Hereford Township Heritage Society
The Hereford Township Heritage Society, Inc. was organized for the purpose of preserving, collecting, and displaying historical artifacts of the township. Our objective is to educate the public about the unique history of the villages and farms within present-day Hereford Township, Berks County Pa. in an effort to foster preservation of our heritage.
Board of Directors
- C. Edward Mosheim - President
- Ronald Treichler - Vice President
- William Kile - Treasurer
- Marilyn H. Mosheim - Secretary
- Carl Arner - Board Member
- David Conrad - Board Member
- Clyde Masemore - Board Member
- Walter Schmidt - Board Member
Donations:
The Hereford Township Heritage Society welcomes donations of various items that provide examples or knowledge concerning the heritage of Hereford Township. The list of the types of artifacts and information is endless. It is intended to make the reader think twice before discarding boxes of old paper items, photographs of people you don't recognize, old calendars, old deeds and estate records, school report cards from any year, postal items and anything else that in the paper category that dates prior to about 1955.
Ask yourself the question, “Should I throw it away or might it have some value to the Hereford Society Heritage Society?”
Here is a list of items that are of interest. This list is not comprehensive!
Old photographs – Please let us “scan” your old photographs if you do not want to donate them to the HTHS – photos will be promptly returned to the owner. Some old photographs are actually postcards.
General Categories:
Calendars from retail business
Trade cards and advertising media
Post cards or envelopes that were mailed from the 6 post offices originally in Hereford Township, namely Chapel, Clayton, Hereford, Harlem, Huffs Church, and Seisholtzville
School Records, teacher and student – one room school house era
Old deeds – land drafts
Birth and marriage certificates
Store, farm, and business ledgers
Political and family reunion badges
Ask yourself the question, “Should I throw it away or might it have some value to the Hereford Society Heritage Society?”
Here is a list of items that are of interest. This list is not comprehensive!
Old photographs – Please let us “scan” your old photographs if you do not want to donate them to the HTHS – photos will be promptly returned to the owner. Some old photographs are actually postcards.
General Categories:
Calendars from retail business
Trade cards and advertising media
Post cards or envelopes that were mailed from the 6 post offices originally in Hereford Township, namely Chapel, Clayton, Hereford, Harlem, Huffs Church, and Seisholtzville
School Records, teacher and student – one room school house era
Old deeds – land drafts
Birth and marriage certificates
Store, farm, and business ledgers
Political and family reunion badges