Upcoming Events
This week!
Lecture & General Meeting,
September 27, 2023 at 7 pm
Paul Schopp Presents: “The Black Enclave of Milford, c. 1825-Present”
At one time South Jersey featured more than 100 enclaves of free blacks in self-sustaining towns or smaller communities. Many of these emerged from or enabled stops on the Underground Railroad, often with a degree of support from local Quaker meeting houses. Over the years a few of these, such as Lawnside, have managed to maintain an independent identity. Others, such as nearby Saddlertown or Timbuctoo in Westampton, have benefited from recent study and efforts to bring their history to light. Most, though, are threatened with extinction from memory, unknown even to most of those who live within their boundaries.
Milford, later known as Kresson, is one such place whose story is threatened, a fate that historian Paul Schopp has long fought to prevent. Please join us on Wednesday, September 27 at 7 PM at the Lutheran Church on Wayne Avenue to learn and to join in the effort to preserve an important part of our local history.
*This event is free, and the church asked that we contribute to their pantry with nonperishable food items and paper products.
Haunted Haddonfield Walking Tours: October 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 & 28, all tours start at 7pm at Greenfield Hall.
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Recent News and updates:
Changes at PLAC, October 2023
Starting in the first week of October, there will be two significant changes to the way we do things at the Patricia Lennon Archives Center. First, for a trial period, we are changing the Archives Center’s opening hours. As of Monday, October 2, the new opening times will be: Thursdays, 10am-noon, Saturdays, noon-3pm, By appointment. […]
Taverns and Temperance: Haddonfield’s Complicated History with Alcohol
Join us Friday, September 8 at 6:00 PM. Tour starts at the heart statue in King’s Court. Who doesn’t like to go on an adventure. Discover Haddonfield’s history of taverns and the temperance movement while walking through the streets of this beautiful community. Haddonfield today is officially a “no license” or “dry” town and has […]
2023 Haddonfield Skirmish
The Skirmish is Saturday, June 3, 2023 throughout downtown Haddonfield. Join the Historical Society of Haddonfield in commemorating this historic event. Our campus is located at 343 Kings Hwy E, just a few steps down from the Indian King Tavern. Drop in anytime between 10am to 3pm to take part in: – Tours of Greenfield […]
Candlelight Dinner, 2023—Women in George Washington’s World
Join us for our Annual Candlelight Dinner on Wednesday, March 22, at Il Villaggio restaurant, 211 Haddonfield-Berlin Road, Cherry Hill. Our featured speaker will be George Boudreau, PhD, a cultural historian and expert on the country’s founding era. Dr. Boudreau is a professor and author and the editor of Women in Washington’s World and A […]
Preserving Black Haddonfield History (2/22/2023)
Please join the Historical Society of Haddonfield, as we present C. Adrienne Rhodes and other members of the Preserving Black Haddonfield History Project (PBHHP) discussing their work on recording and preserving Haddonfield’s Black History. This collaboration with the Haddonfield Memorial High School and the Preserving Black Haddonfield Project Organizing Committee, a subgroup of the Haddonfield […]
Garden State: Living Off the Land in Nineteenth-Century New Jersey
Join us for a free virtual program, on January 17th at 7:00pm, for “Garden State: Living Off the Land in 19th Century New Jersey.” Explore the agricultural history of New Jersey and its profound influence on farming today. This program will use the museum’s extensive collection of farming-related tools to bring to life this key […]
Funding provided by the Camden County Cultural and Heritage Commission at Camden County College, the officially designated county history agency of the New Jersey Historical Commission.