Mission Statement: Collect and preserve the history of the people and families who live or have lived in the Dutch Corner Area of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, for the use by present and future generations. Place as much information on the internet as possible and keep all paper copies for documentation and future possible display.

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The long-awaited records of Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church in Dutch Corner, Bedford, PA is now available! 

This 325 page book sells for $25 plus $5 shipping & handling.  It also includes an index of 40 pages.  ALL proceeds will be donated to the church!

Messiah Lutheran Church is one of the oldest congregations in Bedford County, being organized in about 1790.  The earliest records date back to 1812, and were written in German.  A portion was translated by Helen Shafer Hill in 1935.  These are included along with the original German records.

This book contains all available vital statistics: births, deaths, marriages, along with confirmations and church members from 1812 to 1960 for Messiah Church.  The last portion of the book has records from St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Osterburg PA.  It has the same vital statistics as Messiah and dates from 1868 to 1995.  A few records are included from St. John's, St. Peter's and St. Paul's.

It can be ordered by making your check payable to Messiah Lutheran Church and mailing it to Messiah Lutheran Church, c/o Betty L. Johnstone, 212 Concord Drive, Bedford, PA 15522, or you may contact any member of Messiah Lutheran Church to purchase a copy. 

The  Dutch Corner History Group is planning on doing a second edition of it's popular "Dutch Corner Schools" book.  This new edition will include additional photos and information (including names of children that were not with the pictures in the first edition).  For those who have purchased the first edition, an addendum will be printed that will include only the new photos and information, at a reduced price.   If you have photos or information that you would be willing to let us copy or scan so that it will be preserved as part of Dutch Corner history, please contact us at Schools<at>DutchCornerPA<dot>com (replacing <at> with @ and <dot> with . symbol).

Available for a $10.00 donation (not including shipping)....the Indian Eve Ornament, commemorating the Legacy of Indian Eve on the 200th Anniversary of her death.  To purchase, email IndianEveOrnament<at>DutchCornerPA<dot>com (replacing <at> with @ and <dot> with . symbol).

 

These books include information, as well as some photographs (these schools were all closed after the 1935-36 school year, when all students began to attend the schools in Bedford), of the schools that were located in Dutch Corner, including the schools of Helsel (or Heltzel), Tomlinson, Pleasant Valley, Oakdale, Kauffman, Imlertown, Cessna and Crossroads Schools.  If you are interested in purchasing a copy, please call us at the below number or email us at this email address, with the subject "Dutch Corner School book".  Books will be available for a limited time only!

 

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Dutch Corner Families

Dutch Corner Locations

Dutch Corner Land Warrant Map

Dutch Corner Churches

Dutch Corner Cemeteries

Dutch Corner Schools

Dutch Corner History Group Message Board

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We are NOT the group that has an opinion on certain environmental issues.

We are a non-profit organization whose sole purpose is to preserve the history of Dutch Corner, Bedford County, Pennsylvania through information such as photographs, stories, family histories and documents. 

 Can you help?  Take a look at this page and see if you can identify any of these people:  Do You Know Who I Am Page 

Check out the proposed Old Ways Museum by Frank Antonson

So, Just where is Dutch Corner?

You can help us by sharing the information that YOU have on Dutch Corner!  To get an idea of what we're looking for, Click Here.

If you will be in the Dutch Corner area, and need directions to a location that you would like to visit, feel free to call us!  We will help you all we can!

If you would like to donate to the Dutch Corner History Group or become a member, please call us at one of the numbers below, or email us at this email address, with "Dutch Corner History Group Donation" or "Dutch Corner History Group Membership" in the subject line.

If you have any stories, pictures, would like to attend the next meeting (meetings are typically held on the third Sunday of each month, but there are exceptions when there is a holiday or there is a scheduling conflict) or have any ideas of what YOU would like to see on our website, please contact us at this email address, or contact us at 982 Imlertown Road, Bedford, PA 15522 or call us at 814-494-2451 or 814-623-6303!  As well, if you'd like to contribute to our group to assist us with the costs of restoring the cemeteries, cemetery upkeep, or for use in our other projects, please email us using the underlined link above. 

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