AMVM News

Welcome to American Museum of Veterinary Medicine website.
To see our complete listing of events for 2009, please visit our
Calendar page.

We hope you find the time in 2009 to include a visit to the museum to see our displays and exhibits depicting the fascinating and educational history of veterinary medicine and its role in animal and human welfare. And, of course, no visit would be complete without stopping by our ASPCA Roger Caras Library and the Dr. Robert Shomer Rare Book Collection section. To learn more about the AMVM, click on the About AMVM link and to stop by, click on the Planning a Visit link. And we welcome your support of our mission with your contributions and membership. Just click on the Become a Member link. We're looking forward to seeing you soon !

Katelyn Murphy, center, 14, an 8th grader at the Exeter Junior High School in Exeter Twp., Pa., displays the book, "Growing----Farm, School and Me," which she recently donated to the AMVM's growing book collection. The book was written and illustrated by Katelyn and 17 other sixth-grade students of the Reiffton School, Exeter Twp. Pa., and won the 2007 Non-Fiction "Kids Are Authors Award" given by Scholastic Inc.  With Katelyn are her sister, Erin, 11, left, a 6th grader at the Reifton School, and their mother, Marcia Murphy, of Exeter Twp.  Katelyn, Erin and Marcia have been volunteering at the AMVM since last spring.
To read more about Katelyn Murphy's book donation, click on the Volunteer! link.
Watch our Hi-Def videos  from the American Vet Museum.
The American Museum of Veterinary Medicine (AMVM) features medicine, instruments, equipment, text books and literature from more than a hundred years of veterinary history. Located on the Ridgewood Farm in Berks County near Reading, Pennsylvania, the site consists of a renovated historic farmhouse (circa 1740), with a high-style Federal wing (circa 1811), a rare 19th-century double bank barn and a host of outlying buildings.
	Dr. Richard H. Detwiler, left, and Dr. Max J. Herman, both veterinarians, at the American Museum of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Herman is Museum President and Dr. Detwiler is Treasurer. The new sign was a gift of Mrs. Margaret J. Impink in memory of her husband, Dr. Robert R. Impink.
The AMVM is a national, non-profit organization open to the general public, veterinarians, and all friends of veterinary medicine from across the United States.
Our mission is to provide a unique opportunity for the public to learn about the rich heritage of veterinary medicine and its role in animal and human welfare.

American Museum of Veterinary Medicine
5003A Main Street  |  Birdsboro, PA 19508
610-898-0659 or 610-489-1229
Hours: Tuesdays 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Wednesdays 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
and by appointment.