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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.

EXHIBITION OPEN TODAY!Step back in time and experience the craziness of Flemington during the Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping ...
05/09/2026

EXHIBITION OPEN TODAY!

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 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.

TEWKSBURY and the BARNET HALL ACADEMY is the focal point of our newest collection release!The HCHS Archives is pleased t...
05/06/2026

TEWKSBURY and the BARNET HALL ACADEMY is the focal point of our newest collection release!

The HCHS Archives is pleased to release a small but significant collection of photographs and other documents concerning the Barnet Hall Academy (Collection No. 295). This collection is comprised of photographs, manuscripts, and ephemera related to Barnet Hall Academy of New Germantown, later Oldwick NJ. The collection includes school photographs of the entire student body as well as items related to the reunions that took place in 1905 and for the school Centennial in 1907. Also included are newspaper clippings related to the school and samples of state school examinations. The items were collected by former Academy student Marion Waldron, and the collection will be of interest to those interested in the history of the building that now houses the Tewksbury Library as well as those researching family history of the area as several notable Hunterdon County names are represented.

You can view the collection inventory here: https://hunterdonhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Collection-295-Archives-Detail-and-Container-List.pdf

Special Thanks to Archival Volunteer Karen Giffen for arranging and describing this collection!

Thinking about joining the Hunterdon County Historical Society on Saturday (May 9) at 11 a.m. for its then-and-now walki...
05/05/2026

Thinking about joining the Hunterdon County Historical Society on Saturday (May 9) at 11 a.m. for its then-and-now walking tour of Flemington? We have just a few spots left open, so reserve your space now by emailing [email protected]

The tour will use the 1900s-era photographs of Asher Stryker to explore Flemington and how it looked 120 years ago compared to today. Hear the stories of the fascinating people who lived here as told by long-time resident Peter Goodell. Tour is free to HCHS members; $10 for non-members and begins in front of the Doric House Museum, 114 Main St.

(Photo from the Asher Stryker collection is captioned "Main St. from Lake Hotel looking south. The Lake Hotel is now where the Flemington Post Office is located.)

NEW TINY COLLECTION ALERTThe HCHS Archives is pleased to present Collection No. 283: Collection of Photographs of Restor...
05/04/2026

NEW TINY COLLECTION ALERT

The HCHS Archives is pleased to present Collection No. 283: Collection of Photographs of Restoration of the James Marshall House (1968-1970). A collection of photographs and slides associated with the restoration of the James W. Marshall House in Lambertville, which took place between November of 1968 and August of 1970.

Who was James W. Marshall? He was born in 1810 in Hopewell, NJ, and then his family moved to Lambertville in 1816, living in the house that is the focal point of this collection. In 1834, he left Lambertville, and New Jersey, and moved to Indiana. This began a series of pursuits and career choices that led him from Indiana to Illinois, Missouri, Oregon, and eventually to California...

where he found himself constructing a sawmill in Coloma, Ca., in 1848 for a man named Sutter. During the construction process, he could not help but notice the little golden flakes of metal he kept discovering in the tail race. And the rest is history. Yes, that James Marshall - the discoverer of gold in California that caused the Gold Rush. Small world, isn't it?

The inventory for the small collection may be found here: https://hunterdonhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Collection-283-Archives-Detail-and-Container-List.pdf

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

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