Lynn, those dogwoods are thriving and are pretty large now. There are 4 of them, along the W. Broad St. side of the church. One of these days when I have my camera I'll try to get you a nice photo. They are really gorgeous in the Spring when they are in bloom! Now you are going to have me thinking about your parents whenever I pass by those trees. On the elderberry jelly topic, one year when I was about 8 years old, Mom took me & my younger sister and brother picking elderberrys from the bushes that served as hedges dividing some of Aunt Carrie's fields. We picked tons of berries and Mom got the idea she was going to make elderberry jelly at home. What a mess that was! Everything was purple from those berries including us kids LOL. It turned out so yummy, but Mom never tried that again. She stuck with easier to manage (cleanup wise) jellies like apple, peach, pear and gooseberry varieties after that. Famous relatives - I have famous relatives, but they are mostly on my Mom's New England side of the family, not my PA-D side. Some of my famous gr-grandparents of other generations are a slew of Rev War soldiers, Roger Williams the founder of Rhode Island, Mary Barrett Dyer and Anne Marbury Hutchinson (google these ladies if you don't know about them), & John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley (Mayflower Pilgrims). Through Anne Hutchinson's mother, Bridget Dryden, the line continues back through Lords and Barons and Knights and Earls and their wives to Edward I (aka Longshanks) of England (played by Patrick McGoohan in the movie "Braveheart"). Edward's father was Henry III of England, whose own father was King John (Lackland) of England of Magna Carta fame. John's parents were Henry II (aka Curtmantle) of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Eleanor and Henry II are my 26th gr-grandparents (played by Kate Hepburn & Peter O'Toole in the movie "The Lion In Winter") . On my Pa-D side, I'm not as far along in my research (funny since I've lived here in Berks all my life) but I do know that one of my 5th gr-grandfathers was Johann/John Jacob Dieffenbach. He built the first pipe organs to be built by a native-born citizen of the U.S.A. ~Karen from Berks

Thanks so much for the description of the trees!!!!! Yes, they are there 20 years this year. I'm so glad they flourished!!! They were planted in memory of Mom, June Valeria (Kremer) Andrich. She was a Sr. Nurse's Aide at the Reading Hospital, working in the Pediatrics unit until they remodeled that part_her last was in the OB-GYN, right before she found out about her brain cancer. She painted the windows of the ward for the kids who were terminally ill. Sometimes it was the last thing they actually walked to see. She lived on top of Rentchler's garage on New Holland Rd_it was also a Peugeot Dealer at the time, at 1103A. So, when you pass, think of June-June :o) All the kids loved her. They all wanted to come take my bedroom when I moved out :o) Thanks again, Karen!!!!! Someday I'll have this Old Glenside post finished :o) I would love a picture of the trees when they are in bloom!!!! That would be wonderful for my family research!!! Just let me know! Thanks! :o) Lynn PS LOVED your family history!!!! WOW!!!! I love reading about all these famous family stories!!!! My nieghbor, across the street, was a descendant of William of Orange. He would tell me about being related to him at times in our conversations. One of my former Sunday school students is descended from Sir William Wallace. She had to do a report for school about it, I believe. AT least I remember her saying she needed info on it, because of doing the research project on their families for school. They don't do much in that area, but I guess they are at least trying to get the kids interested in their heritage. We LOVE the pipe organ!!!! Thank your 5th Ggrandfather!!!! Karen wrote: On the elderberry jelly topic, one year when I was about 8 years old, Mom took me & my younger sister and brother picking elderberrys from the bushes that served as hedges dividing some of Aunt Carrie's fields. We picked tons of berries and Mom got the idea she was going to make elderberry jelly at home. What a mess that was! Everything was purple from those berries including us kids LOL. It turned out so yummy, but Mom never tried that again. She stuck with easier to manage (cleanup wise) jellies like apple, peach, pear and gooseberry varieties after that. Famous relatives - I have famous relatives, but they are mostly on my Mom's New England side of the family, not my PA-D side. Some of my famous gr-grandparents of other generations are a slew of Rev War soldiers, Roger Williams the founder of Rhode Island, Mary Barrett Dyer and Anne Marbury Hutchinson (google these ladies if you don't know about them), & John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley (Mayflower Pilgrims). Through Anne Hutchinson's mother, Bridget Dryden, the line continues back through Lords and Barons and Knights and Earls and their wives to Edward I (aka Longshanks) of England (played by Patrick McGoohan in the movie "Braveheart"). Edward's father was Henry III of England, whose own father was King John (Lackland) of England of Magna Carta fame. John's parents were Henry II (aka Curtmantle) of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Eleanor and Henry II are my 26th gr-grandparents (played by Kate Hepburn & Peter O'Toole in the movie "The Lion In Winter") . On my Pa-D side, I'm not as far along in my research (funny since I've lived here in Berks all my life) but I do know that one of my 5th gr-grandfathers was Johann/John Jacob Dieffenbach. He built the first pipe organs to be built by a native-born citizen of the U.S.A.