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Category Archives: Grants & Awards
Updike museum director receives Distinguished Service Award
Maria Lester, director of The John Updike Childhood Home, was honored for “extraordinary work as Education Director and Director” at the only museum dedicated to the two-time Pulitzer Prize winning writer and famous Berks County resident. Lester, who co-directed the … Continue reading
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Updike Childhood Home receives NEH grant
Maria Lester, director of The John Updike Childhood Home that is owned and operated by the 501c3 John Updike Society, received word recently that the museum at 117 Philadelphia Ave. in Shillington, Pa. was awarded a $25,000 Chairman’s Grant from … Continue reading
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Reading Education Foundation to support Updike house visits
On September 14, 2022 the Reading Education Foundation announced their grant awards for the year. Among the approved projects was one proposed by John Updike Childhood Home director Maria Lester titled “Teaching Berks County’s Native Son, John Updike.” The grant … Continue reading
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The John Updike Childhood Home 