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On May 20, 2006, Ms. Sue Proulx, Hamilton West Vocal Music teacher extraordinaire, once again brought her incredibly talented choral group to the annual Armed Forces Day ceremony at Veterans' Park. Unfortunately, I had a former commitment and could not attend. However, having experienced the affair in the past with other of Ms. Proulx's choral groups, I would bet that there were a number of misty eyes and a proliferation of goosebumps! On May 20, 2006, Ms. Sue Proulx, Hamilton West Vocal Music teacher extraordinaire, once again brought her incredibly talented choral group to the annual Armed Forces Day ceremony at Veterans' Park. Unfortunately, I had a former commitment and could not attend. However, having experienced the affair in the past with other of Ms. Proulx's choral groups, I would bet that there were a number of misty eyes and a proliferation of goosebumps! On May 20, 2006, Ms. Sue Proulx, Hamilton West Vocal Music teacher extraordinaire, once again brought her incredibly talented choral group to the annual Armed Forces Day ceremony at Veterans' Park. Unfortunately, I had a former commitment and could not attend. However, having experienced the affair in the past with other of Ms. Proulx's choral groups, I would bet that there were a number of misty eyes and a proliferation of goosebumps! On May 20, 2006, Ms. Sue Proulx, Hamilton West Vocal Music teacher extraordinaire, once again brought her incredibly talented choral group to the annual Armed Forces Day ceremony at Veterans' Park. Unfortunately, I had a former commitment and could not attend. However, having experienced the affair in the past with other of Ms. Proulx's choral groups, I would bet that there were a number of misty eyes and a proliferation of goosebumps! On May 20, 2006, Ms. Sue Proulx, Hamilton West Vocal Music teacher extraordinaire, once again brought her incredibly talented choral group to the annual Armed Forces Day ceremony at Veterans' Park. Unfortunately, I had a former commitment and could not attend. However, having experienced the affair in the past with other of Ms. Proulx's choral groups, I would bet that there were a number of misty eyes and a proliferation of goosebumps! On May 20, 2006, Ms. Sue Proulx, Hamilton West Vocal Music teacher extraordinaire, once again brought her incredibly talented choral group to the annual Armed Forces Day ceremony at Veterans' Park. Unfortunately, I had a former commitment and could not attend. However, having experienced the affair in the past with other of Ms. Proulx's choral groups, I would bet that there were a number of misty eyes and a proliferation of goosebumps! On May 20, 2006, Ms. Sue Proulx, Hamilton West Vocal Music teacher extraordinaire, once again brought her incredibly talented choral group to the annual Armed Forces Day ceremony at Veterans' Park. Unfortunately, I had a former commitment and could not attend. However, having experienced the affair in the past with other of Ms. Proulx's choral groups, I would bet that there were a number of misty eyes and a proliferation of goosebumps!
Once again, Ms. Sue Proulx, the Vocal Music Director at Hamilton West brought her incredibly talented singers to the Armed Forces Day celebration at Veterans' Park on May 20, 2006. I had other committments, and could not attend, but I know that the young men and women in that incredible chorus once again brought goosebumps to the attendees as it has done in years past..
Thanks to Mr. James S. Puliti for a series of photos from the May 20, 2006 Armed Forces Day celebration at Hamilton's Veterans' Park. In the photo is the Honorable Mayor Glen Gilmore, flanked by Col. Frank Caprario, (Retired) on the far right, and an un-identified U.S. Army veteran in the center.
This is the R.C. Maxwell building as it looked when it was known as the Trenton Poster Company. (Before it became known as the R.C. Maxwell Company.)
SEE THE COMMENT SENT BY "LAKESIDE GIRL," WHO IDENTIFIED ONE OF THE OCCUPANTS OF THIS HOME TO THE OWNER OF YARDVILLE'S MACK TOY WORKS. (NOW LOCATED ON RTE. 33 IN ROBBINSVILLE.) THANK YOU, "LAKESIDE GIRL!"
This photo is taken from an old glass negative and unfortunately lacks any identifying information. Most of the glass negatives in this collection center around the South Broad Street, Willey, DeCou, Colonial Cemetery area of Hamilton. If any viewer can identify this home, it would be helpful to the archives at the Hamilton Library. I suspect it may be associated with the Willey or DeCou or Rowan families.
My brother and his family are members of this historic church. It was once located on E. Hanover and Montbomery Streets in the city of Trenton. It is still serving the community at its beautiful complex on Route 31 in Ewing Township, directly across from the College of New Jersey. Along with First Baptist Church on Centre Street, Central is one of the oldest Baptist churches in the area.
Small Pox was a dreaded disease in the early part of the 20th century...indeed, feared more than Cancer.
I am proud to be a parishioner of the oldest Roman Catholic Parish in the entire state of New Jersey! As a proud parishioner, I feel confident that you will indulge me as I uncover incredibly fascinating clippings in the ST. JOHN'S/SACRED HEART folder in the Hamilton Library's Local History Collection. These presentations held at "St. John's Hall" on Lamberton Street were performed in an era where an evening out at the local theater was a real treat. (Before televised football, baseball, basketball, and hockey games, and in an era where the community frequently gathered in the many "halls" scattered about the city of Trenton.
Parachute jumpers, hot air balloons, and other "come ons" were the order of the day back in the early part of the 20th century when the suburban areas around Trenton began to evolve. This great old ad for Bromley Manor is an excellent example of a typically agressive sales effort. Don't miss the prices!
You are in an airplane, flying over the Hamilton area. Greenwood Cemetery is on the lower right portion of the photo, the Municipal Building across the street, Greenwood School is standing tall, and if you look real close, you will see other landmarks along Greenwood Avenue. Don't miss the "Esso" icon that was added after the photo was taken. I place it right near Aker's Hardware. Remember them? How about Cook's Deli? Leyrer and Smith? Clark Florist? As that song goes, "deary you're much older than I!"
I wonder if I would be able to handle that $13.72 monthly mortgage payment! They were billed as "Budget Homes," and you can see why. The Colonial Manor area of Hamilton, nestled between South Broad and South Clinton Avenues, was a beautiful neighborhood then, and it is a beautiful neighborhood now.
How can you turn down these lovely suburban homes? I have no actual date on this real estate offering, but I would estimate that the area of Exton and Churchill avenues is the late 30's or early 40's.
Unless my math is faulty, and it often is, many of these students would have gone on to become part of the class of 1939, Hamilton High School.
Take a look at the names of the buyers of the huge Louis Klockner farm. Old news clippings indicate that cabbage was one of the largest crops grown on the farm. The "Hutchinson" street referenced in the article is today's Klockner Road.
A number of Cathedral School's Newspaper were rRecently donated to the Hamilton Township Public Library's Local History Collection. They will repose in the CATHEDRAL SCHOOL folder in the library's collection. As one pages through these papers, visions of bobby sox, Saturday night dances, and trips to the local malt shop come to mind. Absolutely captivating but more importantly, WHOLESOME reading! The lovely lady on the right in the photo, Rita Culliton was a resident at Kuser Farm right after the war. I recall how strikingly beautiful she was. Right up there with the movie stars of my youth, June Allyson, Jane Powell, Peggy Ann Garner, and, well you get the idea. Rita's wonderful personality only enhanced her outward beauty.
Here's a vignette photo from the HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL folder in the Hamilton Library's Local History Collection. The operetta that year was Victor Herbert's "Red Mill," presented on February 15, 1946. One of the main songs, "Look For the Silver Lining" is still heard on occasion today.
Here's a vignette photo from the HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL folder in the Hamilton Library's Local History Collection. The operetta that year was Victor Herbert's "Red Mill," presented on February 15, 1946. One of the main songs, "Look For the Silver Lining" is still heard on occasion today.
Here's a vignette photo from the HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL folder in the Hamilton Library's Local History Collection. The operetta that year was Victor Herbert's "Red Mill," presented on February 15, 1946. One of the main songs, "Look For the Silver Lining" is still heard on occasion today.
Here's a vignette photo from the HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL folder in the Hamilton Library's Local History Collection. The operetta that year was Victor Herbert's "Red Mill," presented on February 15, 1946. One of the main songs, "Look For the Silver Lining" is still heard on occasion today.
Here's a vignette photo from the HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL folder in the Hamilton Library's Local History Collection. The operetta that year was Victor Herbert's "Red Mill," presented on February 15, 1946. One of the main songs, "Look For the Silver Lining" is still heard on occasion today.
Here's a vignette photo from the HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL folder in the Hamilton Library's Local History Collection. The operetta that year was Victor Herbert's "Red Mill," presented on February 15, 1946. One of the main songs, "Look For the Silver Lining" is still heard on occasion today.
Here's a vignette photo from the HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL folder in the Hamilton Library's Local History Collection. The operetta that year was Victor Herbert's "Red Mill," presented on February 15, 1946. One of the main songs, "Look For the Silver Lining" is still heard on occasion today.
From the "CRIME-MORALS-SOCIAL VALUES" folder in the Hamilton Library's Local History Collection comes this column which I wrote some 20 years ago in the "Mercer Messenger." It was entitled "The KKK Comes to Hamilton." It details the fiasco which surrounded the highly publicized rally being held in Yardville by area Ku Klux Klan members. As you will see, the rally didn't go too well for the Klan members.
Three members of the Glover family worked at odd jobs at the Kuser Farm of Fred and Edna Kuser. My brother Bill ("Bud") is shown in this 1940 photo, his first year. When he entered the U.S. Navy in 1945, I and Don Slabicki worked there until the early 50's when our brothers Don and Ken worked until the early 60's.
In our rural neighborhood back in th 1930's and 40's, nearly every boy made a "slappy." Well, that's the name we gave to what most "city kids" called a "slingshot." The graphic with this post accompanied a column I wrote many years ago. An illustration from a magazine or newspaper was impossible to find, so I drew a "blueprint" of the perfect "slappy." Incidentally, the slappy was used ONLY for shooting at tin cans on a fence post, or some other NON-LIVING target!
This charming scene shows the Kindergarten children at the James Moses School on the "Main Street" in their little town. Paul Ashmore and his brother Hugh were also at Kuser School back in the 1940's. Hugh and I played waifs in Dickens' "Christmas Carol."
Did you know that the bells in the old St. Mary's Cathedral steeple were HUGE, and each named for a Saint? The photo from the Trenton State Gazette shows a steeplejack way, way up on the steeple repairing the roof from recent storm damage.
Alice Wilhelm was one of the original faculty who began teaching there when the school opened. Over the years she made it a point to follow the progress of her students. Alice was a dear friend and neighbor prior to her move to Florida. She knew I was preserving HHS and other local history and left her collection to me. Alice's dedication to her craft can be seen in the graphic. She followed her students as they embarked on their careers, and dutifully recorded their deaths when they passed away.
Alice Wilhelm was one of the original faculty who began teaching there when the school opened. Over the years she made it a point to follow the progress of her students. Alice was a dear friend and neighbor prior to her move to Florida. She knew I was preserving HHS and other local history and left her collection to me. Alice's dedication to her craft can be seen in the graphic. She followed her students as they embarked on their careers, and dutifully recorded their deaths when they passed away.
Alice Wilhelm was one of the original faculty who began teaching there when the school opened. Over the years she made it a point to follow the progress of her students. Alice was a dear friend and neighbor prior to her move to Florida. She knew I was preserving HHS and other local history and left her collection to me. Alice's dedication to her craft can be seen in the graphic. She followed her students as they embarked on their careers, and dutifully recorded their deaths when they passed away.
Alice Wilhelm was one of the original faculty who began teaching there when the school opened. Over the years she made it a point to follow the progress of her students. Alice was a dear friend and neighbor prior to her move to Florida. She knew I was preserving HHS and other local history and left her collection to me. Alice's dedication to her craft can be seen in the graphic. She followed her students as they embarked on their careers, and dutifully recorded their deaths when they passed away.
Alice Wilhelm was one of the original faculty who began teaching there when the school opened. Over the years she made it a point to follow the progress of her students. Alice was a dear friend and neighbor prior to her move to Florida. She knew I was preserving HHS and other local history and left her collection to me. Alice's dedication to her craft can be seen in the graphic. She followed her students as they embarked on their careers, and dutifully recorded their deaths when they passed away.
Alice Wilhelm was one of the original faculty who began teaching there when the school opened. Over the years she made it a point to follow the progress of her students. Alice was a dear friend and neighbor prior to her move to Florida. She knew I was preserving HHS and other local history and left her collection to me. Alice's dedication to her craft can be seen in the graphic. She followed her students as they embarked on their careers, and dutifully recorded their deaths when they passed away.
Alice Wilhelm was one of the original faculty who began teaching there when the school opened. Over the years she made it a point to follow the progress of her students. Alice was a dear friend and neighbor prior to her move to Florida. She knew I was preserving HHS and other local history and left her collection to me. Alice's dedication to her craft can be seen in the graphic. She followed her students as they embarked on their careers, and dutifully recorded their deaths when they passed away.
This ambitious journalistic undertaking was short lived. It is speculation on my part, but I would bet that the budget for this high quality paper, printed on enameled glossy paper, was strained to the limit. Remember, we were in the depths of "the great depression" in the early 1930's. Within months, the "Criterion" was born. It was mimeographed, and a sad replacement for the flashy "Flash."This ambitious journalistic undertaking was short lived. It is speculation on my part, but I would bet that the budget for this high quality paper, printed on enameled glossy paper, was strained to the limit. Remember, we were in the depths of "the great depression" in the early 1930's. Within months, the "Criterion" was born. It was mimeographed, and a sad replacement for the flashy "Flash."This ambitious journalistic undertaking was short lived. It is speculation on my part, but I would bet that the budget for this high quality paper, printed on enameled glossy paper, was strained to the limit. Remember, we were in the depths of "the great depression" in the early 1930's. Within months, the "Criterion" was born. It was mimeographed, and a sad replacement for the flashy "Flash."This ambitious journalistic undertaking was short lived. It is speculation on my part, but I would bet that the budget for this high quality paper, printed on enameled glossy paper, was strained to the limit. Remember, we were in the depths of "the great depression" in the early 1930's. Within months, the "Criterion" was born. It was mimeographed, and a sad replacement for the flashy "Flash."This ambitious journalistic undertaking was short lived. It is speculation on my part, but I would bet that the budget for this high quality paper, printed on enameled glossy paper, was strained to the limit. Remember, we were in the depths of "the great depression" in the early 1930's. Within months, the "Criterion" was born. It was mimeographed, and a sad replacement for the flashy "Flash."This ambitious journalistic undertaking was short lived. It is speculation on my part, but I would bet that the budget for this high quality paper, printed on enameled glossy paper, was strained to the limit. Remember, we were in the depths of "the great depression" in the early 1930's. Within months, the "Criterion" was born. It was mimeographed, and a sad replacement for the flashy "Flash."This ambitious journalistic undertaking was short lived. It is speculation on my part, but I would bet that the budget for this high quality paper, printed on enameled glossy paper, was strained to the limit. Remember, we were in the depths of "the great depression" in the early 1930's. Within months, the "Criterion" was born. It was mimeographed, and a sad replacement for the flashy "Flash."