{"id":9108,"date":"2019-02-07T15:39:03","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T20:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-gen.info\/?page_id=9108"},"modified":"2019-02-08T14:44:45","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T19:44:45","slug":"some-community-facebook-pages-miller-associated-familes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/e-gen.info\/?page_id=9108","title":{"rendered":"Some Community Facebook Pages: Miller-associated Familes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Did you know that this is the 15th anniversary for Facebook<\/span><\/a>? What a useful tool, having come out of such a humble beginning. I don\u2019t know how else I could keep up with the thoughts and activities of family around the country. Many of our relatives have private individual<\/i> Facebook pages that will probably require membership and a \u201cFriend\u201d request, if you\u2019re interested, but here we are concentrating only on what we consider the very best public<\/i> community<\/i> spaces as a more contemporary compliment to our family history. Please take a moment to view the beautiful pictures and listen in on the interesting conversations at these sites:\u00a0 local organizations and activities, churches, schools, libraries, museums, and societies. Don\u2019t forget to click on the links<\/i> inside each Facebook page.\u00a0 Think of this information as the answer to the question genealogists might logically ask about their subjects\u2019 communities: \u201cWhere are they and what are they doing\u00a0 now?\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>As this section is ever-expanding, do send me new discoveries via the comment block below. Also, I have arbitrarily categorized the links by location and subject matter and have made some contextual comments for your interest. This arrangement may change, so check back.
\nThanks,
\nLarry Pearce, Administrator<\/span><\/p>\n

QUEMAHONING TOWNSHIP<\/strong> – Joseph Miller, Sr., our family Patriarch, emigrated from\u00a0<\/span>the Palatinate region of Germany around 1754. His sons\u00a0<\/span>“Yost” (1748-1811)<\/a> and Jeremiah came from Lancaster County to the mountains of West central Pennsylvania in 1784, some of the first Europeans to settle in “Indian Territory.” Today’s\u00a0Quemahoning Township<\/a> was then called Stonycreek<\/a> and was part of Bedford County, later to become Somerset. Many of his descendants still reside in and around this area.<\/span><\/p>\n

*Quemahoning Twp<\/em><\/strong>, Somerset Co, PA –\u00a0<\/em>Most is still rural with woods & streams
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Quemahoning-Township-Somerset-County-Pennsylvania\/104134229624361<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Quemahoning-Twp\/304380929715649<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

*\u00a0<\/strong>Quemahoning<\/strong> Reservoir –\u00a0<\/em>The centerpiece<\/a> offers camping and recreation
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Quemahoning-Reservoir\/301355670285984<\/a><\/p>\n

STOYSTOWN<\/strong> – One of the oldest towns west of the Alleghenies<\/a>, a borough established in 1762. This was the hub of civilization for early settlers along the Forbes Road<\/a>\u00a0with stores, churches, and a post office. The Miller families visited here frequently.<\/span><\/p>\n

*\u00a0Stoystown<\/em><\/strong>, Somerset County, PA –\u00a0<\/em>Some original buildings still stand
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stoystown.pa<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Stoystown-Historical-Society\/1488561321465419<\/a><\/p>\n

BOSWELL\u00a0<\/strong>– Founded at the site of a 1904 coal mine, this small borough still displays many of the original homes, although the businesses have given way to chain stores.<\/p>\n

* Boswell\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Historical Society –\u00a0<\/em>Area history complete<\/a> with a small museum & park
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/Boswell-Area-Historical-Society-736018239808373\/posts\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Orenda-Park\/149203895215784<\/a><\/p>\n

CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP<\/strong> – The land between Quemahoning and the City of Johnstown was home to many Amish-Mennonites<\/a> coming west from Berks County.<\/a> Still home to many farms, it’s now split by four-lane 219, serving Somerset & Cambria Co’s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

* Conemaugh Twp\u00a0<\/strong>Area Historical Soc. –\u00a0<\/em>See artifacts, documents, & photographs
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ConemaughTownshipAreaHistoricalSociety\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

SOMERSET<\/strong> – This small borough<\/a>\u00a0has had several names over the years but now gives her new name to the county\u00a0<\/a>where all the Miller family legal business was done. The courthouse is at the highest elevation in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

* Somerset<\/strong><\/em>, PA<\/em> – Victim of three fires, the town is a mixture of the old & the new
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/somersetpa<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

* Somerset\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>County, PA –\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0Once mostly farming, the new economy is tourism & a prison<\/span>
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Somerset-County-Pennsylvania\/135527463148019<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

* Somerset\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Historical Center –\u00a0<\/em>Archives, a museum<\/a>, and lots of festivals for all
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/somersethistoricalcenter\/<\/a><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

JOHNSTOWN<\/strong> – This former steel town<\/a>, named after Amishman Joseph Schantz<\/a>, has had many nicknames over the year, including “Little Pittsburgh” and “Little Europe” for its ethnic diversity. It’s still the center of the metropolitan area.<\/span><\/p>\n

*<\/strong>\u00a0Greater Johnstown,\u00a0<\/strong>Cambria Co –\u00a0<\/em>Lots of history here, besides the 1889 Flood
\nhttp:\/\/www.johnstownroots.org\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.jaha.org\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/479772518741979\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

SEVERAL FAMILY CHURCHES\u00a0<\/strong>– Our Miller ancestors were mostly German Lutherans and Brethren<\/a>, as represented below, but descendants today are found in all faiths. Thankfully, after some the original buildings have been removed, the cemeteries remain as a silent testimony to the faithfulness of our families.<\/p>\n

* St. James<\/strong><\/em> Lutheran<\/strong>, Boswell\u00a0– Thanks to Bill Havyer, our heritage is preserved
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/488143911582295\/permalink\/513392955724057\/<\/a><\/p>\n

* Laurel Trinity<\/span> Luth<\/span><\/strong><\/em>, Jennerstown – This new edifice represents three congregations
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Laurel-Trinity-Lutheran-Church\/1472176456426124<\/a><\/p>\n

* Friedens Lutheran<\/strong><\/em> – Founded by our Millers and Shaffers<\/a> in the 1780s
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/friedenslutheran\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

* Grace Lutheran,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Stoystown – This East Main St. church was founded in 1888
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GraceStoystown\/?rf=119885004694352<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

* St. Paul’s Lutheran<\/strong><\/em>, <\/em>Buckstown –\u00a0<\/em>Another old congregation nearby
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/St-Pauls-Lutheran-Church\/104969519545805<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

* United Church of Christ<\/strong><\/em>, <\/em>Stoystown – Finally, a Reformed Protestant church!
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/Stoystown-Charge-United-Church-of-Christ-257395314606894\/posts\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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