The Hopewell Museum

08/21/2026

Take a look at all the wonderful Hopewell Valley Heritage Week programs from September 12th-20th.

The Hopewell MuseumThe Hopewell Valley Historical SocietyThe Pennington Public LibraryWashington Crossing Park AssociationHopewell Public LibraryHopewell Township Library MCLSHopewell Valley History Project

08/13/2026

Our award winning Tavern Talks takes no summer vacation!

Join us at Needle Creek Farm Brewery on August 16 for some revolutionary conversation over a pint or two with our historic interpreters. It's just in time to get ready for some huge 250 events coming to Mercer County, New Jersey later this fall.

Hopewell Valley Historical Society Hopewell Valley Arts Council The Hopewell Museum League of Historical Societies of New Jersey MercerMe Washington Crossing Park Association, Inc. Mercer County Cultural & Heritage Commission New Jersey Historical Commission - NJHC Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area

07/01/2026

06/18/2026

James Ewing: From the Black Watch to a New Jersey pulpit: music, war, and reinvention.

July 8th, 7 PM at the Hopewell Presbyterian Church.

To attend in person, register here.
https://www.hopewellvalleyhistory.org/event-details/james-ewing-in-person-registration

To watch via Zoom, register here.
https://www.hopewellvalleyhistory.org/event-details/james-ewing-by-zoom-1

In 1782, as the American War drew to its close, a musician in the 42nd Highland Regiment serving with the British Army in North America made a decision that would change his life entirely. He deserted.

Within the decade, James Ewing was a teacher and pastor in New Jersey.

This talk traces his remarkable journey as a way into the hidden world of British military bands: privately funded, little understood, and far more human than the drum-beats of history suggest.

Joshua Mason is a Rhode Island educator and historical researcher specializing in early American military music. A 2018 graduate of Rhode Island College, Mason has built a career centered on immersive public history, previously serving as the Education Coordinator at Fort Ticonderoga, where he developed dynamic interpretive programming. His extensive work with the Newport Historical Society as a researcher and writer earned him the prestigious History Space Award. Mason's primary research focuses on the vital roles of Bands of Music, drummers, and fifers leading into and during the American War for Independence.

This program is sponsored by the Hopewell Museum, Hopewell Old School Baptist Meetinghouse, and the Hopewell Valley Historical Society.

06/16/2026

Hopewell's early connection to baseball
Learn about Wellington Titus and the Hopewell Valley's contribution to baseball!

June 17 ~ 7pm
Register to attend in person at the Hopewell Presbyterian Church
https://redlibrary.org/events/speaker-series-wellington-titus-and-new-jerseys-baseball-innovators/
or on Zoom
https://www.hopewellvalleyhistory.org/event-details/wellington-titus-njs-baseball-innovators/form

06/04/2026

Got any plans for Saturday afternoon? Come out and celebrate the 250th with us!

01/23/2026

Speaker Series - "If New England we conquer, Old England's Undone." Some Unexpected Contemporary British Views of the American Revolution

Wednesday, February 11th, 2026 7:00 - 8:30 pm

Hopewell Presbyterian Church, Fellowship Hall, 80 W Broad St., Hopewell

Registration for both in-person and Zoom is required.
In Person
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeysn_FXlCssLLXu8HIbzCtQp4rSWy8DzBlMggTO_GjG1k8Eg/viewform

Via Zoom
https://www.hopewellvalleyhistory.org/event-details/ian-burrows-talk-if-new-england-we-conquer-old-englands-undone-1/form

01/14/2026

Tonight's the night!

12/10/2025

"To Be Found In Every House": Cider in Eighteenth-Century America

Consumed by everyone from wealthy landowners to day laborers, cider was the most common beverage in early America. Much of it was made simply to be drunk, but a few Americans, like Washington and Jefferson, tried to create something truly special. We will explore the range of American cider culture from the earliest settlement to the 1790s and see how cider was so ingrained in American culture that even the early Temperance movement thought it was safe.

Co-sponsored by the Hopewell Museum, Hopewell Public Library NJ, and the Hopewell Valley Historical Society.

About the Speaker: For over twenty years, Mark A. Turdo, historian and museum professional, has been researching and recreating historic alcoholic cider. He is especially interested in early American cider and cider culture. In 2013, he began the Pommel Cyder blog (https://pommelcyder.wordpress.com), where he shares his adventures in cider research and his experiments in cidermaking. Turdo has shared his cider research at several cider events, cideries, and museums, including the Pennsylvania Cider Fest, Pour the Core Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cider Week, Pennsbury Manor, the Sigal Museum, Manoff Cidery, and Ploughman Ciders.

Time: 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Hopewell Presbyterian Church, Fellowship Hall, 80 W Broad St, Hopewell
Or via Zoom

Registration for in-person is required.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeeGbyooPAVtcFALrFUvNzIt6C1z_uwfbAq3fKrzG-K_hLWBA/viewform.

Registration for Zoom is required.
https://www.hopewellvalleyhistory.org/event-details/cider-in-eighteenth-century-america-zoom/form