SOUTHAMPTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING SCHEDULE - 2008
The Southampton Historical Society meets on the first Monday of each month
(except in September, when it meets on the second Monday). There are no meetings in July and August nor January. The meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. at the Robert Thompson Municipal Building at the corner of Route 206 and Retreat Road, across from the WAWA. (This is a temporary arrangement while Old Town Hall is closed for repairs). Each meeting consists of a Business session, a program, and refreshments.
Monday, February 4, 2008 - Program to be Announced.
Monday, March 3, 2008 - Program on Blueberries presented by Brad Thompson.
Monday, April 7, 2008 - Program: Movie Palaces of the Past presented by Allen Hauss.
Monday, May 5, 2008 - Program: Boardwalks of New Jersey.
Monday, June 2, 2008 - Strawberry Festival - Covered Dish
No meetings in July and August
LISTING OF SOME OF OUR PAST PROGRAMS:
AIR VICTORY MUSEUM OF LUMBERTON
JERSEY JERRY BROOM SQUIRE
ELSIE THE BORDEN COW AND FARMLIFE - Edith Sprague
RAILROADS OF BURLINGTON COUNTY" (Backroad Line/Vincentown Branch) - Frank Kozempel
PALEONTOLOGIST - Mr. William Gallagher
HISTORIC ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSES OF BURLINGTON COUNTY - Joe Laufer
NEW JERSEY PINELANDS WILDLIFE - Karenne F. Snow
BROTHERTON - THE STORY OF BURLINGTON COUNTY'S INDIAN RESERVATION - George D. Flemming
FORGOTTEN TOWNS OF THE PINELANDS - Ted Gordon
TOTALLY TEA - AN 18TH CENTURY TEA EXPERIENCE - Ms. Staci Rothe
DULCIMER SOCIETY PRESENTATION - Mr. Richard Carty
THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE AND THE FIRST AID SQUAD - Bob Ritter
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT - A NEW WOMAN - Rene Goodwin, American Historical Theater
PINELAND FISHES: THE JEWELS OF THE PINELANDS - R. Bruce Gebhardt
US NAVAL HISTORY ARTIFACT DISPLAY - Richard Glass
THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS - Bill Campbell
SOMEONE MUST DO THE DISHES - Anti-suffrage monologue - Ms. Michele La Rue
WHAT'S A WATERSHED? - Melissa Paton
THE HISTORY OF HATS - FROM CAVEMAN TO PRESENT" - Mary Kay Hansen
THE FIGHTING QUAKERS OF VINCENTOWN - Richard Toone
OVER THERE, MOLLY PITCHER - History on the Hoof
NEW JERSEY AND THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD - Giles Wright
MILK BOTTLES" FROM A COLLECTOR'S PERSPECTIVE - Dick Powell
BRITISH INVASION OF BURLINGTON COUNTY - Thomas Farner
LONGWOOD GARDENS AT CHRISTMAS - Ray Anderson
HUMANITARIAN TRIP TO BOSNIA - Bob and Carole Ritter
BATTLESHIP USS NEW JERSEY
THE LENAPI INDIANS - WHERE ARE THEY NOW? - Mary Ellen Flynn
HISTORY OF ANTIQUE FURNITURE - William Robbins
APPLE PARE, AN AMERICAN HERITAGE - Coles Roberts
THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG - Rev. David Jost
WHITE'S BOGS: FROM FURNACE TO FARMING - Tom Darlington
CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS THEN AND NOW
HISTORY OF KIRBY'S MILL -Don Davis
FRANCIS HOPKINSON - American Historical Theatre
QUAKER MEETING HOUSES IN BURLINGTON COUNTY - Joe Laufer
TUCKERTON SEAPORT - Member of the Seaport
THE STARS AND STRIPES - LONG MAY IT WAVE - Jack Gebhart
BURLINGTON COUNTY: NEW JERSEY'S CRADEL OF LIBERTY" - Joe Laufer
SMITHVILLE MANSION - Henry Metzger
REMEMBERING THE VILLAGE WOMEN OF VINCENTOWN - Carolyn Budd
