2018 Programs (and earlier)
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2018 Programs
Nov. 4, 2018 - Take the Trolley to Trenton - Dennis Waters - Mercer Co. Library
Program on the early 20th century trolleys in the Princeton/Trenton/Lawrence/Hopewell area, with a concentration on Hopewell and Pennington. (79)
Nov. 4, 2018 Oct. 20, 2018 – Fall Meeting of the Archaeological Society of NJ - Hopewell Museum
- The New Jersey Early Land Records Project: Unprecedented Access to Colonial
Documentation - Joseph Klett
- Archaeology of New England Migration to New Jersey’s Delaware Valley:
The Moore Family - Michael J. Gall
- Hopewell Valley Prehistory and the Hopewell Museum Collection - Ian Burrow
Sept. 30, 2018 – Mercer County 4-H – A Rich History of Making the Best Better - Chad Ripberger - Pennington Methodist - Annual Meeting (24)
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Sept. 24, 2018 - John Hart: Portrait of a Patriot - Dave Hart - Mercer Co. Library
Screening of the documentary on the Hopewell farmer who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Q&A with the producer, Dave Hart. (43)
June 14, 2018 - The History Anniversary of the 100th Mercer County 4-H Fair - Larry Kidder - Howell Living History Farm
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June 3, 2018 - "Pop," Sam and the Chief: Memories of Pennington NJ at Mid-Twentieth Century - Mike Thomsen - Pennington LibraryAuthor talk: Photo essay on experiences growing up in Pennington during the 1940s and 1950s
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May 25 - 28, 2018 - Hopewell Valley Heritage Weekend
May 26, 2018 - No Slave Beneath That Starry Flag: Civil War Heroes of the Pennington African Cemetery - Kellee Green Blake - Retired Director of the National Archives, Mid-Atlantic region
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May 9, 2018 - The Lenni-Lenape - Bill Guthrie - Hopewell Museum Program about the Lenape life in Hopewell Valley and the games they played in ancient and historic times
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April 22, 2018 - Crossroads of the Revolution, Trenton 1774-1783 - Larry Kidder - Pennington Library. Author talk: Book on the story of revolutionary Trenton, N. J.
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April 7, 2018 - Bus trip to the new Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia
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March 21, 2018 - New Jersey State Quarter Design - Dr. Spencer Peck - Titusville Presbyterian
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Feb. 20, 2018 - Black Families in Pleasant Valley - Larry Kidder - Mercer Co. Library Hopewell
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Jan. 24, 2018 - The Archaeology of Central Park - Richard Hunter - Historic Hunt House​​​​
2017 Past Programs (partial)
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Nov. 17, 2017 - The Story Of Titusville Mills & the Fiddlers Creek Ravine - Jack Koeppel - Howell Living History Farm
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Oct. 15, 2017 - Spirits of Hopewell Valley – Pennington Methodist Cemetery - Actors and singers recreate the lives of residents as they were in the 18th and 19th century, Old Methodist Cemetery, Pennington-Titusville, Road, Pennington
Oct. 12, 2017 - A Proud Heritage – African-American Presence in the Hopewell Valley and Surrounding Regions - Hopewell Museum. Presented by the Stoutsburg Cemetery Association
Sept. 24, 2017 - Philadelphia’s Newest Gem: The Museum of the American Revolution - Matthew Skic - Annual Meeting
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July 27, 2017 - The House on Main Street - Jim Merritt - Mercer Co. Library Hopewell
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June 14, 2017 - Ballfield to Battlefield and Back: From FDR to JFK - George Case III - Hopewell Elementary School
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May 2, 2017 - Care of Family Papers - Janet Riemer - Mercer Co. Library Hopewell
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March 22, 2017 - Agents of Change: Famous New Jersey Women - Jim DelGiudice - Mercer Co. Library Hopewell
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March 10, 2017 - Early Recreation: Enjoying the Sourland Region - Jack Koeppel - East Amwell Township Building
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Jan. 29, 2017 - Additions and Alterations to Historic Homes And the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation - Eric Holtermann - Pennington Library
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Jan. 11, 2017 - The Mercer & Somerset Railroad & The Frog War! - John Kilbride - Mercer Co. Library Hopewell
2016 Past Programs (partial)
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Oct. 11, 2016 - The Delaware & Raritan Canal: A History of Passage - Linda Barth - Howell Living History Farm
Sept. 18, 2016 - The Town of Trenton during the Revolution - Larry Kidder - Annual Meeting
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July 11, 2016 - If You Knew Sousa - Jerry Rife - Hopewell Museum - Lecture on "The Most Famous Musician in the World," and concert by the Blawenburg Band (Hopewell Boro 125th celebration)
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June 4, 2016 - Hiking & History: A Guided Hike Along the Woolsey Brook Trail in Allinger Park
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May 15, 2016 - New Jersey's Colonial Landscape - Joe Klett - Hopewell Museum
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May 1, 2016 - Mercer Magic: Roeblings, Kusers, the Mercer Automobile Company, and America's First Sports Car - Clifford Zink - Mercer Co. Library Hopewell
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April 24, 2016 - The National Register: The Role it Plays in our Communities - Kathleen P. Galop - Pennington Library
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March 10, 2016 - The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln - Bob Gleason - Mercer Co. Library Hopewell
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March 9, 2016 - The Continental Army in Hopewell Township, June, 1778 - David Blackwell - Hopewell Museum
Encampment Near the Baptist Meeting House - Hopewell Boro 125th celebration
2015 Past Programs (partial)
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Oct. 25, 2015 - Through the Lens of George & Walter Frisbie - Pennington Borough Hall
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Sept. 12, 2015 - Architectural Styles of Pennington - David Blackwell - Annual Meeting
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May 9, 2015 - A Look Back at Ewing’s General Motors Plant and the Naval Air Propulsion Testing Center - Ellie Calcagno - Timberlane School
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March 15, 2015 - A Century in Titusville: The Niederer Family & Egomatic - Randy, Karl and Ken Niederer