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slug: Sampler Discovery Days To Be Held By Historical Society Of Berks County

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READING, PENN. — The Historical Society of Berks County will hold Sampler Discovery Days, May 20 and 21 and September 16 and 17, from 10 am to 2 pm.

The public is invited to bring antique Berks County schoolgirl samplers to the historical society to aid in ongoing research for an upcoming exhibit in 2006. Conservators and sampler experts will be on hand to offer advice on conserving sampler conservation.

The Historical Society of Berks County is at 940 Centre Avenue. For information contact Harold Yoder, executive director, 610-375-4375.