1919: DONATION DAY AT MORRIS HALL

From the "MORRIS HALL" folder in the Local History Collection, this interesting old view of the original Morris Hall edifice long before the expansion into the St. Lawrence Rehab center.

1904: MORRIS HALL CORNER STONE LAYING CEREMONY

The engraving in the lower right of this post is from a 1931 graphic in my files, and has been inserted into the original 1904 article dealing with the ground breaking ceremony. I am not sure if the building in the engraving illustrates the building as it was originally constructed, or whether additions were made since the building was completed in the early part of the 20th century.

1931: Lawrenceville's Morris Hall

Next week I will be presenting one of my "The Music We Grew Up With" to the residents of Morris Hall, the historic "home for the aged." It, along with St. Michael's Orphanage in Hopewell, were part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton's effort to provide for the less fortunate in the area.

1931: St. Lawrence to Add to Morris Hall

A very nice engraving of Morris Hall in Lawrenceville. Theyear 1931 was chosen as the year to upgrade both Morris Hall in Lawrenceville, and the Orphanage at Hopewell.