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LONG HILL TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MEETING DATES & PROGRAMS
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| 2008 MEETING AND PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Meetings are held at the Long Hill Township First Aid Squad building, 949 Valley Road, Gillette (between the Town Hall/Library and Pathmark Mall). Meetings and presentations start at 7:30 pm. Free and open to the public- Refreshments will be served.
- Feb 14, 2008 "The Silk Mills of Stirling" by Rene Phelan
- March 13, 2008 "Mary Todd Lincoln" by Laurie Gaulke
- April 10, 2008 "Buried Artifacts" by Rick Pressl
- May 8, 2008 "Local Scouts Go to Philmont N.M. 1980" by Willy Paralari
- June 12, 2008 "Jockey Hollow Soldier" by Tom Winslow
summer vacation
- September 11, 2008 "National Register of Historical Places" by Kathleen Galop
- October 9, 2008 "Theodore Roosevelt-His Life and Times" by Charles McSorley
- November 13, 2008 "1870's Agriculture in the Great Swamp" by Charles Whitmore
- December 11, 2008 "Celebrate Christmas" by Kelly Roshto
2007 MEETING AND PROGRAM SCHEDULE
- February 8, 2007 "The National Wildlife Refuge Right In Our Own Backyard" by Dorothy Smullen
- March 8, 2007 "George Catlin - Painted the Wild West" by Alf Walton
- April 12, 2007 "Basking Ridge Churchyard Update" by George Fricke
- May 10, 2007 "The Jersey Devil" by Angus Kress Gillespie
- June 14, 2007 "Everything You Always Wanted To Know About the Morris County Historic Trust" by Larry Fast
- What is the Trust Fund, who is eligible, where does this year's $2 million come from, which historic sites have been helped?
summer vacation
- September 13, 2007 Do it Yourself "Antiques Road Show"
- October 11, 2007 "Barns Are Noble" by Mark Pilipski
- November 8, 2007 "Pictures of the Great Swamp" by Sherb Naulty
- Sherb Naulty, a resident of Gillette, is a photographer of note who has turned his former occupation into a serious hobby. He has long had a passionate interest in The Great Swamp and will share that interest in pictures at the November meeting.
- December 13, 2007: "A Kaleidoscope of Color for Christmas"
- Peg Arnold, a member of the Long Hill Township Historical Society, will present the history of kaleidoscopes and have many from her collection to demonstrate the "colors" at the December meeting.
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2006 MEETING AND PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Thursday, September 14, 2006 "Is it a Duck or a Weasel?" by David Welch (about rebuilding vintage military vehicles)
October 12, 2006 - "The Return of George Washington" Alf Walton returns to a part of the life of our first president that we never knew existed.
November 9, 2006 - "New Jersey Architecture" Suzanne Hand, an historic preservationist, will present a slide program of a chronological overview of the state’s architecture from the 18th through the 20th centuries, with a focus on residential, civic and institutional buildings. The talk will compare architectural styles and building types to broader issues in American culture. It will examine how technology, materials and taste have an impact on architecture, and how buildings change over time.
The free program is offered through the Horizons Speakers Bureau of the N.J. Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities
December 14, 2006 - Christmas Party
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