Category Archives: Media and Publicity

Drone shots of Updike house featured on Berks Nostalgia

Posted on September 17, 2022 by John Updike Society

Alexa Freyman put together a nice feature on The John Updike Childhood Home, 117 Philadelphia Ave., in Shillington, using shots from an expertly controlled drone. Even those who’ve seen the house in person will find the drone shots interesting for … Continue reading →

Posted in Media and Publicity | Leave a comment

Wikipedia discovers The John Updike Childhood Home

Posted on August 22, 2022 by John Updike Society

Students use it, and if truth be told, so do teachers. And recently, Wikipedia added an entry on The John Updike Childhood Home. Thanks to some civic-minded Berks Countians, the house-museum is now searchable (and findable) on the biggest and … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, House news, Media and Publicity | Leave a comment

WFMZ reports on Updike 90th birthday celebration

Posted on March 19, 2022 by John Updike Society

It was a soft (and occasionally noisy) spring day in Shillington when a crowd of around 40 gathered on the side lawn of The John Updike Childhood Home, 117 Philadelphia Ave., in Shillington, Pa. They came on Friday, March 18, … Continue reading →

Posted in Activities & Events, Media and Publicity | Leave a comment

Updike house featured in new PBS short film

Posted on September 16, 2018 by John Updike Society

WITF, the PBS affiliate television station in Harrisburg, Pa., recently produced a five-and-a-half minute film on “John Updike’s Shillington” for a national series titled “Great American Read.” These clips will be shown across the country, as we understand it. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Media and Publicity | Leave a comment