may 2012 bulletin

www.haddonfieldhistory.org

The Bulletin

“Dedicated to the study and preservation of Haddonfield History”

A ndersonville National Historic Site today

is a peaceful, green oasis, housing a

National Prisoner of War Museum, a National

Cemetery and an historic prison site. But during

the latter stages of the Civil War, the prison site

was a hellish scene of overcrowding, filth,

disease and death. Built for 10,000 prisoners, it

at times held over 30,000. In all about 45,000

Union prisoners were confined within its walls

and close to 13,000 of these died, a death toll

greater than Gettysburg or any other Civil War

Battle.

One of those imprisoned was Corporal George

Garman of the 36th Pennsylvania Volunteer

r e g i m e n t .

Garman’s great,

great grandson,

local historian

Joseph Wilson,

h a d b e e n

following the

footsteps of his

ancestor to some

of the most

s t o r i e d

battlefields of

that period for

years. Garman

fought for the

Union Army at

A n t i e t a m ,

Fredericksburg, Bull Run and elsewhere. Long a

military history buff, Mr. Wilson had always felt

a deeper personal connection to any site where

his ancestor had once trod. But it is when he

discovered that his forebear was once housed at

Andersonville Prison, or Camp Sumter as it was

officially known, that he found perhaps his most

compelling tale.

For a number of years Mr. Wilson has been

sharing this tale, formed from the study of first

person accounts of Civil War soldiers and visits

to battlefields and museums, with historical

societies and school groups. He will now be

bringing the story of Andersonville Prison to the

General Meeting of the Historical Society of

Haddonfield at Greenfield Hall on

Wednesday, May 23rd at 7:30 PM. In

addition to his talk, Joe has also accumulated a

very large collection of Civil War relics, and will

be bringing a few of these to share and to tell

their stories at the meeting. A number of the

Historical Society's holdings from the era

should be available to view as well. A question

and answer session will follow the talk.

The General Meeting is, as always, an excellent

opportunity to join with fellow members and

friends of the Society and enjoy their company

within the gracious walls of Greenfield Hall. All

are welcome to join in the hospitality and

admission is free to members; a $5 donation is

requested of non-members. Light refreshments

will be served after the talk. We hope you will

join us for an educational and entertaining

evening.

General Membership Meeting - May 23rd

GETTYSBURG. ANTIETAM. ANDERSONVILLE. With Joseph Wilson By David M. Stewart

Volume 56, No.2

MAY 2012

President’s Message from Lee Albright

2

Collections Update 3

Moving Houses Around & About

4

“A Glorious Enterprise”

6

HSH Research Library News

7

HSH Book Club 7

Bird Discovery Weekend

8

Behind the Scenes 8

From the Museum Cellars

10

A Family Affair 11

Membership News 12

News From Our

Neighbors

13

Historical Society of Haddonfield

Upcoming

HSH Events

May 23rd General Membership

Meeting Greenfield Hall

7:30 p.m.

“Gettysburg. Antietam.

Andersonville.”

Joseph Wilson

343 KINGS HIGHWAY EAST

HADDONFIELD, NJ 08033

856-429-7375

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E-mail: [email protected]

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Lee Albright

“If you want to make God laugh, tell him your

future plans”. I’m not sure what prompted

Woody Allen to make that observation but here

at HSH, we know exactly where he was coming

from. The past few weeks have seen some well-

laid plans up-ended, replaced and then turned

topsy turvy again. But therein lies the

advantage to knowing about history and value

of taking the long term view – we know for a

fact (look it up in our wonderful Research

Library!) that it works out in the end one way or

another. No matter how disastrous or chaotic

things seem, the sun always rises the next

morning and life just keeps moving on.

Thank goodness, we usually benefit from

‘happy” surprises to our plans instead of the

unwelcome ones!.

For example, the Candlelight Dinner on March

28 was a wonderful event (despite last minute

panic over ticket sales) with a very engaging

speaker, Mr. Ed Mauger, founder of

Philadelphia On Foot. Mr. Mauger, a former

Haddonfield resident, entertained us with

anecdotes of Olde City Philadelphia history and

a great slide show that illustrated his talk. The

event committee chair, Charleen Creed, and her

talented committee organized the proceedings

in a very professional manner. The centerpieces

by Kim Custer and Connie McCaffrey were

sophisticated arrangements that fairly shouted

“spring is here!”. And of course, the fundraiser

was Dave Stavetski’s challenging game of skill

and calculation that tested your powers of

mathematics and observation by requiring you

to figure out how many steps it would take a

human to walk one of Mr. Mauger’s walking

tour routes and how many steps for Haddy the

dinosaur to make the same trip. The first and

second place winners of each challenge were

given their choice of “hospitality and leisure”

themed gift baskets, filled to the brim with

donations from the Board and local businesses

such as the new restaurant in Haddon Twp.,

Keg and Kitchen. As they say, a good time was

had by all!

However, the scheduled Garden Dedication as

well as the opening of the Spring Exhibit has

had to be rescheduled for the fall, because of the

circumstances beyond anyone’s control. Stay

tuned for more information on each of the

events. But we will have a fascinating speaker

at our May 23 General Meeting. See the feature

article on page one for more information. On

the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, this talk

by Joseph Wilson will be an educational but

heart wrenching look into an event that almost

tore our country apart. We are hoping you can

make it.

My thanks to you, our members, for your

support of the Historical Society and our events

this year and in the past. We are blessed to

have such a dedicated and supportive

membership …. that also read our email blasts

and respond!

Happy Spring (finally).

T he gift of membership to the Historical Society

of Haddonfield offers a full year of exciting

opportunities, valuable benefits, and educational

offerings. Members will receive a membership

certificate in the mail and a letter informing them

of your gift and their benefits.

Gift memberships are a thoughtful and easy way to

show your appreciation to family, friends, clients or

staff. And, it is a great way to help preserve and

promote the rich history of Haddonfield.

For additional information, simply contact HSH by

phone at (856) 429-7375 or send in the

Membership Application on page 10.


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COLLECTIONS UPDATE New Display Case By Dianne Snodgrass

W e have a new-to-us exhibit case

which was purchased with funds

donated by Andrew Laitman, in his Mother’s

memory. Our Greiner Dolls, and their chairs,

now have an enclosed environment up in our

3rd Floor Gallery!

Thank yous go to Steve & Dianne Snodgrass,

Greg, Jean & Wyatt Lawes, Max Haubrich,

Tiernan Goodfellow and Isabella Azar for your

help with moving! Funny how that piece of

furniture weighed twice as much once it got to

the top of the 39th step!

We welcome Lauren Carl who is our new

Volunteer with the Textile Collections! Lauren

came looking for us as she is very interested in

antique dolls. In fact, she is in the process of

hand-making her own replica of a colonial doll!

We are thrilled to have her on board and ever

so grateful for her cheerful assistance!

A BIG Thank You goes to Dinny Traver for

ironing the Greiner Dolls’ clothing as we

cleaned them for their home in the new case!

To Andrew Laitman: Thank you once more for

your most recent donation to The Historical

Society. I have purchased a Simplicity Sport

shoulder strap type vacuum cleaner to be

EXCLUSIVELY used on our Textiles and tiny

objects in the collections. This practice will

eliminate cross contamination from other dirty

sources!

Purchased recently, as well, was a new piece of

polyester screening to be used in screen

vacuuming objects too tender to clean in any

other manner. This process works so well as

this screening is very pliable and able to be bent

around the piece in question, reaching tight and

tiny spaces formerly missed by stiff screen

material.

It is Bug Count Time again! Lauren and I have

been taking insect inventory on the old traps

and then replacing them with our new

pheromone lures for web making and case

making clothes moths, the varied carpet beetle

and the silverfish. So far, the count is down

from last year’s which was alarmingly high.

Only one question: Who is carrying in the

camel crickets?

Do be mindful about what you bring in to

Greenfield Hall as it may, unknown to you, be

infested with insects which can/will do damage

to our collections. We are working really hard

to prevent this crisis. I know it cannot be a

sterile environment but at least we all can try.

New Doll Display case in 3rd Floor Gallery

Lauren Carl is sprucing up some of the Greiner

Dolls’ clothing


By Helen Mountney

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Moving Houses Around and About - XV

TWO MORE MOVES ON JOHN ROBERTS’ FARMLAND

A ccording to a 1914 map from the Sanborn

Map Company which began in 1866 in

Pelham, New York, one of the first houses to

appear on Roberts Avenue was Lawrence

Appleton’s large 2-1/2 story Victorian house

with a Mansard roof which had been around

the corner at 418 Kings Highway East. This

house was located partly on

la nd wh ich i s wh er e

Morehouse Lane is now,

slightly east of the Baptist

cemetery. Mr. Appleton’s lot

went back to Evans Pond. The

house was moved just prior to

1914, becoming 57 Roberts

Avenue, and the George Van

Hart family lived in it from as

early as 1895 until 1921 when

Walter C. and Emma Eichman

moved into the house.

The house was originally a

single dwelling--at least until

the late 1930’s . It was later

renovated to become a two-

family home: one apartment

on the first floor and another

apartment on the second floor.

This change was probably made around the

time of World War II when living space became

scarce. During “the housing shortage” of that

era, many patriotic homeowners transformed

their private homes into multi-family houses,

which, of course, gave them income producing

properties and also helped the war effort.

In the Haddonfield Directories for the mid-

1940’s, there are several different last names of

people living in the house—apparently when the

house had two apartments.

One of the families that lived in this house early

on was that of James Sanville’s mother, Edith

Dale, who was born in 1899, and who lived in

that house when she was in her teens at the end

of her Haddonfield school days. She told her

family she liked to go down toward the curve of

Roberts Avenue and do her homework while

sitting on a fallen tree part way down the hill.

James Sanville graduated from Haddonfield

Memorial High School in 1960 and soon joined

the Haddonfield Police Force, rising through

the ranks to become the Chief before he retired.

Tina and Anton Solak have owned this house almost five years.

Not too many years ago, a major renovation and an addition to the back of the house was built. The house was then restored to a one-family home.

Around the corner from Roberts Avenue,

another moved house is located at 405 Belmont

Avenue. This is a very unusual large house—

complete with a square tower on the side-front

with a tall slate hip roof--the tower roof

Cont’d on page 5

Porch corner on extreme right belongs to 57 Roberts. In this picture, circa 1900, house

is at original location on Kings Highway East opposite Bancroft.

Photo from 1958 tax assessment for 57 Roberts Avenue. Notice cement block

enclosed porch.

57 Roberts Avenue taken in February 2011 with porch restored to original appearance.


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is much higher than the rest of the house. The

house is very much out of scale with the

houses around it.

This house actually is older than it looks, having

originally been built at 326 Main Street (now

Kings Highway East) by Charles and Jane

(Peyton) Hillman, in the 1880’s, on land Mr.

Hillman purchased from Hannah E. Mitchell, a

great granddaughter of the original John

Roberts. This land had an old house on it which

he had demolished.

Mr. Hillman, son of Samuel Stokes Hillman

and Rebecca (Ford) Hillman, was born on

August 14, 1846, and was raised in Haddonfield,

living at several locations--one of which was at

34 Kings Highway East (at the Chestnut Street

corner), in the house which is sometimes

referred to as the Joseph Kay House, see LOST

HADDONFIELD, p. 104). Another house that

the Hillman family lived in was at 132 Mansion

Avenue (now the original structure of the

Brandywine Senior Living at Haddonfield

facility at 132 on Warwick Road). Charles

Hillman was a dry goods merchant in

Philadelphia and later he became a Director and

Vice President of the Haddonfield National

Bank and Treasurer of the Haddonfield Water

Co. He died in 1924.

Mrs. Jane Hillman was the daughter of Jesse

and Jane (Peterson)

Peyton, of 247 King

Highway East (now

referred to as the

Hendry-Peyton House,

born in October, 1849.

Apparently, Mr. and

Mrs. Hillman had no

children. They were

both buried in Laurel

Hill Cemetery in

P h i l a d e l p h i a ,

Pennsylvania.

While still at 326 Kings

Highway East, this

house was bought and

sold several times until

1922 when Walter

Barclay purchased it.

Mr. Barclay had the

1880’s house moved

back to its present location on Belmont Avenue

so he could build a new and more modern

house at 326 Kings Highway East for his wife

and only child, Helen. The Barclays had owned

the farm in Delaware Township (now Cherry

Hill Township) which we know as Barclay Farm.

Miss Helen Barclay graduated from

Haddonfield Memorial High School in 1932

and very soon thereafter began her lifetime

career as Secretary to William W. Reynolds, Sr.

(lovingly referred to as “The Bull”), Principal of

that school. She remained as his Secretary

when he became Supervising Principal of the

Haddonfield school system. Miss Barclay

Cont’d on page 6

MOVING HOUSES from page 4

1893 drawing of 405 Belmont Avenue when it was at 326 Kings Highway East

Walter Barclay’s house at 326 Kings High-way East that replaced the moved Hillman

house. Demolished in 1988.

Photo of 405 Belmont Avenue in spring of 2012


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remained in the family home on Kings Highway

East until she sold it in 1986 to Bob

Scarborough who had it demolished in 1988.

When the present owners of this Belmont

Avenue home, Mark and Rosalyn Goldstein.

purchased it in December, 1967, a neighbor

from 402 Belmont Avenue, Mrs. Agnes

Hillman, told them that she remembered seeing

the house being moved by a steam engine

pulling a flatbed and then a mule helped by

pulling the house to turn it around! The steam

engine was probably similar to the Bell Brothers

Steam Engine pictured on page 101 of LOST

HADDONFIELD. This Mrs. Hillman and her

husband, Linford Hillman, lived in their

Belmont Avenue home for many years. He was

a cousin of the Hillmans who built the house

now at 405 Belmont Avenue.

This house has several different types of both

plain and fancy windows and has hardwood

floors with inlay of Walls of Troy around the

edges in several rooms. There are several

stained glass windows in the house and two

(which were in doors) look like lace and cut

glass. The top double-hung panes in the tower

windows are made of different styles and colors

of textured glass. The long transom window

over the front door has three long strips of red

and clear glass.

At the time Goldsteins were doing some

renovation work in the wall between what had

been the parlor and the living room, they found

the track work for pocket doors.

When Goldsteins moved in, there was a back

stairway leading up from the kitchen (which

was quite common at that time) and two

finished rooms were on the third floor--

apparently quarters for the household help.

Mr. and Mrs. Goldstein purchased the house

from Charles Lamb and later they learned he

operated a business from the second floor of the

house. To make this “legal”, Mr. Lamb’s mother

lived on the first floor!

The renovations and changes that have been

made to this house have in no way changed the

original ambiance and/or general appearance of

this lovely home.

MOVING HOUSES from page 5

Copies of A Glorious Enterprise

(University of Pennsylvania

Press, April 2012) are available

for purchase in the Academy

Shop or at fine booksellers.

"A Glorious Enterprise" The Academy of Natural Science of

Philadelphia and the Making of American Science

IN CELEBRATION of the Academy’s Bicenten-

nial, Senior Fellow Robert M. Peck and histori-

cal biographer Patricia Tyson Stroud have col-

laborated to present the first complete history

of the institution. The book offers some never-

before-published stories from the Academy’s

first 200 years through a series of biographies.

It includes stunning, natural-light photographs

of collection items by internationally acclaimed

photographer Rosamond Purcell.

Included in the beautiful book is a photograph

of particular significance to Historical Society

Members. While Kathy Tassini & Kim Custer

organized the Samuel Nicholson Rhoads Collec-

tion last year, a terrific photograph of the natu-

ralist himself was discovered. For the first time

in almost 100 years, fans of the naturalist have

the opportunity to see him in his element.

(page 152 in book) What a great way to cele-

brate our Rhoads Team partnership of the HSH

Library staff, HMHS Environmental Science

Dept. and the ANS . We are continuing a legacy

of Samuel N. Rhoads as we build on the two

subjects that influenced his life history and

natural sciences!

Ron Smith, Kathy Tassini and Kim Custer attended an Academy of Natural Science

reception April 25 , for the book signing of “A Glorious Enterprise”.


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LIBRARY NEWS

T he library has been extremely busy with a

large number of visitors and reference

questions over the last few months. One of our

happy discoveries in the collection during this

period were the original architectural drawings

and specifications for the alterations made to

the Indian King Tavern in 1908. We were

delighted to lend the drawings to the Indian

King so they could have them digitized to help

them with their historic structures report. The

originals were returned to the Historical Society

for safe keeping along with the digitized version

for our collection.

As we go into summer I want to thank all of the

Library volunteers for their hundreds of hours

of work sorting, organizing and re-housing

collections, searching for answers to reference

questions and assisting visitors with a variety of

questions. Our volunteers include Pat Lennon,

Helen Mountney, Charlesanna Fallstick, Jean

Gutsmuth, Kim Custer, Nan Mattis, Robert

Hawkes, Rich Cunliffe and Doug

Rauschenberger – thank you all for your time

and commitment to the Society and its library.

All spring we have been assisting Board

member Liz Albert with the “Friends and

Neighbors” exhibit which is scheduled for next

fall. There is still a lot of research

work to be done for this project so

for those who may have some

extra time over the summer and

have an interest in how and when

the various neighborhoods of

Haddonfield developed and some

of the families who lived there,

this is the perfect time for you to

get your research feet wet and

come and help Liz and the library

with this very interesting project.

You can email the library at

[email protected] and I will

send your information on to Liz.

Speaking of Summer! We will close with the

annual reminder that the Library Hours change

after Memorial Day to Mondays and Tuesdays

from 9:30 to 11:30. PLEASE SEE THE BACK

COVER OF THE BULLETIN FOR THE LIBRARY

SUMMER HOURS.

By Kathy Tassini

Samuel Mickle House

Home of the HSH Research Library

L ong before the settling of the American

West, the East was America’s frontier --

the boundary between complex native cultures

and the first colonizing Europeans. How they

each adopted and adapted the ways and

manners of the other, while contesting for

control of what all considered to be their land,

shaped both societies in profound and lasting

ways. In The First Frontier, historian Scott

Weidensaul has written a sweeping chronicle of

America’s earliest frontier - a swath of territory

that stretched from the Eastern Seaboard to the

high, rugged ranges of the Appalachians and

from the Maritimes to Florida.

The First Frontier traces two and a half

centuries of history through poignant, mostly

unheralded personal stories - like that of a

Harvard-educated Indian caught up in 17th-

century warfare, a mixed-blood interpreter

trying to straddle his white and native heritage,

and a 10-year-old boy who blizzards, near

starvation and years of slavery among the

Maliseet Indians and the French.

Combining vivid storytelling with first-rate

research, Weidensaul brings to life the far-

reaching story of the Eastern frontier and

modern America’s tumultuous, uncertain

beginnings.

HSH BOOK CLUB next gathering at

Greenfield Hall

Wednesday, June 6th, 2012

7:30 p.m.

Next Book - The First Frontier

HSH BOOK CLUB By Connie McCaffrey

mailto:[email protected]


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C elebrate 200 years of bird discovery! Meet

a real ornithologist, view tables of

specimens, listen to bird experts, watch bird-

skinning, identify local birds, participate in bird

-banding, and design your own binoculars to

take home.

The Historical Society of Haddonfield

will be an exhibitor for this very special

weekend. The Rhoads Team, a partnership of

the Historical Society of Haddonfield,

Haddonfield Memorial High School and

Academy of Natural Sciences, will be on hand to

share an interactive display and showcase our

Samuel N. Rhoads Collection.

Please join us as a volunteer at the table or stop

by to see us! For additional information, please

contact Kim Custer at [email protected]

BIRD DISCOVERY WEEKEND

Saturday, June 9th and Sunday, June 10th

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Academy of Natural Sciences

of Drexel University

1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Philadelphia, PA 19103

O n February 21st Kim Custer and Kathy

Tassini were privileged to be included in a

day “behind the scenes” at the Academy of

Natural Sciences of Drexel University. The

program was arranged by Ron Smith, Environ-

mental Science teacher at HMHS who organ-

ized tours that made everyone aware of the

multi-disciplinary educational opportunities.

The members of the group ranged

from elementary school teachers to

various high school department

teachers as well as the HMHS librar-

ian. In photo 1, Clare Flemming,

Brooke Dolan Archivist and interim

library directory for the ANS dis-

cusses the extensive and unique li-

brary and archival collections and

some of the opportunities they offer

for teaching. In photo 2, Dr. Nate

Rice, Ornithology Collection Man-

ager, shows some specimens from

the collection and discusses the im-

portance and instructional opportuni-

ties for young people offered by the collections.

The group also toured the Botany Department

as well as the Vireo Collection of digitized bird

images.

Samuel Nicholson Rhoads

BIRD DISCOVERY WEEKEND At the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

By Kim Custer

BEHIND THE SCENES! Haddonfield Teacher Professional Development Day

Clare Flemming Brooke Dolan Archist and Interim

Library Director for the ANS

Dr. Nate Rice Ornithology Collection Manager ANS

By Kim Custer



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The type of membership desired is:

Senior Citizen $ 25.00

Contributing Member 35.00

Contributing Household 55.00

Patron Member 150.00

Patron Household 250.00

Founder’s Society 1,000.00

Founder’s Household 1,500.00

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your gift. A confirmation letter will be mailed to you for your records.

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Questions? Call the Office at:

(856) 429-7375

Memoir Writing / Oral History Program

We are planning to coordinate with the Haddonfield Adult School and offer a class for

Memoir Writing and/or Oral History Documentation.

This will be a terrific opportunity to learn how to properly preserve all those wonderful stories that

“we just should have written down!”

The class would begin in September of 2012

Please let us know if you would be interested in participating by sending an e-mail to the HSH Office at [email protected]

Or calling (856)429-7375


By Don Wallace

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From The Museum Cellars

THE LITTLE THINGS ADD UP!

W e have a little bale of straw in the

museum cellars. It was left over from

someone’s Halloween or Thanksgiving

decorations. While a large, full size bale has

recently been made available, it was too big and

heavy to make that agricultural impression that

goes with our farm tools. So I didn’t pick it.

We also have a little five gallon steel drum

which represents all those 55 gallon steel drums

used in WWII. We use this one as a waste

basket below my “workbench” desk. The real

McCoy would take up too much space in this

tight little museum. But here again we have a

representation.

Steel drums and bales of straw are about all that

I can come up with…as all other tools,

instrument, and artifacts are full size and

represent only themselves.

As of this writing we are awaiting a final

determination on the old window screens stored

behind the cooper’s collection. These are on a

platform built over the old dry well or cistern.

These haven’t been hung in decades…probably

not since 1963 when The Society bought this

house from the Bauer’s. I trust that they will

never be used again for their original purpose

during the summer season. What they do

demonstrate here, however, is how this “idle

space” was utilized for temporary seasonal

storage…before the advent of aluminum storm

windows and screens, and today’s vinyl

combination that can be washed from the inside

and changed for the season just by lifting the

screen section.

Don Webb and Bill Pizzie have cleared out most

of the old, worthless lumber also stored upon

that platform. Don has built permanent

wooden steps down to the top of the cistern.

We are also seeking any information on the

history of Greenfield Hall (or “The Boxwoods”

as the Bauer’s called it) that might tell us more

about this space and its old well (?) or cistern

(?). It is directly beneath one of the four

fireplaces on the first floor. In this case under

the keeping room’s fireplace. (The Bauer’s

called this room their “breakfast room.”) Was

this well part of the original house, or this 1841

house built by John Gill IV? Hopefully our

library researchers can point us toward this

information if it exists.

The only re-handled hammer head to be

restored and identified so far is a blacksmith’s

welding scale chipper…made by a blacksmith

who did not leave his mark. The Amish in

Lancaster County considered a maker’s mark a

repugnant symbol of pride. Perhaps the

Quakers might have had that same opinion?

My precious book “THE HAMMER” was helpful

in this identification. I look forward to

identifying the eight others that Don Webb has

put together. I have shaped the handle for a cast

iron cultivator on our English bodger’s bench.

This has been a very precise fitting.

We have got to get an Eagle Scout candidate in

here soon to get both the Kirk and Landgraf

donations registered so that we can distribute

these tools into their appropriate collections…

and continue the computer registry set up and

developed by Graeme Lawes, as proscribed by

Norm Stuessy, our graphics maven. We’ve been

spoiled by Graeme’s expertise and dedication

which took him to The University of Delaware

to major in Computer Science. He will graduate

this Spring.

If anyone would like to own a bit of Haddonfield

history a few shingles were salvaged from the

old “Hip Roof House.” They are available for a

contribution to our ongoing fund raising efforts.

A decorative grouping indoors (they are dry

now) or outdoors might be a pleasant contrast

or complement with other home or garden

decorations. Come to the Museum Cellars of

Greenfield Hall on a Monday morning to see

these rare and beautiful remembrances of our

past. This is not an official HSH fund raiser,

but an underground effort which will send your

generous donation into the same treasury. A

roof that covered Mr. Mickle’s saddle shop is of

great interest to those of us in the tool

collections…we have saddler’s tools…and these

shingles would look good in your historic home

displays. See me on some Monday morning

soon.

Recently I came across a small wooden box just

big enough to hold a few nice tools. It was with

Personalized

Tours of the

Museum Cellars

are available!

Call the office for

details!

(856) 429-7375

Down on the Farm in the

Museum Cellars!

Cont’d on page 11

By Don Wallace


Th e Bu l le t in

HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF HADDONFIELD

Dianne Snodgrass

Sophie Dubiel

Officers

President Lee Albright

Vice President Carol Smith

Treasurer Mike McMullen

Recording Secretary Barbara Hilgen

Corresponding

Secretary

Immediate Past

President

Legal Counsel John Reisner

Bulletin Editor Dave Stavetski

Trustees

Term expires Pamela Chase

2013 Kim Custer

Sue Reintzel

Dave Stavetski

Term expires Elizabeth Albert

2014 Charlene Kelly Creed

Rob Kugler

Kathryn Raiczyk

Term expires Jim Hansen

2015 Kenneth Kramer

Susan Maslowski

Pat Peacock

Committee Chairs

Buildings Charles Chelotti Grounds Robert Marshall - -

Collections - General Dianne Snodgrass Library Kathy Tassini - -

Curator of Dolls Shirley Raynor Long Range Planning Kim Custer &

Charlene Kelly Creed - -

Community Outreach Open Position Membership Barbara Hilgen - -

Curator of Tools Don Wallace Publications Doug Rauschenberger - -

Education Pamela Chase Publicity/Newsletter Dave Stavetski - -

Exhibits Liz Albert Rentals Lee Albright - -

Finance Mike McMullen Volunteer Management Kathryn Raiczyk - -

Fundraising Carol Smith Webmaster Ronald Creed - -

D r. Bert Allen and his son Jeff Allen share

laughs as they re-discover family photos

and history in the Moore-Tatem –Brigham

Collection in the Historical Society Library.

The fact that Mary Brigham and later her son

Richard Brigham had the foresight to donate

these materials allows this far-flung family

access to their history and genealogy. Consider

whether donating family materials might be

something that your family would like to do for

future generations as well.

HSH Research Library

A FAMILY AFFAIR


O n April 25th two hundred eight letters were mailed to members with expiring membership

on or around April 30th. To date, 75 members have faithfully renewed! In addition,

50 “invitations” to join the Historical Society were sent to various friends in our community.

So far, we welcome two new memberships!

Thank you to the following members for continuing to loyally support

the Historical Society through their renewed memberships:

Th e Bu l le t in

By Barbara Hilgen MEMBERSHIP NEWS

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS WELCOME NEW MEMBERS WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Brian & Cindy Czerniecki William (Bill) Pizzie

Have a question about

your Membership

Type or Renewal

Anniversary?

Feel free to contact the

office at 429-7375 or

send an e-mail inquiry to

[email protected]

MEMBERSHIP

Is The

FOUNDATION

Upon Which

We Rest !

Carl Alexoff Joseph Haro Allen County Public Library

Lawrence & Dorothy Alff John & Irene Hempstead Nancy Rauschenberger

Jill Ballard Dot & Bob Herbert Shirley Bailey Raynor

Thomas & Patricia Bantivoglio William Herrmann Margaret Rees

Meredith Bender Bob & Barbara Hilgen Warren & Susan Reintzel

Helen Boyle Robert & Kate Hilgen Fred Rexon

Brian & Lauren Breen Margaret Kadar Virginia & Allan Ritchie

Joan Brown Myra & Gene Kain Elliott & Bonnie Rosenberg

Carol Carty John Kelley Mary Rugarber

Alice Chase Darlene Kelly Nancy Sabia

Nancy Chorpita Ann Kennedy Jean & Albert Sandecki

Alexander Colalillo William & Ann Koelling Frederick Shindle, III

Gordon Compton Miriam Korfhage Carol & Brian Smith

William & Ginny DeLong Gene Kosich Joanne & David Tarditi

Loretta DiMedio Mary Jane Kuniewicz Rutgers - Alexander Library

Gwynn DiPilla Helen Laird Donna & Errett Vielehr

Joseph Dombrowski Cheryl Laney Don & Caryl Wallace

Sophie Dubiel Andrew Levering Karen Weaver

Alan & Lynne Dugan Carol Malcarney Miriam Weber

Mary Ebert Warren & Nancy Mang Barbara Westergaard

Guy Elzey, Jr. James Marchisello, Jr. Sandra White-Grear

Amanda Figland Connie & Joe McCaffrey Marion Willits

Jessica Frankel Michele Miano Frank & Norie Wisniewski

Lloyd Gardner Kathleen Miller Edward & Lorraine Ziminski

Paula & Jay Goldberg William & Pamela Polise Helene Zimmer-Loew


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The Historical Society is happy to announce that we are entering the social media age. Our first stop –

facebook! Now we will be able to reach many more local residents quickly and effectively to promote our mission and our events.

If you are on facebook,

please be sure to “Like” us !

We will be providing information about upcoming events as well as providing interesting facts about Haddonfield and the local area. It is our goal to use social media as a vehicle to promote these things to a greater audience with the h o p e s o f i n cr e a s i n g membership and attendance at gatherings of the Historical Society.

If you are not on facebook

and would like information about how to create your

own facebook page, please c o n t a c t N i c k a t [email protected]

T he Friends of the Indian King Tavern won

the grant from the Holiday House Tour in

December. Our group had applied in the past

and are delighted to be the recipients of the

money. Proceeds will go toward renovation

plans and eventually construction on the In-

dian King.

The Indian King Tavern Museum is located at

233 Kings Highway East, Haddonfield, NJ

08033. For more information call the museum

856-429-6792 or visit their website

www.indiankingfriends.org

Mark your calendars for these events in 2012:

June (TBA) - crafts for kids event

Wednesday, July 4: Open house following

Haddonfield's Independence Day parade.

Saturday, September 15: "Colony to

State" Day.

Saturday, October 20: In time for Hal-

loween, Ichabod Crane during Haddonfield's

Fall Festival.

Friday evenings in November 23 and

30, and December 7 and 14: the Tavern

will be open during Candlelight Shopping.

Thursday, Dec. 6: Holiday House Tour.

News From our Neighbors

EVENTS AT THE INDIAN KING

HSH is on

the donation of tools and artifacts from Dr.

William Tatem Goulburn, a major contributer

to our collections. Because of the old

newspaper lining its bottom I placed it in our

automotive collection for now. An

advertisement that is readily readable promotes

a 1921 Franklin automobile. These newspaper

liners and wrappers that come with many

donations tell us a lot about when it might have

been new. You probably remember the stale old

beeswax that was wrapped in a New York Times

newspaper’s burlesque advertising section. If

you don’t remember, come in some Monday

morning and I’ll show you the real thing. This,

of course, has no reflection on our precious

donors, but we do witness more about our

cultural history this way.

A number of our mason’s tools are on loan now

to our exhibit room on the second floor here for

the next year. I ‘ll let those exhibitors tell you

the story of their use in Haddonfield and how

they relate to the building of our Haddonfield

homes. I’m looking forward to visiting these

displays which sound very interesting and

informative. I, for one, always like to know

more about where I live, even if I didn’t

originate here either. Don’t you?

One high profile Haddonfield couple recently

came back to us to repair two more antiques…

all with good results. Donations have been

accepted for these services which also go into

the General Fund in order to keep us going. We

offer our services in this regard to everyone. All

these little things add up!

Museum Cellars from page 8

I n keeping with the celebration of

Preservation Month during May, the

Haddon Heights Historical Society will dedi-

cate a new interpretive sign at the Log Cabin

on Lippincott Lane on Saturday, May 12th at

11:00 a.m. This sign is part of an ongoing

program the Society has undertaken through

the generosity of the Lynn Laitman Trust.

News From our Neighbors

HADDON HEIGHTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY



http://www.indiankingfriends.org


343 Kings Highway East Haddonfield, NJ 08033


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GREENFIELD HALL HOURS Wednesday, Thursday & Friday afternoons from 1 - 4 p.m.

First Sunday of the month 1 - 3 p.m.

HSH RESEARCH LIBRARY - SUMMER SCHEDULE

May 29 (Tues) and May 31 (Thurs) open 9:30 – 11:30 as usual

June 3 (Sun) open 1-3 , June 4 (Mon) and June 5 (Tues) open 9:30-11:30

June 11 & 12, June 18 & 19, June 25 & 26 open 9:30 to 11:30

July 1 (Sun) open 1-3; July 2 & July 3 open 9:30 to 11:30

July 9 & 10, July 16 & 17, July 23 & 24, July 30 &31 open 9:30 to 11:30

CLOSED IN AUGUST – Greenfield Hall & Research Library

Fall Reopening is the day after Labor day, which is September 4th, 2012!!!

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