HCHS Exhibition on Lindbergh’s Flemington at Doric House Museum
Starting January 24 thru mid May, we’ll be open for docent-led tours!
FLEMINGTON — Discover what happens when the eyes of the world focused on the quiet country town of Flemington during the kidnapping trial and murder of Charles Lindbergh’s infant son.
In its new exhibition, titled Lindbergh’s Flemington 1935: Businesses, Bars and Boarding Houses, the Hunterdon County Historical Society explores through photographs, autograph books, scrapbooks, artifacts, and more what happened in Flemington during the six-week trial of Bruno Hauptmann, who was charged with the kidnapping. About 50,000 people, and hundreds of reporters and photographers swarmed into town. Celebrities from Jack Benny to Ozzie Nelson elbowed their way through the crowds to attend the trial.
The exhibition features a variety of souvenirs that were sold in town, and visitors can learn about the businesses along Main Street, and meet the reporters and radio broadcasters who covered the “trial of the century.”
The exhibition is open Saturday afternoons beginning January 24 through mid-May at the Doric House Museum, 114 Main Street in Flemington. It includes photos and items – some rarely seen before — from the collections of the Hunterdon County Historical Society and from private collections.
Docent-led tours will run every half-hour beginning at 1 p.m. and ending at 3:30 p.m. A $5 donation is suggested.
For group tours, please call 908-782-1091 or email hunterdonhistoryadm@gmail.com,
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The scene in front of the Flemington court house during the Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial in 1935. Photo from the collections of the Hunterdon County Historical Society.
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This event was made possible with funds from the Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission, a partner of the New Jersey Historical Commission.
The Hiram Deats Memorial Library is accessible to all. If you need any assistance for our programs, please contact us at 908-782-1091 a minimum of two days prior to the event.