The staff is knowledgeable and helpful. The film collection includes most Federal census schedules for the county through 1900, many church and ministerial records, indexes of wills and marriage licenses, early probate records, immigration records Historical Society of Berks County, Pennsylvania The Historical Society of Berks County has an extensive collection of microform and printed source materials. They have recently added the capability to search a computer database of their surname index. The library is staffed by volunteers. The goal is to have the library open each day.
Hours vary due to the schedules of the volunteers.
Check hours by calling the phone number above for a recorded message. The Genealogical Society of Berks County maintains an exceptional collection of microform and printed source materials. These source materials focus on Berks County but also cover surrounding counties and states. The collection includes church, ministerial, cemetery and census records, tax lists, immigration records, histories, genealogies, and many reference works. Most of the records are available in printed form which makes searching much easier.