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SUMMARY:Forgotten WWII Heroes of Berks County
DESCRIPTION:Historian Dennis Damiani reveals the hidden stories of these local champions through diligent research of high school yearbooks\, letters\, historical documents\, testimonies and more.  \nThis program will be held in person\, inside the BHC Museum Auditorium. The cost of this program is $5 for BHC members and $8 for non-members. The program fee includes admission to the BHC Museum. Fees will be accepted at the door on the day of the event. Coffee\, hot tea\, juice\, and light refreshments will be made available for participants at 9:30 AM. \nAttendees must call 610-375-4375 prior to the event to reserve a space.
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/wwii-heroes/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
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SUMMARY:Twisted: Mindful Pretzel Consumption
DESCRIPTION:Great-great-granddaughter of Julius Sturgis\, author Jill Marie Thomas\, presents the history of America’s oldest commercial pretzel bakery which started in Lititz and is now located in Reading. (This program is rescheduled from previous dates.)  \nThis program will be held in person\, inside the BHC Museum Auditorium. The cost of this program is $5 for BHC members and $8 for non-members. The program fee includes admission to the BHC Museum. Fees will be accepted at the door on the day of the event. Coffee\, hot tea\, juice\, and light refreshments will be made available for participants at 9:30 AM. \nAttendees must call 610-375-4375 prior to the event to reserve a space.
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/twisted/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220910T100000
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SUMMARY:Guess This Famous Building - Live!
DESCRIPTION:Join BHC for a game show of fun facts and photos of historic Berks County structures\, presented by Muhlenberg Greene Architects\, LLC in honor of their founder (and designer of the Berks History Center) Frederick A. Muhlenberg’s 135th birthday.  \nThis program will be held in person\, inside the BHC Museum Auditorium. The cost of this program is $5 for BHC members and $8 for non-members. The program fee includes admission to the BHC Museum. Fees will be accepted at the door on the day of the event. Coffee\, hot tea\, juice\, and light refreshments will be made available for participants at 9:30 AM. \nAttendees must call 610-375-4375 prior to the event to reserve a space.
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/guess-this-famous-building-live/
LOCATION:Berks History Center\, 940 Centre Avenue\, Reading\, PA\, 19601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220611T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220611T120000
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SUMMARY:Memories of a ByGone Era of the South Mountain Resorts at Wernersville
DESCRIPTION:Historian Paul Miller will share a slide presentation that details the history of the health resorts that once existed on South Mountain near Wernersville and covers their history in vintage historical photographs from beginning to demise.  Included is Grand View\, Walter’s Park/South Mountain Manor\, Sunset Hall\, The Preston\, Galen Hall\, Bynden Wood\, Highland House\, The Hillside and Belle Alto.   \nThe presentation ties in with Paul’s book\, “Memories of a Bygone Era- History of the South Mountain Resorts Overlooking Wernersville\, Berks County\, PA.” \nThis program will be held in person\, inside the BHC Museum Auditorium. The cost of this program is $5 for BHC members and $8 for non-members. The program fee includes admission to the BHC Museum. Fees will be accepted at the door on the day of the event. Coffee\, hot tea\, juice and light refreshments will be made available for participants at 9:30 AM. \nMasks are required for entry. Please note that seating is limited to facilitate social distancing. Attendees must call 610-375-4375 prior to the event to reserve a space.
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/memories-of-a-bygone-era/
LOCATION:Berks History Center\, 940 Centre Avenue\, Reading\, PA\, 19601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220514T130000
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SUMMARY:Second Saturday Program- Before He Was a Catcher or a Spy: Moe Berg’s Year with the 1925 Reading Keys
DESCRIPTION:BHC trustee and baseball historian\, Brian Engelhardt\, presents a program about Moe Berg\, who played shortstop for the Reading Keys before a 15 year major league career as a catcher. Fluent in 10 languages\, Berg graduated magna cum laude from Princeton with a degree in modern languages. Following his retirement from baseball\, during WWII\, he engaged in espionage activity for the Office of Secret Service\, predecessor of the Central Intelligence Agency. Berg’s career in baseball and thereafter as a spy will be covered in the presentation.   \nFollowing the program\, starting at 11:30 AM\, is a free showing of the movie\, The Catcher Was a Spy (starring Paul Rudd and Jeff Daniels).  \nIn addition\, the week following the presentation there will be a guided tour of FirstEnergy Stadium with Brian and Charlie Adams as the guides. It is free for all who attend the program and $5 for people who did not attend the program. \nThis program will be held in person\, inside the BHC Museum Auditorium. The cost of this program is $5 for BHC members and $8 for non-members. The program fee includes admission to the BHC Museum. Fees will be accepted at the door on the day of the event. Coffee\, hot tea\, juice and light refreshments will be made available for participants at 9:30 AM. \nMasks are required for entry. Please note that seating is limited to facilitate social distancing. Attendees must call 610-375-4375 prior to the event to reserve a space.
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/moe-bergs/
LOCATION:Berks History Center\, 940 Centre Avenue\, Reading\, PA\, 19601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
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SUMMARY:Second Saturday Program- The Early Orphanages of Reading and Berks County
DESCRIPTION:At the end of the Civil War\, Pennsylvania had more orphaned children than most states. Carl Bloss\, Archivist Emeritus of Bethany’s Children’s Home\, who previously lectured at the BHC about the Soldier’s Orphans Schools Program (SOS)\, will speak about the early orphanages of Reading and Berks County from 1729 to 1850\, when many orphanages were active. Mr. Bloss will trace the growth and demise of the orphanage system from a Berks County viewpoint. \nThis program will be held in person\, inside the BHC Museum Auditorium. The cost of this program is $5 for BHC members and $8 for non-members. The program fee includes admission to the BHC Museum. Fees will be accepted at the door on the day of the event. Coffee\, hot tea\, juice and light refreshments will be made available for participants at 9:30 AM. \nMasks are required for entry. Please note that seating is limited to facilitate social distancing. Attendees must call 610-375-4375 prior to the event to reserve a space.
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/early-orphanages-of-berks-county/
LOCATION:Berks History Center\, 940 Centre Avenue\, Reading\, PA\, 19601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220312T120000
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SUMMARY:Second Saturday Program- First Females in Berks County: Past and Present
DESCRIPTION:The Women’s History Alliance continues its Suffrage 2020 Centennial Celebration with a documentary recognizing Berks County women who are first in their occupational fields. \nThis program will be held in person\, inside the BHC Museum Auditorium. The cost of this program is $5 for BHC members and $8 for non-members. The program fee includes admission to the BHC Museum. Fees will be accepted at the door on the day of the event. Coffee\, hot tea\, juice and light refreshments will be made available for participants at 9:30 AM. \nMasks are required for entry. Please note that seating is limited to facilitate social distancing. Attendees must call 610-375-4375 prior to the event to reserve a space.
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/first-females-in-berks-county/
LOCATION:Berks History Center\, 940 Centre Avenue\, Reading\, PA\, 19601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220212T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220212T120000
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SUMMARY:Second Saturday Program- Back From Battle: The Forgotten Story of Pennsylvania’s Camp Discharge and Weary Civil War Soldiers It Served
DESCRIPTION:Co-authors Jim Remsen and Brad Upp draw from military and medical records\, pension files\, dairies\, memoirs\, newspapers\, and more to present a rich account of Camp Discharge and the men it housed and helped. Eighty-nine Pennsylvania regiments had men at Camp Discharge\, and nine of those regiments recruited in Berks County: the 32nd\, 36th\, 88th\, 107th and 198th Infantries; 2nd and 3rd Cavalries; and 3rd and Durell Artilleries. \nThis presentation will include photographs and accounts of individual soldiers\, as well as a display of artifacts that were unearthed at the site of Camp Discharge. In addition\, copies of their book\, “Back From Battle” will be available for purchase. \nThis program will be held in person\, inside the BHC Museum Auditorium. The cost of this program is $5 for BHC members and $8 for non-members. The program fee includes admission to the BHC Museum. Fees will be accepted at the door on the day of the event. Coffee\, hot tea\, juice and light refreshments will be made available for participants at 9:30 AM. \nMasks are required for entry. Please note that seating is limited to facilitate social distancing. Attendees must call 610-375-4375 prior to the event to reserve a space.
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/back-from-battle/
LOCATION:Berks History Center\, 940 Centre Avenue\, Reading\, PA\, 19601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211211T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211211T120000
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SUMMARY:Second Saturday Program- From Penn's Common to City Park with Rick Polityka
DESCRIPTION:Trustee Richard Polityka explores the establishment of Penn’s Common in 1749 by Richard and Thomas Penn as public commons\, or a place for “public recreation.”  However\, County Commissioners\, starting in 1800\, permitted three major intrusions\, the water-works\, the prison grounds and the fairgrounds. This program illustrates the many changes to the park and its many current attractions including monuments\, memorials and the Bandshell. \nThis program will be held in person\, inside the BHC Museum Auditorium. The cost of this program is $5 for BHC members and $8 for non-members. The program fee includes admission to the BHC Museum. Fees will be accepted at the door on the day of the event. Coffee\, hot tea\, juice and pre-packaged muffins will be made available for participants at 9:30 AM. \nMasks are required for entry. Please note that seating is limited to facilitate social distancing. Attendees must call 610-375-4375 prior to the event to reserve a space.
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/from-penns-common-to-city-park-with-rick-polityka/
LOCATION:Berks History Center\, 940 Centre Avenue\, Reading\, PA\, 19601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211113T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211113T120000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210924T165557Z
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SUMMARY:Remembrances of the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion
DESCRIPTION:BHC welcomes historian Ed Matten\, as he chronicles his visit to Normandy in June of 2019 by presenting two videos along with discussion. In addition\, Ed will share interviews of WWII veterans\, recordings from General Eisenhower\, old stills\, guided tours by experts of this momentous historical event\, and the very moving ceremony held with President Trump and President Macron in the Colleville-sur-Mer cemetery. \nThis program will be held in person\, inside the BHC Museum Auditorium. The cost of this program is $5 for BHC members\, $8 for non-members\, and FREE for all veterans. The program fee includes admission to the BHC Museum. Fees will be accepted at the door on the day of the event. Coffee\, hot tea\, juice and pre-packaged muffins will be made available for participants at 9:30 AM. \nMasks are required for entry. Please note that seating is limited to facilitate social distancing. Attendees must call 610-375-4375 prior to the event to reserve a space.
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/remembrances-of-the-75th-anniversary-of-the-d-day-invasion/
LOCATION:Berks History Center\, 940 Centre Avenue\, Reading\, PA\, 19601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210911T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210911T120000
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SUMMARY:9/11 Day of Remembrance with Rodney Loose
DESCRIPTION:The terrorist attacks of September 11\, 2001 were the deadliest in our nation’s history. Join us as we commemorate this tragic day on its 20th anniversary with former FBI Agent Rodney Loose\, a native of Berks County and one of the heroic first responders on the scene. Rodney will be sharing his own pictures and experiences\, along with showing a short movie that pays tribute to the NY Police officers and first responders. \nThis program will be held in person\, inside the BHC Museum Auditorium. The cost of this program is $5 for BHC members and $8 for non-members\, and includes admission to the BHC Museum. Fees will be accepted at the door on the day of the event. Coffee\, hot tea\, juice and pre-packaged muffins will be made available for participants at 9:30 AM. \nMasks are required for entry. Please note that seating is limited to the first 40 attendees to facilitate social distancing. Seating is first come\, first serve. \nFor any questions\, please call 610-375-4375. \nA recording of this program will be made available on the BHC YouTube channel at a later date.
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/9-11-day-of-remembrance-with-rodney-loose/
LOCATION:Berks History Center\, 940 Centre Avenue\, Reading\, PA\, 19601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210612T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210612T110000
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SUMMARY:No Fat Above the Collar
DESCRIPTION:Historian Michael Shay discusses the life and career of Lt. General Hunter Ligget\, a Berks County Native son\, who rose through the ranks to lead the First Army\, AEF in World War One. \n  \nThis event will be hosted on Zoom. Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RYa0tCMESNCGb3US56m79A \n 
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/no-fat-above-the-collar/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210508T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210508T110000
DTSTAMP:20260409T114340
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210429T161013Z
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SUMMARY:House Blessing Inscriptions: A Pennsylvania Dutch Tradition of Establishment
DESCRIPTION:This presentation\, given by Patrick Donmoyer\, Director of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University\, features a survey of architectural stone inscriptions and date plaques\, with parallels found in written and printed blessings used in the home. A wide range of German-language blessing inscriptions ranging from Berks\, Lebanon\, and Lehigh will be explained\, each with an English-language equivalent\, as well as their biblical and historical significance. The history of these inscriptions is traced through the building and stone-carving trades\, as well as linked to the interrelated traditions of both officially sanctioned church rituals regarding the blessing of buildings as well as folk applications of domestic rituals used in the home. \n  \n\nThis event is free to the public and will take place on Zoom. Pre-registration required. Register now at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7458cYDQQdiEWBAE30V6Lg.
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/house-blessing-inscriptions/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210410T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210410T110000
DTSTAMP:20260409T114340
CREATED:20210126T004103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210319T184707Z
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SUMMARY:"Help Yourself and God Will Help You" - The Birth\, Life & Death of the C.S.S. Alabama
DESCRIPTION:“Help Yourself and God Will Help You” was stamped in French in bronze letters on the ships’ wheel of the Confederate Raider\, CSS Alabama. This program will focus on the intrigue and characters in the birth of the ship and its eventual campaign of destruction\, and it’s very interesting connection to another famous American. Register now to join us for this compelling presentation given by Joe Schaeffer\, Charter Member and Former President of the Berks County First Defenders Civil War Round Table. \n  \nThis event is free to the public and will take place on Zoom. Pre-registration required.  You can register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tzEvCPfWR-2T-O8LJ6nZmg
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/help-yourself-and-god-will-help-you/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210313T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210313T110000
DTSTAMP:20260409T114340
CREATED:20201211T231858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210311T195847Z
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SUMMARY:Pennsylvania's Justice Bell
DESCRIPTION:The Berks Suffrage 2020 Centennial continues its celebration with an informative presentation by Amanda Owen\, Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation\, who educates the significance of the Justice Bell in not only Berks County but the State of PA as a whole. This “Other Liberty Bell” was unique in that PA was the only state to create a bell with its clapper secured from ringing until women gained the right to vote. A replica of the Justice Bell is on loan to the BHC through mid-March. \n  \nThis event will be hosted on Zoom. Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A125wy2GTLmjfeHCYJgZ-w
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/pennsylvanias-justice-bell/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210213T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210213T110000
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CREATED:20201211T231649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210212T033053Z
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SUMMARY:Important Update: The Civil War Soldier's Orphans' Schools of PA
DESCRIPTION:Emeritus Archivist at Bethany’s Children’s Home\, Carl Bloss\, explores the hidden history of the Soldier’s Orphans’ Schools implemented by the State of PA to care for and educate the many orphaned children of the Civil War; In 1863\, Bethany Orphan’s Home had already accepted many soldier’s orphans before this program expanded to include 43 institutions across the state. \n  \nThis event will be hosted on Zoom. \n  \nImportant Program Update: \n\nUnfortunately\, due to unforseen circumstances\, we must postpone the program.\n\n\n\nWe are working with Carl to find an alternate date to host and record the program\, and we will be in touch soon with details about a new program date or a link to the recorded program.\n\n\n\nWe appreciate your flexibility and understanding.\n\n\n\nSee all upcoming BHC Programs: https://www.berkshistory.org/events/\n\n\nBrowse our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGP7g64dPg7ZW-_8VmGGzdA
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/the-civil-war-soldiers-orphans-schools-of-pa/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210109T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210109T110000
DTSTAMP:20260409T114340
CREATED:20201211T231405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201231T010504Z
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SUMMARY:Neversink: Reading's Other Mountain
DESCRIPTION:Local Historian Paul Druzba tells the story of the “resort years” on Neversink from 1890-1930\, a time which saw the building of an eight-mile water-powered electric railway on the mountain\, as well as several fantastic resort hotels and recreation areas. This is a follow-up presentation to two hikes of Neversink Mountain during the fall of 2020. Those who did not attend the hikes are welcome to attend. \n  \nThis event will be hosted on Zoom. Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TPe0NZLDTgqDq25DJutr1Q
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/neversink-readings-other-mountain/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201212T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201212T113000
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SUMMARY:Christmas on Penn Street: A Photographic History
DESCRIPTION:Take a nostalgic\, virtual “walk” down Penn Street with Berks History Center Trustee and volunteer\, Richard Polityka. Enjoy the images of “Old Reading” and remember Penn Street as it was on Christmas years ago with a photographic history. (Photo by Ben Hasty\, courtesy of the Reading Eagle) \nThis is a free event to attend\, but please consider a donation to the Berks History Center! Make a donation by clicking here! \nRegister here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iIBB7uqKR9KyleGihd-RTQ
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/christmas-on-penn-street-a-photographic-history/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201114T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201114T110000
DTSTAMP:20260409T114340
CREATED:20201102T150018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201106T024755Z
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SUMMARY:The 18th Century Reading Amish Congregation & The Nicholas Stoltzfus Homestead
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that there were Amish in Reading back in the 1700s? Have you ever wondered what happened to them? For answers to your questions\, tune in to this lecture by Nic Stoltzfus\, a descendant of one of the Amish families who lived in Reading in the late 1700s. His lecture will focus on the Stoltzfus family\, their immigration journey from Germany to Pennsylvania\, and their move to Berks County; he will also talk about the Nicholas Stoltzfus Homestead in Wyomissing and how the descendants of Immigrant Nicholas Stoltzfus restored it. \nNic Stoltzfus served as the caretaker of the Nicholas Stoltzfus Homestead from 2018 to 2020. During his time as caretaker\, he published two books about the family: German Lutherans to Pennsylvania Amish: The Stoltzfus Family Story and In the Footsteps of My Stoltzfus Family: A Genealogy Memoir. He is the editorial director at Plain Values magazine and lives in Reading. He enjoys spending time with his cat\, Vernie\, and exploring art museums and historic sites in the region in his free time. \n  \nTune in to this Zoom lecture on November 14th at 10am on Zoom\, hosted by Herbein+Company Inc. \nAdvance registration required: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6z6w8sYFQXOqwszEmns1Ow \nThis is a free event with a suggested donation. Click here to make a donation.
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/reading-amish-nicholas-stoltzfus-homestead/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201010T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201010T230000
DTSTAMP:20260409T114340
CREATED:20200923T194336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200926T190820Z
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SUMMARY:More Than Just Mrs.:  The Importance of Women in Family History
DESCRIPTION:Often people researching their family history focus on male relatives or see female ancestors as appendages to their husbands.  This presentation will discuss how researching the women in your family tree–mothers\, aunts\, grandmothers\, etc.–can help you better understand your family’s heritage.  Please join us on Saturday\, October 10th at 10 AM\n  \nClick here to register for the program:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vZ2bcVIHRzuuIHx2sPgd1g\nDr. Karen Guenther is a native of Berks County and currently is a Professor of History at Mansfield University.  She earned a B.A. in History and Spanish at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches\, Texas\, M.A. in History at Penn State\, and a Ph.D. in History at the University of Houston.  She focuses on Reading’s and Berks County’s religious history in her research and publications.  Her dissertation on Exeter Monthly Meeting during the 18th century was published by Susquehanna University Press in 2005.  She is currently researching the immigration and naturalization policy of the British Empire and its effect on the settlement of Berks County in the 18th century.
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/more-than-just-mrs-the-importance-of-women-in-family-history/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200912T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200912T110000
DTSTAMP:20260409T114340
CREATED:20200814T192030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200912T171114Z
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SUMMARY:Deeds Not Words: Discovering Our Berks Suffragists
DESCRIPTION:Discover the stories of the Berks County women who worked for the woman suffrage movement locally.  Find out how RACC Associate Dean of Library Services\, Mary Ellen Heckman\,  used old newspapers and local records to reveal their hard work and personal lives and learn how to use these same techniques to uncover your own ancestors’ lives.\nClick here to register.\nMary Ellen Heckman is the Associate Dean of Library Services at Reading Area Community College. Mrs. Heckman is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Penn State in American Studies and has a master’s in Library Service from Rutgers University. She was a founding member of the Berks County Genealogical Society and has been helping people research their family histories for over thirty years.
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/deeds-not-words-discovering-our-berks-suffragists/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
ORGANIZER;CN="Berks History Center":MAILTO:elise@berkshistory.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200613T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200613T110000
DTSTAMP:20260409T114340
CREATED:20200529T185940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200529T212500Z
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SUMMARY:Shotgun Resistance: Digital Second Saturday Program
DESCRIPTION:Please join us to discover the history of the construction of the Maidencreek Dam and  Lake Ontelaunee between 1925 and 1932. This special digital presentation will explore the crisis in Reading’s water supply that created the need for the project\, the drama of the 1927 “Shotgun Rebellion” by local farmers whose land was ultimately under the new lake\, plus the accompanying turmoil in Reading City Hall triggered by these events. Nothing like hearing about turmoil in City Hall to stir the morning juices! Presented by Brian Engelhardt.\nClick here to register.
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/shotgun-resistance-digital-second-saturday-program/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
ORGANIZER;CN="Berks History Center":MAILTO:elise@berkshistory.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200613T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200613T110000
DTSTAMP:20260409T114341
CREATED:20200112T002545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200529T190307Z
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SUMMARY:CANCELED: Three Cheers and a Ringgold Tiger!  The First of the First Defenders
DESCRIPTION:Due to the statewide shutdown\, this event has been canceled. This program will be rescheduled in 2021.\nDiscover the stories behind the Ringgold Light Artillery before they became the preeminent light artillery company in Eastern Pennsylvania\, with Civil War historian\, Mark Pflum. \nNo Tickets Required. All Second Saturday programs are “pay at the door.” $5.00 members\, $8.00 non-members. Light Refreshments served at 9:30AM. \nOff street parking available at 160 Spring Street\, Reading. \nAll programs subject to change. \nBerks History Center is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/three-cheers-and-a-ringgold-tiger-the-first-of-the-first-defenders/
LOCATION:Berks History Center\, 940 Centre Avenue\, Reading\, PA\, 19601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
ORGANIZER;CN="Berks History Center":MAILTO:elise@berkshistory.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200509T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200509T110000
DTSTAMP:20260409T114341
CREATED:20200506T192521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200506T194042Z
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SUMMARY:Carsonia Park: Digital Second Saturday Program
DESCRIPTION:Missing BHC Second Saturday? So are we! Thanks to the help of Herbein + Co. and our friend\, Paul Druzba\, the Berks History Center would like to invite you to our very first digital Second Saturday program! In lieu of our canceled May Second Saturday program\, we are giving this digital option a try. We hope that you will join us\, as we explore this brave new world together\, from the comfort our own homes!\n\nDiscover the fascinating history behind one of Berks County’s most memorable lost treasures\, Carsonia Park\, with author and historian\, Paul Druzba. To attend\, follow the registration link below to sign up. Once you sign up\, you will receive a link to our digital program\, which you can tune into on Saturday\, May 9th at 10am. Same date and time as our regular Second Saturday programs – coming to you live in the comfort of your own home.\n\nClick here to register.
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/carsonia/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays,Special Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Berks History Center":MAILTO:elise@berkshistory.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200509T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200509T110000
DTSTAMP:20260409T114341
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200429T201448Z
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SUMMARY:CANCELED: Pennsylvania Iron Masters During the Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Due to the extended stay at home orders\, this event has been canceled. We are working to provide digital programming to replace our regularly scheduled Second Saturday programs. This particular speaker has been rescheduled for 2021.\nAt the beginning of the Revolutionary War\, Pennsylvania’s ironworks produced a large percentage of Colonial America’s iron.  The battles of Lexington and Concord were fought in the summer of 1775\, and shortly thereafter Pennsylvania began to take measures for the defense of the state.  The first line of defense was directed toward arming merchant ships already afloat\, with cannon.  While the proposal was good in theory\, there were no cannon with which to arm them.  The solution was provided by Pennsylvania’s ironmasters.  Within a year\, they were producing cannon to arm the American army and navy.  Learn about the trials and tribulations they went through to arm Washington’s army.  It’s a fascinating story and one worth retelling. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNo Tickets Required. All Second Saturday programs are “pay at the door.” $5.00 members\, $8.00 non-members. Light Refreshments served at 9:30AM. \nOff street parking available at 160 Spring Street\, Reading. \nAll programs subject to change. \nBerks History Center is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/pennsylvania-iron-masters-during-the-revolution/
LOCATION:Berks History Center\, 940 Centre Avenue\, Reading\, PA\, 19601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
ORGANIZER;CN="Berks History Center":MAILTO:elise@berkshistory.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200314T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200314T120000
DTSTAMP:20260409T114341
CREATED:20200108T024155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200313T192856Z
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SUMMARY:CANCELED: Votes for Women: Berks Suffrage 2020 Centennial Kick-Off Event
DESCRIPTION:To ensure the health and safety of our community\, this program has been canceled. \nWe are making arrangement to film the performance of “System Shakers and Barrier Breakers: The Suffragists” to air online at a later date.\nKick off the Berks Suffrage 2020 Centennial with women’s historian\, Hallie Vaughan\, who will portray the influential suffragist\, Alice Paul and share the history of the women’s suffrage movement. Following the program\, enjoy a theatrical performance of “System Shakers and Barrier Breakers: The Suffragists\,” written and performed by Berks County women. \nTickets: $5 members\, $8 non-members\nAll tickets are general admission. Seating is first come\, first serve. Doors open at 9am. \nCall 610-375-4375 to register. \nOff street parking available at 160 Spring Street\, Reading. \nAll programs subject to change. \n  \n \n  \nThis program is funded by the Berks Arts Council’s Celebration of Women in the Arts grant. \nBerks History Center is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission \n  \nThe Berks Suffrage 2020 Centennial is funded in part by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania\, Department of Community and Economic Development. \n 
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/votes-for-women-berks-suffrage-2020-centennial-kick-off-event/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200208T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200208T110000
DTSTAMP:20260409T114341
CREATED:20190813T234422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200108T215426Z
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SUMMARY:Freedom-Seekers Turned Freedom-Fighters
DESCRIPTION:Join journalist and author\, Jim Remsen as he chronicles the experiences of a group of fugitive slaves who escaped southern bondage\, dared to openly build new lives in Pennsylvania\, and later returned south to fight for the Union.\nJournalist and author Jim Remsen will present an illustrated history talk\, “Freedom-Seekers Turned Freedom-Fighters\,” which chronicles the experiences of a group of fugitive slaves who escaped southern bondage and dared to openly build new lives in the North. Once the Civil War came\, these men and their sons left their safe haven in Pennsylvania and returned south\, into the bowels of slavery\, to fight for the Union. Their valor under fire helped to change many minds about black people. Remsen’s nonfiction history book\, Embattled Freedom: Chronicle of a Fugitive-Slave Haven in the Wary North\, lifts these thirteen remarkable lives out of the shadows\, while also shedding light on the racial politics and social codes they and their people endured in the divided North before\, during and after the war. \nThe fugitives’ safe haven was little Waverly\, Pa.\, Remsen’s boyhood hometown near Scranton. Now a Bala Cynwyd resident\, and a retired editor and reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer\, he spent several years researching this story as a way to bring some overdue tribute to Waverly’s unsung “colored troops” and the white abolitionists who stood by them. Embattled Freedom (Sunbury Press\, 2017) has been praised by the director of Scranton’s Lackawanna Historical Society\, Mary Ann Savakinus\, as “a fascinating history that needs to be shared.” Mark Bowden\, New York Times bestselling author of Black Hawk Down\, Killing Pablo and his latest\, Hue 1968\, calls it “a fine example of serious local history\, which fleshes out in particulars the larger social issues over a century.” For more\, visit embattledfreedom.org \nSnow Date: February 15 \nNo Tickets Required. All Second Saturday programs are “pay at the door.” $5.00 members\, $8.00 non-members. Light Refreshments served at 9:30AM. \nOff street parking available at 160 Spring Street\, Reading. \nAll programs subject to change. \nBerks History Center is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/freedom-seekers-turned-freedom-fighters/
LOCATION:Berks History Center\, 940 Centre Avenue\, Reading\, PA\, 19601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200111T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200111T110000
DTSTAMP:20260409T114341
CREATED:20190813T200543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191212T235954Z
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SUMMARY:1728: The Year of Fear From Oley to the Tulpehocken
DESCRIPTION:Learn how the peaceful relations between William Penn and the Native People were threatened by an armed skirmish between settlers and the “strange Indians” near the Manatawny Creek\, the killing of three peaceful Lenape in the Cacossing area\, and Sassoonan’s protest against the Tulpehocken Settlement. Presented by Barry Miller.\nSnow Date: January 18 \nNo Tickets Required. All Second Saturday programs are “pay at the door.” $5.00 members\, $8.00 non-members. Light Refreshments served at 9:30AM. \nOff street parking available at 160 Spring Street\, Reading. \nAll programs subject to change. \nBerks History Center is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/1728-the-year-of-fear-from-oley-to-the-tulpehocken/
LOCATION:Berks History Center\, 940 Centre Avenue\, Reading\, PA\, 19601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
ORGANIZER;CN="Berks History Center":MAILTO:elise@berkshistory.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191214T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191214T110000
DTSTAMP:20260409T114341
CREATED:20190813T194816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191123T032132Z
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SUMMARY:From the Historical Society to the BHC: 150 Year of Berks History
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the history of the Berks History Center from its fledgling founding in 1869 as the Historical Society of Berks County to present day. Presented by BHC Trustee\, Barry Kauffman.\nFree admission as a special thank you to all of our supporters over the years. Light Refreshments served at 9:30AM. \nOff street parking available at 160 Spring Street\, Reading. \nAll programs subject to change. \nBerks History Center is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/150th-from-the-historical-society-to-the-bhc-150-year-of-berks-history/
LOCATION:Berks History Center\, 940 Centre Avenue\, Reading\, PA\, 19601\, United States
CATEGORIES:150th Anniversary,Second Saturdays
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191109T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191109T110000
DTSTAMP:20260409T114341
CREATED:20190813T192602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191030T183333Z
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SUMMARY:The Human Side of War: German POW's at the Reading Airbase
DESCRIPTION:Discover the compassionate relationships that developed between German POW’s and a Civilian Contractor during WWII when the Reading Airbase maintained a camp for German prisoners of war\, who served as workers at the airbase and on the farms around Berks County. Presented by Keith Heberling and Roger Rank.\nFrom September\, 1944 to February\, 1946\, the Reading Airbase maintained a camp for German prisoners of war\, who served as workers at the airbase and on the farms around Berks County. Several of the POW’s were assigned to the Paint Shop which was operated by a civilian contractor\, Roy Rank. The working relationship was one of mutual respect which soon developed into close friendships\, one friendship lasting a lifetime. After the Germans left Reading\, the correspondence with Rank continued and their letters\, some very emotional\, describe the uncertainty of the former prisoners as to when and if they would be allowed to go home\, but then\, the utter destruction they found in their home cities and the difficulty in merely surviving in a war-devastated country. However\, in every letter they expressed gratitude for the kind treatment they received while here in Reading and for the continuing letters and frequent “care” packages that they received from their Friend in America. \nThis month’s history presentation will be followed by a special one-time exhibition of a local veteran’s “Combat Paper\,” a special project that involves printing vetertan service photos on paper made from soldier uniforms. \nNo Tickets Required. All Second Saturday programs are “pay at the door.” $5.00 members\, $8.00 non-members. Light Refreshments served at 9:30AM. \n\nOff street parking available at 160 Spring Street\, Reading. \nAll programs subject to change. \nBerks History Center is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
URL:https://berkshistory.dreamhosters.com/event/the-human-side-of-war-german-pows-at-the-reading-airbase/
LOCATION:Berks History Center\, 940 Centre Avenue\, Reading\, PA\, 19601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Second Saturdays
ORGANIZER;CN="Berks History Center":MAILTO:elise@berkshistory.org
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