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The Hay Creek Valley Historical Association held our bi-annual Membership Meeting last week, including business reports and organization updates by the HCVHA Board of Directors. We also enjoyed an educational session by Dr. Ben Carter, Sociology and Anthropology Department Chair at Muhlenberg College, who presented his research on the links between charcoal production and the Underground Railroad in the area of local iron furnaces.Our next event will be the Christmas at Joanna Festival, December 5, 6, and 7. As the primary fundraisers for our organization, proceeds from these festivals help to finance restoration and rehabilitation projects throughout the historic Joanna Furnace property, so that we can continue maintaining and interpreting its historic structures and ruins. Save the date to join us at Berks County's beautiful historic landmark, #joannafurnace.And - we are *always* in need of volunteers - for many jobs, big, small, inside, outside, frequent and occasional. Please read more about Historic Joanna Furnace Iron Works here (haycreek.org/membership/), and contact us about how you can join our mission toward local historic landmark education and preservation.#berkscountyhistory #ironfurnace #HistoricLandmarks #CulturalHeritage #PreserveHistory ... See MoreSee Less

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