Hopewell Valley History Project
Preserving Our History
The webinar video for the Industrial Hopewell: Railroad Place online presentation held on June 10, 2021 has been posted for viewing, courtesy of the Hopewell Branch of the Mercer County Library, which co-sponsored the talk with the Hopewell Valley Historical Society, The Hopewell Museum, and the Hopewell Public Library. See the References post for other … Continue reading Industrial Hopewell – Webinar Video
The December updates on the Hopewell Valley History Project site focused on providing convenient access to the materials on the site for new visitors from a talk and video. Other items include: History Project Site Index page and Town Index pages Hopewell Borough History Briefs page – History Project briefs Historical Maps index page and … Continue reading December 2020 Update –
So what’s all this about a “Frog War” in Hopewell? And why does the frog seem to be the unofficial mascot of Hopewell Borough? The Hopewell Elementary School has a frog mascot, and the Hopewell Harvest Fair has a “Find Freddie [the Frog]” contest. And you’ll see the frog theme on the weathervane on the … Continue reading The “Frog War” in Hopewell
The Pennington Public Library has begun posting videos of the many Zoom presentations that they have hosted over the past months. These include the Hopewell Valley History Project presentation from May 17, 2020, “Discover Hopewell Valley History from Home.” The presentation features a case study of using the materials from the History Project site to … Continue reading History Project Talk on YouTube
