Once again Heinz History Center and "Unlock Your History" join the BHC in this second joint archival workshop that explores hand-written documents, heirlooms, genealogy, transcription and history to demonstrate the importance of your personal story. Anyone can decipher hidden clues within documents found in your attic. This workshop will provide guidance about where to get […]
"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 […]
The BHC collection includes a surprising array of artifacts with fantastic, unbelievable stories attached to them. Join Bradley Smith, former Curator of the BHC, as he discusses his favorite Berks County legend. Currently he is the Program Director at the State Museum of Pennsylvania, in Harrisburg, PA, and an adjunct History Professor at Alvernia University […]
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, […]
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. […]
Join Berks History Center Trustee, Rick Polityka, as he explores the many historic structures in Reading with photos taken by John Tenschert while working for the Eagle and Pomeroys during the mid-twentieth century. This event is free to the public and will take place on Zoom. Pre-registration required. You can register using this link: […]
Originally scheduled for September 2020, this event will now take place on Saturday, May 22, 2021. Discover Hidden Barn Treasures in Historic Oley Valley! Greg Huber, barn and house historian, consultant, owner of Past Perspectives and Eastern Barn Consultants (historic cultural resource companies) AND our guide for the day, will enlighten participants with his wealth […]
Originally scheduled on June 20, 2020, this bus trip has been rescheduled to June 5, 2021. Please contact Vicky Heffner at 610-375-4375 for any rescheduling conflicts or additional concerns. Come and experience the Railroader’s Memorial Museum and Horseshoe Curve in Altoona and learn more about the PA Railroad in its glory days. Stop at […]
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. This event will be hosted on Zoom. Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RYa0tCMESNCGb3US56m79A
Originally scheduled on March 26, 2020 and this bus trip has been rescheduled to July 7, 2021. Please contact Vicky Heffner at 610-375-4375 for any rescheduling conflicts or additional concerns. Built for George Washington’s step-granddaughter, Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis, Woodlawn is within view of Mt. Vernon. Nearby is the Pope-Leighey House, designed by Frank […]