Tag: Old School Baptist Church
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Old School Baptist Church still stands as a landmark of Hopewell Borough’s beginning
Driving along West Broad Street the beginning of Hopewell Borough’s history might be easy to miss, but it is captured inside and outside of the Old School Baptist Church and Meeting House. The red-brick Old School Baptist Church and Meeting House and the cemetery on the grounds of the property at 46-48 West Broad Street…
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Learn about South River photographers from the 1800s
The South River Historical & Preservation Society will hold its next meeting on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on April 24 at the South River Museum (Old School Baptist Church), 64-66 Main St., South River. “How New Jersey Photographers Captured Life Through Portraiture” tells the stories of men and women in the 1800s. This program, sponsored by…
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Historian to discuss Johnson Park horse track
The South River Historical & Preservation Society will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. on Nov. 28 at the South River Museum (Old School Baptist Church), 64-66 Main St., South River. Local historian and research consultant Anthony Timek will present the history of Piscataway’s Johnson Park and its horse track. The presentation will include early pictures and…
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Ghost hunter to share stories in South River on June 27
The South River Historical & Preservation Society will meet at 7 p.m. on June 27 at the South River Museum (Old School Baptist Church), 64-66 Main St., South River. The program is free to the public and light refreshments will be served. Ghost hunter L’Aura Hladik Hoffman will provide a multimedia presentation detailing the history and haunts of…
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South River Historical Society to meet Nov. 29
The South River Historical & Preservation Society will hold its annual meeting on at 7 p.m. on Nov. 29 at the South River Museum (Old School Baptist Church), 64-66 Main St., South River. The program is free to the public. A light dinner catered by La Tavola Cucina will be served. For more information, call Donna Rafano…
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Author to speak about amusement parks of the Jersey Shore
The South River Historical & Preservation Society will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. on Sept. 27 at the South River Museum, Old School Baptist Church, 64-66 Main St., South River. The September program will feature Rick Geffken, co-author of “Lost Amusement Parks of the North Jersey Shore, 1965-2015.” He will share rare pictures…
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South River Historical Society welcomes land expert and author at June 28 meeting
The South River Historical and Preservation Society will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. on June 28 at the South River Museum (Old School Baptist Church) 64-66 Main St., South River. The June program titled “Owning New Jersey” will focus on land records as an important source for historical research. The featured speaker is Joseph…
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Learn how to start genealogy research
The South River Historical & Preservation Society will meet at 7 p.m. on April 26 at the South River Museum, the former Old School Baptist Church, 64-66 Main St., South River. The program will feature “The ABCs of Starting Your Genealogy Research” according to Beverly Seward Yackel, past president of the Monmouth County Genealogy…
