Resources

Local organizations and resources on Hopewell Valley history.

• See the HVHS YouTube Channel for videos of past presentations
• Also see the Hopewell Valley History Project for reference guides on historical materials and digital archives of historic local books and maps.

Local Museums & Historic Sites

• Ewing Museum at the Benjamin Temple House - Ewing Township Historic Preservation Society
  
• Johnson Ferry House at Washington Crossing State Park, NJ
• Hopewell Museum, Hopewell, NJ
  
• Howell Living History Farm, Hopewell Township, NJ
  
• Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle, Doylestown, PA - Bucks County Historical Society
• New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ
• Old Barracks Museum, Trenton, NJ
  
• Old School Baptist Church, Hopewell, NJ
  
• Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, Trenton, NJ
  
• Washington Crossing State Park, Washington Crossing, PA
  

Hopewell Museum

Local Historical Societies

• Burlington County Historical Society
  
• Bucks County Historical Society (Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle)
  
• Ewing Township Historic Preservation Society
  
• Lambertville Historical Society
  
• Lawrence Historical Society
  
• Historical Society of Princeton
  
• Hopewell Valley Historical Society
  
• Hunterdon County Historical Society
  
• Trenton Historical Society
  
• Van Harlingen Historical Society of Montgomery
  

Hunterdon County Historical Society

Local Public Libraries

• Hopewell Public Library, Hopewell Borough
  
• Mercer County Library System
  
• Pennington Public Library, Pennington Borough
  
• Princeton Public Library
  
• Trenton Free Public Library
  

Pennington Public Library

Local Historical Research Facilities/Organizations

• New Jersey Historical Society, Newark, NJ
• New Jersey State Library - many printed genealogies, journals, etc.
• New Jersey State Archives - statewide vital records, wills, deeds, etc.
• Rutgers Special Collections & University Archives - includes holdings of Genealogical Society of New Jersey and much more
  

New Jersey State Library

Local Genealogy Resources

• Central Jersey Genealogical Club - holds monthly meetings of interest to beginning and experienced genealogists, membership includes newsletter
  
• Genealogical Society of New Jersey - membership includes Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey and ability to read and post queries in GSNJ newsletter