Genealogy Resources
The Heritage Center collection consists of over two hundred published and unpublished church records; published and unpublished family histories, local histories, indexes and other useful books relating to genealogy; newspapers and periodicals, including the Town & Country, Bauern Bauern Freund (various dates), and Schwenksville Item; over one thousand local deeds and land drafts; hundreds of photographs; account books and diaries; almanacs; family Bibles; personal paper collections; Taufscheine and more.
We will be posting online resources over time. If you would like to do research with us, please visit How to Do Research in the Library & Archives.
Genealogy Club
The Genealogy Club meets the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm at the
Upper Perk Valley Library providing opportunities for attendees to offer assistance to and ask for advice from each other. Contact
info@schwenkfelder.org with questions.
Church Records
Available digitally by clicking here and at the library
Town & Country
Available at the library
Bauern Freund
Available at the library
Schwenksville Item
Available at the library
Visit Us
Pennsburg sits in the Upper Perkiomen Valley, approximately 45 minutes northwest of Philadelphia, 30–40 minutes from Allentown and the Lehigh Valley, and a short drive from Quakertown, Green Lane, and East Greenville. On-site parking is available.
Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center 105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg, PA 18073 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
