1913: THE TRENTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Even though I am not a Trenton resident, like many of my contemporaries, I have very pleasant memories of that great old town of my youth and pray that one day it will do that Phoenix thing and rise once again from the ashes and resume its place as the historic treasure it is. All of which brings me to the article above. As an active member of the Hamilton Township Historical Society, I naturally tried to find the year it was established which appears to be just after World War II. Unlike Trenton, Hamilton forefathers were really derelict in saving and preserving historic "Hamiltonia."
Reading this interesting article on what appears to be the formal founding of the Historical Society of Trenton also suggests that it may be the genesis of Trenton's renowned "Trentoniana" collection. I could find no concrete information of a formal establishment of the society until I uncovered the above article. However, there are numerous articles from the 1840's indicating that there was some form of a society even back then. I have always had an abiding love for the city of my youth. Trenton had a very unfortunate setback in the 1960's when much of the town was plunged into social unrest with rioting, looting and what turned out to be irreversible destruction.

2011: TRENTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY 2011 CALENDAR: MAGNIFICO!

It's one of the most pleasant $15 investments I (or you) will ever make! I received the 2011 calendar from the Trenton Historical Society via PayPal yesterday. It is an incredible collection of the most beautiful and interesting views of downtown Trenton that you can imagine. I was especially interested in the views of the downtown Trenton of my youth. Strange, but the last time I set foot in that Trenton was when I was on furlough from the Army back in 1956. I remember parking in the "Maiden Lane" parking lot on Hanover Street and visiting my dear wife Judy in the Infants' Wear department of that wonderful old Trenton landmark. Many of the visitors to this blog will be very interested in acquiring a copy of this wonderful keepsake.
Details are in the graphic above.

Credit for this beautiful folio of Trenton photos goes to:
The Trentoniana Collection at the Trenton Public Library
Ms. Carolyn Stetson for the front cover
Mr. Karl Flesch for Design/Photography
Mr. Damon Tvaryanas written text
Calendar Committee: Mr. Karl Flesch, Ms. Sally Lane, Ms. Wendy Nardi, and Mr. Gary Nigh

WELL DONE!

Sally Logan Gilman said...

Hi Tom: Thanks to you, I just ordered my calendar. I was going to do it months ago, but you just sold me. Hooray. I have an orginal etching by George Bradshaw who was my mother's art teacher. She passed it along to me and it's displayed on our wall here in NH. Best wishes and again, thanks Tom.

Tuesday, February 01, 2011   Aprilicity said...

Thanks for the reminder Tom! I too meant to order this a while ago.

Wednesday, February 02, 2011 Hi Tom: Got my calendar yesterday and I just hung it up in the messy room I call "my office.'' I love it. It brings back so many wonderful memories, esp. State and Broad where I would take the bus home from THS and Rider. I loved seeing those shots from  the '50s. Thanks for the reminder about this great collection of wonderful photographs. We are buried in the white stuff up here and we're running out of places to put it. Stay well, Tom. "West End Sal.''

1913: TRENTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY: IN THE BEGINNING

From its it very beginning right up to the present time, there have always been dedicated lovers of Trenton who helped to keep the magnificent history of the city of Trenton alive. Foremost among them is the Trenton Historical Society. This "Daily True American" article is probably the harbinger of the organization of that wonderful group of historians. With an abject apology to Mr. F.B. Lee for the 1913 era reproduction of his photo. Like most newspaper offset photos from that era, it was just too poorly printed to respond to digital enhancement. Check out the very interesting Trenton Historical Society website at:

http://trentonhistory.org