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JohnBCowgill

Washington DC, DC764 contributions

History.

Dec 2018 • Solo

If you wish to see Berks County in one place, come here. They show everything about the county from past to present day.

Written 3 June 2019

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jandjlove2boat

Reading, PA52 contributions

Hidden Gem for Berks County and beyond

Jul 2017 • Friends

Nice local history center on Centre Avenue in Reading. They offer very reasonable membership and interesting weekend programs. Great library too for researching local history. Friendly and helpful staff

Written 26 November 2017

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blawley65

Reading, PA13 contributions

Basket weaving class

Mar 2018 • Couples

I signed up for a basket weaving class and was pleasantly surprised I made a very nice basket! I loved the history center and gift shop!

Written 4 March 2018

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Hank W

Orwigsburg, PA1,074 contributions

Small furniture store

Jan 2018 • Family

It looks more like a furniture store than a history center. I can see the same furniture at the Kutztown Market. It does not offer a cohesive, flowing exhibit and you will not really get a good history lesson. A lot of the stuff exhibited is not labeled with a description so it leaves you wondering about the significance of some of the items. Kids will quickly get bored. Not worth the trip or entrance fee and its probably best to avoid the crime ridden city of Reading.

Written 30 January 2018

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sallyg899

Reading, PA470 contributions

Just a great place to learn the history of Reading.

Dec 2017 • Friends

If you like history you will be very happy here. So nice to have this little museum in the heart of the Historic District. Close to restaurants and downtown.

Written 18 February 2018

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Black S

90 contributions

Pretty interesting

Feb 2017

If there's any proof that Berks County is more interesting than you think, this place is your Shangri-la. There's lots of interesting stuff there.

Written 26 September 2017

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Larry Miller

Reading, PA26 contributions

A treasure

May 2017 • Friends

You've gotta take your kids or grand kids to the Society.
Parking out front or along the perimeter is easy.
Downstairs, there's a playroom for kids.
I do wish they offered more docent guided tours. There's so much there that needs a narrative to explain its importance.

Written 10 July 2017

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expressolover

Plymouth Meeting, PA69 contributions

A Gem Covering Berks County Early Native and Immigrant History Through Local Art Furniture Artifact Displays

Mar 2017 • Family

What a very pleasant surprise, well worth the one hour drive from our address. Very welcoming greeting, rooms well laid out, covering the local history from Native Americans to more recent times. A very broad and fine collection of Pennsylvania Dutch and other local antique furniture, art, artifacts, etc., showing early every day life in town and the surrounding area. Easy parking, very reasonable entry fees, with a nice gift shop, and no crowds on our afternoon there.

Written 9 March 2017

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Linda G

Douglassville, PA27 contributions

We attended a conference where 3 experts discussed PA German barn stars, fracktur writing, and historic sites

Apr 2016 • Couples

The experts really knew their content. It was interesting to learn how these old paintings and documents we see in our area came to be here. We live in this area so want to know about our history.

Written 17 October 2016

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katch28

Reading, PA7 contributions

Amazing relics from Reading

Aug 2015 • Friends

The main floor is rotating exhibits. They're really well done. The upstairs has relics from Reading's past. There's also a model of how RDG used to look when it was founded. Downstairs is super cool. They have the original Duryea car, train cars, coach wagon. Really neat. Plus there's a hands on activity center for kids.

Written 11 February 2016

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