2011: SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH

1902: TRENTON'S NEW SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH

Events surrounding the dedication of the legendary Shiloh Baptist Church of Trenton is described in detail in the article. Unfortunately, there is no indication of the source of the article, but it is believed to be from Trenton's Daily True American.

1902: GENESIS OF SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH

DID YOU KNOW THAT SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH WAS ORIGINALLY LOCATED ON TRENTON'S BELVIDERE STREET? SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH IS STEEPED IN HISTORIC TRADITION. THERE ARE NUMEROUS SHILOH ARTICLES IN MY "AFRICAN-AMERICAN" FOLDER.....THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THEM

MORE ON SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH

Years ago, one of my columns involved the fictional newspaper reporter "Lawson Tattler." Lawson's assignment was to interview the movers and shakers from the Mercer County area in the long ago. Here, he sat down with Rev. J.B. Randolph, the founder of Trenton's historic Shiloh Baptist Church.

1898: Shiloh Baptist Church

Once again in recognition of Black History Month, this early article from from the "AFRICAN-AMERICAN" folder in the Local History Collection of the Hamilton Township Public Library. Here is an early article relating to Trenton's historic Shiloh Baptist Church.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1918: Shiloh Baptist Fund Raiser

 

With February being Black History Month, I dug into my "AFRICAN-AMERICAN" folder and came up with this, and other interesting memorabilia relating to the Trenton area's African-American community. There will be more posted during the remainder of the month.

 1902: Groundbreaking for the Legendary Shiloh Baptist Church

With February celebrating Black History Month, it is appropriate that my site bring you some of the files in the AFRICAN AMERICAN folder at the Hamilton Library's Local History Collection. As all local citizens recall it was the home church of S. Howard Woodson, one Trenton's most beloved men of God.