Henry A. Lorberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Age, Net Worth, Biography

Henry August Lorberg (1856–1943) was an American journalist, entrepreneur, and local historian of Portsmouth and Scioto County, Ohio.
He was the son of German immigrants.
His father, August Lorberg, (1825–1899), was a tailor in Portsmouth.
Lorberg was instrumental in securing a $50,000 contribution from Andrew Carnegie for the construction of the Portsmouth Public Library in 1901.
Library construction was completed in 1906.
The library continues to serve Portsmouth and Scioto County with four branch locations.
Lorberg worked as a reporter for the Portsmouth Times and other local newspapers, for many years.
Lorberg wrote and published several books of local history, including "Recollections of 50 Years", "The Centennial Souvenir of Portsmouth", "Portsmouth Past and Present", etc.
These books contained many photographs and stories of Portsmouth's early history.
Lorberg's 136-page, 1908 book, "Pictorial Portsmouth, the Peerless City, Past and Present", was well received.
The reviewer called it "the finest thing of its kind the Times has ever seen...The portraits include most of the people who have ever been prominent in Portsmouth, many of whom are dead, many being still alive and among our active citizens."Around 1901, Lorberg traveled with evangelist Billy Sunday on a preaching tour from New York City to Omaha, Nebraska.
In 1914, Lorberg was reported to be in "charge of postcard and literature sales in connection with the Billy Sunday meetings."

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