Do you have a suggestion for a history topic, issue or speaker for a future Historical Society meeting?
Please send you suggestions to
Priscilla Taylor, President or
Pat Brunker, Vice President
POB 112
Riverton, New Jersey 08077-0112
rivertonhistory@usa.com
2008 LOCAL HISTORY PROGRAMS
Historical Society of Riverton
Founded 1970
The Historical Society of Riverton invites you to attend our meetings featuring history programs in the School Media Center of the Riverton School at 7:30pm on selected Monday evenings in October, November, January, March and May.
Our next program and meeting:
The Historical Society sposnsored it's first annual Trolley Ghost Tour on Saturday October 28th, 2006 and it featured trolley rides of
haunted locations within
historic Riverton.
Kudos to the committee led by Pat Brunker, Priscilla Taylor, and Bob Bednarek. Volunteers Paul Daly, Joann DiNoia, Rob Hoag, Aggie & Bob Kennedy, Charlotte Lippincott, John McCormick, Phyllis Rodgers, Elsie Waters, Gerald Weaber, and others. Our appreciation to Jason Cioci & Riverton Health & Fitness for the donation of space for the tours.
The Historical Society at the Riverton continued its public education and advocacy efforts with the community and the Riverton Borough Council to strengthen local zoning ordinances
to preserve historic Riverton.
Click the link for a copy of proposed zoning proposal advocated during 2006-07.
Monday March 5th, 2007
Traditional Irish Music Program
McDermott's Handy
This performance underwritten by a generous donation from the Robert & Agnes Kennedy program fund.
January 29th, 2007
Historic Images of Riverton
Postcards & Photographs
John McCormick
Riverton School educator &
HSR Board Member
Riverton's Second Annual Victorian Day
was held on Saturday June 2nd 2007 and provided the community with an opportunity to visit the Historical Society Museum set-up for the day at 408 Main Street.
Thank you to historical society board members Pat & Richard Brunker, Bob Bednarek. Volunteers Paul Daly, Joann DiNoia, Rob Hoag, Aggie & Bob Kennedy, John McCormick, Phyllis Rodgers, Priscilla Taylor, Elsie Waters, Gerald Weaber.
We appreciate the use of the former clinic of Dr. Alexander Marcy, Jr. as our museum for the day at 408 Main Street by Dr. Anthony Cerico & Family.
Weappreciate the efforts of Phyllis Rodgers, The New Leaf, Riverton Civic and Business Association and the Economic Development Committee for sponsoring Riverton's Second Annual Victorian Day.
The Society's March 2007 general meeting featured traditional Irish music by McDermott's Handy made possible by a generous contribution from the
Robert & Agnes Kennedy program fund.
Farewell to John Farr
The Historical Society of Riverton bids a fond farewell to board member and Program Chairman John Farr who recently moved to Moorestown, New Jersey. John Farr will be remembered for the significant contribution he made to preserving New Jersey history while Chairman of the Program Committee.
A list of his programs appear on this page.
Exhibition Curator Pat Brunker
Thanks to Bob Bednarek, Pat Brunker,
Betty Hahle Aggie Kennedy, Bob Moccia ,
Priscilla Taylor, Nancy Washington
and Elsie Waters
Weappreciate the efforts of Phyllis Rodgers, The New Leaf, Riverton Civic and Business Association and the Economic Development Committee for sponsoringRiverton's First Victorian Day on June 17th, 2006
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Historical Society Programs
2007-08
January 28th, 2008
Historic Riverton Images
John McCormick
Riverton Educator, Historian and Historic Image Collector
March 17th, 2008
at the Porch Club
traditional Irish music by McDermott's Handy
May 12th, 2008
Program to be Announced
October 1st, 2007
Riverton Country Club
Bruce E. Bean
and Craig Ammerman
May 7th, 2007
Betty B. Hahle
Riverton Historian
Groups, Organizations, and Corporations of Early Riverton
The Friends of the Riverton Library held it's successful bi-annual
fund-raiser last December 8th, 2007 known as the
Candlelight House Tour
The Historical Society of Riverton exhibited many local artifacts and the recent gift to the Society of Hannah Biddle's Wedding Dress circa 1863.
Read the January issue of the Gaslight News for more information by using the link to the newsletter link on this page.
the exhibit was curated by:
Aggie Kennedy, Archive Chair
and Pat Brunker. Vice President,
Historical Society of Riverton
An historic marker commemorating the history of Riverton was purchased by the Historical Society and donated to the Borough of Riverton in 2007.
Photograph by John McCormick
The historic marker was permanently installed on the brick walk in front of Zena's bakery on Broad Street and was unveiled on Victorian Day, June 2007.
PRISCILLA TAYLOR
President
Winner of the Betty B. Hahle Award for 2007 Riverton Local Oral History Project. Jennifer Pacek interviewed Mae Goodwin, who, at 100 years of age, may be Riverton School’s oldest surviving graduate of Riverton Public School. Mr. John McCormick's Class Project
November 19th, 2007
History of the Welsbach Street Lighting Company
Presented by
Jeff Cole and John McCormick
featuring the history of the gas lamps of Riverton, New Jersey
Betty Hahle, town historian, Pat Brunker HSR vice president, Bob and Aggie Kennedy, HSR board members.
Founder of Victorian Day, Phyllis Rodgers and Priscilla Taylor, HSR president.
