Afternoon at the Archives!

October 11, 2017October 11, 2017 phyllis hartzell

The October 7 Afternoon at the Archives event was a great success with 70 members and friends coming to tour the archive facility and to view the amazing collections of the Hunterdon County Historical Society!

Hunterdon County Historical Society

1 week ago

This photo was taken at the intersection of Bridge Street at the intersection with what was then River Road in Stockton, following a devastating fire on January 22, 1905. The lower left corner of the photo is believed to be the spot where the fire started.“With a blizzard raging, with the snow flying and the wind blowing at the rate of fifty miles an hour, fire broke out in Davison’s general store at Stockton . . . at about 1 o’clock on Thursday morning, an overheated stove being the supposed cause,” reported the January 26 Lambertville Beacon. You can read more by visiting our website here: hunterdonhistory.org/every-picture-tells-a-story-the-stockton-fire-of-1905/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Hunterdon County Historical Society

2 weeks ago

We wanted to pass along that the Raritan Township Local Historians will present a special local history program this Saturday (May 7) at 10 a.m. in the Raritan Twp. Municipal Courtroom (The program will feature James Holot, and amateur historian and metal detectorist will show his interesting artifact discoveries. You can also watch two classic films featuring Raritan Twp. and Flemington. Don't miss a fascinating morning of history! ... See MoreSee Less

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Hunterdon County Historical Society

3 weeks ago

Members of the Hunterdon County Historical Society's Cemetery Committee were among 20 participants of the first 2022 Veterans Headstone Cleaning event at the Flemington Presbyterian Church. Hunterdon County Veterans Services Officer Rich Booth hosted the event which honors and remembers our veterans. #ByMemorialDay #veterans #HonoringOurVeterans ... See MoreSee Less

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Hunterdon County Historical Society

2 months ago

IT'S A MAP THING...for our newest collection release, Collection No. 242, the D. Stanton Hammond Map Collection. This collection contains a series of maps drawn and traced by D. Stanton Hammond, ca. 1912-1959. The drawings and tracings are recreated from county surveys and other land records, and show the change in land titles of individual properties over time. The bulk of the maps are from the Northern portion of Hunterdon County, NJ, especially Tewksbury and Lebanon Townships. There are larger and smaller maps from other areas as well. This collection would be of interest to anyone who wishes to research property land ownership in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, and to study the chains of property distribution over time.Many people who have conducted research in the Garden State for genealogy or history are familiar with the name of D. Stanton Hammond III. He is the gentleman who is chiefly remembered for his genealogical maps that documented change in land ownership over time. In addition to the unique maps in this collection, you may be familiar or have even used his "Historical Map of Old Bergen 1660-1764", or the "Hunterdon County, NJ, 1688-1795" series of maps, and other maps from Gloucester, Cumberland, and Burlington Counties. Some of those are famous, and are published and sold by the Genealogical Society of NJ.The maps in our collection are unique materials local to the Hunterdon County, NJ area. Enjoy! ... See MoreSee Less

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Hunterdon County Historical Society

2 months ago

Don't miss our annual spring meeting this Sunday (March 13) at 2 p.m. at the Flemington Presbyterian Church, featuring a special program on dating old houses! It's free and everyone is welcome! Read more: www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/2022/02/whats-the-age-of-this-old-hunterdon-county-house.htm... ... See MoreSee Less

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