Historic Hopewell Postcard Honoring Carol Meszaros

Recent Additions:

• February Talk: Joseph Bonaparte's Point Breeze Estate
  - Video of Richard Veit's presentation
• March Talk: The Rescue of Trenton Transit #288
  - Video and slides posted from of J. R. May's presentation
• ​Videos of Past Programs
  - See Past Programs -2021 and Past Programs - 2020 
• HVHS 2020 Annual Meeting presentations
    - Hopewell Valley Historic Preservation Commissions

• Visit five historic sites around the Hopewell Valley
    - HVHS Historic Interpretive Signage Locations (PDF)

Upcoming Events

      See Programs for more details

Industrial Hopewell: The Growth of Railroad Place
Thurs. June 10, 2021, 7 pm - Doug Dixon explores turn-of-the century Railroad Place in Hopewell, and the industrial buildings that helped drive the growth of Hopewell after the arrival of the railroads in the 1870s.
Register here (through the Mercer County Library)

HVHS Archives Reopening
The HVHS archives, located in the Hopewell Township branch of the Mercer County Library, have reopened as of June 4.  We will be available on Fridays from noon to 4pm. Space in the room is limited.  Please email research requests in advance of your visit.

HVHS Newsletter Archives Now Available
- Full text of 120 issues, from 1975 through 2017
- 850 newsletter pages with over 220 feature articles
- Fully searchable, with contents and indexes
- See full Newsletter and contents and Selected Articles​

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About the HVHS
The Hopewell Valley Historical Society was formed in 1975 by a group of citizens interested in preserving the rich heritage of the Hopewell Valley. We collect and preserve items relating to Hopewell Valley, sponsor public events to share our history, and encourage the preservation of historic sites.

• About the HVHS

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Activities
The HVHS regularly sponsors community programs on local history, and sponsors ongoing special projects to help keep history alive in the Hopewell Valley.

• Upcoming Programs
• Past Programs
• Special Projects
  

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Collections
The HVHS collects and preserves items relating to the history of Hopewell Valley, including documents, photographs, recordings, and family histories.

• HVHS Collections
• HVHS Newsletter

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Local History
Brief histories of our local Hopewell Valley communities.

• Mercer County
• Hopewell Township
• Hopewell Borough, Pennington Borough
• Titusville & Washington Crossing

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Membership
Hopewell Valley Historical Society is an independent non-profit organization of volunteers, funded primarily by membership. Membership benefits include advance notice of events, our quarterly newsletter, volunteer opportunities, and special members-only events.

• Join HVHS or Renew Membership
  

Donations
In addition to membership, the Hopewell Valley Historical Society welcomes donations from individuals and organizations to help support our ongoing work to help keep local history alive.

• Donate to HVHS