Tag: local history
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History buffs hope to create memorial for Lawrence Township’s namesake
If Lawrence Township history buffs have their way, there will be a memorial to U.S. Navy Capt. James Lawrence, the township’s namesake, somewhere in the municipality. The township’s Historic Preservation Advisory Committee made that request to the Township Council earlier this year and advisory committee member Leona Maffei brought it up again at the council’s…
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Cranbury History Center will be renamed in honor of local historian
The Cranbury History Center on South Main Street, Cranbury, will be renamed in honor of the late Betty Wagner, a former township historian who played an active role in her adopted community. The Cranbury Historical and Preservation Society, of which Wagner was a past president, intends to have a rededication ceremony, scheduled for 2 p.m.…
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Manalapan will dedicate pavilion to late historian
MANALAPAN – Municipal officials will dedicate a pavilion in the Manalapan Recreation Center in memory of former township historian Lydia Wikoff on Sept. 13 at 5 p.m. Wikoff, who died on June 3, was Manalapan’s historian for more than 25 years and shared historical information not only with residents of Manalapan, but with people throughout…