Posted on July 20, 2023 by Heather Adams

Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County Summer Programs – Part 2

By Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County

Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County Summer Programs – Part 2

Our 3rd Saturday Programs are back this year! We will be offering these site-wide programs May through September. Program begins at the White Horse Inn unless otherwise noted. Suggested donation $2/person. All proceeds benefit the Trust.

Pennsylvania German Gravestones

August 19, 2023 • 11am

We are excited to have Michael Emery, Cornwall Iron Furnace Site Administrator, join us for our August program. In his power-point program, Emery will discuss tombstones, mainly located in Lancaster, Berks and Lebanon counties, from historical and architectural viewpoints. He will discuss how the material with which gravestones were fashioned has changed over time, and that the art of the early gravestones utilized Pennsylvania German folk art, using flowers and stars rather than Christian designs. Michael Emery has worked for 25 years for the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission and has studied and lectured about Pennsylvania German Gravestones for over 25 years. He graduated from Penn State University with a BA in history.

Basket Weavers of the Oley Valley

September 16, 2023 • 11am

Join HPTBC board member Vicky Heffner for an entertaining presentation on basket making in the Oley Valley. Vicky will discuss key basket makers in the Oley Valley including Rueben Reifsnyder, Milt Lorah, Ollie Strausser, and Freddie Beiber. In addition to her PowerPoint presentation, Vicky will have several examples of their baskets to show as well. Vicky Heffner is the Education Curator at the Berks History Center and has been a basket maker for over 15 years.

The HPTBC is a non-profit organization that acquires, preserves, and maintains historically and architecturally significant properties in Berks County, Pennsylvania and educates Berks County and its visitors about the role these sites played in Pennsylvania and American history. The Trust seeks to foster community involvement and support in promoting awareness and appreciation of historic structures and encouraging their adaptive reuse. The Trust currently owns and maintains eight historically significant buildings in the greater Reading/Berks County area. Our office is located in the White Horse Inn on Old Philadelphia Pike in Douglassville. If you are interested in donating to the Trust please call 610-385-4762 or visit www.historicpreservationtrust.org.

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