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| Albany Township Historical Society's mission is to collect historical artifacts and documents, to preserve historical landmarks, to provide opportunities for education and research, and to preserve the Pennsylvania German language, and other local dialects, and finally, to preserve the culture of the past, present and future.
Albany Township is located in the north eastern corner of Berks County, Pennsylvania. The township was established sometime between 1739 and 1752. The early settlers came from the German Palatinate, Switzerland, and an area known as 'Allemaengel'. The blue Mountain chain borders the township to the north with the Pinnacle being one of the highest peak in Albany Township.
There are six remaining villages in Albany Township; Albany, Eckville, Kempton, Quaker City, Stony Run, and Trexler. Because of its relatively unchanged representation of a self sufficient village that has been in existence for over a century, Trexler was placed on the registry of National Historic District in 2001. Our Historical Society headquarters is the Grain & Feed Warehouse in the village of Trexler, which is located on Old Philly Pike in the upper corner of Albany Township.
Nearby attractions are Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, the Appalachian Trail, WK&S Railroad and the Kempton Community Center.
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