These History Briefs provide historical information and chronologies on Hopewell Borough organizations, businesses, and properties, and the people that made them.
These research reports draw on the materials on this site, plus newspaper archives, deeds, census records, and information from local contributors. These are works in progress, and will be updated with new information as it becomes available. Comments welcome.
2022 History Briefs Compilation
The past three years of History Briefs has been complied together into the Hopewell Borough History Briefs, 2022 Edition, for convenient reading, searching, and printing. These contain some 40 briefs developed over the past two years, plus additional timelines, annotated maps, summaries of the collections, and references.
The Hopewell Borough History Briefs, 2022 Edition, is available in two versions for download (PDF):
- Full Version – The entire contents of all the briefs – 500 pages
- Digest Version – One-page summaries of the briefs – 68 pages
Hopewell Borough History Briefs
Browse the individual History Briefs, and search by title.
- Click the document name to view it (Full History Brief in PDF format).
- Click the Info column to read an associated post with more information on the topic.
See also the Hopewell Borough Property Reports for briefs on individual properties in Hopewell Borough.
More on History Project Research Sources
Research sources on the History Project site.
- See the History Project Blog to search for topics of interest
- See Town Indexes for links to information for specific local towns
References and Briefs
- See Hopewell Valley Town References for a chronological list of reference books
- See Hopewell History Briefs for research briefs on local organizations, businesses, and places – and associated presentation videos
Explore Documents
- See the Document Archives to explore books and other publications
- See the Document Collection for a simpler tabular list of the Document Archives
- See the Pamphlet Collection for materials from local municipalities, schools, churches, and local events
- See the Property Reports Collection for Site Survey and History Brief reports organized by address
Explore Maps and Aerials
- See the Map Archives to explore local historical and municipal maps, and aerials
- See the Map Collection for a simpler tabular list to scroll and pan in the maps
- See the Panoramic Aerials Gallery to explore panoramic aerial views
Explore Images and Videos
- See the Image Gallery for photos and artwork organized by location, date, and address
- See the YouTube Channel for local historical videos and history presentations
