CANCELLED: 4 Centuries in Berks Historic Property Tour
The Berks History Center's 14th annual 4 Centuries in Berks Historic Property Tour has been cancelled due to concerns with COVID-19. We have new and adventurous outdoor event coming soon!
The Berks History Center's 14th annual 4 Centuries in Berks Historic Property Tour has been cancelled due to concerns with COVID-19. We have new and adventurous outdoor event coming soon!
On October 14th & 15th, you can help support the Berks History Center by shopping at Boscov's through their Friends Helping Friends event. The Berks History Center is registered at the Berkshire Mall location, or you can shop online at www.boscovs.com. There is no shopping pass required; just mention us by name at checkout […]
The Berks History 2020 Road Ramble - SOLD OUT!!! The Berks History Center (BHC) invites you to participate in our Berks History 2020 Road Ramble on October 24, 2020! In an effort to keep our audience safe, the BHC decided to postpone its annual Four Centuries in Berks Historic Property Tour in favor of […]
Explore Reading’s other famous resort mountain, Neversink, on a guided hiking tour led by Blue Mountain Eagle Climbing Club member, Paul Schumann, and author, Paul Druzba. We will be meeting at 10th and South Streets. *For those who joined us for September's Hike Through History, we will be hiking the other side of the mountain, […]
The Berks History Center (BHC) invites you, your family, and friends to participate in our 2021 Spring Road Ramble on Saturday, May 15, 2021! The Road Ramble is a self guided driving tour which allows the BHC to return to its past when Mystery Road Rambles were held in the late 1980s and early 1990s. […]
Tickets go on sale September 1st! The Berks History Center (BHC) invites you to participate in our Fall '21 Road Ramble on Saturday, October 9th, 2021! The Road Ramble is a self-guided driving tour which allows the BHC to return to its past when Mystery Road Rambles were held in the late 1980s and early […]
Tune in on Facebook at 10:13 AM for this very spooky Facebook LIVE with author and story-teller Charles J. Adams III to learn why Centre Park Historic District could be called Centre Park HAUNTED District. Like and follow BHC on Facebook @berkshistory!
The Berks History Center is excited to offer a new event called Brunch and Brushes, led by our very own BHC Museum Curator, Amber Vroman. Create your own masterpiece while enjoying good conversation and delicious breakfast fare! This unique event blends history with contemporary art. Participants will receive step-by-step instructions on how to paint a […]
Join us for this special BHC program! Rosalind J. Beiler, Ph. D., shares how she conducted research to discover the identity of Nicholas Stoltzfus’s wife, Anna Elizabeth Bachman, who immigrated to America in 1766. Until recently, her full name was unknown. Dr. Beiler also explores the role of German-speaking and Anabaptist immigrants to Berks County. […]
After the stockings are hung by the chimney with care... BEWARE! Please join us for holiday ghost stories with author and storyteller, Charles J. Adams III. This event will be held on Facebook LIVE at 10:13 AM. Join the event here. Like and follow BHC on Facebook @berkshistory!