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Hunterdon County's big American 250th anniversary parade is this Sunday in Flemington at 2 p.m. In the meantime, check o...
06/12/2026

Hunterdon County's big American 250th anniversary parade is this Sunday in Flemington at 2 p.m. In the meantime, check out how the Bicentennial Parade looked. This one was held in Ringoes on June 5, 1976 and lasted almost four hours. (Hunterdon County Historical Society photos from its Corporate Archive collection.)

NOT A NEW COLLECTION, BUT...Newly updated is Collection No. 38, the D. Howard Moreau Collection. First described and re...
06/10/2026

NOT A NEW COLLECTION, BUT...

Newly updated is Collection No. 38, the D. Howard Moreau Collection. First described and released to the public in the early 1980's, the first part of this collection (box 1 and box 2 folders 1-10) includes material relating to D. Howard Moreau's capacity as editor and publisher of The Hunterdon Democrat. Material includes editorial correspondence, including letters to Mr. Moreau regarding "The Regional High School Question"; manuscripts for Hubert G. Schmidt's weekly newspaper column, "Historically Speaking," which he published for 150 weeks; "Lindbergh Comes To The Village" manuscript by Elizabeth Van Fleet Vosseller; and a sketch and related material regarding Civil War Major Lambert Boeman.

In 2026 an accrual was added which is in box 2 folders 11-25, and boxes 3-6. These are photographs in various formats including contact prints, glass plate negatives, daguerrotypes, and prints. Box 2 contains images taken for The Hunterdon County Democrat, and many of the photographs have titles written on the back. In this section many of the people in the photos are not identified, except in folders 11 and 12, which contain images of staff members of the Hunterdon County Democrat. Boxes 3 and 4 contain images of life and people both inside and outside of Hunterdon County. The folders are arranged by family and location when known. Many of these images have names written on the back and/or descriptions of the families during the time the photograph was taken. Some of the families include LaTourette, Britton, Reeves, Studdiford and Coryell. Box 5 contains pins and and medals from the early to mid 1900s and box 6 contains glass plate negatives, the subjects of which are all unidentified.

The updated Collection Inventory may be viewed here: https://hunterdonhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Collection-38-Archives-Detail-and-Cpntainer-List.pdf

Special Thanks to Archival Volunteer Michelle Clinger for describing and cataloging this collection!

Only three Saturdays remain before our Lindbergh's Flemington exhibition closes! Visit the Doric House Museum, 114 Main ...
06/10/2026

Only three Saturdays remain before our Lindbergh's Flemington exhibition closes!

Visit the Doric House Museum, 114 Main St., Flemington and explore the town at the time of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial. See rare artifacts, plenty of photos and hear the stories about how crazy things got for the 6 weeks of the trial. Docent tour every half-hour from 1-3:30 p.m. $5 suggested donation.

A friendly reminder that we are closed today, June 4, 2026, because we're getting a fabulous new library roof!
06/04/2026

A friendly reminder that we are closed today, June 4, 2026, because we're getting a fabulous new library roof!

NEW Collection Release!The HCHS Archives team is pleased to release Collection No. 291, the Hildebrandt - Apgar Photogra...
06/01/2026

NEW Collection Release!

The HCHS Archives team is pleased to release Collection No. 291, the Hildebrandt - Apgar Photograph Collection (1886-1928). This collection consists of over two hundred photographs of individuals from the Hildebrandt, Apgar, and related families from Hunterdon County and beyond. Most photographs are undated, but appear to have been taken in the late 19th century or early 20th century. Most of these photographs are studio portraits of individuals or couples, but others depict everyday life, family outings and get-togethers, and social events. This is a major collection - many of the photographs are identified as to name and date, and some of these folks are quite stylish!

The collection inventory may be found here: https://hunterdonhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Collection-291-Archives-Detail-and-Container-List.pdf

Special Thanks to Archival Volunteer Nicholas Tasy for processing this collection!

Step back in time and experience the craziness of Flemington during the Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping trial.Visit the Doric ...
05/27/2026

Step back in time and experience the craziness of Flemington during the Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping trial.

Visit the Doric House Museum, 114 Main St., Flemington this Saturday (May 30) and explore the town at the time of the "trial of the century." See rare artifacts, plenty of photos and hear the stories about how crazy things got for the 6 weeks of the trial. Docent tour every half-hour from 1-3:30 p.m. $5 suggested donation.

PS: In case you haven't heard we're extending the exhibition through June 27. (Photo shows the Lindbergh baby kidnapping jury at the Union Hotel in 1935.)

HUNTERDON CITIZENS AFFECT WORLD EVENTSIn so many of our archival collections, it is clear that people who live in Hunter...
05/20/2026

HUNTERDON CITIZENS AFFECT WORLD EVENTS

In so many of our archival collections, it is clear that people who live in Hunterdon have had a profound effect on the rest of the world. This is obvious from our newest archives collection release, No. 296, the Edmund LaPort Collection. While it does not have much local significance, the collection highlights the travels and job duties of a gentleman who lived in Hunterdon but whose job benefited all around the globe.

The collection is a grouping of materials concerning Edmund A. Laport, a Hunterdon County resident and long-time employee of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), where he served both as Director of Communications Engineering and as Chief Engineer of RCA International. The collection (ca. 1928 - 1972) consists of postcards and Christmas cards from countries he visited throughout his career, as well as photographs of a variety of radio and other electronic equipment; mostly from the 1940's and 1950's.

This collection would be of use to those interested in historical Christmas cards from around the world, and to those interested in radio and electronic equipment of the mid-20th century.

The collection inventory may be found here: https://hunterdonhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Collection-296-Archival-Detail-and-Container-List.pdf

Special Thanks to Archival Volunteer Jim Weatherford for processing this collection!

The Hiram E. Deats Library will be closed this Thursday, May 21. See you next week!
05/20/2026

The Hiram E. Deats Library will be closed this Thursday, May 21. See you next week!

If you are visiting our Lindbergh's Flemington exhibition at the Doric House Museum today (Saturday, May 16), please not...
05/16/2026

If you are visiting our Lindbergh's Flemington exhibition at the Doric House Museum today (Saturday, May 16), please note that a section of Main Street is closed. You need to approach our building heading north on Main St., go past the local traffic only sign and either park on the street in front of the building or in the lot across the street. We're open between 1-4 p.m. with tours every half-hour until 3:30 p.m.

LINDBERGH EXHIBITION TOURS TOMORROW!Docent-led tours of the Hunterdon County Historical Society's exhibition on Lindberg...
05/15/2026

LINDBERGH EXHIBITION TOURS TOMORROW!

Docent-led tours of the Hunterdon County Historical Society's exhibition on Lindbergh's Flemington are happening this Saturday every half hour from 1-3:30 p.m. at the Doric House Museum, 114 Main St., Flemington. Learn about the town's story during the Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial, told with photographs, autograph books, scrap books, and souvenirs. $5 donation suggested.

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