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JU Childhood Home to get Historical Marker

Posted on March 15, 2019 by

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission announced yesterday afternoon that The John Updike Childhood Home was one of 18 new historical markers approved out of 55 nominees. The other high-profile approval was musician Jim Croce’s home. John Updike, who lived … Continue reading →

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Reading Eagle supports museum delay to ‘get it right’

Posted on July 27, 2018 by

In today’s Reading Eagle, the editorial board weighed in on the The John Updike Society’s recent announcement that the grand opening of The John Updike Childhood Home would be delayed until October 2020, when it was decided that it would … Continue reading →

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Society aiming for 2020 Childhood Home Grand Opening

Posted on July 21, 2018 by

As the Reading Eagle reported today, The John Updike Society, which owns The John Updike Childhood Home, is now planning to hold the grand opening of the museum the first week of October 2020, to coincide with the 6th Biennial … Continue reading →

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Alvernia professor Susan Guay named John Updike Childhood Home director

Posted on October 13, 2017 by

The John Updike Society board of directors unanimously approved Alvernia University professor Susan Guay to serve as director of The John Updike Childhood Home in Shillington, Pa.  Her appointment is effective immediately. Society president James Plath made the announcement on … Continue reading →

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Updike house restoration story goes international

Posted on August 2, 2017 by

From tiny seeds . . . . Earlier this week a Reading Eagle reporter contacted John Updike Society president James Plath asking for help updating the story of The John Updike Childhood Home restoration. Plath passed along his email response … Continue reading →

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Updike’s dogwood blooms again

Posted on April 24, 2016 by

Dogwoods of this type typically only last fifty years or so, but Updike’s dogwood is still going strong at The John Updike Childhood Home, 117 Philadelphia Ave., in Shillington. The side garden, planted by volunteers, is also starting to bloom. … Continue reading →

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Miranda Updike joins the JU Childhood Home board of directors

Posted on September 14, 2015 by

Miranda Updike today joined The John Updike Childhood Home board of directors. The board of directors for The John Updike Society, which owns The John Updike Childhood Home and is turning it into a museum, had voted to create a separate governing … Continue reading →

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Board appoints education director

Posted on September 13, 2015 by

The John Updike Childhood Home board of directors last week created a new position of Education Director and appointed Maria Mogford to the post. Mogford, who has taught as an instructor at Albright College since 2006, earned a Ph.D. in Educational … Continue reading →

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