Volunteer Docents Needed for May School Visits

Have you ever thought about volunteering as a docent at Greenfield Hall?

Each year, the Historical Society hosts visits from elementary school students as part of the school curriculum on local history. In May, we are scheduled to welcome nine classes of second-graders, and we’d love your help either as a lead docent or a helper.

Volunteers should be willing to commit to helping with at least two tours of Greenfield Hall on weekday mornings. The tours are scheduled for 9:30-11:30 am between May 1 and May 31.

All volunteer docents are also required to attend a training session at Greenfield Hall on Wednesday April 11 from 11 am – 12 pm. If you’d like to volunteer but cannot attend training on the 11th, please let us know.

If you’re interested, please RSVP to Marsha Marshall at info@haddonfieldhistory.org. Thank you, and if you have any questions, please contact us at info@haddonfieldhistory.org or 856-429-7375.

Historical Society Closed Friday 3/30 and Sunday 4/1

Due to Easter and Passover, the Society will be closed Friday 3/30, and we have cancelled our usual “First Sunday” hours on Sunday April 1. See you next week!

Historical Society Closed Wednesday March 21

The Society is closed today, March 21, due to the storm forecast. Our inclement weather policy follows the schedule of the Haddonfield School District and the School District of Philadelphia (since some staff and volunteers travel farther), and both are closed for the day.

The Candlelight Dinner scheduled for tonight has been postponed until Wednesday April 4. Same time, same place, same speaker.

Society Closed Wednesday March 7 Due to Storm

The Historical Society of Haddonfield will be closed on Wednesday March 7 due to the weather.

According to our inclement weather policy, the Society follows the schedule of the Haddonfield School District and the Philadelphia School District, since some staff and volunteers travel from further distances. The Philadelphia School District announced this evening that it will be closed Wednesday, so the Society will be closed too.

Enjoy the snow day!

Society Awarded Second Year of General Operating Support

Students pose during a 2017 visit to the Society’s World War I exhibit.

The Historical Society of Haddonfield has been awarded a second year of general operating support from the Camden County Cultural and Heritage Commission at Camden County College. The Commission is the officially designated county history agency of the New Jersey Historical Commission.

The new $2,750 grant award will bolster the Historical Society’s work to preserve, study and share the history of Haddonfield and its environs.

The Camden County Cultural and Heritage Commission was founded in 1972, and recognizes the role of arts and local history in making our communities dynamic places to live and work.