Reading’s Tornado of 1857
Reading’s history is filled with stories and questions that lead to more questions. It is easy to get pulled...
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Reading’s Boys #4: December 1943-January 1944
Frederick John Estes Jr. (December 1943-January 1944) Between July and the end of November 1943, Frederick had added 12...
Local Organization Donates Fun to Hospitals
Reading, MA – While quarantine has some returning to well-loved TV shows and a counting down of days until...
Reading’s Boys #3: October-November 1943
Fred Melvin Day (October-November 1943) When we last touched base with Fred, he had just gotten through the Battle...
Reading’s Boys #2: August-September 1943
Robert Colbert Rooney (August-September 1943) It would seem that nearly every boy in Reading registered for the draft on...
Reading’s Boys #1: June-July 1943
Reading’s Boys #1: June-July 1943 by Autumn Hendrickson Frederick John Estes Jr. (June-July 1943) On October 16, 1940, a...
Thank You from the PorchFest Committee
The Reading PorchFest Committee would like to acknowledge the amazing talent and support that it received from the region’s...
Reading PorchFest Returns– Virtually
Reading, MA — Last June, as part of the amazing Reading 375 celebration the town hosted a PorchFest –...
A Florida Family’s Search for a Reading Connection
Reading, MA — An email was received by the Reading Town Clerk from a young lady from a Florida...
Reading’s Boys: Introduction
It was in my junior year of high school, as I worked my way back through the side of...