The Historical Society of Berks County PA

A comprehensive searchable subject index has been compiled for all issues since the first in 1935 through 2007. This will be expanded in the future to include an author index and an illustration index.

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The Historical Society of Berks County
Attention:Library
940 Centre Ave
Reading, Pa. 19601

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Topic	Description	Vol.	Issue	Year	Page
Books and Publications	First bookstore in Reading was in or before 1777, opposite the court house, and owned by William Hall	7	1	1941	22
Children's Stories	Fictional story "An Episode of Penn Square" by Mary Dives Impink (George Washington drops his glove)	7	1	1941	18
Fairs and Fairgrounds	Two annual fairs on Penn Square authorized 1766; ended in 1850	7	1	1941	2
Historical Society	Penn Square model built 1939-1941 by W.P.A. Museum staff at HSBC where it is displayed	7	1	1941	21
History (as a subject)	Many early Berks records in book "Colonial Records" in archives of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania	7	1	1941	26
Land and Property	Reading records of 1700s begin with warrant based on 1733 survey; locations, sizes, and names of patents	7	1	1941	13
Markets, Food	Penn Square markets chartered 1766; East Market opened 1766; West opened 1799; rebuilt 1846; sold 1871	7	1	1941	2
Reading	Penn Square historical chronology, 1733-1939	7	1	1941	7
Stiegel, Baron	Book Review: "One Red Rose Forever," biographical novel by Mildred Jordan	7	1	1941	25
Tulpehocken Settlers	Artifacts left behind in Schoharie Valley in George M. Simmon's private New York museum	7	1	1941	27

Historical Society of Berks County
940 Centre Avenue
Reading, Pennsylvania 19601
Phone 610 375-4375 Fax 610 375-4376

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