IX George M MeiserGeorge M. Meiser, IX was born, reared, and educated in Reading, Pennsylvania. Soon after graduating from Kutztown University, he was appointed principal of the Alsace Consolidated School, in the Oley Valley of Berks County, Pennsylvania. From 1966 to1996, he had been on the faculty of the Wyomissing Area School District. Mr. Meiser is well known for his long-running newspaper series, The Passing Scene, which had some 225 installments in the Reading Eagle, beginning in 1977. Mr. Meiser joined the Historical Society of Berks County in August 1959. He served as associate editor of the Historical Review of Berks County (1966-1999), followed by five years as publisher. Mr. Meiser was vice-president of the Historical Society of Berks County from 1996 to1998 and its president from 1998 to 2011; thereafter, he became president emeritus. Read More Read Less