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The dryland lutheran and reformed church cemetery, hecktown, lower nazareth, northampton county, pa. Contact me so we can work together, get you into something you love, and make sure your transaction is as stressfree as possible. The only known surviving relatives are the mccormick family, who still reside in hookstown and surrounding areas in western pennsylvania. Website this northampton county local and family history collection includes. County and township map of monroe county pennsylvania. The northern terminus is at pa 611 in upper mount bethel township. Sterling was a lifemember and served on the fire police of hecktown volunteer fire co. Histories and genealogies are published books or collections that contain genealogical information. Local history timeline bethlehem area public library. This late 19th century county history book takes a look at paradise valley and its first. Touring hecktown in pennsylvania, northampton county united states. Northampton county is in the eastern time zone utc 5 hours.
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The dryland lutheran and reformed church cemetery, hecktown. Understanding the history of the area where your ancestor lived can be helpful to understand what their life may have. I bought in an auction in pennsylvania years ago a large family photo album with hinged cover. I work at koch 33 auto, formerly milham in easton pa. Cressman, 71, of hecktown died on tuesday, october 11, 2011 at st. The county is located in the mideastern central tip of the state. Description this is a real nice vintage hecktown dairy glass milk bottle, half gallon, bethlehem, pa, red print, pictures boy and girl on one side, she has a bottle of milk in her hands, want to be healthy, happy and gay. Schmoyer graf, 91, of hecktown, lower nazareth twp. If you have any information to contribute to the building of this page please email vicki hartman to submit your information. Hecktown in northampton county, pa populated place profile. Bethlehem township recreation history willow park below are some videos of willow park. Marks lutheran and german reformed church jackson township, monroe county, pennsylvania oreland, pennsylvania.
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Explore the worlds largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources. One of the most popular attractions at the park was the swimming pool. Northampton county, pennsylvania genealogy genealogy. He was the loving husband of jacqueline mantell cressman. Did you know you can book a librarian at bapl for research assistance. It is full of excellent photographs, all not identified except for this one photo. Historic hotel bethlehem history book bethlehem pa lodging. Willow park was a small park that served as a community hangout.
Genealogy research at bapl bethlehem area public library. Simons wonderfully illustrated and written book should serve as the entry into philadelphias history for a variety of audiences. Hecktown volunteer fire company northampton county. Hecktown in northampton county pennsylvania is located in united states about 154 mi or 247 km northeast of washington dc, the countrys capital town. Wilson borough the borough of wilson located in the. He went on to explain that he and his fellow soldiers had felt the need of a summer outing, and thought we would take it at the north. Bethlehem is a city in lehigh and northampton counties in the lehigh valley region of the. Among the blocks additional attractions are the moravian book shop 1745, the countrys oldest continuously operating bookstore, and the historic hotel. Pa history books physician assistant history society. The volume is part of the pennsylvania history series published by the pennsylvania historical association in partnership with temple university press.
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Koch 33 toyota car dealership in easton, pa 18045 kelley. View more property details, sales history and zestimate data on zillow. Children of catherine theobald and sebastian unangst are. Dryland reformed cemetery in hecktown, pennsylvania find. Search new car inventory at koch 33 toyota in easton, pa 18045. Get directions, maps, and traffic for hecktown, pa. Families, predominantly from germany, began to settle in the area known as forks of the delaware from 1725 to 1750. Full text of the history of easton, penna from the earliest. Guide to northampton county, pennsylvania ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. Sigal museum northampton county historical and genealogical. Check out the historical maps on bethlehem area public. Precursor to moravian college established as a girls school in germantown, pa. Located at the intersection of route 23 and route 100, it is home to the owen j.
Hunt family history and hunt genealogy resources by. Lutheran genealogy pennsylvania lutheran church records. View properties listed in public records, and current homes and real estate properties for sale by owner on hecktown rd, bethlehem pa. They celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary this past june. This name is borne by many families in the united states, descending from ancestors of usually english birth. Due to the current situation surrounding the covid19 pandemic, the following changes have been made to fundraisers and events hosted by the hecktown volunteer fire company and lower nazareth rod and gun club for the year 2020. See 2 photos from 3 visitors to hope cemetery hecktown. The book collection consisted of 700 titles, mostly gifts, and wa easton public. Travel ideas and destination guide for your next trip to north america. He was born 1720, and died november 10, 1793 in dryland union church cemetery, hecktown, northampton, pa. Northampton county, pennsylvania history and genealogy.
The sigal museum is northampton county, pennsylvanias leading institution of local history. Like most of the eastern half of pennsylvania, northampton countys history is directly tied to william penn. Northampton county, pennsylvania genealogy familysearch. Pha achieves its mission by fostering the teaching and study of pennsylvanias past through publications, events and networking among scholars.
For more information about bethlehems early years through 1844, visit the. Hecktown genealogy in northampton county, pa usa 1,015,348 pennsylvania 60,654 northampton county 1,192 hecktown 15 note. By kurt bresswein a threevehicle crash involving an ambulance wednesday afternoon sent three people to the hospital, according to police. Railroad operations, bethlehem, pa plant in color vol 2. The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of northampton county. Listed as one of the 50 top sites for genealogy research by internet genealogy, augsept 2012. History of westmoreland county, pennsylvania john newton. The new town was to be called easton in the new county of northampton, after. Koch 33 auto car dealership in easton, pa 18045 kelley. Richard enjoyed hunting, fishing, and traveling together with his wife, which he loved to do in their motorhome. Northampton county pennsylvania genealogy trails history. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to hecktown.
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