The Collections of the Hopewell Valley Historical Society are stored within the Hopewell Township Branch of the Mercer County Library on West Delaware Avenue, just outside of Pennington, NJ. The Society acknowledges the generosity of Mercer Country in making the space available and offers the following historical material from our collections for research to the public.

Resources available through the Library Reference Desk

Hopewell Herald/Hopewell Valley News - Microfilmed newspapers (1881-1957)
 
Hopewell Valley Maps - Showing many names of landholders, for 1849, 1860, 1875,                                             1903. These maps are also available for sale. Please inquire at the Reference Desk

Hopewell Valley Historical Society Newsletter - Bound copies (1975-present), partial index and guide.

George H. Frisbie Photographic Collection - Binder containing photocopies of most of this valuable photographic collection that includes scenes of local life, primarily in and around Pennington, with partial guide.

Joab Titus Collection - Binder containing photocopies of deeds, family and estate papers, centering on the Elm Ridge Road area of Hopewell Township, includes guide.

CD-ROM's - Containing genealogy publications and census indexes for New Jersey and surrounding states.  (Note: also make use of the library's own New Jersey Collection which contains many of the important published works on the area)

Other Resources Available By Appointment

Our ongoing goal is to make our major collections available for research in the form of paper or electronic copies, as above. Until they are available through the reference desk, they will be available by appointment. We are also working to produce subject guides and indexes for all of the collection.

To make an inquiry about what additional items are available for specific research you may email Jack Davis at jdavis@tesc.edu (preferred), or leave a message at the reference desk.