Welcome to the Local History Section of Our Website
In this section you can read Published Articles, Shared Memories, and Oral Histories about Hopewell Valley. We are a small community made up of Hopewell Township including Titusville and the boroughs of Hopewell and Pennington, located in Mercer County, New Jersey.
They may be browsed by selecting from the “Categories” menu at the right or searched through by indicating a keyword in the search box. Please feel free to leave comments about what you have read here. This will help add to our collective knowledge of Hopewell Valley History.
The contents of each category are outlined below.
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
This category includes articles that have appeared in our newsletter over the years and from various other sources. Our newsletter comes out four times a year and is mailed directly to our members. Enjoy these stories and consider becoming a member today.
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SHARED MEMORIES
We have included a category where we will display stories written by you. If you have any memories of your time in Hopewell Valley, please send them to us so that we may share them with others. Many of us have good memories of our lives here in the Valley. Summertime, school, friends and things that have happened over the years.
Please take a few minutes to write them down and send them to us today. Contact us via e-mail at jlkoeppel@comcast.net or by mail to Jack Koeppel, Hopewell Valley Historical Society, P.O. Box 371, Pennington, NJ 08534 attn. Shared Memories
ORAL HISTORY
An important part of the Hopewell Valley Historical Society’s mission over the years has been to collect oral history. We believe that much of our past has not been collected or published and that this history lies in each of us. In all of our collective memories is the real life history of Hopewell Valley. The things that we did when we were young. The people and places that were once part of our lives and the way of life we remember are all part this community’s past. We believe that this history is as valuable to collect and preserve as the photographs and documents in our archives. A dedicated group of volunteers has worked over the years to visit some of our older residents and record their memories.
In this category we share some of those stories.
