Coming July 8th. Register today! In 1782, as the American War drew to its close, a musician in the 42nd Highland Regiment serving with the British Army in North America made a decision that would change his life entirely. He deserted. Within the decade, James Ewing was a teacher and pastor in New Jersey. Speaker Josh Mason will trace Ewing's remarkable journey as a way into the hidden world of British military bands: privately funded, little understood, and far more human tha

Copied verbatim from the awesome Washington Crossing Park Association newsletter (if you don't subscribe, you should): "More details are forthcoming, but here’s what we can report for July 4th at Washington Crossing State Park: At 9 AM, Park Naturalist Joe Moore will lead a 4th of July Hike on Continental Lane. The Titusville 4th of July parade will be taking place on River Drive from 10am-1:30pm. Click for the full schedule! The new Museum will be open for a sneak peek from

Wednesday, July 15 ~ 6:30 - 8:30 pm at the Hopewell Presbyterian Church or on Zoom

For several years, a new musical has been in development based on the experiences of ordinary people during the famous December 1776 crossing by Washington's troops. It is almost here and is expected to debut at the Trenton War Memorial in December. But Hopewell Valley - the crossroads of the crossroads of the Revolution - has the opportunity for a sneak peak. Get your tickets now for a concert-style presentation of the new musical The Crossing, which will appear one day onl

We had so much fun at our book release/anniversary party on Sunday, May 31! Our book Stories of Hopewell Valley, Celebrating 50 years of the Hopewell Valley Historical Society is here and we celebrated its release and our anniversary with a packed crowd of supporters last weekend! The big, beautiful book is a compilation of many of the newsletter articles published about Hopewell Valley history during the 50 years the Society has been in existence, with new content in chap

Celebrate the 250th anniversary year with Nancy B. Kennedy, whose illustrated talk, "This Sacred Soil," tells the often overlooked story of women in Revolutionary times. Wednesday, April 8 ~ 7 - 8:30 pm Hopewell Presbyterian Church, Fellowship Hall, 80 W Broad St., Hopewell, NJ 08525

As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution and War of Independence, most celebrations will promote understanding of major events and the places they occurred. However, it is also important to understand how ordinary people experienced life in those revolutionary times.