From: Brian D Yates <bdyatessr@...>
Date: September 30, 2022 at 5:11:15 PM EDT
To: David Homer <homer.d338@...>
Subject: Fwd: October 2022 Camden County History Alliance News



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From: Camden County History Alliance <admin@...>
Date: September 30, 2022 at 3:51:44 PM EDT
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Subject: October 2022 Camden County History Alliance News
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 Welcome to the October 2022 Camden County History Alliance E-Newsletter

View this email in your browser Welcome to the October 2022 Camden County History Alliance E-Newsletter Camden County History Month is here! The Camden County History Alliance invites the public to join us for Camden County History Month from October 1 to October 31, 2022, when over thirty participating historic sites and history organizations throughout Camden County will be open with special exhibits, reenactments, and guided tours for adults and children, both in-person and virtual, spanning centuries of history. The vast majority of the more than seventy events and activities during the month are free. See below or visit www.camdencountyhistoryweek.com for the full list of events! Pick up an event guide from any of the historic sites or at the Camden County Historical Society at 1900 Park Boulevard in Camden for more details. The Camden County History Alliance is also happy to present the Fall 2022 edition of the Camden County Heritage magazine, featuring Protecting Our Communities in Camden County. Copies of the magazine can be picked up at any of the historical sites in Camden County. We hope you have the opportunity to explore Camden County's history this month, and thank you for supporting our local historical organizations! Keep Up-to-Date About All History Events on Our Facebook Page! Click here for the full list of events and event guide The Fall 2022 edition of the Camden County Heritage Magazine is now available, with the theme of Protecting Our Communities in Camden County! This is the eleventh edition of the History Alliance’s biannual publication, filled with articles and historic photos of Camden County’s past. Thank you to all those who supported the magazine through ads and donations! For more information or to receive past editions of the magazine, please email admin@... or contact one of the Camden County History Alliance Partner Organizations. OCTOBER EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES Click each link below to open the event flyers, or scroll down to view all events. You can also click on some flyers to open hyperlinks to the websites listed. October 1-31: Virtual Tour of Somerdale History with the Somerdale Historical Society October 1-31: "First Responders of Waterford Township" Exhibit with the Waterford Township Historical Society October 1: "Is Your History a Mystery?" at the Gloucester City Historical Society October 1: "Walt Whitman's Camden" Tours of the Walt Whitman House October 2: March of Remembrance with the Esther Raab Holocaust Museum & Goodwin Education Center October 2: Tours of the Newton Friends Meetinghouse October 2: Living History Day at the Barclay Farmstead Museum October 2: First Sunday Open House at the Griffith Morgan House with the Pennsauken Historical Society October 2: Jewish Community Book Club with the Esther Raab Holocaust Museum & Goodwin Education Center October 4: Open House at the Whitman Stafford Farmhouse October 5: Buy One, Get One Free Tours of the Battleship New Jersey October 6: Open House at the Clementon Historical Commission October 6: "Is Your History a Mystery?" at the Gloucester City Historical Society October 7, 8, & 9: "Walt Whitman's Camden" Tours of the Walt Whitman House October 8: Fall Festival Open House & Tours of Greenfield Hall with the Historical Society of Haddonfield October 8: Open House at the Winslow Township History Center October 8: Tours of the Historic St. Joseph's Polish Roman Catholic Church October 9: Open House at the Winslow Township History Center October 9: "Tale of the Trails to the Creek" & Tours of the Gabreil Daveis Tavern Museum with the Gloucester Township Historic & Scenic Preservation Committee October 9: Walking Tour of Revolutionary War Sites in Haddon Heights with the Heights Heritage League October 9: "Say My Name: Enslaved Africans of Pomona Hall" Exhibit Opening & Presentation at the Camden County Historical Society October 11: Open House at the Whitman Stafford Farmhouse October 12: Reopening of the Peter Mott House with the Lawnside Historical Society October 12: Buy One, Get One Free Tours of the Battleship New Jersey October 13: "Is Your History a Mystery?" at the Gloucester City Historical Society October 13: "Lawnside's Peter Mott House on the National Register of Historic Places" Virtual Presentation with the Lawnside Historical Society October 13: "Back From Battle: The Forgotten Story of Pennsylvania’s Camp Discharge and the Weary Civil War Soldiers It Served" with the Old Baldy Civil War Round Table October 14, 15, & 16: "Walt Whitman's Camden" Tours of the Walt Whitman House October 14 & 15: Haunted Haddonfield Walking Tours with the Historical Society of Haddonfield October 15: "Is Your History a Mystery?" at the Gloucester City Historical Society October 15: Open House at the Historic Berlin Railroad Station with the Long-A-Coming Historical Society October 15: Open House & Tours of the Collings-Knight House October 15: "Camden's Historic Cooper Street During the Civil War" Walking Tour with the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities October 15: Lawnside Historical Society's 32nd Anniversary Celebration at the Peter Mott House Underground Railroad Museum October 15: The Sea Dogs Concert at the Indian King Tavern Museum October 16: Tours of the Esther Raab Holocaust Museum and Goodwin Education Center October 16: "Tattoos in the Life of the American Sailor" Exhibit at the Camden Shipyard & Maritime Museum October 17: "Marked for History: Using Interpretive Wayside Markers to Illuminate a Building or Site and Its History" Presentation with the Haddon Heights Historical Society October 19: Buy One, Get One Free Tours of the Battleship New Jersey October 19: Overview of Merchantville's Legacy at The Station with the Merchantville Historical Society October 20: Launch of the Barrington Historical Walking Tour with the Barrington Historical Society October 20: "Recent Archaeological Discovery at Red Bank Battlefield Park" with the Historical Society of Haddonfield & the Camden County Historical Society October 20: "Is Your History a Mystery?" at the Gloucester City Historical Society October 21 - November 6: Peter and the Starcatcher at the Ritz Theatre Company October 21, 22, & 23: "Walt Whitman's Camden" Tours of the Walt Whitman House October 21 & 22: Haunted Haddonfield Walking Tours with the Historical Society of Haddonfield October 22: Open House and Sail aboard the Schooner North Wind with Gloucester City Sail October 22: Open House at the Winslow Township History Center October 22: Meet & Greet with Walt Whitman at the Whitman Stafford Farmhouse October 22: Open House at the Stratford Quaker Store October 22: Open House & Tours of the Collings-Knight House October 22: Halloween for Kids at the Burrough-Dover House with the Pennsauken Historical Society October 23: Open House at the Winslow Township History Center October 23: "Tale of the Trails to the Creek" & Tours of the Gabreil Daveis Tavern Museum with the Gloucester Township Historic & Scenic Preservation Committee October 24: "A Penn Central Retrospective" with the West Jersey Chapter, National Railway Historical Society October 25: "Camden's Historic Cooper Street During the Civil War" Walking Tour with the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities October 26: Buy One, Get One Free Tours of the Battleship New Jersey October 27: "Is Your History a Mystery?" at the Gloucester City Historical Society October 27: Tours of the Esther Raab Holocaust Museum and Goodwin Education Center October 28 & 29: "Walt Whitman's Camden" Tours of the Walt Whitman House October 28 & 29: Haunted Haddonfield Walking Tours with the Historical Society of Haddonfield October 29: Dedication of the Snowflake School Historic Marker with the Berlin Township Historical Association October 29: Walking Tour of the White Horse Pike Historic District in Haddon Heights with the Heights Heritage League Funding has been made possible in part by the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund administered by the New Jersey Historic Trust / State of New Jersey. www.CamdenCountyHistoryAlliance.com Copyright © 2022 Camden County History Alliance, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Camden County History Alliance c/o Camden County Historical Society PO BOX 378, Collingswood, NJ 08108 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. Thank you for your interest in the Camden County History Alliance