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- The Shamrock Serenade – Reading’s St. Patrick’s Day TraditionIt is Reading’s Saint Patrick’s Day tradition that dates back to a pact made between two men, Tom Hannahoe and Alvah Schaeffer, in 1893 at… Read more: The Shamrock Serenade – Reading’s St. Patrick’s Day Tradition
- Staudt’s Justa Road FarmThis is another installment in the “Before Blue Marsh” series, where I explore the remains of various properties that were razed in the 1970s to… Read more: Staudt’s Justa Road Farm
- The Berks Bingo Ban of 1938The game Bingo dates back to sixteenth century Italy, but only reached North America in 1929. By the mid-30s it had taken the country, particularly… Read more: The Berks Bingo Ban of 1938
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Thanks Paul. The deeds dead ended with Samuel, so I missed the Gerhart’s ownership. I need to borrow my mom’s…
Some additional information. The stone house was built by Benjamin and Eva (Seibert) Gerhart with the datestone on the house…
Sorry I missed that. Thanks so much ! Love your site
The link in the first paragraph, on the words “saloon once stood” takes you to a Google street view of…
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This was very interesting. I had never heard of a bingo ban. I wonder where the Little Brown Jug was…