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Stories from the Blog
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- Women’s History
- Civil War History
- World War I
- World War II
- Berks Foodways
- Black History
- Scholla
- Colonial Records
- Berks County Artists
- Textiles
- Music & Musicians
- Holiday Traditions
- Berks Industry
- PA German Traditions & History
- Genealogical & Research Resources
- Religion
- Museum Collections
- Library Collections
Activites for Children
“Reading Points in Time” Printable Coloring Page
Community Historian Journal Prompts
Family Historian Project for Junior Historians
Create a “Shoebox Archive”
Berks History Walking Tours
Recommended Reading
HJL Book Club Reading List
Berks History Books
Other Online Resources for Local History
Historic Dreibelbis Farm – A brief history of the Dreibelbis Farm owners
Fleetwood Area Historical Society –A brief history of automobile industry in Fleetwood
The Heidelberg Heritage Society
Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County
Kutztown Area Historical Society – A brief history of Kutztown
Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles – Photos of a portion of the collection
John Updike Childhood Home – History of the Updike house
Mid-Atlantic Air Museum – Pictures and information of planes in the collection
Museum at Crystal Cave – History of Crystal Cave
Reading Area Fire Fighters Museum – Videos of interest
Reading Public Museum – Pictures and descriptions of collection items
Reading Railroad Heritage Museum – Overview of Reading Company history:
Centre Park Historic District – Brief history of the Centre Park area
Conrad Weiser Homestead – Printable documents and lesson plans