Hopewell Valley History Project
Preserving Our History
The March 2025 updates to the History Project focused on the extended history of Franco’s Pizza and the Eagle Bakery in Hopewell, and extensive detail on the operations of Central High School in the early 1960s. (See Site Updates for more.) Piggott to Franco’s Pizza and the Eagle Bakery Franco’s / Vincenzo’s Pizza, and the … Continue reading March 2025 Update – Franco’s Pizza and Eagle Bakery
What was high school like a half-century ago? We have some ideas from class photos and yearbooks, and some glimpses of school life from reports of class trips and the like. But what about daily school life? Now we have a better and more complete answer. As part of the education major in the 1960s … Continue reading Central High School 1962 Practicum Report
This 1961-62 Student Handbook for the Central High School has several very different collections of information that students need to know. The Handbook starts with an extensive discussion of school Rules and Regulations, both for normal operations and for exceptions and problems. This is followed by descriptions of the 40-some school Clubs and Activities. Near … Continue reading Central High School 1961 Student Handbook
The February 2025 updates to the History Project include materials on the the stories of two teachers from the Hopewell Grammar School in the 1920s, a new Schools album in the Image Gallery with additional class photos from the 1920s to 1950s, artifacts from the Hopewell National Bank, and a variety of historical Pennington booklets … Continue reading February 2025 Update – Teachers and Schools
This fun photo is annotated as “Mrs. Scharringhausen & Miss Scott, my 7th & 8th grade teachers.” The note was written by Edna B. Moore, who graduated from the Hopewell Grammar School on Model Avenue in 1923 (after 8th grade), and the Hopewell High School (in Pennington) in 1927. Mrs. Scharring-Hausen (as usually spelled) and … Continue reading 1920s Hopewell Teachers – Scott & Scharring-Hausen
The January 2025 updates to the History Project include materials on the Hopewell Elementary School class plaques and the class of 1956, plus 2006 photos of downtown Pennington. (See Site Updates for more.) By the numbers, we finished the month with 332 files in the Archives, including 169 documents and 163 maps and aerials. The … Continue reading January 2025 Update – Hopewell Elementary and Pennington
How soon they grow up! Here are three photos of the Hopewell Elementary School class of 1956, kindly shared by Rich Anderson. The photos also are annotated with the names of many of the students. The final photo is the 8th grade graduation, and the two earlier photos probably are the Kindergarten and 2nd grade … Continue reading Hopewell Elementary School Class of 1956
UPDATED 1/8/25 – More on the Hoaglands of Blawenburg. These 41 wooden class plaques hang along the front corridor of the Hopewell Elementary School, and list the names of the members of each graduating class from 1926 to 1966. They start in 1926 when the school was built, and end after 1966 when the school … Continue reading Hopewell Elementary School Class Plaques – 1926-1966
The December 2024 updates to the History Project include a 2016 / 1966 Hopewell Valley Scrapbook with 330+ photos and the evolution of the Hopewell Museum. (See Site Updates for more.) By the numbers, we finished the month with 332 files in the Archives, including 169 documents and 163 maps and aerials. The Image Gallery … Continue reading December 2024 Update – 2016 Class Scrapbook, Hopewell Museum
The November 2024 updates to the History Project include the origins of the Hopewell American Legion Monument and the history of the Hopewell Pharmacy group of buildings at the center of Hopewell Borough. (See Site Updates for more.) By the numbers, we finished the month with 332 files in the Archives, including 169 documents and … Continue reading November 2024 Update – Legion Monument, Hopewell Pharmacy
