When the Circus Came to Reading

Joseph Webb2026-09-23T16:50:37-04:00Entertainment-Recreation, Local History|

Selwyn Hall: From the Deininger estate to the campus that became Albright College

Joseph Webb2026-09-20T15:27:55-04:00History, Landmarks|

Hockley Lane: The Reading That Almost Was

Joseph Webb2026-09-17T21:24:04-04:00Local History, Schools, Towns-Wards, Uncategorized, Urban Plans|

Reading Iron Company: The Rise and Fall of a Reading Industrial Giant

Joseph Webb2026-09-15T21:00:57-04:00Industry|

The Belt Line Bridge over Lancaster Avenue

Joseph Webb2026-09-13T10:06:50-04:00Bridges-Viaducts|

Reading’s Great Flood of 1933

Joseph Webb2026-09-06T17:00:53-04:00History|

Stonecliffe’s Next Chapter: Community Invited to Help Shape a New Skatepark

Joseph Webb2026-09-04T08:32:02-04:00News, Recreation|

Nearly six decades after Stonecliffe Recreation Area emerged along the Tulpehocken Creek as a new kind of public park [...]

The Reading Railroad We Remember — and the Reading Railroad Workers Actually Knew

Joseph Webb2026-09-02T08:33:09-04:00Industry, Railroad|

Search That Understands Meaning: How GoReadingBerks Built a Smarter Archive

Joseph Webb2026-08-30T09:09:38-04:00Historic Preservation|

Memorial Day 1968: When Thousands Lined the Streets of Reading

Joseph Webb2026-08-16T10:33:01-04:00Holidays|

From Silent Movies to the Sokol: The History of Reading’s Laurel, Palm and Rivoli Theatre

Joseph Webb2026-08-13T15:09:03-04:00Theaters-Drive-Ins|

From Bookshelf to Search Box: 68 Berks County History Books

Joseph Webb2026-08-13T07:17:17-04:00Historic Preservation|

Socialism in Reading Then and the Socialist Movement in America Today

Joseph Webb2026-08-11T17:01:05-04:00Government, History|

Behind the Archive: Building a Search Engine for 400 Publications

Joseph Webb2026-08-10T08:42:34-04:00Historic Preservation|

Charming Forge: The History of Berks County’s Iron Estate

Joseph Webb2026-08-07T19:39:41-04:00Industry, Landmarks|

Preserving the Place I Still Call Home: My Passion for GoReadingBerks

Joseph Webb2026-08-05T20:50:11-04:00Historic Preservation|

Some people collect photographs, antiques, books, or family records. My passion is preserving the history and stories of Reading [...]

Trexler Mansion Restoration Reaches New Milestone

Joseph Webb2026-08-03T17:38:30-04:00Historic Preservation, Landmarks|

In January 2021, GoReadingBerks used its Facebook platform to challenge developers and community leaders to save one of Reading's [...]

The Altar That Graced Holy Guardian Angels Church

Joseph Webb2026-07-24T15:56:11-04:00Churches, History|

When Holy Guardian Angels Parish was formally established in Hyde Park in 1929, it began with fewer than 100 [...]

Why the Hamiltonian Debate Matters to Reading and Berks County

Joseph Webb2026-07-23T10:16:34-04:00History|

Editor's Note: GoReadingBerks does not endorse any political party, candidate, or economic ideology. This article examines the renewed national [...]

The Building That Held a Parish – Holy Guardian Angels Combination Church and School

Joseph Webb2026-07-22T06:28:35-04:00Churches, History|

There was a time in Hyde Park when one building held nearly everything a parish needed. It stood along [...]

Reading, Pennsylvania at a Preservation Crossroads

Joseph Webb2026-07-19T10:50:24-04:00Heritage of Reading, Historic Preservation, Urban Renewal|