October
September was such a madhouse, we are taking a little time this month to reflect on all the events that occurred during Hopewell Valley Heritage Week and start planning for the new year. HVHS runs on a fiscal year from October to September so this is just the right time to do it. Speaking of the new fiscal year, if you are a member and haven't renewed yet, or if you would like to join as a member, it's easy! Just click here.
We hope that we saw you during one of the events - from our annual meeting and academic discussion of why the Revolutionary War was "radical;" to crafts at the libraries; Coral Streader's fascinating talk about Alice Stout Bidwell's life in Titusville and Singapore; walking and cemetery tours (thank you Doug Dixon, Cheryl Jackson, Bob Warznak, Eric Holtermann, and Jack Davis!); the Hopewell Harvest Fair; and the concert at the Old School Baptist Meetinghouse, we feel like we covered a lot of good historical ground. Thank you so much to The Hopewell Museum's Asher Lurie for having the bright idea of how to do Heritage Week this year. We all had a blast!
Here are photos of some of the events.
The Alice Stout Bidwell crew
The very well-deserved award winners this year, presented jointly by the Hopewell Valley Historical Society and the Hopewell Museum, are:
Jack Davis - Distinguished Service Award
Catherine "Cat" Fulmer Hogan - Outstanding Support for HV History Award
Eric Holtermann - Historic Preservation Award
Cheryl Jackson - Award for Service
Jack Oliver -- Outstanding Support for Hopewell Valley History Award
Julie Osborn - Award for Service
Anne Wright Wilson - Historic Preservation Award
Coming up!
Don't miss Kim Robinson's photo display called "Night in the Valley " at the Hopewell Branch of Mercer County Library.
Save the date for November 18th when Asher and Larry Kidder will talk about the events surrounding the British occupation of Pennington almost exactly 250 years ago. It was a very scary time and you will want to hear about how the brave Hopewell residents were able to resist and help set the stage for Washington's March on Trenton, less than a month later.
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