Once Upon A Family ** Memorialize your family legacy before it is lost forever. *** Future generations will be interested in what their ancestor's life was like before air conditioning, cell phones, computers, microwaves or frozen dinners.      The articles will be posted on the Rothermel Family Association Website. *** Vintage pictures are acceptable and will help tell the story. with any questions. ***Any living people mentioned or pictured in the article should be contacted for their approval. ***There is no guarantee that an article will be posted on the website. See submission policy at the bottom of this page. ***When completed the article and any pictures should be emailed to the Webmaster. Need Help? Follow the links below to get ideas for your memoirs Writing Family Memoirs Small Family Memories SHARE YOUR STORY Click for larger window View Full Size Image Rothermel Coat of Arms Adopted by the Rothermel Association in 1988 Since its origin and authenticity cannot be verified, it is not to be considered an original arms from Europe. The legend of the Rothermel name The Rothermel name goes back nearly 800 years. The derivation comes from the words "red sleeve" or "rot Armel." The legend is that a couragous soldier earned the Rothermel name because his sleeves were red from the blood of the enemy.
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The Rothermel Family Association was founded in 1934 from early family reunions held in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Today it is a non-profit organization that strives to honor those who came before and left us a heritage of which to be proud,
by researching the family's history to better understand the family's heritage and its contributions to history,
by fostering relationships between the descendants of the Rothermels who immigrated to America, and
by recording the history and lineage of those ancestors and their descendants.

Variations of the Rothermel Name

The spelling of the Rothermel name has not been consistant over the centuries. The inconsistancy in spelling is due to the recording of German names on passenger lists, tax lists and census enumerations. The German pronunciations were unfamiliar to the ears of the colonists who were recording them. The following are examples of the numerous spellings since the Rothermels came to these shores in 1725.

Rhoadarmer	Rhodarmer	Rhodearmel
Rhodehamel	Roadimer	Roadarmel
Roadarmour	Rodarmel	Rodearmel
Rodermel	Rodimer	Rodormer
Rodtermel	Rodyrmel	Rotermel
Rothaermel	Rotharmel	Rothermal
Rothermel	Rothmel

Association Officers The officers listed below are for the Berks County, Pennsylvania Family Association which is the sponsor of this Web site. President: L. Kehl Rothermel, Devon, PA Vice President: David K. Rothermel, Schuylkill Haven, PA Treasurer and Reunion Committee Chairman: Earl R. Rothermel, Blandon, PA Genealogy Committee Chairman: Robert E. Keller, Temple, PA Historic Committee Chairman: Stuart J. Furman, Washington, D.C. Website and Family Database Chairman: Robert R. Rothermel, Reading, PA Newsletter and Recording Secretary: Karen A. Rothermel, Reading, PA Chaplin: Rev. Mark Rothermel, Klingerstown, PA

Family Historians and Genealogists

          Florence Heydt, Reading, PA
          John Waugh, Palm Coast, FL
          Gary Fetterolf, Richland, WA
          Dorothy Rothermel, Brenhaam, TX

Submission Policy

The Berks County Rothermel Family Association invites descendants to submit items of interest to visitors of this site. Although we will usually let you know why we are unable to accept a submission, we reserve the right to reject or edit submissions without reason or explanation. We also reserve the right to remove previously submitted work from our Web site at any time and for any reason. We are not responsible for screening Submissions.