Berks History Books
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Organized alphabetically by author, these books are some of Berks County’s best history books that focus on the rich heritage of our county.
Charles Adams III:
- Baseball in Reading
- Reading in Vintage Postcards
- Haunted Berks County
- Ghost Stories of Berks
- Berks the Bizarre
Dr. Peter G. Bertolet:
- Fragments of the Past: Historical Sketches of Oley and Vicinity
Emma E. Billig and Kayla L. Fusselman:
- Kutztown University
Patricia A. Stompf Blackwell:
- Along the Route 100 Corridor
Corrie Crupi:
- The Pagoda Skyline Drive: An Illustrated History of Reading’s Mountaintop Landmarks
- Footprints on the Mountain
Paul Druzba:
- Carsonia Park: Midway of Memories
- Pendora: Reading’s Forgotten Trolley Park
- Neversink: Reading’s “Other” Mountain: the Resort Years, 1880-1930
Patrick Dunmoyer:
- Hex Signs: Myth and Meaning in PA Dutch Barn Stars
- Pow Wow in Pennsylvania: Braucherei and the Ritual of Everyday Life
Brian C. Engelhardt:
- Reading’s Big League Exhibition Games
Michael J. Floriani:
- Aviation in Reading and Berks County
Laurie Grobman and Jessica Didow:
- Jewish Reading and Berks County
Francis Hoover:
- Enemies in the Rear
Gregory D. Huber:
- Historic Barns of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Robert Flynn Johnson:
- Working Girls
Michael J. Kitsock and Michael R. Glore:
- Reading Firefighting
Michael J. Lisicky:
- Shop Pomeroys First
Mike Madaio:
- Lost Mount Penn
George and Gloria Meiser:
- The Passing Scene – Vols. 1-25
Paul Miller:
- Memories of a Bygone Era: History of the South Mountain Resorts Overlooking
- Wernersville, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Joseph L. Mitchell:
- The History of Main Street: Oley, Berks County, Pennsylvania
- The History of Boyertown and Vicinity: Colebrookdale, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Oley Valley Heritage Association
- The Oley Valley: A Photographic Journey
- Landmarks of the Historic Oley Valley
Richard Orth
- Early Decorated Furniture if the Pennsylvania Dutch: 18th Century Bieber Family Craftsman and other Folk Artists
Irwin Richman
- The Pennsylvania Dutch Country
- Heritage Gardens, Heirloom Seeds – Melded Cultures with a Pennsylvania German Accent (co- authored with Michael Emery)
Karen Rodemich Roman
- The Schuylkill Canal
Patricia Wagner Smith
- Southern Berks County
Philip K. Smith and The Historical Society of Berks County
- Reading Trains and Trolleys
Kenneth C. Springirth
- Reading Railroad
Amy Strauss
- Pennsylvania Scrapple
Patricia Earnest Suter
- The Hanging of Susanna Cox: The True Story if Pennsylvania’s Most Notorious Infanticide and the Legend That Kept It Alive
Joseph Swope
- Pleasant Valley Lost
Ed Taggert
- Bootlegger: Max Hassel, The Millionaire Newsboy
- When the Rackets Reigned
- The Cohen Case: His Long Day in Court
David L. Valuska and Christian B. Keller
- Damn Dutch: Pennsylvania Germans at Gettysburg
Thomas White
- Witches of Pennsylvania: Occult History and Lore
William Woys Weaver:
- As American as Shoofly Pie: The Foodlore and Fakelore of Pennsylvania Dutch Cuisine
- Pennsylvania Dutch Country Cooking
- Culinary Ephemera: In Illustrated History
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