Perry Historians and the Lenig Library of Genealogical Information, Perry cOunty PA

The Perry Historians

The Perry Historians is a volunteer organization concerned with the heritage of Perry County as revealed through the lives of individuals and families. We are actively preserving and organizing the source materials and representative artifacts relative to the genealogical history of Perry County and adjacent areas. We have restored a brick country school house, and erected a concrete vault to house and use our holdings. We also added a two story addition to house our continually-expanding accessions. In addition to our own collection, we hold the collections of the late Harry W. Lenig, for whom our library is named; Ardella Ebersole; Louella Sweigert; and others. Your participation through a membership will allow us to continue our many projects of procuring and preserving the records and artifacts of our heritage and providing safe and proper housing for them so they will be available for this and many future generations.

The Perry Historians receive no public funding and are totally dependent upon memberships in order to acquire and properly house the records of the families and history of the Perry County area. We invite you to participate with us in preserving the heritage of Perry County. We offer a professional research service on a purely volunteer basis.

2008 Dates

March 8- Genealogical Workshop, 9 AM - 5 PM

TBA - Raffle Drawing at Perry Historians / Harry Lenig Library

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The Harry W. Lenig Library

The Lenig Library is located at 763 Dix Hill Rd. (not our mailing address) You will find us:

on the right hand side of route 34 N, 2 miles from the square of New Bloomfield PA
on the left hand side of route 34 S, 4 miles from Newport PA

The library is open every Wednesday from 9 AM to 9 PM.
Closed the day before Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, or major holidays.
The library is open these additional days in 2008, from 9 AM to 5 PM:

Underlined days Jan. through Sept, 9:30 - 4:30
Underlined days Oct, through Dec, 9:30 - 4:00

January 12, 18, 19, 26
February 9, 15, 16, 23
March 1, 14, 15, 22
April 5, 12, 18, 19, 26
May 3, 10, 21 through 24
June 7, 14, 20, 21, 28
July 5, 12, 18, 19, 26
August 2, 9, 15, 16, 23
September 6, 12, 13, 20, 27
October 15 through 18, 25
November 1, 8, 21, 22, 29
December 6, 12, 13, 20, 27

Library Use Fees:

Scheduled Library Days (listed at left and above):

Non-members- $5 per day
Non-member Students under 21 years old- Free
Non-member Students over 21 years old- $5 per day

Unscheduled Days:

Members- $20 per day
Non-members- $30 per day
Non-member Students under 21 years old- Free
Non-member Students over 21 years old- $30 per day

Contacts for use of library other than scheduled days:
Library (717) 582-4896 when open
Jim Kapp (717) 567-3956
Jill Martin (717) 789-3180
Myrtle Leinaweaver (717) 834-6514
Janet Howard nakumahtoo@aol.com

Membership:

Annual memberships run from January 1 to December 31, regardless of when you join. You will receive all of the publications for the year.

Members receive:

Reduced research fees
Annual publication "The Perry Review"
Bi-monthly newsletter "The Airy View" in which members may place free inquiries
"The Genealogical Exchange" listing of members and addresses who are working on the same surname/subject. To be included in this exchange be sure to list your surnames/subjects on your membership application form. Enclose one SASE for each six names/subjects.
Reduced prices on special publications.

For membership application form and/or research request guidelines, please send SASE to: The Perry Historians, P.O. Box 73, Newport PA 17074

Abbreviated List of Records in the Harry W. Lenig Library:

Church Records: Copies of all extant Perry County church records, translations, copies from other counties, several originals
Newspapers: Microfilm of all extant files from 1820 which are being indexed
Tombstone Inscriptions: All Perry County burial grounds copied, plus most of those in surrounding counties; German stones translated; transcriptions of several destroyed burial grounds
Mortuary Records: Originals of two funeral homes, plus microfilm copy of another; access to cemetary burial records
Court Records: Deeds, probate, vital statistics, tax lists, civil & criminal cases for Perry, Cumberland, and Juniata Counties
Land Survey Drafts: Originals from the late 1700's to the early 1900's, all names indexed
Printed Works: Large collection of genealogical, biographical, and historical publications and reference works, military records, printed PA archives, emigration/immigration records
Family & Subject Files:About 5,000 files arranged by surname and subject
Photographs: A large collection of photos of people and scenes
Taufschein Collection: ( PA German Birth and Baptismal Certificates) These give date and place of birth, and almost always provide the mother's maiden name. Several hundred originals, plus publications with data on thousands more.
Connected Warranty Maps: County-wide by township, when and by whom land was acquired from the colonial government
Census Schedules: Federal decennial population schedules from 1790 through 1930, plus 1798 Windowpane Tax, PA Septennial schedules and Manufacturing Schedules.
Rare Books Collection: A collection of family Bibles, diaries and books that were printed in the Central PA area and used by Perry County families throughout the years.
Artifacts: A small collection of items used in Perry County homes to help illustrate how our ancestors lived.

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