Hopewell Valley History Project
Preserving Our History
Most of the formal photos of the St. Michael’s Orphanage show only a front view of the imposing building, with no visible signs of life. So here are some photos that show some groups of St. Michael’s children in various activities. These include views of kids swinging on the playground, a boy scout group, and … Continue reading Photos of St. Michael’s Kids
We mainly know the St. Michael’s Orphanage from photos like this of the front of the imposing building that faced the street. But with the help of our growing collection of images, here are views of three additional structures that were out of sight behind the main building. These include the Chapel addition, the separate … Continue reading St. Michael’s – Behind the Building
As we look forward to the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States, we also are looking back 50 years to the 1976 Bicentennial, and the local quilts that were created to celebrate that event and other related historical anniversaries. (Yes, the 250th also is called the Semiquincentennial – as in half of five times … Continue reading Pennington Bicentennial Quilts
Here’s some more research in preparation for the upcoming talk on St. Michael’s Orphanage: A Visual History, on Wed., May 8, 2024, in Hopewell and on Zoom. See also the recent post on the St. Michael’s Orphanage Photo Collection. These are statistics extracted from the U. S. Census records for St. Michael’s from 1900 through … Continue reading St. Michael’s Orphanage Census Records
The Pennington Presbyterian Church at South Main Street and East Delaware Avenue traces its history back to 1709, when the farming families of present-day Lawrenceville, Trenton, Ewing, Pennington, and Hopewell requested the services of a minister from the newly-created Presbytery of Philadelphia. This was only one year after the 1708 first recorded European settlement in … Continue reading Pennington Presbyterian Church Anniversary Booklets
