The crowds flocked to the Berks County Heritage Center on Saturday.
Daniel Rowe, the historic resource supervisor for Berks County Parks and Recreation, said it felt good to bring the programming back for another year.
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The heritage center and environmental park at Antietam Lake have been opened since June, but there were no educational programs, Rowe said.
âThis is really our first weekend with actual onsite programming and activities,â he said.
Jim Ohlinger, a heritage center volunteer who lived at the site in the 1940s and 1950s, gave an hourlong tour of the property to about 30 people.
Epler Schoolhouse, which was saved from demolition and moved to the Berks County Heritage Center last year, will open to the public on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The one-room schoolhouse opening is the first event held by the Berks County Parks and Recreation Department since the pandemic forced cancelation of programming more than a year ago.Â
In addition to several programs this weekend, the Parks and Recreation Department will be giving a historic walking tour of the grounds of the Berks County Heritage Center starting at 1 p.m. The tour will highlight many of the still existing farm buildings as well as the on-site historical features and attractions.