Hopewell Valley History Project
Preserving Our History
For a look back to the Hopewell area in the 1970s and 1980s, we can explore Hopewell Community Day – a very full day of community fun and activities that was the predecessor to the current Hopewell Harvest Fair. Over the years, Community Day developed into a fundraiser for the many local volunteer and non-profit … Continue reading Remembering Hopewell Community Day, 1974 – 1985
The September updates to the History Project included the Quarry Swim Club presentation and related references including information on stone crusher machines, plus photos of the Hopewell Harvest Fair and updates on the Runyon Farmstead construction. (See Site Updates for more.) By the numbers, we finished the month with 308 files in the Archives, including … Continue reading September 2023 Update – Quarry Video
— The 2023 Harvest Fair has been rescheduled to October 21 — The 35th Annual Hopewell Harvest Fair is this Saturday, September 23, 2023, from 10 am to 4 pm at the Hopewell Elementary School, 35 Princeton Avenue, Hopewell, NJ. This volunteer community event has been providing fun and entertainment for Hopewell Valley families and … Continue reading Hopewell Harvest Fair – Photos
The August updates to the History Project included more on the Quarry Swim Club and the American Legion Carnival. (See Site Updates for more.) By the numbers, we finished the month with 300 files in the Archives, including 150 documents and 150 maps and aerials. The Image Gallery now has 3513 files, and the Panoramas … Continue reading August 2023 Update – Legion Carnival
Gary Saretzky has kindly shared his photos of the 1978 American Legion Carnival. This annual event was held at the post home of Hopewell Valley American Legion Post 339, on Van Dyke Road in Hopewell Township. The Legion Carnival was one of a succession of major summer events in Hopewell, including Fire Department carnivals from … Continue reading 1978 American Legion Carnival – Gary Saretzky
The July updates to the History Project included galleries of construction updates on the Hopewell Inn and Runyon Farmstead properties, more on the evolution of the Quarry Swim Club, additional Hopewell Valley church histories, and the Hopewell Bicentennial Quilt. (See Site Updates for more.) By the numbers, we finished the month with 300 files in … Continue reading July 2023 Update – Construction Updates
These are extracts of 2000 and 2010 pictorial directories from St. Alphonsus Church in Hopewell Borough. These include church histories, information and photos of church staff and groups, plus photos of church families – capturing these moments in time in the life of the church and community. The History Project Pamphlet Collection now has 210 … Continue reading Hopewell Valley Church Histories
These are a set of eleven Pennington Day Booklets from the period of 1987 through 1999 (with a couple missing), thanks to Jon and Mary Baum, who created the booklets from 1989 to 1996. The over 400 pages were scanned to Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format, with text recognition (OCR) run on them so they are … Continue reading Pennington Day Booklet Collection
The February updates to the History Project featured Hopewell schools, plus old phone directories and some more recent history with photos from 2000. (See Site Updates for more.) By the numbers, we finished the month with 291 files in the Archives, including 144 documents and 147 maps and aerials. The Image Gallery now has 3209 … Continue reading February 2023 Update – School Days
The January updates to the History Project featured Hopewell school mascots, plus historic photos of “railroad trains and flooded bridges.” (See Site Updates for more.) By the numbers, we finished the month with 290 files in the Archives, including 143 documents and 147 maps and aerials. The Image Gallery now has 3195 files, and the … Continue reading January 2023 Update – School Mascots
