Hopewell Valley History Project
Preserving Our History
Doug Dixon provides a visual history of St. Michael’s, exploring the grounds, building, and interior using photos and memories from a variety of contributors Presented by Douglas Dixon, Hopewell Valley History Project Wed., May 8, 2024, 7 pm – Free and open to the public – Attend in person – Hopewell Presbyterian Church, 80 W … Continue reading Talk: St. Michael’s Orphanage: A Visual History
The March updates to the History Project featured a new History Brief report on the Hopewell theaters on 5 South Greenwood Avenue in the Borough, photos of local train stations and of the recent COVID shutdown in Pennington, and booklets from the Pennington Fire Company 125th anniversary and the Hopewell Township Police Department 25th anniversary. … Continue reading March 2024 Update – Hopewell Theaters
The Hopewell Township Police Department is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a full-time police department this year. The 50th anniversary event is scheduled for Saturday June 8, 2024 at 1 pm at Woolsey Park. There will be vendors, food trucks, games, etc., and a newly rebuilt retro police car alongside current vehicles. As part of … Continue reading Hopewell Police History & Township 50th Anniversary
This remarkable collection of 1960s and 70s photos of local train stations document the decline and end of passenger train service through our area. These 22 photos focus on the Hopewell Borough and Pennington Borough train stations, and also include views of the Belle Mead and Weston-Manville stations. These were kindly shared by Harry Abendroth, … Continue reading Train Station Photos by Harry Abendroth
This Pennington N. J. Fire Company 125th Anniversary Booklet was published in 2016, and includes 64 pages with photos and information on current and past officers, members, and equipment. There are also extensive sections on the history of the history of the Fire Company and the Ladies Auxiliary. The Pennington Fire Company is one of … Continue reading Pennington Fire Company 125th Anniversary – 2016
The recently-closed Hopewell Theater Building at 5 South Greenwood Avenue in Hopewell has been the site of multiple different types of theaters since 1897, from a community hall to movie theater, research center to oldies movie theater, live musical theater to indie arts venue. The South Greenwood street was opened up around 1896 with the … Continue reading Hopewell Theaters on South Greenwood
Thanks to Holly Weise, we have a selection of photographs of life in Pennington in 2020 during the New Jersey COVID shutdown. These images illustrate the impact of the shutdown on individuals, neighborhoods, organizations, and small businesses. They include shut down signs for businesses and churches (but with the food pantry still operating), stores open … Continue reading COVID Shutdown in Pennington
The February updates to the History Project featured both past and future publications, including historical Pennington Presbyterian Church anniversary booklets and local Hopewell restaurant menus as a piece of future history. Other examples of local history include postcards of local rock formations from the early 1900s and typography projects from local school work around 1920. … Continue reading February 2024 Update – Past and Current Booklets
So what’s up with all these menus – I thought we were doing history here? Well, yes, the History Project is collecting and sharing materials from Hopewell’s past, but there’s also the future history to think of – preserving the history of our own time for the next generations. == View 2000s Hopewell Menus in … Continue reading History on the Menu – Future History
Here are two student typography projects done in 1919 and 1920, including a poster for a game between Princeton High School and Hopewell High School. These were done by Royal Carroll, who was in 9th grade at the time at Princeton High School. Royal lived on the family farm east of Rocky Hill, and married … Continue reading Learning Your Letters – School Signs
