Pickling Demo with Susan Plaisted at Bouman-Stickly Museum
Bouman Stickly Musuem
1pm to 4pm
$5.00 per person
Lambertville Historical Society "The Early Days of Base Ball in Lambertville by Scott Hengst
Scott “Snuffy” Hengst, a professional researcher, amateur genealogist, and 19th century base ball enthusiast will speak about the origins and early matches of base ball in Lambertville and vicinity. Hengst lives in Lambertville and spent nearly seven years working at Major League Baseball. He’s been an active ballist for the Flemington Neshanock Base Ball Club since 2010.
1pm
Pittore Justice Center
25 S. Union Street, Lambertville
For more information visit the Lambertville Historical Society's Website
Solitude House Open
Solitude House, the Taylor mansion next to Lake Solitude in High Bridge, will be open Sunday, September 10, 2017, from 1 pm to 4 pm. This impressive building, dating back to the early 1700s, was expanded and remodeled several times over the years as the needs of its owners changed, bringing it to the impressive Victorian house we see today. Tours of the second and third floor, where many evidences of these changes can be seen, will be available.
Solitude House was the home of the Taylor family who, for five generations, developed and ran the Taylor-Wharton Iron and Steel Company, which High Bridge was built around. Exhibits are on High Bridge and the wide range of products produced by this local company over the years, which were shipped to over eighty countries around the world.
Taylor-Wharton produced dredge buckets used to dig the Panama Canal, to mine gold in the West and to mine tin in Southeast Asia. They made railroad track and pioneered the use of manganese steel for railroad switches called “frogs”. Seamless high pressure cylinders for industry, the military and the medical field were another important product. In times of war, the company made items for the military, including shells, tank treads, and doughboy hats. More recent Taylor-Wharton products include cryogenic tanks for industrial and medical uses and even tanks for beverage carbonization!
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The Effect of the American Civil War on an Agricultural Community
While the Civil War ended in 1865, it affected the country for many decades to follow. This presentation by John Allen demonstrates this, focusing on East Amwell Township, a typical farming community in the County. It draws examples and conclusions from many available sources, including the 1870 Federal Census, the 1890 Federal Veterans Census, and John Kuhl’s very thorough book “Hunterdon County in the Civil War".
Route 12 County Library, Flemington
7pm
Refreshments
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Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh
East Amwell Historical Society President Jim Davidson will discuss the life and times of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, two of the most accomplished, popular, pestered and most tragic figures of the 20th century.
This first part of a two-part talk will focus on the early life of Lindbergh and his epic flight across the Atlantic Ocean in May of 1927. The discussion will lead to the fateful night in 1932 when the Lindbergh baby was kidnapped. Part 2 of the talk will be held on Oct. 4.
7pm - 8:30 pm
Hopewell Theater, West Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525
FREE
For more information visit the East Amwell Township Historical Societies website
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AWOSSAGAME GROVE: HUNTERDON COUNTY AND 9/11
September 11, 2001 will never be forgotten, but few in Hunterdon County are aware of Awossagame Grove and its connection to that terrible day. This grove is dedicated to the residents of Hunterdon County who were lost on September 11th, 2001. “Awossagame” is the Lenape word that means “heaven” or “a sacred place.” Twenty trees were planted in the grove shortly after the tragedy, but at the time the number of victims had not been confirmed. Later, sixteen of the trees were dedicated, one for each county resident lost. A stone monument reads “To plant a tree is to trust in the future.” Five Arrowwood Viburnum bushes planted in the grove represented the five points of the Pentagon. Four benches along the riverbank symbolize the four planes that were lost that tragic day.
As the United States' War on Terror enters its 17th year, join former Freeholder Marcia Karrow for a walk into the grove to learn about the symbolism and history of the grove as we remember the horrific event of terrorism on American soil and Hunterdon County's outreach to our victims' families.
Saturday, September 16, 10 am, noon, and 2 pm guided tours.
47 KICENIUK ROAD, ANNANDALE, NJ 08801
Awossame Grove is part of the Sunnyside Picnic Area. Please note that to get to the grove, you will have to walk approximately 2/10 of a mile and that there are no restroom facilities are available.
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10:00 am Tour
12 noon Tour
2:00 pm Tour |
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Cemetery Cemener: The Evolving Burial Practices for Our Mortally Wounded
Sponsored by the Hunterdon County Historical Society and the 300th Committee, this year’s seminar and meet and greet, “Hunterdon County at War: The Home Front” will explore the question fo how our fallen heroes were honored or neglected, handled or mishandled from the Revolutionary War to World War I.
Morning lecturers include local historians Charles Fisher, John Kuhl, John Allen and Brian Armstrong. Lunch provide by Jersey Mike’s will follow.
Afternoon activities include:
· Veteran Cemetery Tour led by the HCHS Cemetery Committee
· Civil War Letters Revealed (shared by Ray Simonds and Leslie Leith)
· WWI Commemoration: the 100th year anniversary of US involvement.
10:30 am to 2 pm.
Flemington Presbyterian Church, 10 East Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822.
Register by mail:
Mail checks made payable to HCHS Cemetery Committee to HCHS Cemetery Committee, 114 Main St, Flemington NJ 08822.
$10 Registration fee; includes lunch.
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