Photo by Emily Thiel George M. Meiser, IX poses with an original Edison phonograph in his backyard office. The phonograph is still in working condition. - SOURCE: Southern Berks Local
by Emily Thiel | The Southern Berks Local
“From plate photography to the iPhone, Berks’ historian George M. Meiser, IX must adapt to the modernization of the world in order to preserve what is left of the county’s history.
“Meiser is currently working on his twenty-second volume of The Passing Scene series, which highlights photographs with a plethora of coinciding information to document the past. Working as an educator for 40 years in the Schuylkill Valley School District, Reading School District and Wyomissing School District, and as principal of the Alsace Consolidated School; Oley Valley, teaching is inherent for this Reading native.
“It was during this time teaching English and history that initiated his career as an historian.
“‘Most people are visual learners,’ Meiser said.”
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