We are interested in your written memories of many subjects from yesteryear in the areas covered by the Berlin Brothersvalley and Shanksville Stonycreek High Schools.  Two paragraphs up to a full page!  
(Some may be printed in the Memos; others will be on file for possible written projects in upcoming years).

    A few subjects could be:

• Memories of our country stores

• Memories of Lambertsville in former years

• Memories of visits to Weller’s Bakery in Berlin

• Memories of snake dances from BBHS to uptown Berlin

• Memories of going to the movies…

• Stories of special neighbors or inspiring persons you remember

• Memories of Shipleytown, Downey, and Roxbury

• Memories of growing up in the country

• Memories of Fairhope

• Memories of Serenadings

• Memories associated with Lambertsville Falls

• Memories of events in Stonycreek Township

• Fun times – years ago

PHOTOS WANTED (TO LOAN AND COPY)

•  Identified School pictures from areas covered by Shanksville and Berlin School systems.

•  Farmers doing work with the aid of horses or early tractors

•  Photos of crews working on the construction of homes and barns in Shanksville-Berlin school district areas.

•  Photos of former Laughery and Tidenberg farms in Northampton Township.

•  Photos of our residents – showcasing their work, homes and families.

•  Photos of teachers in one-room schools and in high schools over the Shanksville and Berlin School districts.

•  Francis Lowry – Berlin cabinet maker and furniture that he constructed.

•  Old time photos of homes and landmarks in our communities

•  Photos of the former Shockey-Esken-Ream farm, south of Esken Street in Berlin’s East End.

•  Photos of people and their early tractors

• Photos of former John Deaner’s Funeral home in Shanksville and former Baltzer’s Store Building.

• Photos of the former Dudley family – Berlin barber and family that lived at the corner of Cumberland and East Main Street.

• Photos of former Painter’s Beauty and Barber Shop along Main Street in Berlin.

• Photo of milk receiving station (below Station Hill) where milk was processed and/or loaded into tank trucks to be shipped to Meadow Gold Dairy in Pittsburgh

• Family genealogies – your individual family’s or larger relationships

• Little souvenir booklets of our former one-room schools that list names of the pupils.

• Names of couples that have been married 50 years or more and their date of marriages.

• Ideas for stories for the Memos

• Pictures of Goodtown, Pine Hill, Althouse, Fogletown – people, landmarks and interesting recollections.

• We are searching for an obituary for John Chobany, former high school principal at Berlin, and for the name of his wife.

• We would like to buy/trade for copies of the Shanksville Stonycreek Chicahonian yearbook for 2007 and for BBHS’ Bervalon yearbook for 2006.

• First
  An early morning blaze in January 1925 destroyed R. A. Ross’ Monumental Works that was located at 1022 East Main Street in Berlin on property now owned by Carl Platt.  Fire which broke out shortly before 5 a.m. in the apartments of R. A. Ross, adjoining the monumental works, completely riddled the building and caused the loss of practically all the monuments and tombstones on the show room and work shop, and all the household furnishings except those of the front room.

A copy of the story from the Berlin Record is on file at BBHS.

Was that the end of the business?  What became of R. A. Ross?  A picture of the monument business appears in the 1908 “Old Home Week” souvenir book of Berlin.

• Second 
  In June 1925 the barn, implement shed, bake house and wash housed of Irvin P. Walker of Brothersvalley Township burned down.  The barn was rebuilt and for many years Clyde H. Walker – a son – owned the farm.  Current owners are Mike and Valerie Baker.     A copy of the fire story appeared on the front page of the Berlin Record and is available at the BAHS.