UPDATE: See also the 50th Anniversary Booklet below.
We are pleased to scan and share the 75th Anniversary Program booklet for the Hopewell Fire Department, 1911 – 1986 (PDF), kindly shared by the Hopewell Public Library.
This is 77 pages of fascinating reading, with an extensive history and chronology of the multiple (at least three!) fire departments in town, plus loads of period photos, with lots of fire equipment (not surprisingly) and a bonus large group photo of the entire department taken in December 1985.
For history buffs, there’s also 30-some pages of congratulatory ads from local organizations and businesses, and listings of the past and current officers.
This is a real treasure – but does anyone have a copy of the 50th anniversary program for the Fire Department that we can also scan and share? Or other similar material? There are still some unresolved details on exactly when and where the various fire companies were located around town.
See also the 50th Anniversary Program booklet for the Hopewell Fire Department, 1911 – 1961 (PDF). Thanks to Carol Kehoe for sharing this 52-page booklet, also with photos and lists of then-current and past Department personnel, plus 20-some pages of display ads from local organizations and businesses.
More on Hopewell Valley Fire Companies
Hopewell Borough – History
- Hopewell Borough Fire Companies – Full History Brief (PDF)
- Somerset St. – Rockwell Fire Brigade Brief (c1927) – Full History Brief (PDF)
- Hopewell Valley Fire Departments
- The Confusing Hopewell Firehouse – and Boro Hall and High School (1910)
- Van Doren Lumberyard Fires
Hopewell Borough – Documents & Media
- Hopewell Fire Department 100th Anniversary Booklet – and Mystery Photo
- Hopewell Fire Department 75th Anniversary Booklet – and 50th Anniversary
- Hopewell Parade Videos 1946 – 1948 – Memorial Day & 1948 Firemen’s videos
