From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). —

Brother of George Berger; with Anton Dressel in Hollfeld, [Bavaria]; in his own business in Bamberg, [Bavaria,] 1843; immigrated 1849 to Baltimore, Maryland, established his own firm there; in Jefferson Station, York Co., in Pennsylvania, 1855; in Tiffin, Ohio, 1862; died July 24, 1864.

Staff: (H. Mayer?); George Berger; Ernst A. Humitsch; George Rovial; Fred Schmidt.

Sources:

• Martin Kares, The German Element in American Organbuilding, 1700-1900 (dissertation, Marburg 1990).


• Orpha Ochse, The History of the Organ in the United States (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975), 179.


• Cleveland Fisher, "Henry F. Berger: His Organ at Old Fork Church", The Tracker, 8:2 (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1964), 1.


• Stephen L. Pinel, "Organbuilders and Their Families: in the Population Schedules of the Federal and State Census Surveys", The Tracker: 32:1 (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1988), 21.

The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland) · Wed, Jan 25, 1854 · Page 2 carried notice that George F. Berge had bought the entire business and factory and contents from his brother, Henry, intending to carry on the business "on a much larger scale...". See DOCUMENTS tab for announcement.