Programs
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The Hopewell Valley Historical Society regularly sponsors community programs on local history, generally in partnership with the Hopewell Museum, and with co-sponsors including the Pennington Public Library and the Hopewell Branch of the Mercer County Library. These programs typically are free and open to the public.
Upcoming:
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Note on Internet Webinars: These upcoming programs are presented as online webinars, typically using the Zoom or GotoMeeting video conferencing applications. You then view these presentations live on a computer, or on a mobile tablet or even a smartphone. (You also can use these applications for videoconferencing, using a camera with your device to send your own video and audio, but you don't need these features just to view the presentations.) See Using Zoom on the Pennington Library site for more information on setting up Zoom, and the GoToMeeting Installation Instructions (PDF) to set up GotoMeeting.
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2023 Annual Meeting of the HVHS
“The Archaeology of Two Hopewell Farms”
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Sun., Sept. 24, 2023
- 2 pm - Business Meeting & History Awards Presentation; 3 pm - Program In-person: Howell Living History Farm, 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell Township Online: Internet Webinar via Zoom - Register Here |
Moore House outline
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2 pm - HVHS Annual Membership Meeting with Election of Officers and Trustees
The public is welcome to attend. Members will vote on HVHS business. Presentation of the Hopewell Valley History Awards. |
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3 pm - Historic Preservation Program -
“The Archaeology of Two Hopewell Farms” The HVHS is honored to have two eminent New Jersey archaeologists talk to you about two of the Hopewell Valley’s historic farm families. Michael J. Gall is a Principal Senior Archaeologist at Richard Grubb & Associates, Inc., a cultural resource management firm in Cranbury, New Jersey, and serves as an Adjunct Professor in the History and Anthropology Department at Monmouth University. Dr. Richard Hunter is President of Hunter Research, Inc., an historic preservation consulting firm. The company provides historical, archaeological and historic architectural services to a wide range of clients. A long-time resident of Hopewell Township, he currently serves as a Mercer County Cultural & Heritage Commissioner and past President of the Hopewell Valley Historical Society. Mr. Gall’s talk will be on the Moore Family Farmstead in Hopewell. That archaeological work was undertaken in advance of construction for the Capital Health Medical Center in Hopewell and revealed important clues about the mid-18th-century Moore family. Their story is told through the archaeology of their former farmstead and the artifacts the family left behind. Mr. Hunter’s talk will trace the Phillips Family of Pleasant Valley, especially as it relates to Howell Living History Farm. Over the course of the 18th and 19th centuries, the Phillips’ farmed, milled, and smithed in the Valley. The house of blacksmith John Phillips no longer exists but the house of his farmer/grist miller son Henry still exists on the grounds of Howell Living History Farm. |
Phillips House cellar
Richard Hunter
Michael Gall
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Meeting Information and Registration
In-person: Howell Living History Farm, Visitor Center, 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell Township, NJ 08530
Online: The annual meeting and the presentation will be streamed online over Zoom. Register here for the online Zoom presentation |
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