by Berks Military History Museum | Sep 30, 2025 | Press
In December 1944, a battle began in the densely forested Ardennes region of eastern Belgium and northern Luxembourg. It started with a surprise counteroffensive launched by Nazi Germany at the Allied forces, the Germans’ last desperate grasp at victory in World War...
by Berks Military History Museum | Sep 11, 2025 | Press
The Berks Military History Museum in Mohnton held a candlelight vigil to mark the 24th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The vigil was among events held in Berks, including one hosted by Reading officials and firefighters in City Park, to...
by Berks Military History Museum | Sep 13, 2024 | Press
State Rep. Mark M. Gillen led the annual 9/11 ceremony at the Berks Military History Museum. The memorial event was held at the museum’s Ground Zero Steel Memorial. The monument reads: “This Ground Zero Steel Memorial is dedicated to those who lost their lives in the...
by Berks Military History Museum | Jun 20, 2024 | Press
Three years ago on a hot Thursday in July, a group of people led by state Rep. Mark Gillen gathered outside the Berks Military History Museum in Mohnton. Local lawmakers, members of the business world and community leaders grabbed ceremonial shovels and tossed dirt...
by Berks Military History Museum | Feb 16, 2024 | Press
A project that would double the size of the Berks Military History Museum in Mohnton by adding a Holocaust museum is moving forward. Mohnton Borough Council has unanimously granted conditional approval for the plan. That paves the way for the project to move...
