Our webinar on the the Hopewell Valley History Project, “Discover Hopewell Valley History from Home,” was held on Sunday, May 17, 2020, hosted by the Pennington Public Library and co-sponsored by the Hopewell Valley Historical Society and The Hopewell Museum.
Thanks to the 60+ people who joined in, and for the interesting questions.
The presentation started with an overview of the Project, and then walked through a case study of using the materials from the site to investigate the investigate the history of public libraries in Hopewell, and the development of the Hopewell Public Library.
- Read the summary of Hopewell libraries – History of the Hopewell Public Library
- Read the history brief with full details – History of the Hopewell Public Library (PDF)
The second half of the presentation was a demo of how to use the different elements of the History Project site to explore historical information.
- View the presentation slides and notes – Hopewell Valley History Project / Hopewell Libraries presentation (PDF)
- View the presentation video – Hopewell Valley History Project presentation video (YouTube)
Click to explore materials on the site yourself (and check under the About menu for documentation):
- Main History Project site to browse the Book and Map Archives
- Image Archives (separate site) with images of buildings and streets in local communities
- Hopewell History Map (separate site) to browse properties to view historical information and images
