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Doctors were able to fix the pain in Mike MacArthur's left hip with offseason surgery. But only time can heal the heartache of a disheartening postseason loss nine months ago.
By most standards he had a solid year in 2011. He made 15 of 18 field-goal attempts and converted 40 of 43 extra-point attempts.
MacArthur also averaged 38.3 yards per punt. The numbers were good enough to earn second-team all-league honors in the Colonial Athletic Association.
But the kick he remembers the most is the blocked extra point with six seconds left in the fourth quarter of last December's FCS playoff game at Montana State, which preserved a 26-25 win for the Bobcats.
The play prevented the University of New Hampshire football team from tying the game and ended the Wildcats' season far from home.
"I was kind of shocked," MacArthur said. "We still had a shot at the onside kick, so I really tried to put it away and keep my head into it. On the flight back it really (hit me). Seeing all the seniors whose careers just ended, that was really tough."
UNH tried to rally from a 26-19 deficit when Kevin Decker hit Justin Mello with a 29-yard touchdown pass with six seconds remaining to pull the Wildcats within one.
The point after — one of the most automatic plays in football — seemed like a formality and the game looked like a sure bet to go into overtime. But the ball was tipped at the line of scrimmage and struck the right upright.
The Bobcats recovered the ensuing onside kick and the Wildcats' season was history.
"I think it may stay with me longer than the team," MacArthur said. "That was definitely the low point of my career so far. It sticks with you. It's a process of learning how to take a big failure like that and deal with it and move forward from it.
"It's been a good growing experience," he added.
The sooner the 2012 season starts, the easier it will likely be for MacArthur to put it behind him. UNH opens Thursday night at Holy Cross.
The North Hampton resident and former Winnacunnet High School kicker also had a potential game-winning field goal blocked in a loss at Maine two years ago, but that was relatively early in the year. UNH still had seven games remaining.
There was more finality to last year's boot.
"It's funny," MacArthur said. "They're both the same as any other kick. I went out fully expecting to make it. The guy got a finger on it and it hit the upright. All the way up until it hit the post it felt like any other kick. For the three seconds the play's going on, it's like everything else. It's the aftermath that kind of hits you."
It was an eerie finish and conjured up memories of UNH's last trip to Bozeman, Mont., for a playoff game in 1976 that also ended in a one-point loss, 17-16.
The difference? A missed extra point. Wildcat coach Sean McDonnell was involved in both games. He was a player on the '76 squad.
"Our operation wasn't too slow," MacArthur said, "but it was on the edge. That's something we've been working on going forward. We weren't too slow, but we were playing on the edge and that was one of those on-the-edge kicks."
He'd already booted a 36-yard field goal and two extra points in the game before MSU's Steven Bethley deflected the ball just enough to send it off course.
MacArthur, a junior, went 10 for 13 in field-goal tries in 2010 as a true freshman and was perfect on extra points (24 for 24). He was named third team all-CAA.
He's 25 of 31 on field-goal attempts for his career and 64 of 67 on extra points. He led the team in scoring as a freshman with 54 points and again in 2011 with 85.
His career long is 47 yards, which he's reached three times.
MacArthur, who prepped a year at Phillips Exeter Academy before going to UNH, spent much of last season dealing with a sore left hip on his plant leg that eventually required surgery to repair a torn labrum.
"I had my right hip done two years ago and I was hoping to get away with just my right hip," he said. "But as the season went on it got more and more painful, and I just decided I had to do something about it."
He hopes to use last December's experience as motivation.
"My goal is to hit every kick," MacArthur said, "and I feel like I'm capable of hitting every kick. After it stopped hurting after a couple of months you just look back on it and use it as a reason to work even harder."
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a. - A method; a way of procedure; a custom. 2
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v. t. - To scheme; to devise; to contrive; to form in design; as, to plan the conquest of a country. 2
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Berks County, Pennsylvania Genealogy
United States Pennsylvania Berks County
|Berks County, Pennsylvania
Location in the state of Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the U.S.
|March 11, 1752
|County Seat
| Berks County Courthouse
633 Court Street
Reading, PA 19601
Berks County Website
- 1 Historical Facts
- 2 Resources
- 2.1 Bible Records
- 2.2 Cemeteries
- 2.3 Census
- 2.4 Church Records
- 2.5 Court Records
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- 2.21 Repositories
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- 2.24 Vital Records
- 3 Web Sites
- 4 Places
- 5 References
Historical Facts
|Beginning dates for major county records
- Parent Counties: Formed from Chester, Lancaster, and Philadelphia Counties 14 October 1751.[1]
- County Seat: Reading
- Neighboring Counties: Berks County, Pennsylvania Genealogy residents may also have records in [2]Schuylkill (north) • Lehigh (northeast) • Lebanon (west) • Chester (south) • Lancaster (southwest) and • Montgomery (southeast)
Boundary Changes
- 14 October 1728: Future southwestern half of Berks County became part of Lancaster County when it was created; the other half remained in Philadelphia County.
- 1 March 1811: Schuylkill County was created, giving Berks its final boundaries. [1]
Bible Records
- Charles Evans Cemetery
1119 Centre Avenue
- Aulenbach Cemetery
Perkiomen Avenue
Currently they are no complete burial listings for these two cemeteries on the Internet. However, Berks.-pa.roots has a very good listing of names for Aulenbach Cemetery. The same web site does have a listing for Charles Evans Cemetery but lacks many names. Find a Grave can also be used to search these cemeteries, again these are not complete name lists.
Over time, some older cemeteries have been discontinued and the bodies moved to other cemeteries. Usually the records of the final resting place for the deceased will indicate if the remains have been reinterred. There is one known instance where the tombstones were removed and the bodies were left in place.
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.
|Online Grave Transcripts
|Published Grave Transcripts
|County Cemetery Directories
PAGenWeb Click on 'Cemetery Index' on the left.
|See Pennsylvania Cemeteries for more information.
The Mennonite Heritage Center
565 Yoder Road
Harleysville PA 19438-1020
Hours: Tuesday thru Friday, 10am–5pm, Saturday, 10am–2pm
The Cemetery Database at the Mennonite Heritage Center includes 86,000 burial records from 125 local cemeteries. Records cover cemeteries in the counties of Berks, Bucks, Butler, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, and Westmoreland. The database provides transcriptions from Mennonite, Brethren, Lutheran, Reformed, Union, Baptist, Methodist, Episcopal, community, and private cemeteries. Search the list of cemeteries and the alphabetical surname lists in Adobe PDF format.
Visit the Mennonite Heritage Center to search the cemetery database by various criteria. The transcriptions are available for further research at the MHC library.
For tips on accessing Berks County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Federal (or United States) census records online, see: Pennsylvania Census.
There are no county or state census records available for Pennsylvania. County and city tax records can be used as a substitute when census records are not available. The below listed census records were taken by Schuyler C. Brossman, a local historian, and are not official government records.
- 1964, State Census Transcription - only Rehrersburg FHL film 416776 Item 2
- 1965, State Census Transcription - only Rehrersburg FHL film 482040
Church Records
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. In Pennsylvania, church records are often used as a substitute for birth, marriage, and death information. For general information about Pennsylvania denominations, view the Pennsylvania Church Records wiki page.
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. In Pennsylvania, church records are often used as a substitute for birth, marriage, and death information. For general information about Pennsylvania denominations, view the Pennsylvania Church Records wiki page.
Many denominations dot the landscape of Berks County. Visiting the church your ancestor attended is recommended; however, many times, due to distance, that is not possible. The Historical Society of Berks County has an on-line index of more then 1.2 millions names, gleaned from the records of more than 300 local churches. It is not a complete index but still worth your time if you are looking for baptism, marriage, and burial records. The index is searchable in numerous ways, but searching by last name or church name is probably most popular. The index lists the name of the record, volume and page number where the individual record can be found. The volume and page number refer to books located at the historical society. To view the actual record, use the printable on-line form that can be mailed to obtain a copy of the record or visit the society. There is a fee for acquiring the record by mail. Check the website for current fees.
The Berks County Genealogical Society has various records for churches throughout the Berks County area. However, the society has not put the records on-line and to view the records one must go to the society.Church records of Berks County are located under the Research tab.
Additional church records can be located at Linkpendium and by searching the Family History Library Catalog. The FHLC has a plethora of church records for Berks County, many are limited in the time frame they cover. When searching the FHL catalog, be sure to also search at the town and township level.
Finding Church Records at Other Repositories
Additional church records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Berks County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Church Records in online catalogs like:
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
County-wide Databases - Multi-denominational
- 1708-1985 - Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 at Historical Society of Pennsylvania – $, free to members of the society; Also available at Ancestry.com, $; 7,542,774 entries. This database is incomplete for all counties
- Contains church records of:
- Albany: Jerusalem Allemaengel; Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Alleghenyville: Allegheny United Church of Christ
- Alsace: Evangelical Lutheran Church; Zion Spies Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Amity: St. Paul's United Church of Christ
- Bally: Beford Mennonite Cemetery Gravestone Inscriptions
- Bernville: St. Thomas United Church of Christ
- Birdsboro: St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church; St. Michael's Protestant Episcopal Parish
- Boyertown: Boyertown Methodist Episcopal Church; Reford and Boyertown Mennonite Records
- Douglassville: St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church
- Geigertown: St. James Lutheran Church
- Gibraltar: St. John's United Church of Christ
- Gouglersville: Wyomissing United Church of Christ
- Hamburg: Trinity Lutheran Church
- Jacksonwald: Schwarzwald United Church of Christ
- Kempton: Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Maidencreek: United Church of Christ - St. Peter's Parish
- Maxatawny: Trinity Lutheran Church; Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Mohnton: Robeson Evangelical Lutheran Church; Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Oley: Friedens United Church of Christ
- Pike: St. Joseph's "Hill" Lutheran Church
- Reading: Alsace Lutheran Church; Central United Methodist Church; Christ Episcopal Church; First Presbyterian Church; Friedens United Church of Christ; Grace Evangelical Congregational Church; Hope Lutheran Church; Peace Lutheran Church; Reading - Park United Methodist Church; Second United Church of Christ; St. Barnabas Episcopal Church; St. John's Lutheran Church; St. John's United Church of Christ; St. Luke's Episcopal Church; St. Luke's Lutheran Church; St. Mark's Lutheran Church; St. Mark's United Church of Christ; St. Paul's Evangelical Congregational Church; St. Paul's Lutheran Church; St. Paul's Memorial United Church of Christ; St. Stephen's United Church of Christ; St. Thomas United Church of Christ; Trinity Lutheran Church; Trinity United Church of Christ; Zion United Church of Christ
- Rehrersburg: Trinity United Church of Christ
- Richmond: United Church of Christ - St. Peter's Parish
- Robesonia: St. Paul's United Church of Christ
- Shoemakersville: St. Luke's United Church of Christ
- Contains church records of:
- 1729-1881 – Pennsylvania Church Records - Adams, Berks, and Lancaster Counties, 1729-1881 at Ancestry.com – $; details on 180,000 church-goers from 50 churches; incomplete.
- Berks County church records at USGenWeb. This site contains a list of churches in Berks and Schuykill counties and baptisms, marriages, and burials from Lutheran, Reformed, and other denominations.
- Berks County church records at USGenWeb. This site contains a list of churches in Berks and Schuykill counties and baptisms, marriages, and burials from Lutheran, Reformed, and other denominations.
- 1710-1800 - Humphrey, John T. Pennsylvania Births, Berks County 1710-1800. 2 vols. Washington, D.C.: Humphrey Publications, 1997-1998. FHL Book 974.816 K2h.
- Contains baptisms from the records of the Exeter Monthly Meeting in Exeter Township, St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church in Amity Township, Reed's/Rieth's Church in Marion Township, Host Reformed Church in Tulpehocken Township, Hain's Reformed Church in Lower Heidelberg Township, Oley Reformed Church in Oley Township, Moravian Church in Oley Township, Bern Reformed Church in Bern Township, Allemangel Lutheran Church in Albany Township, Moselem Lutheran Church in Ontelaunee Township, Catholic Mission at Goshenhoppen, Heidelberg Moravian Church in Heidelberg Township, Tulpehocken Lutheran Church in Jefferson Township, Christ Lutheran Church at Stouchsburg, Dunkel's Reformed in Greenwich Township, Blue Mountain Church in Upper Tulpehocken Township, Longswamp Reformed Church in Longswamp Township, Altalaha Lutheran Church in Tulpehocken Towhship, Rockland Lutheran Church in Rockland Township, St. Daniel's Lutheran Church in Heidelberg Township, Trinity Lutheran Church in Reading, First Reformed Church in Reading, St. Paul's Reformed and Lutheran Church in Amity Township, St. Joseph's Lutheran and Reformed Church, in Pike Township, records of Daniel Schumacher, Zion Lutheran and Reformed Church in Perry Township, Delong's Reformed Church in Maxatawny Township, Robeson Lutheran Church in Robeson Township, Zion Lutheran Church in Greenwich Township, Rosenthal or New Bethel Church in Albany Township, Christ Episcopal Church in Reading, St. Peter's Church in Richmond Township, St. Michael's Church in Tilden Township, St. Paul's Church in Windsor Township, Allegheny Church in Brecknock Township, New Allemangel Lutheran Church in Albany Township, Friedens Lutheran Church in Bernville, Spies Lutheran Church in Alsace Township, Robeson Monthy Meeting in Robeson Township, Schwartzwald Reformed Church in Exeter Township, records of Rev. William Boos for Spies Reformed Church, records of birth found in the Wittman pension file, Zion Lutheran and Reformed Church at Womelsdorf.
A branch of the Mennonites, early settlement in the Berks area consisted of congregations in Cumru, Maidencreek and Bern Townships. Bern Township was home to the Northkill Amish. The Northkill settlement was the largest Amish settlement up to the 1780s.[3]
Records for the Amish are not readily available. However, if one does have an Amish background, a good place to start is the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Records are not available on-line and can only be viewed at the historical society.
Baptists settled in Berks County about 1738 along the Tulpehocken creek by individuals from the counties of Chester and Philadelphia. Two congregations were formed but by 1774 both had disappeared from the Tulpehocken region.[4]
Also known as "Dunkards" or "German Baptists," the Brethren were in the Berks County area as early as 1724. However, the first Brethren congregation was settled in 1723 in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Early Berks County congregations were located near Pricetown, Millersburg and Oley with additional groups in the townships of Tulpehocken, Upper Tulpehocken and Bern.[5]
Brethren Historical Library and Archives
1451 Dundee Ave.
Elgin, IL 60120
Bangor Church, Caernarvon
Registers are lost, but some parishioners appear in the registers of St. James's Church, Lancaster. An old trunk was discovered at Bangor Church with "sundry account-books and ancient title-deeds."[6]
St. Gabriel's Church, Douglassville
Registers begin in 1735.[6]
St. Thomas's Church, Caernarvon
Registers are lost, but some parishioners appear in the registers of St. James's Church, Lancaster.[6]
The Lutheran denomination existed in the Berks County area as early as 1727 when Lutherans from Schoharie, New York settled in the Tulpehocken area of the county. The German religions were the most abundant denominations in the Berks County area. The Lutheran and Reformed were united in the building of their church edifices. These structures were called "Union" churches as the Lutheran and Reformed congregations took responsibilty for the maintenance of the building. The two denominations alternated their church services every two Sundays.[7]
Because it is not unusual to find family religious ordinances in both Lutheran and Reformed records, it is wise to search both denominational records when researching.
Lutheran Historical Society of the Mid-Atlantic
61 Seminary Ridge
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society
2215 Millstream Rd
Lancaster, PA 17602-1499
Phone: (717) 393-9745
While never a denomination of prominence in Berks County, their beginnings were early in the county. Organized in 1812 the First Presbyterian Church is currently located at 37 South Fifth Street in Reading, PA. There are currently five Presbyterian churches in the city of Reading and the surrounding area. Currently the Historical of Berks County has only records for First Presbyterian. Additional records may be located at the individual churches.
Presbyterian Historical Society
425 Lombard Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Phone: (215) 627-1852
Also known as the "Friends," their earliest settlement in the Berks County area was in 1725 in what was Amity Township. Later meetinghouses were erected in the townships of Maiden Creek and Robeson and eventually in the town of Reading. The Quakers had considerably political control of the county as long as the Penn proprietors controled the colony of Pennsylvania.[8]
Early Quaker monthly meetings (with years established):
- Exeter Monthly Meeting, near Stonersville, Pa. (1737). First known as Oley Monthly Meeting. Hinshaw published the early records: FHL Book 974.8 K2w v. 2.[9]
Friends Historical Association
Haverford College
370 Lancaster Avenue
Haverford, PA, 19041-1392
Phone: (610) 896-1161
Also known as "German Calvinists" or "Dutch Reformed" reformed congregations had their beginnings in Berks County in the townships of Oley, Greenwich and Heidelberg. The Reformed congregations were heavily associated with the Lutheran congregations. For a list of ministers see the attached reference..[10]
- History and directory of St. Paul's Memorial Reformed Church, North Sixth Street, Reading, Pa. at Ancestry.com – $, contains members name in a directory
- Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1745-1805: Cacusi or Hain's Reformed Church at Ancestry ($).
- Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1762-1810: Longswamp Reformed Church Records at Ancestry ($).
Roman Catholic
The Catholic Church, while currently prominent, had very humble beginnings in the county. Part the of Diocese of Allentown, the Catholic population in Berks County began to appear about 1740 and by 1757 had two congregations which amounted to approximately 250 people.[11] It must be remembered that the Catholic Church persecuted the protestant denominations throughout European history. Hence, the protestants of Berks County were leary of the arrival of the Catholic Church arriving in the area.
Currently, the Family History Library has few Catholic records. It is best to contact the church or the diocese where the ancestor lived.
Court Records
Court of Common Pleas
The Courts of Common Pleas are the trial courts of Pennsylvania. Major civil and criminal cases are heard in these courts. Judges also decide cases involving adoption, divorce, child custody, abuse, juvenile delinquency, estates, guardianships, charitable organizations and many other matters.
The Common Pleas courts are organized into 60 judicial districts, most of which encompass a single county. Seven judicial districts, in lightly populated areas of the Commonwealth, include two counties. Judges of the Common Pleas courts are elected to 10-year terms. A president judge and a court administrator serve in each judicial district.[12]
Clerk of the Court
The Clerk of Courts prepares and maintains the records for the Criminal Division of the Court of Common Pleas. The Clerk signs and affixes the Seal of the Courts to all writs and processes, administers oaths and affirmations, and assumes custody of the seal and records of the Court. The Clerk certifies and distributes orders of the Court. The Clerk also certifies and prepares bills of costs for the defendants and utilizes the computerized financial management system to disburse fines, costs and restitution.[13]
The office of the Prothontary is the custodian of all civil matters in the county. This includes naturalization, immigration, equity actions, judgements, federal and local tax leins, city liens, family court, arbitrations, license suspension appeals, appeals to higher court, commercial code filings, applications for passports and divorce proceedings. The prothonotary does have a website with limited indexes for searching. There are no on-line divorce indexes. Some of their records are stored off site and staff makes one trip a month to retrieve off-site files. It is a good idea to contact the prothonotary before visiting so that, if need be, staff can retrieve the off-site record before your visit. Their website does have e-mail contact available. The staff is very helpful.
Orphan's Court (see Vital Records)
The Orphans' Court is responsible for a wide range of matters. The name of the Court is derived from the more general definition of "orphan," that being a person or thing that is without protective affiliation or sponsorship. This would include those not capable of handling their own affairs, minors, incapacitated persons, decedents estates, nonprofit corporations and trusts. It is the role of the Court to ensure that the best interests of the person or entity are not compromised.
It is believed the name of this court was borrowed from the Court of Orphans of the city of London, England which had the care and guardianship of children of deceased citizens, in their minority.[14]
Emigration and Immigration
Berks County is a potpourri of humanity. Early immigrants to the county were from the Netherlands, Germany and the British Isles. Later immigrants were of eastern European and Hispanic extraction. The major ports of arrival for these groups were Philadelphia and New York.
Prior to 1906 many individuals naturalized at the county level and these records are kept by the prothonotary at the county courthouse. Many of the records will not list town or city of origin or birth but it is still wise to check.
Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups
The Historical Society of Berks County presents a monthly program concerning the history of the county and happenings of the society. The program can be viewed at their website for free anytime.
Published Histories
Historical and biographical annals of Berks County, Pennsylvania, embracing a concise history of the county and a genealogical and biographical record of representative families, comp. by Morton L. Montgomery. (1909)
Land and Property
Land records in Berks County began in 1752. These records are filed with the Recorder of Deeds office in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts, indexes, mortgages, leases, grants, sheriff sales, land patents, and maps. Property records include liens as well as livestock brands and estray records.
The following are examples of available resources:
Online Land Records
- Deeds are indexed and available online for free viewing at the Recorder of Deeds. Copies of deeds can be made from the website or in person for a small fee.
- Ancestor Tracks publishes county atlases of the Pennsylvania Township Warrantee Maps on file at the Pennsylvania Archives in Harrisburg and offers links to other early landowner map sources.
- PAGenWeb has several land abstracts for Berks County.
Land Records on Microfilm
- 1734 -1926 Deeds, 1734-1866; Indexes, 1752-1926 FHL film 20739 (first of 76 films) The earlier land records for what would become Berks County are for the most part in Philadelphia County.
- 1752 -1926 Mortgage Records 1752-1822; Mortgager Index 1752-1926 FHL films 929921-929935
- 1752-1936 Miscellaneous Records, 1752-1869; Grantor and Grantee indexes, 1752-1936 FHL films 929936-929962
- MacInnes, Sharon Cook. Early Landowners of Pennsylvania: Atlas of Township Warrantee Maps of Berks County. Apollo, Pennsylvania : Closson Press, 2006. FHL book 974.816 E7ms
- Henry, Mathew Schropp and M.K. Boyer. Township Map of Berks County, Pennsylvania. 1985 edition published by Berks County Genealogical Society. Original edition published 1854. FHL book 974.816 E7hb Berks County Genealogical Society added an index of land owners.
Additional Resources
See Pennsylvania Land and Property for more information about using land records, especially about original land warrants, surveys, and patents filed at the state land office.
Additional resources can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Berks County Pennsylvania Land in online catalogs such as:
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog.)
- Family History Library Catalog (For instructions see FHL Catalog Place-name Search.)
- Ancestor Tracks has posted free, downloadable images from Map of Berks County from Actual Surveys published by H.S. Bridgens in 1860 which can be used in conjunction with the 1860 census and published county histories to help pinpoint your ancestors.
- Atlas of Township Warrantee Maps of Berks County and a companion Scans of Township Warrantee Maps plus Current Road Overlays CD ($) are also available from Ancestor Tracks. They show precise outlines in metes and bounds of each original tract and all surrounding tracts in the township, giving the names of the warrantee and patentee; dates of the warrant, survey, and patent; and the patent and survey books and page of the recorded patent. Please be aware that only approx. 75% of the county is covered. fckLR*On-line township maps of Berks County for 1862 are available at Andy's Antique Atlases. fckLR*Township maps of Berks County Pennsylvania from the Historical Atlas of Berks County, Pennsylvania 1876 is available in the FHL Collection. To locate a copy nearest you use WorldCat.
Revolutionary War
Local men served in the Berks County Militia. A guide at the Pennsylvania State Archives website identifies townships where specific companies recruited soldiers, see Revolutionary War Militia Battalions and Companies, Arranged by County. Many Germans from Berks County served in the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment.Wikipedia contributors, "1st Pennsylvania Regiment," in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Pennsylvania_Regiment, accessed 31 May 2012.</ref>[15] Berks County men also served in the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment,[15] apparently in the 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment,[15] and the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment.[16]
War of 1812
Berks County Genealogical Society, Berks County & the War of 1812 (Reading, Pennsylvania 1989) pages 66-84
Naturalization and Citizenship
Berks County, Pennsylvania Genealogy newspapers may contain genealogical value including obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings.
To access newspapers, contact public libraries, historical/genealogical societies, college or university libraries, or state archives in the area where the newspaper was published.
For information on state-wide newspapers see Pennsylvania Newspapers
Newspapers of Berks County
- PA-Roots List of Newspapers Published in Berks County Click on News Clippings and then click on "List of Newspapers Published in Berks County."
- Pennsylvania Newspapers
- Chronicling America US Newspaper Directory
- The Reading Eagle, which began in 1868,is currently the major newspaper for the county. Their web site does have a searchable archive that covers the period 1989 to the present. There is a fee to search the archives and you can print the images.
- Hamburger Schnellpost of Hamburg, Pennsylvania was a German-language newspaper.
- Nolan, James Bennett, Newspapers of Berks County, Pennsylvania (SLC, Utah, 1985) FHL film 1425613 item 10
- Miller, Daniel, The German Newspapers of Berks County FHL book 974.816 C4t Volume 3 (1910)
Online Newspapers
To learn if there are newspapers online for a specific town or city in Pennsylvania, see news.google/newspapers and search for the town or the name of a newspaper.
- Reading Eagle January 28, 1868 - December 31, 2008
- Reading Eagle Reading Times A.M. Berks June 5, 1991 - June 15, 1991
Online Newspaper Abstracts
- USGenWeb Newspaper Items Related to Berks County
- PA-Roots Newspaper Articles
- Adams, David M., Berks County, Pennsylvania, Wedding Anniversaries (SLC, Utah, 1997) FHL film 1598510 item 2
Obituaries are generally found in local newspapers where the person died. However, sometimes an obituary is found in the location from which he or she originated. To find an obituary, see the information under the Newspaper heading
|Sometimes the fastest way of finding obituaries is to call or email the local public library in the area where the person died. If the library does not have newspapers, a librarian often will know where they are kept. If a death date is known, and the newspapers are at the library, someone on staff will usually make a search for a small fee, or will indicate someone who will do the search.
Online Obituary Abstracts
- Index to Berks County Obituaries
- PA-Roots Obituaries for Berks County.
Obituary Excerpts and Abstracts
Iron Industry
The histories and owners of Colebrookdale Furnace, Mount Pleasant Furnace, Hopewell Furnace, Oley Furnace, Berkshire Furnace, Pool Forges, Pine Forge, Hay-Creek Forge, Oley Forge, Spring Forges, Mount Pleasant Forge, Gibraltar Forge, Charming Forge, Union Furnace, District Furnace, Sally-Ann Furnace, Joanna Furnace, Dale Furnace, Mary-Ann Furnace, Reading Furnace, Greenwood Furnace, Brobst's Furnace, Rockland Forges, Burkhart's Forge, Dale Forge, District Forge, and Speed-well Forge and described in:
- Montgomery, Morton L. "Early Furnaces and Forges of Berks County, Pennsylvania," The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 8 (1884):56-81. For free online access, see WeRelate.
Indentured Servants
Poorhouse, Almshouse
Probate Records
Probate matters in Berks County, Pennsylvania Genealogy are handled by the Orphans' Court and start when the county was created. To obtain original probate records, contact the Orphan's Court in the County Courthouse.
In addition to wills and administrations, the Orphans' Court also handles: audits of accounts of executors, administrators, trustees, and guardians; distribution of estates of decedents, incompetents, and minors; appointment and control of guardians; adoptions; appeals from the Register of Wills involving probate matters; inheritance tax appeals and various petitions and motions.
Probate records for Berks County are located on the 2nd floor in the Service Center next to the courthouse. Computers are located in the service center to help you identify the probate file you wish to view. The older probate files are on microfiche and the office staff will retrieve the files for you once you have the probate file number. Fiche copiers are located in the office to make your own copies of the records.
Online Probate Indexes
- 1752-Present Berks County This is index was created by volunteers at the the Berks County courthouse and is located on their site.
- 1752-1914-Berks County, Pennsylvania Estate Records on Ancestry$
- 1752-1850-Index of Berks County, Pennsylvania, wills and administration records on Ancestry$
Online Probate Records
Original probate records for some Pennsylvania counties are available free online as digital images at FamilySearch.org. The dates vary significantly for each county and not all counties are listed. Some counties may only have probate indexes. This Pennsylvania collection of images may be browsed through the links listed below:
Complete Collection:
- 1683-1994-Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994 at FamilySearch.org
Berks County Only:
- 1752-1936- Berks County Probate Records
- 1752-1936- Berks County Probate Records
Original Probate Records on Microfilm
- 1752-1860 Wills FHL film 20722 (first of 8 films)-Index included, 1752-1915
- 1752-1851 Administration Letters and Bonds FHL 196590-Index included, 1752-1915
- 1752-1915 Estate Files FHL film 1644017 (first of 337 films)
Additional Probate Indexes and Abstracts
Additional probate indexes or abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Berks County, Pennsylvania Genealogy probate wills in online catalogs like:
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
- 1752-1850 - Williams, Richard T. and Mildred C. Williams. Index of Berks County, Pennsylvania Wills and Administration Records 1752-1850. Danboro, Pa.: the authors, 1973. Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online - free.
Prothonotary's Office Archive Center
Berks County Courthouse, 2nd Floor
633 Court Street
Reading, PA 19601
Hours: Tuesday and Thursday - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Phone: (610) 478-6970 ext. 3486
Records in this office consist of the following: Sheriff Deeds Grantor/Grantee Index; Appearance Docket: 1754 - 1950; Judgment Docket: 1770 - 1956; Execution Docket: 1768 - 1960; Mechanics Liens: 1836 - 1937; City Liens: 1861 - 1927; Locality Index; Naturalization Records: 1795 to present; Miscellaneous records which include: divorces, registration of doctors and attorneys, "lunatics and drunkards," and other miscellaneous materials.
Berks County Courthouse
633 Court Street
Reading, PA 19601
Phone: (610) 478-6136
Hours: 8 AM to 5 PM
Closed on holidays
Public parking is available on the south side of Court Street across from the Service Center.
The office of the Prothontary is the custodian of all civil matters in the county. This includes naturalization, immigration, equity actions, judgements, federal and local tax leins, city liens, family court, arbitrations, license suspension appeals, appeals to higher court, commercial code filings, applications for passports and divorce proceedings. The prothonotary does have a website with limited indexes for searching. There are no on-line divorce indexes. Some of their records are stored off site and staff makes one trip a month to retrieve off-site files. It is a good idea to contact the prothonotary before visiting so that, if need be, staff can retrieve the off-site record before your visit. Their website does have e-mail contact available. The staff is very helpful.
- Berks County Prothonotary
Second Floor
633 Court Street
Reading, PA 19601
Phone: 610-478-6970
- Berks County Prothonotary
Family History Centers
Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources for family history research.
The main FHC for Berks County, Pennsylvania Genealogy is the Reading Pennsylvania Family History Center. For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory.
The Reading Public Library is located at 100 South Fifth Street in Reading. Free parking is available in the rear of the library for library patrons. Microfilm copiers are avaiable and full runs of the Reading Eagle and the Reading Times are open to the public. Located on the second floor of the library is the Pennsylvania Room. It contains local histories and genealogies associated with Berks County. City directories and high school yearbooks are also located in the Pennsylvania Room.
The Mennonite Heritage Center
565 Yoder Road
Harleysville PA 19438-1020
Phone:(215) 256-3020
Hours: Tuesday thru Friday, 10am–5pm, Saturday, 10am–2pm
The Mennonite Historians of Eastern Pennsylvania support the John L. Ruth Historical Library and Museum at the Mennonite Heritage Center. Located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania the records and resources of this treasure also cover the counties of Bucks, Chester, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, and Philadelphia. The website provides a comprehensive overview of library resources, online cemetery database, manuscript collections, photo collections, archival collections, and more.
Foundation for the Reading Public Museum
500 Museum Road
Reading, PA 19611-1425
Phone: (610) 371-5844
Central Pennsylvania African American Museum
Old Bethel
African Methodist Episcopal Church
119 N. Tenth Street
Reading, PA 19601
Phone: (610) 371-8713
Email: email@example.com
Rich in history, Berks County contains a number of societies dealing with the history of the area.
The Historical Society of the Berks County is located on Centre Street in Reading. There are varying degrees of membership ranging from a $40.00 yearly single membership to a $1,000.00 yearly patron membership. There is also a youth membership, ages 8-15, for $17.76.
The Berks County Genealogical Society is located in the Goggle Works building at:
201 Washington Street, Reading, PA 19601
Phone: (610) 921-4970
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Other local societies are:
Albany Township Historical Society
Boyertown Area Historical Society
43 South Chestnut Street
Boyertown, Pa 19512
Phone: (610) 367-5255
E-mail: email@example.com
Fleetwood Area Historical Society
110 W. Arch St.
Fleetwood, PA 19522
Phone: (610) 698-2383
E-mail: email@example.com
Kutztown Area Historical Society
P.O. Box 307
Normal Avenue and Whiteoak Street
Kutztown, PA 19530
Phone: (610) 683-7697
E-mail: email@example.com
Wyomissing, PA High School 1940 Girls Glee Club
- 1767-1768, 1779-1781, 1784-1785 - Proprietary and State Tax Lists of the County of Berks: For the Years 1767, 1768, 1779, 1780, 1781, 1784, 1785. (Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Vol. 18). Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Google Books - free.
- 1798 - Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798 at Ancestry ($).
Vital RecordsVital records in Berks County are handled by the Orphan's Court. Between the years 1852-1855 Pennsylvania made a failed attempt to record birth, marriage and death events at the county level. While the records for that time period are available, there were few events recorded. County marriage records were kept in ernest in 1885. Births and deaths, at the county level, were begun in 1893 and kept through 1905.
|Use substitute records for birth, marriage and death information. These substitute records include Bible Records, Cemeteries, Church Records, Newspapers, and Probate Records.
- Records are available at the courthouse service center and also on microfilm at
- FHL films 1644015-1644016 item 1
- FHL films 20794-20795
Indexes for Pennsylvania birth records are available through the Department of of Health for 1906 only. Once an individual is located in the index a certificate can be obtained by writing to:
Division of Vital Records
ATTN: Public Records
P.O. Box 1528
New Castle, PA 16103
The cost for an un-certified birth certificate is $3.00. You may also try:
- 1726-1930 - Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950 - free index. Not complete for all years.
- 1852-1854 – Pennsylvania Births Ancestry.com – ($) Index with images.
- 1876-1906 - Berks County, Pennsylvania Births, 1876-1906 at Ancestry.com - ($); index only.
- Berks County, Pennsylvania Delayed Births at Ancestry.com - ($); index only.
Marriage records are located on the second floor of the courthouse Service Center and are available to the public. Computers are located in the office to obtain the volume and page number of the certificate for the couple you are seeking. Take the volume and page number to the marriage licence office and a staff member will retrieve the certificate. The marriage records are on microfiche and copiers are available. You can also try:
- 1700-1821 - Pennsylvania Marriage Records Ancestry.com – ($) This database is incomplete for all counties.
- 1725-1976 - Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940 - free index. Not complete for all years.
- Pre-1810 – Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry.com – ($) This database is incomplete for all counties. Includes 35,000 marriage records from vol. VIII of of the second series of the Pennsylvania Archives.
- 1801-1825 - Berks County Marriages at Berks County, Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives
- 1852-1854 - Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry.com – ($) Index with images.
- 1885-1950 - Pennsylvania County Marriage, 1885-1950 Extracted marriage records – free.
- 1885-1909 – Marriage Dockets FHL films 20796-20811
- 1885-1929 - Berks County, Pennsylvania Marriages, 1885-1929 at Ancestry.com - ($); index only.
Divorce records are available through the office of the Prothonotary. The office of the Prothonotary is located in the courthouse building.
Death records, 1893 through 1906, are available at the courthouse Service Center.
Indexes for Pennsylvania death records are available through the Department of Health for 1906 through 1961. Once an individual is located in the index a certificate can be obtained by writing to:
Division of Vital Records
ATTN: Public Records
P.O. Box 1528
New Castle, PA 16103
The cost for a non-certified death certificate is $3.00.
Records may also be found at:
- 1852-1855– Deaths FHL film 20793 item 1
- 1894-1906– Deaths, v.1 FHL film 20793 items 2-3
- 1905-1906– Death ReturnsFHL film 1644016 item 2
- 1852-1854 – Pennsylvania Deaths Ancestry.com – ($) Index with images.
- 1852-1855, 1894-1906 - Berks County, Pennsylvania Deaths, 1852-1854, 1894-1906 at Ancestry.com - ($); index only
Finding Vital Records at Other Repositories
Additional vital records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Berks County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Vital Records in online catalogs like:
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
Populated Places
- TOWNSHIPS (as of 1990): Albany, Alsace, Amity, Bern, Bethel, Brecknock, Caernarvon, Centre, Colebrookdale, Cumru, District, Douglass, Earl, Exeter, Greenwich, Heidelberg, Hereford, Jefferson, Longswamp, Lower Alsace, Lower Heidelberg, Maidencreek, Marion, Maxatawny, Muhlenberg, North Heidelberg, Oley, Ontelaunee, Penn, Perry, Pike, Richmond, Robeson, Rockland, Ruscombmanor, South Heidelberg, Spring, Tilden, Tulpehocken, Union, Upper Bern, Upper Tulpehocken, Washington, Windsor.
- BOROUGHS (as of 1990): Adamstown, Bally, Bechtelsville, Bernville, Birdsboro, Boyertown, Centerport, Fleetwood, Hamburg, Kenhorst, Kutztown, Laureldale, Leesport, Lenhartsville, Lyons, Mohnton, Mount Penn, Robesonia, St. Lawrence, Shillington, Shoemakersville, Sinking Spring, Strausstown, Temple, Topton, Wernersville, West Lawn, West Reading, Womelsdorf, Wyomissing, Wyomissing Hills.
- CITIES (as of 1990): Reading.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002]. Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Adams County, Pennsylvania" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_County,_Pennsylvania (accessed 17 July 2012).
- ↑ Morton L. Montgomery, "Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County Pennsylvania" (Chicago: J.H. Beers and Co., 1909), 47. WorldCat 4281157; FHL book 974.816 D2m
- ↑ Morton L. Montgomery, "Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County Pennsylvania" (Chicago: J.H. Beers and Co., 1909), 47. WorldCat 4281157; FHL book 974.816 D2m
- ↑ Morton L. Montgomery, "Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County Pennsylvania" (Chicago: J.H. Beers and Co., 1909), 46-47. WorldCat 4281157; FHL book 974.816 D2m
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Philip Syng Physick Conner,"Registers of the Anglican Church in Pennsylvania prior to 1800," The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 12 (1888):341-349. For free online access, see WeRelate.
- ↑ Morton L. Montgomery, "Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County Pennsylvania" (Chicago: J.H. Beers and Co., 1909), 46. WorldCat 4281157; FHL book 974.816 D2m
- ↑ Morton L. Montgomery, "Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County Pennsylvania" (Chicago: J.H. Beers and Co., 1909), 46. WorldCat 4281157; FHL book 974.816 D2m
- ↑ William Wade Hinshaw and Phyllis J. Selby, The William Wade Hinshaw Index to Pennsylvania Quaker Meeting Records (Kokomo, Ind.: Selby Publishing and Printing, 1990). Vol. 2. FHL Book 974.8 K2w v. 2
- ↑ Morton L. Montgomery, "Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County Pennsylvania" (Chicago: J.H. Beers and Co., 1909), 46. WorldCat 4281157; FHL book 974.816 D2m
- ↑ Morton L. Montgomery, "Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County Pennsylvania" (Chicago: J.H. Beers and Co., 1909), 46. WorldCat 4281157; FHL book 974.816 D2m
- ↑ The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania http://www.pacourts.us/T/CommonPleas/ accessed 10 July 2012.
- ↑ County of Berks, Clerk of Courts http://www.co.berks.pa.us/Dept/Clerks/Pages/default.aspx, accessed 10 July 2012
- ↑ The Philadelphia Courts at http://www.courts.phila.gov/common-pleas/orphans/ accessed 10 July 2012
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 John B.B. Trussell and Charles C. Dallas, The Pennsylvania Line; Regimental Organization and Operations, 1776-1783 (Harrisburg, Pa.: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1977). Digital version at Family History Archive.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "6th Pennsylvania Regiment," http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Pennsylvania_Regiment, accessed 31 May 2012.


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You're indicating then that 80 percent of people taking the LSAT don't try to do the work that it takes to get into law school or a good law school - including becoming informed.
The LSAT scores whether they are using the scale for this administration or the next are pretty consistent year after year. If they weren't and it was that skewed (yes, I get what you're saying about people doing better or worse but really, it doesn't change THAT much) the test itself would have no indicative value of law school performance because it wasn't consistently quantifiable
I don't know, do people real improve that much on the second run? I heard that they basically stay within the score band unless they didn't prep the first time and did a lot the next time.
So the point of that babbling is it is awesome you scored a 160+ on your LSAT. You obviously worked hard on achieving that score, but I think it is possible you have a knack for the test on top of the work you put into achieving a high score. That is just my opinion though. .


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ECONOMICS: PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CHOICE includes many more engaging elements—such as scenes from popular movies and applications of economic theory to real-world issues—to help you see how these theories apply to the world around you. Each chapter has been updated to reflect today's market, including analysis and explanation of measures of current economic activity. You'll also find highlights of the lives of notable economists and how they contributed to the thinking that shapes our markets today. Common economic myths are dispelled, and the invisible hand" metaphor is applied to economic theory, demonstrating how it's working even today to stimulate the economy. This 12th edition includes new technology features such as a robust set of online multimedia learning tools, including video clips and free quizzes designed to support your classroom work; a completely updated Aplia interactive learning system with practice problems, interactive tutorials, online experiences, and more.Gwartney, James D. is the author of 'Economics: Private and Public Choice', published 2008 under ISBN 9780324580181 and ISBN 0324580185.[read more]
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The State Opening, which was confirmed for the 8th May this year a few weeks ago by Andrew Lansley, the Leader of the House of Commons, marks the official beginning of the Parliamentary year where Her Majesty reads the speech from the throne, wearing the Imperial State Crown in the presence of members of the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
The Prince of Wales last attended the State Opening of Parliament in 1996, when the Duke of Edinburgh didn't attend, at the ceremony he will gather around the throne as a royal companion.
Up until 1999, he and the other members of the Royal Family who held Dukedoms, Earldoms and other peerages were entitled to sit in the House of Lords and participate in proceedings. In 1999, however, an act passed abolishing all but 92 hereditary peers from the house meaning that now, the majority are made up of what are known as 'Life Peers', who serve in the Lords for their life, but don't pass their title or right to sit in the Lords down.
In 1999, Prince Charles and the other members of the Royal Family who held peerages were offered Life Peerages to be able to sit in the Lords; all declined the offer.
Nowadays at the State Opening, traditions are largely maintained because it makes for a nice calendar event, though the ceremony has very important roots and still fulfils a very important purpose. Effectively, Her Majesty is beginning Parliament's new year officially.
Other traditions, such as the informal one where known Republican, Dennis Skinner, heckles Black Rod (The Queen's messenger to the Commons) as he enters to inform the House that The Queen commands their presence in the Lords also makes for interesting viewing. Other, more formal traditions such as the ceremonial searching of the cellars which has been in operation at the State Opening since Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up Parliament in the 1600s with King James I inside (known as the Gunpowder Plot) also make this event one of the most magnificent in the Royal calendar.
We'll be providing more information about this year's State Opening and more information about the State Opening of Parliament in general within the next few weeks as the day draws closer.
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PEAR DB provides a number of methods that perform a query and fetch the results in one step: getOne(), getRow(), getCol(), getAssoc() , and getAll() . All of these methods permit placeholders.
The getOne() method fetches the first column of the first row of data returned by an SQL query:
$value = $db->getOne(SQL [, values ]);
For example:
$when = $db->getOne("SELECT avg(pub_year) FROM books");
if (DB::isError($when)) {
echo "The average book in the library was published in $when";
The average book in the library was published in 1974
The getRow() method returns the first row of data returned by an SQL query:
$row = $db->getRow(SQL [, values ]]);
This is useful if you know only one row will be returned. For example:
list($title, $author) = $db->getRow(
"SELECT books.title,authors.name FROM books, authors
WHERE books.pub_year=1950 AND books.authorid=authors.authorid");
echo "($title, written by $author)";
(I, Robot, written by Isaac Asimov)
The getCol() method returns a single column from the data returned by an SQL query:
$col = $db->getCol(SQL [, column [, values ]]);
The column parameter can be either a number (0, the default, is the first column), or the column name.
For example, this fetches the names of all the books in the database, ordered by the year they were released:
$titles = $db->getAll("SELECT title FROM books ORDER BY pub_year ASC");
foreach ($titles as $title) {
echo "$titlen";
the Hobbit
I, Robot
The getAll() method returns an array of all the rows returned by the query:
$all = $db->getAll(SQL [, values [, fetchmode ]]);
For example, the following code builds a select box containing the names of the movies. The ID of the selected movie is submitted as the parameter value.
$results = $db->getAll("SELECT bookid,title FROM books ORDER BY pub_year ASC") ;
echo "<select name='movie'>n";
foreach ($results as $result) {
echo "<option value={$result[0]}>{$result[1]}</option>n";
echo "</select>";
All the get*() methods return DB_ERROR when an error occurs.
{mospagebreak title=Details About a Query Response}
Four PEAR DB methods provide you with information on a query result object: numRows(), numCols(), affectedRows(), and tableInfo() .
The numRows() and numCols() methods tell you the number of rows and columns returned from a SELECT query:
$howmany = $response->numRows();
$howmany = $response->numCols();
The affectedRows() method tells you the number of rows affected by an INSERT , DELETE , or UPDATE operation:
$howmany = $response->affectedRows();
The tableInfo() method returns detailed information on the type and flags of fields returned from a SELECT operation:
$info = $response->tableInfo();
The following code dumps the table information into an HTML table:
// connect
$db = DB::connect("mysql://librarian:passw0rd@localhost/ library");
if (DB::iserror($db)) {
$sql = "SELECT * FROM BOOKS";
$q = $db->query($sql);
if (DB::iserror($q)) {
$info = $q->tableInfo();
function a_to_table ($a) {
echo "<title> Table Info </title>";
echo "
n";
foreach ($a as $key => $value) {
echo "
$key	";
if (is_array($value)) {
} else {
echo "
n";
echo "
n";
Figure 8-2 shows the output of the table information dumper.
Figure 8-2. The information from tableInfo( )
Not every RDBMS has the ability to assign unique row IDs, and those that do have wildly differing ways of returning that information. PEAR DB sequences are an alternative to database-specific ID assignment (for instance, MySQL's AUTO_INCREMENT).
The nextID() method returns the next ID for the given sequence:
$id = $db->nextID(sequence);
Normally you'll have one sequence per table for which you want unique IDs. This example inserts values into the books table, giving a unique identifier to each row:
$books = array(array('Foundation', 1951),
array('Second Foundation', 1953),
array('Foundation and Empire', 1952));
foreach ($books as $book) {
$id = $db->nextID('books');
splice($book, 0, 0, $id);
$db->query('INSERT INTO books (bookid,title,pub_year) VALUES (?,?,?)',
A sequence is really a table in the database that keeps track of the last-assigned ID. You can explicitly create and destroy sequences with the createSequence() and dropSequence() methods:
$res = $db->createSequence(sequence);
$res = $db->dropSequence(sequence);
The result will be the result object from the create or drop query or DB_ERROR if an error occurred.
{mospagebreak title=Metadata}
The getListOf() method lets you query the database for information on available databases, users, views, and functions:
$data = $db->getListOf(what);
The wha t parameter is a string identifying the database feature to list. Most data bases support "databases ; " some support "users , " "views , " and "functions . "
For example, this stores a list of available databases in $dbs :
$dbs = $db->getListOf("databases");
Some RDBMSs support transactions, in which a series of database changes can be committed (all applied at once) or rolled back (discarded, with the changes not applied to the database). For example, when a bank handles a money transfer, the withdrawal from one account and deposit into another must happen together—neither should happen without the other, and there should be no time between the two actions. PEAR DB offers the commit () and rollback() methods to help with transactions:
$res = $db->commit();
$res = $db->rollback();
If you call commit() or rollback() on a database that doesn't support transactions, the methods return DB_ERROR .
Be sure to check your underlying database product to ensure that it supports transactions.
{mospagebreak title=Sample Application}
Because web database applications are such a mainstay of web development, we've decided to show you a complete sample application in this chapter. This section develops a self-maintaining business listing service. Companies add their own records to the database and pick the category or categories by which they want to be indexed.
Two HTML forms are needed to populate the database tables. One form provides the site administrator with the means to add category IDs, titles, and descriptions. The second form, used by the self-registering businesses, collects the business contact information and permits the registrant to associate the listing with one or more categories. A separate page displays the listings by category on the web page.
Database Tables
There are three tables: businesses to collect the address data for each business, categories to name and describe each category, and an associative table called biz_categories to relate entries in the other two tables to each other. These tables and their relationships are shown in Figure 8-3.
Figure 8-3. Database design for business listing service
Example 8-2 contains a dump of the table schema in MySQL format. Depending on your database's features, the schema may have to be altered slightly.
Example 8-2. Database schema
# ——————————————
# Table structure for table 'biz_categories' #
CREATE TABLE biz_categories (
business_id int(11) NOT NULL,
category_id char(10) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (business_id, category_id),
KEY business_id (business_id, category_id)
# ——————————————#
# Table structure for table 'businesses'
CREATE TABLE businesses (
business_id int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
name varchar(255) NOT NULL,
address varchar(255) NOT NULL,
city varchar(128) NOT NULL,
telephone varchar(64) NOT NULL,
url varchar(255),
PRIMARY KEY (business_id),
UNIQUE business_id (business_id),
KEY business_id_2 (business_id)
# ——————————————#
# Table structure for table 'categories'
CREATE TABLE categories (
category_id varchar(10) NOT NULL,
title varchar(128) NOT NULL,
description varchar(255) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (category_id),
UNIQUE category_id (category_id),
KEY category_id_2 (category_id)
Database Connection
We've designed these pages to work with a MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle 8i backend. The only visible sign of this in the PHP code is that we use commit() after every update. We've abstracted the database-specific stuff to a db_login.php library, shown in Example 8-3, which selects an appropriate DSN for MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle.
Example 8-3. Database connection abstraction script (db_login.php)
// database connection setup section
$username = 'user';
$password = 'seekrit';
$hostspec = 'localhost';
$database = 'phpbook';
// select one of these three values for $phptype
// $phptype = 'pgsql';
// $phptype = 'oci8';
$phptype = 'mysql';
// check for Oracle 8 – data source name syntax is different
if ($phptype != 'oci8'){
$dsn = "$phptype://$username:$password@$hostspec/$database";
} else {
$net8name = 'www';
$dsn = "$phptype://$username:$password@$net8name";
// establish the connection
$db = DB::connect($dsn);
if (DB::isError($db)) {
die ($db->getMessage());
Please check back next week for the conclusion to this article.