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| Posted 03-19-2006
Four News-Bits of Reading-Berks historical interest... ===================== =============== ========== ===================== =============== ========== 1- The Amity Heritage Society mtg will be NEXT Sun., Mar. 26th 2- Spring issue of the "Historical Review of Berks County" 3- Vintage "Historical Reviews" available on Internet 4- Making (burning) DVD's that are durable and lasting ================= =============== ============== ================= =============== ============== 1- The Amity Heritage Society (serving Amity, Exeter, and Robeson) meeting, noted in the previous News-Bits as taking place today (Sunday, Mar. 19th) at 1:30 WILL occur NEXT Sunday at the same time--at Fairview Chapel. =============== ================ ============== 2- You members of the Historical Society of Berks County will be receiving the Spring issue of the "Historical Review" within the next few days. 
Included are.... The Society at Work - Mr. Yoder's report on the Society New Members Library News - Mrs. Brophy Random Thoughs - GMM IX From the Collectgions - Joshua K. Blay Education Curator's Corner - Vicky L. Heffner ------- --------- -------- ---------- --------- Major stories..... THE GRUBER WAGON WORKS by Bruce Hunsberger - which contains rare photos and information you never read before....about how the Grubers made TRUCK BODIES! And you thought the Grubers only made farm wagons and related items. 
HERE IN THIS GARDEN by Kathryn Lesieur - with 18 full-color plates of samplers, including some gems made at Sarah Boone's schoolhouse at Hoch's Corner in Oley. Re-check the magazine cover which shows the school and church in Kutztown, a sampler typical of those seen in the article. BESSIE REESE CRENSHAW by Mary Ann Watts - a biographical overview of the First Black Graduate of Kutztown University (KSTC). Good photos! WHEN THE WORLD CAME TO FLEETWOOD by Terry Scott Reed - al about the Fleetwood Metal Body Works. It was part of this complex that burned that past December. Good pictures included. FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF BANJAMIN FRANKLIN, three short essays by Jade Shaffer, Kelsie Frankowski, and Jessica Hertzog.....prepared in honor of the great man's 300th birthday observation. BERKS COUNTY'S SONS AND BROTHERS LOST TO WAR by Barry D. Adams - an informative piece that, among other things, tells us that there are over 5,000 Civil War veterans buried in Berks. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Not a member of the Historical Society of Berks County? For an easy and fast way to join us, go to You can pay using PayPal, Visa, or MasterCard. =============== ================ ============== 3- In addition to the "Historical Sites Map of Reading and Berks" noted in the previous News-Bits, you can acquire several rare, 60+-year-old Historical Reviews at the 24/ 7 Society-Internet museum (gift) strore. And you can see what's in each vintage issue by clicking on a the word ARTICLES in blue---at each issue. To see what's there, go to ================ =============== ============== 4- Our recent commentary about CD's and DVD's with an all-too-short lifespan brought a great deal of significant feedback. One of our readers, L. Emerich, who operates a production company, replied to verify all that I had said. As some of us are now putting genealogial data onto DVD's for greater stroage capacity, or WILL BE going in that direction in due course, I've decided to pass on some information sent by L. Emerich: - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - I was recently introduced to a nifty new Archival DVD which claims to be the only truly abrasion-resistant DVD-R media in existance, and immediately thought of how you can use these disks to provide a really durable, long-lasting product. Ross Allen, sales manager for VA Media, handed me a DVD-R and a small pad of steel wool at the recent 4EVER Group Expo in Orlando. "Go ahead," he grinned. "Get fingerprints on it. Scratch it up with steel wool. Get it good and dirty." It went a little against my grain to purposely deface a perfectly good disk, but I gave it my best shot. Fingerprints, scratches... "Boy," I thought, "This one's going to end up in Skip City!" When I was finished 'ruining' the DVD-R, Ross slipped it into a DVD player. To my amazement, it played perfectly. No skips, no stops, no signal breakup at all. That was my introduction to the LUX PRO "precision archival" DVD-R. They're touted as the ONLY true abrasion-resistant DVD-R media in the world. A thin, incredibly durable micro-coating on the recording surface resists scratches and fingerprints. In fact, VA Media claims they're 100 times more resistant to surface scratching than mere polycarbonate plastics. Manufactured in Luxembourg, the LUX PRO DVD-R's are available only through VA Media in Serisota, and have 16X burn speeds---although, of course, most of us prefer to burn at 4X or 8X for best results ---and they're fully guraranteed. They're available in stacks of 100, hub printable, in silver and white finishes for both thermal and inkjet printing. And yes, they do cost a bit more --prices start at $1.51 each for a stack of 100. Their web site is: www.vaformedia.com =============== =============== ================= =============== GMMIX ======== END ============= |
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