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The project has been a years-long, major undertaking for those looking to keep history alive.

The crowds flocked to the Berks County Heritage Center on Saturday. Daniel Rowe, the historic resource supervisor for Berks County Parks and Recreation, said it felt good to bring the programming back for another year. - Advertisement - The heritage center and environmental park at Antietam Lake have been opened since June, but there were no educational programs, Rowe said. “This is really our first weekend with actual onsite programming and activities,” he said. Jim Ohlinger, a herit...

Epler Schoolhouse, which was saved from demolition and moved to the Berks County Heritage Center last year, will open to the public on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The one-room schoolhouse opening is the first event held by the Berks County Parks and Recreation Department since the pandemic forced cancelation of programming more than a year ago.  In addition to several programs this weekend, the Parks and Recreation Department will be giving a historic walking tour of the grounds of th...

Beads of sweat trickled from Alan Schaeffer’s forehead Monday morning as he nailed one cedar shingle after another onto the roof of Epler schoolhouse. “They didn’t have modern materials and power tools when this was built,” Schaeffer said, balancing on the scaffold, hammer in hand. The historic one-room school, built in 1847, was moved last year from its original location on Van Reed Road in Bern Township to the Berks Heritage Center also in Bern. - Advertisement - The move ...

Jan 6, 2021 HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania lawmakers are starting their new two-year legislative term with a bitter dispute in the Senate that prevented the seating of a Democratic member. Both chambers swore in their newly elected members on Tuesday. Republicans hold large majorities in both chambers. Democrats in the Senate began protesting and in some cases shouting after the Republican majority refused to seat Sen. Jim Brewster of Allegheny County. His election was certified by the s...

Jan 6, 2021 >>Reading Royals To Launch Campaign To Support Local Businesses (Reading, PA) -- The Reading Royals are going to be giving fans a special gift this season, and it will benefit local businesses. The Royals front office announced the launch of a new program yesterday called Royals-20-for-20 Small Business Stimulus. The front office is partnering with four sponsors to buy one-thousand-dollar gift cards from 20 different local businesses to give out to fans this upcoming season. >>L...

Jan 6, 2021 HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania lawmakers are starting their new two-year legislative term with a bitter dispute in the Senate that prevented the seating of a Democratic member. Both chambers swore in their newly elected members on Tuesday. Republicans hold large majorities in both chambers. Democrats in the Senate began protesting and in some cases shouting after the Republican majority refused to seat Sen. Jim Brewster of Allegheny County. His election was certified by the s...