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Authored by Society president George Meiser IX |
| Posted 07-07-2006
ONE News-Bit of Historical Interest for Friday - 7/7/06 ============== ========== =============== ============== ========== =============== TOMORROW….Saturday, July 8th….YOU and yours are invited to a very special event at the Historical Society of Berks County…..at 12 o’clock HIGH NOON. + + + + + Phyllis Witman Kelly (Kellyfla@aol.com ) emailed with the following interesting bit of news, which is of particular interest to Society friends and members, in view of the fact we own the bell from the 1762 Berks County Court House--and also have its datestone--both of which are on display in the lobby of Society headquarters, 940 Centre Ave., Reading. 
+ + + + + + "I am writing in regard to a very special event planned for Saturday, July 8th, 2006, to which the general public is encouraged to witness. "I am an descendant of Henry Vanderslice, High-Sheriff of Berks County from 1774-1776. Henry was my 5th great- grandfather. "Sheriff Vanderslice received a copy of the Declaration of Independence with orders from the Congress to call the people of Reading and Berks together at high noon on Monday, July 8, 1776, in order to read the document to inform the citizens of our newly-declared independence. "Many descendants of Henry will be traveling to Reading on Saturday, July 8, 2006, to recreate the event. We will meet at the Historical Society in order to ring the same bell that our ancestor rang 230 years ago and to re-read the Declaration. "We have cousins traveling from Texas, Tennessee, Florida and surrounding Berks County communities to honor our ancestor and the part he played in our nation's independence. "Mr. Bart Hannahoe has graciously agreed to attend the ceremony, too, as Benjamin Franklin." +++++++++++ END |
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