I recently came into possession of a rare 1882 wall map of the city of Trenton and parts of Hamilton Township. It is a fascinating map sho...

These were our big brothers and sisters. I knew many in that class including my lifelong friend Webster (Webb) Grimm whom I first met as a...

This intriguingly fascinating photo taken at the intersection of Hamilton and South Clinton Avenue looking east (1904) will challenge those ...

I think I qualify as a veteran of the art of scanning historical photos and documents. Way back in the early years of scanning I purchased...

I am currently working on long forgotten Trenton and area landmarks. One of them is the FASCINATING story of South Trenton's "...

From a huge and very rare "Nol 1882" map that came into my possession, I am learning some very enlightening tings about who was...

This historic district in Trenton today is being largely converted into upscale loft apartments and a museum. Cooper Hewitt, Trenton Iron ...

Many of the younger generation who are familiar with today's city of Trenton have asked me about South Warren Street when it used to t...

For all my Chambersburg friends who lived in this area of "the Burg;" here's your chance to see who lived in your house on M...

My dear friend, the late Georgiana Phillips Smith passed this very rare 1882 ap of the city of Trenton and portions of Ewing, Lawrence and...

How many hours I will spend referencing the residents of the State and Greene (Broad) Street area of downtown Trenton as it was 135 years ...

This rare wall map recently came into my possession and I immediately placed in the Hamilton Township Public Library's. Local History ...

It took me the better part of 2 hours to stitch this incredible graphic together from a very rare and quite huge and VERY DELICATE wall ma...

My friends from Camp Olden Civil War Round Table will enjoy these graphics that how an R.C. Maxwell photograph showing the intersection...

Years ago I created a "NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT folder in the Hamilton Township Public Library digital Local History Database. Her...

We should pay full attention to these BEAUTIFUL examples of QUALITY architecture and do all in our power to see that they do not deteriora...

That sign  on the right was the shop of Mr. Leonard Goldenbaum who was the photographer who took the wedding photos of my dear Judy a...

These will be the final R.C. Maxwell graphics that I will be posting on Facebook, I am going to post these R.C. Maxwell Trenton area ph...

These R.C. Maxwell photos are showing up in proliferation on Facebook and most of them are dark and in need of tweaking in order to make ...

What an exciting photo! Herewith an extract from the Duke Library R.C. Maxwell Collection showing the view just in front of St. Mary's...

In 1897, the Daily State Gazette published a 16 page full size supplement entitled "189b INDUSTRIAL EDITION," and it is now well...

I spent over an hour piecing this graphic together in order to allow for comfortable reading. The original was on the front page of the Tr...

One subject dear to my heart and at the same time a very fascinating study lies in the history of Trenton's hotels, inns and stage coa...

 The above Duke University R.C. Maxwell Trenton collection is a cut and past of a circa 1923 view of State and Broad as it looked back in ...

1952: It was a very good year! Trenton High's class of 1952 will be hosting their 65th reunion and here is the announceme...

Another high definition view of downtown Trenton as it was in 1947. To we old timers, the store signs in view bring some very pleasant m...

From my Hamilton High Class of 1951 classmate, Bob Shinkle. This treasure from the past when good grooming was a clean shave. As you ca...