Moorestown Improvement Association

05/10/2026

Join us for a Spring plant swap, May 16th, Saturday, from 10am to 1 pm at the Moorestown Library.

05/10/2026

May, 2026 Fixers Fair CANCELLED!

Unfortunately, the 2026 Fixers Fair has been Cancelled.
MIA looks forward to hosting the event again in 2027!

Watch our website or this page for a new date in 2027. We apologize for any inconvenience!

05/04/2026

It was a great day for our Historic Walking Tour, Thank You to all who attended. Watch for another tour next spring.

05/04/2026

Contact Saving Historic Moorestown to get your flag

https://savinghistoricmoorestown.org/merchandise

By Saving Historic Moorestown

04/28/2026

Join us for a Historic Walking Tour along Chester Avenue. Insights, anecdotes and historical tidbits will be shared about this beautiful section of our town:

May 3, 2026 at 1:00 pm

Meet at corner of Chester and Oak Avenue

$10 MIA member
$20 per person non-member
$25 Membership (2025) + Tour
[email protected]

RSVP:
[email protected]
or 609-410-5969

04/26/2026

The annual Moorestown NJ Arbor Day Celebration occurred on Friday, April 24, this year at Strawbridge Lake Park. The Moorestown Improvement Association presented a contribution to the Moorestown Tree Planting and Preservation Committee. The Moorestown Garden Club, the Moorestown Township Council and the Department of Public Works, and the Roberts Elementary School Chorus all participated to make this wonderful annual event happen.

04/07/2026

Each year, the Moorestown Improvement Association is pleased to offer two separate scholarships to graduating seniors of Moorestown High School who are seeking to continue their education. The deadline for both scholarship applications is April 30, 2026.
Use the link below to our website for more information and to download the applications.
http://www.moorestownimprovement.org/scholarships.html #/

03/25/2026

All are welcome to attend our Annual Meeting this Thursday, March 26 at 7 PM at the Library!

03/11/2026

MIA Annual Meeting, Thursday, March 26, 2026

MIA’s Annual Meeting is on Thursday, March 26, 2026 starting at 7:00 PM at the Moorestown Library. The meeting’s program will focus on Historical Preservation in town. Many of Moorestown’s wonderful historic structures have disappeared for various reasons. Attendees will hear Julie Maravich, President of Saving Historic Moorestown and 2026’s Moorestown Citizen of the Year, who will offer a presentation that looks at photographs of old buildings town we see every day and what her committee has done to save so many of them. Light refreshments will be served. The meeting is free and open to the public, regardless of whether you’re a member of the organization.

For more details about these MIA events, please visit www.moorestownimprovement.org.

02/20/2026

From the minutes of the Moorestown Improvement Association, October 15, 1909, an “… appropriation of $20.00 was made for operating snowplows on the sidewalks during the coming winter.”

As the oldest civic organization existing in Moorestown, the MIA took on many tasks in the early 20th century. Apparently, keeping the main sidewalks clear of snow was one, and while we have no record of exactly how that was done, a horsedrawn plow much like the one pictured is a likely candidate.

Pictured is a sidewalk snowplow, used in Princeton around 1910. One can wonder if Moorestown’s plow was a “Planet Jr.” model, which was the farm and gardening implement manufacturer owned by Moorestown resident S. L. Allen, who used the same materials and designs to invent the first Flexible Flyer sled.