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The Description of Reading by William Stahle Chapter X. Societies, Charitable and Literary—Libraries. It has been justly observed, that Reading is distinguished for the number of its societies, and the facility with which a society, for any purpose, may be started. An incredible number of associations have at one time or another had an existence, … Read more
The Description of Reading by William Stahle Chapter IX. Education. Reading Academy—Female Seminary—Private, Infant and Free Schools—Sunday Schools The people of Reading are doing much more for the education of youth at the present than any former period. There seems to be a determination to place the all-important cause of education on a footing worthy … Read more
The Description of the Borough of Reading <!– By Major William Stahle Reading: Published By The Author 1841. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, By Major William Stahle, In the office of the Clerk of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Knabb & Boyer Printers –> Source: William … Read more
A Memorial Tribute to the Late John Richards John Richards–to whose memory this tribute is inscribed as a testimonial of filial respect upon the centennial of his birth–was born in Colebrookdale Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, June 5, 1784. His paternal ancestors were of Welsh descent, and were among the earliest settlers in the southeastern section … Read more
<!– –> Berks County Businesses Settlers began to come to Berks County, then known as Philadelphia County in the late 1600’s. By 1750, the settlements were well in place and organized and by the time Berks was a county, many businesses had sprung up around the area. In this section we will be recording the … Read more
The Keystone Hat Factory, Reading, PA Submitted by: J. C. Bozarth The following information is taken from History of Berks County in Pennsylvania by Morton L. Montgomery, Philadelphia: Everts, Peck and Richards, 1886. The Keystone Hat Factory, owned by I.W. Levan & Son, on Muhlenberg Street, above Eleventh, was established in 1865, by W. & … Read more
The Reading Militia in the Great War By J. Bennett Nolan, Esq. of the Berks County Bar Published under the auspices of the Historical Society of Berks County Printed by F.A. Woerner, 32 N. Sixth St., Reading, PA Contents Foreword Part I – The Career of Company I Departure and Embarkation The Baccarat Sector The … Read more
The Reading Militia in the Great War Part II – The Career of Company A Later known as Company B, 108th Machine Gun Battalion, Twenty-eighth Division, American Expeditionary Force Chapter I – The Training Camp Company A is the senior detachment of the Reading militia. Its members love to boast that they are the successors … Read more
The Reading Militia in the Great War Part I – The Career of Company I Later known as Company D, 150th Machine Gun Battalion, Forty-second Division, American Expeditionary Force Chapter I – Departure and Embarkation Company I, at the time it was called into service in the war against the Germans, numbered one hundred and … Read more
The Reading Militia in the Great War Conclusion So ended the careers of two bodies of devoted soldiery. A complete record, involving casualties, replacements and orders of the day, as embodied in the official records at Washington, would swell this book to undue proportions. What is given here purports to be a plain, unvarnished recital … Read more