2004-10-30/2019-04-29 - From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, rev. ed. by David H. Fox (Organ Historical Society, 1997). - Born in Wiedenbrück, Westphalia, Germany; father of Carl and Lorenz Barckhoff; immigrated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1865, and established Felix Barckhoff & Sons; died 1877; succeeded by Carl Barckhoff. Sources: The Cypher: 17:4. David Junchen, Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. 1 (Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1985), 54. The Tracker: 22:4, 1. Elizabeth Towne Schmitt.
2015-09-03/2019-02-11 - From the OHS PC Database, Builders Listing editor, September 3, 2015. - "Organ builder Felix Barckhoff, brought the family to the United States in 1865; and in that same year the first Barckhoff organ was built in this country. The firm, established in Philadelphia, was for a time during the 1870s known as Felix Barckhoff and Sons - the sons being Carl [Sr] and Lorenz." Source: Anita Campbell, "A Pipe Dream comes true - Organ Celebration Concert in Calumet Aug. 5 [2009]", Keweenaw Now Blog, http://keweenawnow.blogspot.com/2009/08/pipe-dream-comes-true-organ-celebration.html; Accessed September 3, 2015.
2015-09-03/2020-04-09 - Carl continued managing the organ building company after his father's death under various names: Barckhoff Brothers, Barckhoff Church Organ Co., and Barckhoff Organ Co. See main entry: Carl Barckhoff
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