Local History

Historical Society displays 240 years of women’s shoes

Pink shoes? That’s right. Full description: Pink high button shoes - 12 buttons with scalloped edging. Where did a woman go in pink shoes in the 18th and 19th centuries?...

What’s in a name?

Huntingdon Valley, resident and historian Fred Moore said, was originally named Goosetown due to so many geese being in the area. English colonists arrived in the 1600s, and the area...

A labor of historic love

It’s been quite a journey for Pete and Nancy Zerbe. Four years ago, they made the decision to purchase 443 Middlesex Ave. on a whim. “We wanted to work on this...

Shop, Dine, Discover, Explore Downtown Freehold

Shop Downtown Freehold Bella Bridesmaids - Bella Bridesmaids loves a wedding and they have the largest collection of bridesmaid dresses from the world’s leading designers...

What do you love about Hammonton?

Speaking to Cassie Iacovelli about Hammonton Heart & Soul, it’s hard not to feel the sense of hard work and determination that has created...

A look at the history of the Metuchen Forum Theatre

History in the Borough of Metuchen runs deep. I mean it was incorporated as a borough on March 20, 1900 after all. If you...

Preserving historic Fetter’s Mill

Nestled on a quiet corner along the Pennypack Creek, near the center of the Fetter’s Mill Village Historic District, sits the original Fetter’s Mill,...

The Old Franklin Schoolhouse remains a vibrant presence in the community

METUCHEN – School days and lessons may be part of the distant past inside the borough's Old Franklin Schoolhouse, but in essence it remains...

Postcards of the past

Postcards usually portray a memory - a still photograph or illustration - of a time that once was. That is for sure when you peruse...