Join the Club! Read, learn and discuss fascinating historical books with other #berkshistorybuffs. You don’t need to be a member to join the discussion. Please bring a $5 donation and your dinner to enjoy! In October we will be discussing: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, by J.D. Vance Fee: […]
Explore the historic Reiff Farm and the newly renovated Hartman Farm on a special property tour, including a visit to Berks County's oldest tree, the Sacred Oak Rain or shine. A tasting of local Berks County foods will be provided including products from: Appeeling Fruit Berks Products Packing Company Inc. Dieffenbach's Potato Chips Reppert's Candy […]
We are sorry to announce that this year's Berks History Halloween Museum Open House and Trick-or-Treat event has been cancelled due to inclement weather. We apologize for the spook-tacular disappointment! We wish you a Happy Halloween weekend.
Party Like It’s 1776 in Historic Philadelphia Travel to Philadelphia’s Independence Square, Carpenters’ Hall, Museum of the American Revolution with lunch at City Tavern. When was the last time you visited Philadelphia’s Independence Square? This history-packed day starts with a guided tour of Independence Hall where we will walk in the shoes of Thomas Jefferson […]
Learn to weave a Cherokee-inspired wall-hanging basket using many colored reeds with Education Curator, Vicky Heffner. Materials and instruction included. Registration Required. $45 members/$55 non-members. Call 610-375-4375 to register.
Visit the longtime residents of Charles Evans Cemetery who were involved with the Schuylkill Navigation System as well as the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad with historian, Mark Pflum. Pre-Payment Required. $5.00 members, $8.00 non-members. Call 610-375-4375 to register.
While this destination lacks a boardwalk, Wildwood is Reading’s little-known history secret! Explore Reading’s Wildwood on a guided hiking tour led by Blue Mountain Eagle Climbing Club member, Paul Schumann, and Reading historian and BHC Trustee, Corrie Crupi-Zana. Pre-Payment Required. $5.00 members, $8.00 non-members. Call 610-375-4375 to register
Shop local , save, and support the Berks History Center’s 150th Anniversary during a casual open house at It’s a Gift! Shoppers will receive 20% off their total purchase AND...20% of all purchases will support the Berks History Center. Enjoy refreshments while you shop. Please RSVP. Call 610-375-4375.
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. From September, 1944 to February, 1946, the […]
Winemaking in Reading goes back almost to the earliest days of European settlement in the area, beginning in the early 1800s. These wines, first known as "Reading Red," and later associated with the slopes of our nearby mountains, were highly regarded at the time. The Philadelphia Times once wrote, for example, that "some of the […]