Berks Places is a recurring feature that will focus on small villages and census-designated places throughout the county. History, nostalgia and local voices will shed some light on the quaint nooks ...

Douglass (Berks) >> Three centuries of history that helped to shape the lives of countless residents living in our area will be remembered this weekend. The Pine Forge Historical Society and the ...

Inside Pine Forge Manor House, students filled the room where Phyllis Mitchell, acting president of the Thomas Rutter Foundation, greeted visitors.All had come to hear the history behind the historic ...

Thomas Rutter bought land along the Manatawny Creek, north of Pottstown, and built Pennsylvania’s first iron furnace in 1716. A Quaker blacksmith who emigrated from England, Rutter had planned on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 6—Berks Places is a recurring feature that will focus on small villages and census-designated places throughout the county.