few from Lebanon, Schuylkill, and Lancaster Co., Pa., approximately 7,000 inscriptions compiled from 1957-1975 : with notes and obituaries as available/ compiled by Schuyler C. Brossman

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Microfilm of manuscript (1957-1973, 7 v. of 1397 leaves) loaned by Schuyler C. Brossman.

Includes index created by Fort Wayne Indiana Public Library staff, 1980.

Contents: v. 1. Burial records, Altalaha Lutheran Churchyard, Rehrersburg, Berks County / copied by Schuyler C. Brossman, 1957, (containing brief genealogies of the Snyder, Krick, Manbeck, Harner, and Brossman families); Second thoughts on closing small churches / by Lyle E. Schaller -- v. 2. Altalaha Church (continued) -- v. 3. Burial records, Trinity United Church of Christ, Rehrersburg, Berks County / compiled by Schuyler C. Brossman, 1961 (includes 1975 album directory) -- v. 4. Cemetery inscriptions from burial grounds of Bethel and Tulpehocken Townships / copied by Schuyler C. Brossman in 1963: Bashore Family in Bethel Twp.; Church of the Brethren at Shubert in Bethel Twp.; Frantz Family in Tulpehocken Twp.; Host Church/St. John United Church of Christ in Tulpehocken Twp.; Livengood Family; Meckville Mennonite Church in Bethel Twp.; Merkey's Church in Bethel Twp.; Merkey's Family near Rehrersburg; Trinity Church in Rehrersburg (pictures only); Jonathan Godshall; miscell. papers -- v. 5. pt. 1. St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Amityville or Athol; Salem Lutheran and Reformed Church at Bethel; Wessner Family at Blandon (pictures only); Schlegel Family at Fleetwood; St. Paul's Lutheran at Fleetwood (of the following families only: Barrell, Bloch, Hinkel, Kline, Miller, Oswald, Snyder); Brethern Church at.

Frystown; Peter Family in Maidencreek Twp.; Yoder-Jotter Family in Marion Twp.; Rothermel Family in Walnuttown; some miscellaneous information -- v. 5 pt. 2. Boice Family of Robeson Twp.; Braun (Brown) Family in Marion Twp.; Brecht (Bright) Family in Penn Twp. near Bernville; Deppen Family in Penn Twp.; Feick Family in Upper Bern Twp.; Fix Cemetery (newspaper clipping only) of Reading; Fritz Family in Douglas Twp. (newspaper clipping only); Kauffman-Hoch Family in Richmond Twp.; Kerby-Kirby Family in Richmond Twp.; Klein-Kline Family in Jefferson Twp.; Kurtz Family in Marion Twp.; Northkill/Friedens Church at Bernville; Reber Family in Penn Twp.; Rickenbach Family in Bern Twp.; Rothermel Family in Maidencreek, Muhlenberg, and Richmond Twps.; Stump Family in North Heidleberg Twp.; St. Daniel's Lutheran Church in Robesonia (partial list); Berks Co. church schedule; Lebanon Co. church schedule; Cemeteries of Berks Co. (list from Berks Co. Cemetery Association); Reamstown Reformed and Lutheran Church in Lancaster Co.; copy of law relating to abandoned cemeteries; Trinity Episcopal Church of Pittsburgh (newspaper clipping only); Klopps Church in Hamlin in Lebanon Co. (partial list) -- v. 6. Tulpehocken/Trinity Tulpehocken Cemetery near Millardsville and Myerstown in Jackson Twp., Lebanon Co.; schools in.

Tulpehocken; EUB Cemetery at Mt. Aetna; St. John's Cemetery at Mt. Aetna; Peiffer Bible record; Graves of veterans decorated by four western Berks communities (newspaper clipping); St. Paul's Union Church, New Schaefferstown, Jefferson Twp. 100th anniversary booklet, cemetery records; Snavely Family near Schaefferstown; Belleman Family at Shartlesville -- v. 7. St. Paul's Lutheran at Strausstown; Seifert Family in Upper Bern Twp.; Northkill Amish in Tilden Twp.; St. John's Evangelical at Centerport; Schadel Family in Richmond Twp.; Naftzger Family in Tilden Twp.in Berks Co. and in Londonderry Twp. in Lebanon Co.; Kohn Family in Union Twp. in Lebanon Co.; David Dohner Family, Michael Dohner Family, and Peter Witmer Family, all in Cornwall Twp., Lebanon Co.; Moravian Church in Bethel Twp. in Lebanon Co.; Manbeck Church near Rock in Schuylkill Co.; Kistler Family in Kistler Valley in Lynn Twp. in Lehigh Co.

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