Snow Hill (Schneeberg) Nunnery in Quincy Twp was not Catholic, but a branch of the cloister at Ephrata. In M'Auley's 1876 county history it is called 'the principal institution of the German Seventh Day Baptists in the United States.' At that date there were only 15 people living there: 8 males and 7 females. "all old people and as there are no accessions to their numbers, the society must soon become extinct." (page 152) There is a historical marker on the highway about a mile south of Quincy. -----Original Message----- From: JDHLEH@aol.com <JDHLEH@aol.com> To: PAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com <PAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 11:33 PM Subject: [PAFRANKL] Snow Hill Nunnery?? >Is there a Nunnery in Quincy Twp? I found a mention of a woman who was >supposed to be a nun at the Snow Hill nunnery. I've never heard of Snow Hill >Nunnery but some of my german ancestors were founders of the Snow Hill >Society. > >Would like some help clearing up the question of a Catholic (I'm assuming) >church with reference to a Snow Hill Nunnery. > >Thanks >L. > >