Book Club

May 13 2022

HSH Upcoming Book Club Discussion

September 20, Tuesday – 7:00 pm NOW VIRTUAL. Join us for our next book discussion on, The Secret History of the Jersey Devil: How Quakers, Hucksters and Benjamin Franklin Created a Monster, by Brian Regal and Frank Esposito (2018) . This book delves into the history of New Jersey’s most popular folklore, a tale of a winged monster who lived in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Great discussion as a lead into Halloween! Email the office to sign up, [email protected]

*We are asking for everyone to sign up by email in case we have to switch to a virtual format for the discussion.

March 31 2021

Book Club to Discuss Local Author’s Book on John Marshall in May

Book Club

UPDATE: Author Robert Strauss is scheduled to join us for our Book Club discussion on May 18!

The Historical Society’s Book Club will hold its next virtual discussion on Tuesday May 18 at 7 pm. We’ll be discussing John Marshall: The Final Founder, by Haddonfield author Robert Strauss.

(Robert will also be talking about his new book at an April 6 virtual event with the Haddonfield Public Library. You can learn more and register for that event by clicking here.)

John Marshall: The Final Founder explores Marshall’s life and work as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, arguing that he deserves to be counted among the nation’s “Founding Fathers.”

As always, all are welcome to join us for the May 18 discussion, even if you haven’t finished the book. The Book Club discussion will be held as a Zoom video chat. If you’re interested in joining us, please RSVP to [email protected] and we’ll send you the Zoom link (and some basic instructions) the day of the chat.

January 27 2021

Next Book Club Discussion Scheduled for March 23

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The Historical Society’s Book Club will hold its next virtual discussion on Tuesday March 23 at 7 pm.

We’ll be discussing The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz, by Erik Larson. The book is a detailed account of Winston Churchill’s first year as prime minister of the United Kingdom, including during the German bombing campaign known as the Blitz.

As always, all are welcome to join us for the discussion, even if you haven’t finished the book.

The Book Club discussion will be held as a Zoom.us video chat. If you’re interested in joining us, please RSVP to [email protected] and we’ll send you the Zoom link (and some basic instructions) the day of the chat.

November 19 2020

Book Club Plans Virtual Discussion for January 25

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The Historical Society’s Book Club is planning a virtual get-together for its January 25, 2021 discussion.

We’ll be meeting Monday January 25 at 7 pm via Zoom.us, in conjunction with the Haddonfield Public Library’s Book Club. We’ll be discussing The Warmth of Other Suns, by Isabel Wilkerson.

This nonfiction book chronicles the decades-long “Great Migration” of African Americans fleeing the South for northern and western cities in search of a better life. Wilkerson’s book is a National Book Critics Circle Award winner, and at least 12 publications named it one of the best books of the year when it was published. The New Yorker calls it a “deeply affecting, finely crafted and heroic book,” and the Wall Street Journal calls it a “brilliant and stirring epic.”