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Learn About Our Area’s Well-Traveled Native Americans

A program on the Lenni Lenape Indians, who during the 17th Century occupied a territory from the Delaware Bay to the Pennsylvania Highlands, will be held Sunday at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site in Elverson. It’s free and open to the public.

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Restored Frick’s Lock Village Re-Opened; Tours Ahead

After a more than $2 million renovation project by Exelon Corp. and East Coventry Township, parts of Frick’s Lock Village near the Limerick Generating Station have been refurbished and could soon be opened for public tours.

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Annual May Fair Makes Its Return To Historic Pottsgrove Manor

Annual May Fair Returning To Historic Pottsgrove Manor

One of Pottstown’s best known spring attractions, the annual May Fair at Pottsgrove Manor on West King Street, returns May 4 (Saturday) for hours of fun and exploration.

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Why Visit Charleston SC? Five Freebies, For Starters

The South Carolina city has Southern charm and a rich history, and it’s annual events are well-known. You can have a great time there without paying a dime, however, The Associated Press reports.

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Local Artist’s Civil War Exhibit Comes To Reading

The history of the Civil War comes alive this spring with an exhibit of paintings, etchings and sketches by renowned historical artist Mort Künstler.

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Seasonal Food Prepared Saturday At Wentz Farmstead

Its program about winter food actually starts in the summer kitchen at the county historic site in Worcester.

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A Peaceful Silence Today, And Every Day, At 9-11 Memorial

A group from Sanatoga, Pottstown and Reading PA visited there a month ago, on Aug. 12. What they saw was inspiring. What they heard was almost nothing. A Post gallery offers 9 photos.

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Robesonia Friends’ Show, Sale Turns Back The Clock

The annual artisans’ gathering coincides with what would have been the 43rd porch sale of nationally acclaimed pottery artists who thrived in the small borough west of Reading PA.

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Public Tours Return To The U.S. Mint At Philadelphia

See how money is made, and learn why it’s important, during the newly refurbished tour of the Philadelphia Mint.

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Boyertown Museum Offers Free Admission To Military

Boyertown Museum Offers Free Admission To Military

Active members of the military and their families can skip the admission ticket booth at the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles. The museum is participating in a program that opens its doors to them for free.

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