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Updates to the History of the Catholic Faith in Berks County
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At the request of visitors, I will be updating this site with information starting February 4, 2010. A page has been added on the history of the House of the Good Shepherd in Glenside. Also, more information has been added to the history of Holy Rosary and Central Catholic High School.
If you enjoy history, and old photos, then you've found the right site; whether you're Catholic or not. This site is a culmination of many years' effort starting as a Pennsylvania State University project. Many sources used in this site are from the rare book collection of the Reading Public Library. Enjoy your stay.
The windows in the cloisters of St. Paul's Church in Reading were made in the J.M. Kase studios, of New York City and Reading.
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Information presented on this site has been obtained from the sources below.
I Have Lived One Hundred Years - The Story Of The First Hundred Year - St. Paul's Parish.
Souvenir of the Diamond Jubilee Celebration and History of St. Paul’s R.C. Church Reading, Pennsylvania.
Golden Jubilee - Rt. Rev. Monsignor George Bornemann.
Berks County Court House, Deed Book 63, Pg 750.
Land Office Records, Volume 17, Pg 144 – 149, Harrisburg, PA
Extracts of 4 letters from Fr. Theodore Schneider, S.J., to Fr. Joseph Grisling S.J.at Heidelburg and Fr. Theodore Weber S.J. Jesuit Priest in the Upper Rhine Province written at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1742-1750, Der Neue Welt-Bott, Vienna, 1761,Thiel XL, Pg 10 - 18
Rev. William Smith to Thomas Penn, May 1, 1755; Thomas Penn Papers, Letters January 5, 1754 – December 30, 1760, Pennsylvania Historical Society.
John C. Wenger, History of the Mennonites of the Franconia Conference, Pg 117
From Riga to Goshenhoppen, Woodstock Letters, Vol LX, 1931, Pg 234 - 261
Bishop Kendrick Diary and Visitation Record, Pg 125 - 126
Cyrus T. Fox, Reading and Berks County, A History, Volume I, Pg 89-90
J. Bennett Nolan, Esg.,, The Foundation of Reading in Pennsylvania, Pg 152-157
(1970, October 5). House of Good Shepherd Sold. Reading Eagle, Pg 30
(1970, June 20). An old Reading Landmark. Reading Eagle, Pg 3
(1914, May 22). Local Institution Shelters Many Girl's. Reading Eagle, Pg 18
