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Nov 28, 2022 · Between the 1700 and 1800s, Reading became an important centre for business and trade and grew into a thriving market town. Its three most important business became known as the three Bs – standing for beer, bulbs and biscuits. The beer was made by Simonds Brewery (opened in 1785), the bulbs were grown by Sutton’s Seeds (established in 1837 ...
May 3, 2023 · Summer Reading and the Potential Contribution of the Public Library in Improving Reading for Children of Poverty. Public Library Quarterly , 23 (3/4), 99-109. Research shows that there is very little difference in reading gains between children from high and low-income families during the school year.
He never came back to Reading, but no citizen of Reading can think without a quickening pulse of appreciation of the shy, kindly man, toiling in his cabinet at Westminster over the voluminous directions for the town whose interest tugged so closely at his heart strings. This article appeared in The Historical Review of Berks County, October 1944.
The Pasco County Library System has grown into a seven branch library system with established cooperative arrangements with Zephyrhills and New Port Richey city libraries. 2. Construction Begins. In 1986, a needs assessment study was conducted by library consultants, Beach and Wiley, they recommended the county build seven libraries.
It was akin to the Socialist party in Reading and through this connection brought itself into a position of prominence in city and county affairs. Not surprisingly, considering the “socialistic influence,” Local 236 formed the “Commonwealth Cooperative Association” in 1898 and fully incorporated it in 1905.
Mar 14, 2021 · Reading was first mentioned in the year 871 when the Danes captured it. They made a fort east of Reading by erecting a rampart between the Thames and the Kennet. Reading was next mentioned in 1006 when the Danes burnt it. At the time of the Domesday Book (1086), Reading had a population of about 600.
The history of education in England is documented from Saxon settlement of England, and the setting up of the first cathedral schools in 597 and 604. Education in England remained closely linked to religious institutions until the nineteenth century, although charity schools and "free grammar schools", which were open to children of any ...
