HOPEWELL
VALLEY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Spirits of Hopewell Valley - Historic Cemetery Tour
October 16, 2011
Our first Historic Cemetery Tour was a great success. All who attended reported having a wonderful time. Many wished they had more time to linger at each location.
To all who helped make the day a success we thank you. A special thanks goes to the event chairperson and new HVHS president Beth Kerr who pulled the whole thing together.
For comments and suggestions contact the Society at HVHist@aol.com
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Hopewell Valley Historical Society Annual Meeting
This year’s HVHS Annual Meeting was held at the Old Barracks Museum in Trenton on September 25. A small but dedicated group of Society members gathered in the second floor meeting room. The program began with a review of the past year’s activities given by out-going president David Blackwell.
Mr. Blackwell detailed the Society’s financial report and talked about some of the projects undertaken. Pennington’s bright blue historical banners, paid for with proceeds from our highly successful Home Tour, were mentioned. The costs associated with operating the Society, including insurance, postage, and printing were outlined.
After his report, the meeting was turned over to members of the nominating committee. A slate of new officers and trustees was read, and HVHS members present voted unanimously to accept the entire slate.
The Society’s new president, Beth Kerr then addressed the audience. Ms. Kerr, a long time resident, who works for Weidel Reality in Pennington, expressed her gratitude to members of the committee and those present who voted. Beth’s excitement and enthusiasm for her new position was evident in her words to the group. She discussed the importance of the Society’s mission to collect and preserve items from Hopewell Valley’s past. She recounted a recent visit to the HVHS Archives Room and how inspired she was by the scope and size of the collection. Some upcoming programs and events were mentioned and she told everyone present of her hope that more members might attend. It was also her hope that those unfamiliar with the group’s activities, might attend to “see what we’re all about.”
The Society is deeply indebted to Beth Kerr, and her family, for the time and energy she will be devoting to its mission. It’s our hope that HVHS members who have not volunteered in the past, and those who have, might reach out to Beth and her team to lend a helping hand in the months to come.
HVHS 2011 Annual Meeting Gallery
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photographs by Jerry Farina, Noel Goeke, Dan Pace
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