2 06, 2023

City Council Public Meeting – Bernhart’s Dam and Park

2023-06-02T04:13:05-04:00June 2nd, 2023|Bernhart's Lake, News|0 Comments

Reading City Council held a public meeting on Wednesday evening, May 31, about the removal of Bernhart’s Dam and to provide the public with the plan for the surrounding park. From collected samples, the PH of the water and the soil is consistently [...]

13 05, 2023

Where Are They Now? Bands & Musicians of the 1970’s in Reading & Berks County, Pa.

2023-05-13T16:42:34-04:00May 13th, 2023|Bands, Music|15 Comments

Written by John Sharp Fifty years ago or so, I became part of the rock music scene in the southeastern area of Pennsylvania, since I was born in Reading in 1954 and graduated from Governor Mifflin High School in Shillington. While history was [...]

27 04, 2023

Stoneman Willie a Berks County Legend to be Laid to Rest

2023-04-27T10:02:27-04:00April 27th, 2023|Bizarre|Comments Off on Stoneman Willie a Berks County Legend to be Laid to Rest

“Stoneman Willie,” a local legend and resident of the Theo C. Auman Funeral Home in Reading, PA since 1895 will finally be laid to rest following a service and burial. His mummified body has lain in the Theo C. Auman Funeral Home, 247 [...]

7 04, 2023

Lenape Indians of Berks County and Pennsylvania

2023-04-18T11:50:18-04:00April 7th, 2023|History, Indians|Comments Off on Lenape Indians of Berks County and Pennsylvania

In 1684, Berks County was exclusively inhabited by the Lenape Indians, who were an indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands region in the United States and Canada. The Lenape were also known as the Lenni Lenape and Delaware people. Their ancestral homeland included [...]

1 04, 2023

Proposed Skyscraper in Downtown Reading

2023-04-01T10:48:34-04:00April 1st, 2023|Landmarks|Comments Off on Proposed Skyscraper in Downtown Reading

The Reading Renaissance, a proposed 43-story skyscraper threatens to dwarf what traditionally has been the area’s largest high-rises. The 280-foot-high courthouse at 6th and Court streets in Reading, as well as Allentown’s 23-story Pennsylvania Power & Light Building stand to be humbled. The [...]

31 03, 2023

First Known Image of the Easter Bunny in America came from Berks County

2023-03-31T12:59:44-04:00March 31st, 2023|Art|Comments Off on First Known Image of the Easter Bunny in America came from Berks County

The earliest known imagery of the Easter bunny in America came from Berks County. It was drawn near Orwigsburg (West Brunswick Township). Hand drawn and colored on laid paper (8 x 9.6 cm.), Johann Conrad Gilbert created this fractur near Orwigsburg, PA. The [...]

28 03, 2023

Repairs to Reading’s Pagoda

2023-03-28T15:09:10-04:00March 28th, 2023|History, News|Comments Off on Repairs to Reading’s Pagoda

A recent post by GoReadingBerks on Facebook sparked the interest of the public and attracted the attention of Reading City Council as to the status of repairs to Reading's Pagoda. The iconic building on Duryea Drive has been closed since the start of [...]

24 03, 2023

The City of Reading Has an Aching Potential

2023-03-24T11:15:50-04:00March 24th, 2023|News|Comments Off on The City of Reading Has an Aching Potential

Officials from Reading, England, and Reutlingen, Germany recently visited Reading, PA as part of the city’s 275th anniversary celebration. One of our English delegates said, “Reading has an aching potential.” The statement struck a chord with City Councilwoman Donna Reed in regards to [...]

6 03, 2023

History of the Mineral Springs Hotel

2023-03-06T09:09:23-04:00March 6th, 2023|History, Hotels, Landmarks|Comments Off on History of the Mineral Springs Hotel

In 1815 two Reading businessmen, Charles Kessler and John Spade, erected a substantial stone factory at the lower approach to the Rosenthal or Rose Valley glen which stretches between present day Egelman’s Park and Pendora Park. The glen is formed by the depression [...]

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