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Dec 62 min read

10 Crucial Days bus tour

If you are a Revolutionary War buff, or a Hopewell Valley history buff, or even just mildly interested in the events that took place here...

Dec 31 min read

On Giving tuesday, please donate to local history

On this Giving Tuesday, we are so thankful for our many members and friends who support the important work of preserving history in the...

Nov 231 min read

Holiday open house at three of our Hopewell Borough partners - Saturday, December 7th

The Hopewell Public Library, the Hopewell Museum, and the Hopewell Baptist Meeting House are co-hosting a Holiday Open House event...

Nov 162 min read

Preservation of the Hopewell Railroad Station: A Partnership with the New Jersey Historic Trust

This presentation will discuss both the history and the future of the Hopewell Train Station.

Nov 102 min read

Welcome to the soft launch of the Hopewell Valley Historical society's brand new website!!!

As the Hopewell Valley Historical Society's 50th anniversary approaches, we are sprucing up our website and excited to share many new...

Oct 271 min read

SAVE THE DATE!

Hopewell Holiday Open Houses - 2024 Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 1 - 4 pm Save the Date - Visit the Hopewell Public Library , The...

Oct 191 min read

Hopewell 57 is posted

ICYMI - Doug Dixon's fascinating talk on the evolution of the building at the corner of Hamilton Avenue and Somerset Street in Hopewell...

Sep 142 min read

Smith to Rockwell to "Hopewell 57" - A Hopewell Story

Presented by Douglas Dixon What is "Hopewell 57" - that big brick building complex at the corner of Hamilton Avenue and Somerset Street...

Sep 142 min read

Hopewell was like a Roman Circus: Hopewell, the Sourlands and the Lindbergh Kidnapping 

Step back to the early 1930s when Hopewell Borough became the center of the most famous kidnapping of all time.