It was so sad to see this old school demolished as it was for the Maple Shade school. The middle of the 20th century marked the demise of ...

Remember those great movies where the riverboats sailed up and down the Mississippi River? Remember one of my favorite movies, ...

I find this article to be incredibly interesting! Remember, during those dark and scary years of World War II, America was forced to conve...

1789: George Washington at the Assanpink "Arch." I am having an incredibly wonderful time doing "deep diving" into ear...

How I love these vintage photos! I have a little booklet from 1904 which illustrates a number of Trenton neighborhoods.  This graphic is o...

My son lived on Home Avenue ten or more years ago before moving to Medford Lakes in Burlington County.

This incredibly clear photo from the R..C. Maxwell collection (CALL NUMBER XXH1658) recalls Trenton as it was before the societal changes ...

Look closely at the black and white engraving of the gentleman sitting at his desk in front of shelving filled with vintage (antique) BOUN...

I love this 1964 photo of Route 33 in the Deerwood section of Hamilton. Many familiar signs including the legendary "Tony Cal's...

IMPORTANT NOTE FROM TOM: Your comments are welcome and needed to add to the local history library. I find that the "COMMENTS" page...

I will be transferring many of these Duke University R.C. Maxwell photos from my Facebook pages. Here's one from my era when I waited ...

This is my favorite view of downtown Trenton. Mostly because it has a very nice glimpse of Yard's  where my dear wife Judy worked in...

"Telephoto" news photos from around the world in just 7 minutes!  Look how far we have come from the now primitive "facsimi...

It's not easy being an historian! This article took the better part of 2 hours to re-format for viewing on a typical computer screen...

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...