Howell Living History Farm’s maple sugaring operations are in full swing when freezing nights and thawing days make for heavy sap flows. Related work and rendering of maple syrup at…
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Pennington Presents Business of the Year and Historic Preservation Award
by Mary Galiotoby Mary GaliotoPennington’s “Business of the Year” and “Historic Preservation Award” were presented Tuesday, by the Pennington Economic Development and Historic Preservation Commissions, at their annual even held at Sun National Bank…
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Celebrate Black History Month by Exploring the History of Pleasant Valley Hopewell Township
At an event co-hosted by the Hopewell Valley Historical Society and the Hopewell Branch Library of the Mercer County Library System renowned local historian, Larry Kidder, will describe the experiences…
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D&R Greenway Land Trust marks a major milestone—the 20,000thacre has been preserved, with the recent deal to save an historic Sourlands farm from development.
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The horses will be wearing bells this Saturday, November 25, 2017, at Howell Living History Farm, for scenic hayrides through the heart of Pleasant Valley, followed by a wreath and…
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Beverly Mills and Elaine Buck have been hard at work uncovering African-American history in the Sourland region and Hopewell Valley for their upcoming book, “If These Stones Could Talk.”
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Local historian Jack Keppel will return to tell some the lesser-known stories of Hopewell village on Wednesday, November 1st from 7-8pm at the newly renovated Hopewell Theater, as part of…
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Howell Living History Farm will hold its 34th annual Plowing Match on Saturday, Sept. 2, from 10am to 4pm. A dozen teams of draft animals from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New…
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It was a glorious day for the Camp Meeting Revival fundraiser held in Skillman Park on Saturday, and a good time was had by all. Families and friends from near…
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Hopewell Public Library Presents Two-Part Lecture on Anne and Charles Lindbergh, “Couple for an Age”
Local East Amwell historian Jim Davidson returns to Hopewell, on Wednesday, September 13th and Wednesday October 4th, with a two-part lecture covering the life and times of Charles and Anne…