Hopewell Valley History Project
Preserving Our History
by Douglas Dixon Here are some highlights of the 2024 additions to the History Project site, with links to more information, plus associated documents, maps, photos, and videos. The purpose of the Hopewell Valley History Project is assemble an archive of reference material in local history, freely shared online in digital and searchable formats for … Continue reading Hopewell History Project – 2024 Highlights
Could you pass the written test for a New Jersey driver’s license? How about the test from 1932 – ninety-some years ago? This small 12-page brochure from around 1932 can help – “Questions and Answers Upon the Motor Vehicle Laws.” It has 120 questions – and answers – including the driving laws and rules, plus … Continue reading 1932 N. J. Driver’s Test Brochure
The April updates to the History Project featured information on Pennington Bicentennial quilts, and new research on St. Michael’s Orphanage. (See Site Updates for more.) By the numbers, we finished the month with 322 files in the Archives, including 160 documents and 162 maps and aerials. The Image Gallery now has 4145 files, and the … Continue reading April 2024 Update – Bicentennial Quilts
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 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
The January updates to the History Project featured information on automobile travel in the early 1900s – maps, travel guides, and cars – plus a video of the 1984 Pennington Memorial Day parade. (See Site Updates for more.) By the numbers, we finished the month with 319 files in the Archives, including 157 documents and … Continue reading January 2024 Update – Automobile Travel
The A.L.A. Automobile Green Book Official Touring Guide is an early version of what we now know as AAA tour guides, with maps, travel information, and directions. These were published from c. 1920 through the 1940s and apparently into the 1950s. This 1924 Volume 2 had 924 pages in small type with turn-by-turn directions for … Continue reading 1924 A.L.A. Automobile Green Book
