Monthly Archives: June 2025

Updike’s dogwood doggedly persists

Posted on June 28, 2025 by John Updike Society

The dogwood tree (right) that Updike’s parents planted on his first birthday is still alive and well, thanks to excellent care from Pete Giangiulo, who is trying to coax an “offspring” from the tree, via air layering. Planted in April … Continue reading →

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Updike house now sports a 1932 hex sign

Posted on June 28, 2025 by John Updike Society

Small museums love their donors, and a big thanks goes out to John Gerber and family for the donation of a large hex sign, jug, and other objects painted by famed Berks County “hexologist” Johnny Ott. Ott spent 19 years … Continue reading →

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Updike ‘Still Life’ paintings now on display

Posted on June 19, 2025 by John Updike Society

John Updike’s children recently donated more one-of-a-kind objects to The John Updike Childhood Home & Museum, among them two still life paintings that their father and mother had painted side-by-side while Updike was a student at the Ruskin School of … Continue reading →