Category Archives: Acquisitions

Treasures found at John Updike Childhood Home

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Family Home Theater

In the early ’40s, when John Updike was an adolescent growing up in Shillington, Pa., marbles were treasured by children who played a popular game indoors or outdoors in which a circle was drawn or formed with string, and every child … Continue reading →

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Museum acquires Clint Shilling sideboard-buffet

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Family Home Theater

The John Updike Childhood Home recently acquired a sideboard that was owned by Clint Shilling (b. 12 January 1885, d. 10 September 1979) , a local artist who lived at 110 Philadelphia Ave., directly across the street from the Updikes, and who … Continue reading →