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Parsonage Barn News
On July 26, work will begin on the re-erection of the Parsonage Barn, c. 1740 at the Barn Park on Cranbury Neck Road. The project is expected to be completed by the middle of September. Please share your best photos of the construction with CHPS by emailing them to historycenter@comcast.net.
Family Heirlooms Exhibit
The Family Heirlooms exhibit opened at Cranbury Museum on July 18 and will run through October 30. A variety of items belonging to many Cranbury area residents are on display. Included in the exhibit are clothing, certificates, toys, quilts glassware, pottery, a doll house, a music box, photos and much more. Please stop by the Museum on Sunday, 1-4 p.m. and enjoy this special exhibit.
CHPS Receives Award
Michelle Newman-Dickey; J.B.Vott, President, League of Historical Societies of New Jersey; and Betty Wagner at the League meeting in Perth Amboy on June 12. The Society received a First Place award in the Kevin M. Hale Publications Awards Competition for the design of a poster for the Cranbury Lantern Ghost Tour.
2010 Memorial Day Pictures
CHPS at the Cranbury 2010 Memorial Day Parade
George Washington in Cranbury
The second edition of George Washington in Cranbury, The Road to the Battle of Monmouth by
John Whiteclay Chambers II is now available. Published by the Cranbury Historical and Preservation Society, the 62-page booklet has been updated and expanded with new material and now includes illustrations and documents. It is available for $12.95 and can be purchased at the History Center at 6 South Main Street, on Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., or at the Cranbury Museum on Sunday, 1-4 p.m. The author will sign copies on Memorial Day in front of the History Center. All proceeds will go to CHPS
Cranbury Township Flag
Cranbury Historical & Preservation Society designed a flag that was approved as the official flag of Cranbury Township. The 2' X 3' flag, on sale for $50.00, features the Cranbury Township seal on both sides against a cranberry background. If you would like visit the Cranbury History Center on Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. or the Cranbury Museum on Sunday, 1-4 p.m. A limited number of flags are available, so don't wait too long to purchase yours.
New Item at History Center
Also on sale at the History Center and Museum are a wooden ornament with a painting of the Museum by Nadine Berkowsky, available for $15.00; a wooden serving tray featuring Nadine Berkowsky's painting of the Museum, available for $30.00; a canvas bookmark with a painting of Cranbury Main Street by Wilma Shimer, available for $3.50; and Envirosax bags, screen-printed from a photograph of Town Hall by David Nissen, available for $12.00 each.
Request for Photos
Roi Taylor has the following request:
I would like to post a request from the people out there
for any copies of photos of Cranbury's Second
Presbyterian Church, Parsonage and the first Session
House. Early photos of the church before the steeple
was added, interiors and of ministers if photos exist.
The 2nd Presbyterian Church was demolished about
1935. The Session House was removed in 1869 and
replaced with a chapel known as Westminster
House.
Please contact Roi at the History Center if you can
help.
Request for Information
Roi Taylor has the following request:
The History Center is seeking military information on:
Major James Sutphin
died April 23, 1871 - age 82
His age at death suggests he may have served in the War of
1812 -
His grave in the Presbyterian Church needs recognition of
his service with a marker and flag.
He was possibly from Monroe Township - South Brunswick or
Cranbury, NJ
Please contact Roi at the History Center if you can
help.
2010 Event Schedule
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