Hopewell Valley History Project
Preserving Our History
Here’s some more research in preparation for the upcoming talk on St. Michael’s Orphanage: A Visual History, on Wed., May 8, 2024, in Hopewell and on Zoom. See also the recent post on the St. Michael’s Orphanage Photo Collection. These are statistics extracted from the U. S. Census records for St. Michael’s from 1900 through … Continue reading St. Michael’s Orphanage Census Records
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 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 Township Police – 50th Anniversary
by Douglas Dixon Here are some highlights of the 2023 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, shared online in digital and searchable formats for education … Continue reading Hopewell History Project – 2023 Highlights
The December updates to the History Project featured research on the Brick Farm Market building, the Old School Baptist Church, and 1960s area maps, plus large photo collections from several contributors on St. Michael’s Orphanage, from the Hopewell Business Association, and of Titusville and Washington Crossing postcards. (See Site Updates for more.) By the numbers, … Continue reading December 2023 Update – Brick Farm Market & St. Michael’s
We have posted a new collection of some 180 photos of people and activities at St. Michael’s Orphanage in a album on the History Project site. This is in addition to the some 30 existing mostly postcards of the building, for a total of over 200 images now shared on the site. These include over … Continue reading St. Michael’s Orphanage Photo Collection
The November updates to the History Project featured historic Hopewell anniversary quilts, a man and a horse, a Hopewell Presbyterian anniversary, Community Day, and more. (See Site Updates for more.) By the numbers, we finished the month with 309 files in the Archives, including 154 documents and 155 maps and aerials. The Image Gallery now … Continue reading November 2023 Update – Quilts & Horses
The October updates to the History Project featured local dairies, 1974 aerials, and a variety of new images. (See Site Updates for more.) By the numbers, we finished the month with 308 files in the Archives, including 153 documents and 155 maps and aerials. The Image Gallery now has 3680 files, and the Panoramas Collection … Continue reading October 2023 Update – Dairies & Aerials
Here is a fun collection of milk bottles and other artifacts from the heyday of independent farms and dairies in the Hopewell Valley in the mid 1900s. These are from the collection of Robert Warznak, including some items from his grandparent’s dairy, Hillcrest Farm (or Hillcrest Dairy), on Pennington-Titusville Road. They include bottles from the … Continue reading Hopewell Valley Dairies
What do you notice in these two 1974 aerial views around the Hopewell Elementary School? One shows the view from the school north to Broad Street, and the other shows the view west from the intersection of Broad and Princeton Avenue. These wonderfully clear photos show features including St. Alphonsus Church, the businesses then at … Continue reading Hopewell Borough 1974 Aerials
