I RECEIVED AN EMAIL RECENTLY FROM BOB RUSH, HHS '50. EVEN THOUGH HE WAS IN THE CLASS BEFORE MY HHS '51, I IMMEDIATELY REMEMBERED BE...

I still miss the smell of burning leaves on a crisp, cool day in autumn!

Here's a list of those men who were inducted into military service. There are many familiar names on the list.

ABOVE IS A REVERSE PHOTO OF AN EARLIER POST WHICH IS QUITE CONFUSING. I HAD A TOUGH TIME GETTING ORIENTED. I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING EMAIL F...

Not to be confused with the RKO Broad Theater which was also on South Broad Street, the original Broad Street Theater is illustrated above i...

This incredibly interesting photo of the interior of the original St. James P.E. Church on East State Street has been reposing in my "...

I have been posting interesting historical graphics from St. James P.E. Church. The one hundred plus year old church started with a small g...

THANKS TO JOHN STINGER FOR HIS REMINISCENCES OF HIS EARLY YEARS IN TRENTON. JOHN SENT ME THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ALONG WITH A LINK TO HIS ART W...

It wasn't nearly as sumptuous as the Mayfair, Lincoln, Capitol, or Trent, but I attended many "second run" (as opposed to ...

Lawrence Historian Bob Immordino and I have been working on a very comprehensive multimedia presentation on the history of Chambersburg from...

That grand old edifice was long gone before I came along, but in its heyday it was the venue for performers from all over the country. It ho...

This is an interior photo of the original St. James P.E. church which was located on E. State Street near Garfield Avenue. The building is s...

Back in the 1890's, the St. James Wilbur area Protestant Episcopal mission was organized, meeting in a building known as "the Wigwa...

Many Trentonians found Lakeside Park to be the ideal summer getaway back in the early 20th century. These "bungalows" could be ha...

Amateur photographer Warren Donaldson took this photo of Gropp's Lake as it looked in 1922. With the very limited number of photos in m...

LIKE THAT OLD OAK TREE IN THE POEM ABOVE, THE EWING PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HAS ALSO STOOD SILENTLY AND STATELY THROUGH HUNDREDS OF YEARS. THE R...

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...

Tucked away on the border of both Trenton and Hamilton, I have always felt that Deutzville was the forgotten community. During the early ye...

In the 19th century, much of Chambersburg was considered to be somewhat rural with cornfields, orchards, and a number of smaller farms. Wit...

Each week during the "teens," the Trenton Times dedicated a page to Wilbur on one day, and Chambersburg on another. They have pro...

No, they weren't vigilantes. Rather they were community-minded citizens. Rather, they were there to make sure that the punishment fit t...

WE'RE DEALING WITH GROPP'S LAKE HERE, FOLKS. MANY VISITORS TO THIS SITE MAY BE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT THE BEAUTIFUL SPRING-FED LAKE...

IN THE 60's, I WAS PRIVILEGED TO HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF A ST. ANTHONY-ST. JOACHIM PTA GROUP, "KAY'S FOLLIES,:" UNDER THE AB...

In today's society, Officer Damiano would probably be suspended until an investigation determined whether or not firing his gun with de...

This article harkens back to the years when Hamilton Township was a farming community with the Hamilton Square, Yardville, Kuser Road, Kloc...

I haven't heard the drone of a DC3 or C47 passing overhead since the arrival of the jet age, but I be I would recognize that familiar so...

These homes are just a "stone's throw" away from my home. The end of World War II saw a severe housing shortage for returning ...

EVEN BACK WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER, I WAS ALWAYS FASCINATED BY THE BEACON THAT WAS ON THE PROPERTY OF THE FORMER GIOVI'S IN YARDVILLE. TODA...

THIS GRAPHIC IS FROM THE HAMILTON LIBRARY'S "AUTOMOBILIA" FOLDER IN THE LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTION.THE "HOLLYWOOD" WAS...

GEORGE GOLDY RECALLS THE CRASH. HERE'S HIS EMAIL DETAILING THE INCIDENT: Tom I remember the crash in 1944. I lived in Lakeside and went ...

THE FOLLOWING RECEIVED FROM VISITOR ED STAWSKI. ED IS REQUESTING INFORMATION ON TRENTON'S MUSICAL PERFORMER, "COUNT FELIX." SO...

HERE ARE THE GRAPHICS CATHY McHALE, HHS '46 SENT TO THE LIBRARY FOR OUR EXTENSIVE HAMILTON HIGH WEST DIGITAL DATABASE. "JANIE...