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 THSSH Annual Report 2016 |
Sue Zibelli Chairman, Curator Daniel Lincoln President, Historic Preservation & Restoration Greg Gonzalez Treasurer Robin Marion Rec. Secretary Paula Axt Bldg. Manager, Education Brooks Betz Online Communications June Campbell David Connolly Newsletter Editor Sylvia Gambony Records Administrator Patricia Gray Librarian Florence Hallgring Marcella Miccolis Membership, Affiliations, Publications Margaret Skelly Education Lawrence Terricone Landscape Manager, Research Coordinator Martine White Speaker Programming |
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THSSH Annual Report 2015 - Submitted by Chair Sue Zibelli |
Sue Zibelli Chairman, Curator Trustees: |
Brick Academy Re-roofing – The Historical Society received a historic preservation award in 2013 from the Somerset County Cultural and Heritage Commission to replace the existing wood shake roofing which was installed around 1978. THSSH received a grant from the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission in October. Lyons Railroad Station Building and Canopy, Township received a second grant from the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission. Dunster Squibb – The Bernardsville Historic Preservation Advisory Committee has continued to successfully apply for Somerset County Historic Preservation grants for the historic Dunster Squibb property on behalf of the Borough of Bernardsville. 4 Speaker programs were held. With a combination of social media anchoring to thssh.org, there were almost 25,000 visitors that made a virtual visit to THSSH serving up more than 43,000 pages, a slight decrease from 2014. New Volunteer brouchure was created. The main floor displays a permanent exhibit: ‘What Put Somerset Hills on the Map.’ The John Turpin Real Estate Agency donated coffee table picture books – New Jersey Country Houses, The Somerset Hills, Volume I and Volume II. |
THSSH Annual Report 2014 - Submitted by Chair Marcella Miccolis |
Marcella Miccolis - Chairman Daniel Lincoln - President Gregory Gonzales -Treasurer Robin Marion - Recording Secretary Board of Trustees Paula Axt - Building Manager Brooks Betz Online Communications David Connolly - Newsletter Sylvia Gambony - Records Administrator Patricia Gray Florence Hallgring Lawrence Terricone - Landscape Martine White - Speaker Programs Susan Zibelli - Museum |
The Board of Trustees presently comprises 12 members and convened nine times in 2014. There were six general membership meetings which include business updates, event announcements and guest speakers. After many years of esteemed service Connie Smythe, June Kennedy and John Campbell retired from the Board of Trustees. June Campbell is currently on a leave of absence. THSSH trustees met with ‘Mansion in May’ co-chairs to support their signature fundraiser. The teacher mannequin in the 1890s period schoolroom was completely outfitted. ‘Open House’ has been changed to the first Sunday of each month from 2 to 4 PM. Acquisitions: THSSH has acquired five over-sized maps depicting several of the Somerset Hills towns as they were in early 1900's. The education program continued to expand in 2014. Walking Tours A printed self-guided Walking Tour of Historic Basking Ridge Village is available at the Brick Academy . ‘Around and About Basking Ridge, Liberty Corner and Lyons’ The pictorial history book, by Trustee June O. Kennedy, reissued with a 15-year update as a limited Bernards 250th anniversary edition. 6 speaker programs were held in 2014. BRICK ACADEMY RENOVATION STATUS The Historical Society received an historic preservation award of $38,000, in 2013, from the Somerset County Cultural and Heritage Commission to replace the existing wood shake roofing. The Historical Society has assisted the Historic Preservation Advisory Committee of Peapack Gladstone with guidelines to get the Lime Kilns on Main Street deemed eligible as a Historical resource. In addition to our primary website (www.thssh.org), social media sites including Facebook, Twitter, and dedicated history blogs continue to provide information and guidance regarding history in the Somerset Hills and THSSH organization. |
THSSH Annual Report 2013 - Submitted by Chair Marcella Miccolis |
Marcella Miccolis - Chairman Daniel Lincoln - President Robin Marion - Recording Secretary Gregory Gonzales - Treasurer Board of Trustees (16 total) Paula Axt Building Manager Brooks Betz Online Communications John Campbell June Campbell David Connolly Newsletter Sylvia Gambony Records Administrator Patricia Gray Florence Hallgring Newsletter Advertising June Kennedy Education, Publicity Lawrence Terricone Landscape Manager Martine White Speaker Programs Susan Zibelli Museum |
The Board of Trustees presently comprises 16 members and convened ten times in 2013. There were five general membership meetings which include business updates, event announcements and guest speakers. A new Treasurer, Gregory Gonzales, was appointed in November. Founded on September 23, 1928, The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills (originally the Basking Ridge Historical Society) celebrated its 85th anniversary! The 17th Holiday House Tour was held on Sunday, December 15. Attended by over 400 visitors, the highly successful fundraiser featured five private residences and the Brick Academy. The Museum Committee provided posters of Historical Politicians for an exhibit in May to honor the 325th Anniversary of Somerset County. Among the artifacts were portraits of Theodore Frelinghuysen, who served as a U.S. Senator, N.J. Attorney General and Mayor of Newark, as well as fellow statesman, Samuel Lewis Southard. Acquisitions: Signed letter from Lord Stirling dated 1775 was donated by Richard Blauvelt; now on display in the Lord Stirling case Diorama of the William Annin Farmstead from the English family A framed, handwritten deed dated 1799, conveying a large plot of Bernards Township land was donated to THSSH by Arthur Thomas Lewis III of Middlebury, Vermont. The property of one Gavin McCoy was conveyed to one Thomas Lewis. Students from the five elementary schools in Bernards Township visit the Brick Academy for an education program. This year over 400 children participated in programs staffed either by THSSH committee members or by Museum of Early Trades and Crafts teachers. History VolunTEENs An initiative to encourage teens from the Somerset Hills to volunteer their time and talent by assisting with THSSH programs while increasing their knowledge of local history. The Somerset Hills area received two grants from the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission’s 2013 Historic Preservation award program: The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills received $37,600 (funds will be used to replace the existing wood shake roof at the Brick Academy) and the Historic Preservation Advisory Committee of Bernardsville received $249,806. |
THSSH Annual Report 2012 - Submitted by Chair Marcella Miccolis |
Marcella Miccolis - Chairman Board of Trustees (15) |
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THSSH Annual Report 2011- Submitted by Chair Marcella Miccolis |
Marcella Miccolis - Chairman Board of Trustees (16) |
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THSSH Annual Report 2010- Submitted by Chair Marcella Miccolis |
Marcella Miccolis - Chairman Board of Trustees (16) |
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THSSH Annual Report 2009- Submitted by Chair Marcella Miccolis |
Marcella Miccolis - Chairman Board of Trustees (16) |
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THSSH Annual Report 2008- Submitted by Chair Marcella Miccolis |
Marcella Miccolis - Chairman Board of Trustees (18) |
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THSSH Annual Report 2007 - Submitted by Chair Marcella Miccolis |
Marcella Miccolis - Chairman Board of Trustees (18) |
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THSSH Annual Report 2006 - Submitted by Chair Marcella Miccolis |
Marcella Miccolis - Chairman Trustees: |
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THSSH Annual Report 2005 - Submitted by Chair June Campbell |
June Campbell - Chairman Trustees: |
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| THSSH Annual Report 2004 - Submitted by Chair June Campbell | June Campbell - Chairman Dan Lincoln - President Richard Macksoud - Treasurer Larry Terricone - Re. Secretary |
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| THSSH Annual Report 2003 - Submitted by Chair June Campbell | June Campbell - Chairman Dan Lincoln - President Richard Macksoud - Treasurer Larry Terricone - Re. Secretary |
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| THSSH Annual Report 2002 - Submitted by Chair June Campbell | June Campbell - Chairman Dan Lincoln - President Richard Macksoud - Treasurer Larry Terricone - Re. Secretary |
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| THSSH Annual Report 2001 - Submitted by Chair June Campbell | June Campbell - Chairman Joseph Callahan |
The 2001 Holiday House Tour, featuring six architecturally significant homes in the Somerset Hills, was attended by 600 people. In 2001 the Somerset County Cultural and Heritage Commission approved $23,000 to provide emergency repairs and $52,900 to employ historical architects for Kennedy Farmstead. Produced and sold 1,000 year 2002 calendars that feature historic pictures of the area. Two local residents have been nominated for awards from the Somerset County Cultural and Heritage Commission. A history award went to George Helmk for writing Lord Stirling, William Alexander, and a preservation award went to Craig Johnson for the restoration of his 18th century home on Mt. Airy Rd. Acquisitions • 125 poster sized equestrian maps of the Somerset Hills including property boundaries and names of owners. 4 public meetings with programs covering subjects such as antiques, wood carving, and restoration. • 37 Sundays from September through June from 2:00 to 4:00 pm the Academy is open to the public. Twelve members of the Reverend Kennedy Parsonage Farmstead Task Force were appointed to one-year terms in January 2002 by the Bernards Township Committee. Updated Historical Society of the Somerset Hills Membership Directory. Lorraine Passmore, Membership Chair. |
| THSSH Annual Report 2000 - Submitted by Chair June Campbell | June Campbell - Chairman Joyce Allen |
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| THSSH Annual Report 1999 - Submitted by Chair June Campbell | THSSH granted its first cash award EVER for the Brick Academy's restoration. $39,992 on Dec 21,1999 from the Somerset County Culture and Heritage Commission to be used for the 3rd floor schoolroom restoration effort. | |
| THSSH Annual Report 1998 - Submitted by Chair June Campbell | ||
| THSSH Annual Report 1997 - Submitted by Chair June Campbell | ||
| THSSH Annual Report 1996 - Submitted by Chair June Campbell | ||
| THSSH Annual Report 1995 - Submitted by Chair Diane O'Connor | Diane O'Connor-Chairman Lawrence Bataille, |
Trustees- 21, Membership 285, |
| THSSH Annual Report 1994 - Submitted by Chair Diane O'Connor | Diane O'Connor-Chairman Lawrence Bataille, |
Creation of Life Memberships, Honorary Memberships (Sec. 2.03) and a deeper understanding of By-Laws. Created Nominating Committee for proposed trustees. 255 members. Aided concerned citized regarding cell tower, aid in rehabilitating Veal Town Tavern (Bernardsville Library) New by-law amendments accepted. June Kennedy honored by Somerset Hills YMCA at Volunteer of the Year awards. Grants committee created. Long Term Planning committee establised by Dan Lincon and Jon Booth. New heating furnace installed. New parking lot. Membership invited to become more active. Partnering with "Merchants of Olde Basking Ridge" Two summer camps held. Berkeley Home Owners Association use passed. Revenues totaled $12,294. Expenses totaled $6,227.. |
| THSSH Annual Report 1993 - Submitted by the THSSH's first Chair Bernice Dreesen | Bea Dreesen-Chair
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First year of the separation of President and Chaiman roles. Somerset County Culture and Heritage Commission awards its first preservation award to THSSH. By vote of 121-112 the Historic District of Basking Ridge fell. May 15 open house in conjunction with Spring Festival. June 13 - History on the Hudson. Sept 12 Happy Birthday Historical Society (65th). Dec4-5 Holiday Hospitality Weekend. Members concerned about Fortis Corp purchase of Gill St Bernards School in Bernardsville. Members monitored Route 202 widening at Childs Road. Representatives attended meeting in Bedminster to support preservation of the General Henry Knox/Vanderveer House. Proposal cancelled. Trustees met with Township Committee on restoring Historic District discussions. Aug 16 meeting with NJTransit on Lyons Railroad Station shelter and deck. Membership 300.By-laws revised creating President and Chairman President is liason to town and for architectural and restoration projects. The Chair will oversee fundraisers, grants, tours, and write letters. Two copper carriage lanterns commissioned ($640) and $750 to install. |
| THSSH Annual Report 1992 - Submitted by Bea Dreesen, Interim President | Bea Dreesen, Interim President Robert Blacklidge-Treasurer Trustees: |
Preservation, education and service have been the "buzz words" of THSSH in 1992. Brick Academy open house started in Fall on second and fourth sundays. Basking Ridge Business and Professional Association had meetings here. 4 memberhsip meetings with speakers. June 14 Open House to celebrate 275th anniversary of BRPresbyterian Church. THSSH provided a float replica of the Brick Academy and marched in parade. 500 people visited the Brick Academy on way to picnic. July 6-10 Summer History Camp 22 students 4-6th grades, $20 per student per week. 9/5 - Barbain Bazarr at Brick Academy raised $2,400. Holiday House Tour raised $4,608. 5 year long range plan developed. 2 matted prints of Widow Whites tavern and Lord Stirling donated. Purchase of 3 Franklin Corners signs $1,710. Conservation Committee, Grants Committee formed. Fundraisers - Boat ride around Manhattan scheduled, country auction, restaurant tasking tour, flea market, guided tour of Princeton, art auction, antique shoe, antique appraisal night, and garden show. |
| THSSH Annual Report 1991 - Submitted by Philip Kennedy-Grant, President | Philip Kennedy-Grant, President Allice Moulton-Ely, 1st Vice Bea Dreesen, 2nd Vice President Robert Blacklidge, Treasurer, June Campbell Marsha Dewey, Carol Fricke, Pamela Hirsch, June Kennedy, Marion Kennedy, Daniel W. Lincoln, Barbara Long, Douglas McIroy, John Smith, James Spiniello, Lawrence Terricone Jacqueline Tutton J. Wayman Williams - Photography |
4 general membership meetings with speakers. May 27 300 people attend open house. June 29 - Peapack Pops Concert at Pleasant Valley (900 people), July 21 Summer picnic (30 members), Oct 20 Lord Stirling Festival, Dec 7 Brick Academy Open House (150 people), Dec 8 Holiday House Tour (575 attendees) raised $6337. Purchased answering machine. Long Range Planning Committee chart 5 year plan. 11 antique design lamp posts obtained for downtown ($250 each donated from local merchants. Liberty Corner added to State and National registers. Requested $154,250 grant from New Jersey Historic Trust not approved. Membership yearbook created and distributed. 36 copies of "Reflections of Bernards" videos made. Six donated to local schools, remainder sold. 262 members. THSSH president to attend National Historic Trust Conference in San Francisco Oct 16-20. |
THSSH Annual Report 1990 - Submitted on bahalf of President Richard Rozewski by Vice President Carol Fricke |
Richard Rozewski -President Trustees:
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4 general membership meetings with speakers.Two trustees were on TKR Cable's Focus on Bernards Township. Peapack Pops concert, Kiwanis Fair Booth, Outdoor flea market at Brick Academy, Lord Stirling Festival, Annual Holiday House Tour. New ground level door, completion of 28 windows, exterior wood trim painted, Telephone installed 908-221-1770. Original school bell found in attic. Gavel carved from wood of Basking Ridge Oak tree was aquired from Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church. Advised LCPC on painting vs. vinyl siding. Granted use of Brick Academy for Bonifides and local merchants. Recommended June Kennedy as official Township Historian of Bernards Twp (Oct 9). Promoted Constitution Week and Pause for Pledge of Allegiance to flag. Reinstalled George Washington marker at Maple and Madisonville road. Singed new 50 year lease with Bernards. Completed nominations of Basking Ridge and Liberty Corner as historic districts. Tour of Slave Qtrs at Lord Stirling. 7 Trustees travelled to Wethersfield, CT as guests of their historic society visiting a similar academy to the Brick Academy. Ordered 21 Windsor chairs for Brick Academy. All have been donated. |
THSSH Annual Report 1989 - Submitted by? |
Richard Rozewski -President |
April-3 trustees appeared on TKR Cable's "Focus on Bernards Township" with Mayor Sandra Harris, June 10 - Garden Tour, Sept 2-4-Booth at Kiwanis Fair, Oct 15- Booth at Lord Stirling Festival, Dec 10- 4th Annual Candlelight tour of Historic Homes raised $15,000. New steps, lighting study, new electric service, total masonry service, replaced 28 windows, Basking Ridge Historic District feasability. Hired Acronterion Inc of MOrristonw to study Liberty Corner Historic District. Historic Homes plaques program. Testimony to BT Planning board on 1400 acres in the Hills. Rewrote By-Laws, increase Board membership to 21 by 1991. Instituted new Membership program. Opened Academy to local merchants for their monthly meetings. New log |
| 1988 -Annual Summary - THSSH | George Fiske-President-Building Committee |
Newsletter Summary: No Annual Report September 1988 - Basking Ridge Historical Society reorganizes to The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills. 60th anniversary of our founding. Annual meeting Sept 15, 1988. Kiwanis Fair, New commorative sign observing Somerst County's 300th anniversary commissioned by the Township Committee. Somerset County Tricentennial parade May 21 noon with historical society in Somerville. 8 homes qualify for historic plaques according to Historic Plaques Committee. Applied for block grant. Lord Stirling dig started April 10 run by Dr. Alan Cooper of Morristown Beard school. Original land survey, singed by William Alexander in 1772 accompanied by his engraving purchased and displayed at Brick Academy. Township Administrator Steve Wook asked to form a Historic Commission. Thanks to Richard Hancock for his submitted report as curator and recommending artifact and record inventories, cataloguing and restoration. |
| 1987 - Basking Ridge Historical Society (BRHS) |
Richard Rozewski - Vice President |
Newsletter Summary: Holiday House tour $1,600. Annual candlelight tour held on December 13. Groups meet at Brick Academy and Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church where house visits will occur. Nov 19, Restoration of the Old Mill at Van Dorn discussion. Waehler and Associates (new owners) discuss the project. Membership cards are handed out at the November meeting. The Robert M Verburg Memorial Library Fund is swelling. Robert was a devoted member and friend. Thanks to The Basking Ridge Garden Club for decorating the Academy for the Christmas Season. Officers are voted into 3 year terms. House plaque program is underway directed by Ray Van Dyke. Oral History guide is ready. New taping series began Oct 4 by Priscilla Bruno. |
Basking Ridge Historical Society (BRHS) Annual Report 1982,1981, 1980- Submitted by President Norman Hankinson |
Norman Hankinson - President | Due to Presidents critical illness one report was prepared for this timeline. Oil burner replacement ($450)(1980), NJ Historic Sites denied request to restore front of Academy to Vernacular-Federal design (1980), Academy was closed (1981), Liberty Corner revolution re-enactment(1981), Restore front of Brick Academy $12,133 (1982), Great Swamp exhibit (1982). |
| 1979 | Norman Hankinson - President | $28,000 is dontated from the War Memorial Foundation for the Brick Academy restoration effort. Dr. Willams Courtney Dogulass provided the history of the recently donated grain cradle. |
Basking Ridge Historical Society (BRHS) Annual Report 1978 - Submitted by President Norman Hankinson |
Norman Hankinson - President | Happy 50th Anniversary to the Basking Ridge Historical Society (BRHS). Vault Painted. Ground Floor Painted.
Third Floor Walls cleaned.
New publication detailing history of Brick Academy, exhibit of 58 8x10 photographs, Contract signed with Halsey and Ryder for restoring Brick Academy, Township painted front porch and steps. |
| 1977 | Ken Turner - President |
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| 1976 | ||
| 1975 | Lewis Kriney - President Kenneth Turner - Vice President Arch W. Carswell - Corr. Secetary Katherine Hosmer - Secretary William Scheurman - Treasurer |
Meetings held at "The Old Academy" except for the March meeting which was held at Westminster Hall at the BaskingRidge Presbyterian Church. Richard Brown presented a lecture on their hobby, rare and precious music making machines. Held a Valentines Day party at Chester Petroski's home. |
| 1974 | Elected Officers: Lewis W. Kriney - President Kenneth A. Turner - Vice President Arch W. Carswell - Corr. Secetary Katherine Hosmer - Secretary William L. Scheurman - Treasurer |
Meetings held at Town Hall, 15 West Oak Street. There was an election of 9 Trustees. Fiscal year is from October through September. |
| 1973 | Elected Officers: Fred W. Kampmier III - President Lewis W. Kriney - Vice President Kenneth A. Turner - Vice President Arch W. Carswell - Corr. Secretary Katherine Hosmer - Rec. Secretary William L. Scheurman - Treasurer Trustees: Mrs. Harry Ottinger Jr. G. Mills Bockoven J. Austin Cross Kenneth A. Turner, Jr. |
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| 1972 | Elected Officers: Fred W. Kampmier III - President Lewis W. Kriney - Vice President Katherine Hosmer - Rec. Secretary Arch W. Carswell - Corr. Secetary William L. Scheurman - Treasurer Trustees: David M. Meeker G. Mills Bockoven J. Austin Cross Kenneth A. Turner, Jr. |
Trustees me on October 19th and elected officers. New Jersey History Symposium (4th annual) was on Dec. 2nd in Trenton. Van Dorn Mill exhibit at the Kiwanis Labor Day booth. September meeting discussed the art of "Grave Rubbing". At the Labor Day Fair a small historic pamplet will be created and offered for $1.00 per line to have your name placed on this distinguished roster and will go down in history. Be sure to visit the new museum, The Museum of Early Trades and Crafts in Madison. Admission is free. BRHS held a 100th year anniversay discussion of "Rails to Bernards" 1872-1972. |
| 1965 | Arch W. Carswell - President |
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| 1964 | Arch W. Carswell - President Mrs. Rodney Gilbert - Corr. Secretary |
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| 1963 | Arch W. Carswell - President Mrs. Rodney Gilbert - Corr. Secretary |
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| 1962 | Arch W. Carswell - President Mrs. Rodney Gilbert - Corr. Secretary Priscilla D. Carswell - Rec. Secretary |
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| 1961 | Harrison Wright - Treasurer David Meeker - Rec. Secretary |
Newsletter Summary: Bishop Janes Methodist Parsonage is taken down. Topic on "Bricks-Old & New) will be presented. Centennial of the Civil War will be discussed. |
| 1960 | Arch W. Carswell - President **Linn Creighton? - Chairman (Oct 14, 1960 meeting minutes) |
Newsletter Summary: May 28, 1960 will be the parade of Bernards Township Bicentennial. We will have a float in the parade portraying life in the classroom of District School #12 in the Old Academy with some of the pupils who learned their 3R's there. September is the Annual Meeting where trustees will be nominated for the following year. This meeting, dues of $1 will be due for the 1961 year. Bernards Twp officially became 200 years old. "The History of the Telephone in Bernardsville" speaker Mr. Joseph Curtin. Mr Matthew Linton of Bernardsville Mountain will speak on "Estates on The Mountain" on Thrus, Nov 17. |
| 1959 | Arch W. Carswell - President | Newsletter Summary: 4 membership meetings were held in 1959. "Theodore Roosevelt and the Spanish American War", "Railroading in the Upper Passiac Valley". Program on "William L. Dayton", born in Basking Ridge. Appointed Minister of France by President Abraham Lincoln. Bicentennial of Bernards Township. Program Committee (Mrs. Rodney Gilbert, Mrs. Albert Wightman, Ed Spinning. For those interested in history via personal letters and diaries, some of our members will read exerpts from our collections. September 17- Annual Meeting. The Nominating Committee (Louisa MacNair, Rachel Potter and Mrs. Alfred Cormier) will submit a list of Trustees for next year. We heard from Mrs. Edwin Totten that the marker on the Revolutionary Hospital has attracted much attention this summer. Many times Washington must have stopped at the Hospital and the Morton house nearby, and his guards often drank at the spring on Mr. Vincent Masone's place across the road. |
| 1958 | Arch W. Carswell - President | Newsletter Summary: 1958 was the 30th anniversary of the Basking Ridge Historic Society. To bring back the spirit of the early days of our organization we have "dusted off" a paper (1933) by Mrs. M.F. Ellis, our first President. At the Sept 12 meeting, tt was recommended that the number of Trustees be increased to 9 amending Article IV providing for 9 Trustees vs 6. At May meeting, a person found a "reflectoscope" which permits photographs to be enlarged on a screen (Miss Maud Van Arsdale). Miss Van Arsdale is from West Millington whos family procured a farm in Lyons in 1899. Mrs. James Potts, a Charter Member of BRHS presented us with her father's (Dr. Pennington) 9 scrapbooks. Dr. Pennington was a physician in Basking Ridge. |
| 1957 | Arch W. Carswell - President Edwin Spinning William Scheuerman Philip F. Jones - Programming Harrison E. Wright |
Newsletter Summary: Feb 21, annual meeting. Speaker was Melvin Weis, former Curator of Jockey Hollow National Park. Annual meeting September 19 at 8:15pm at Township Hall (The Academy). Philip Jones presents Nicholas Conover English, great grandson of the first pastor of the Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church along with a sound film depicting the birtth of the Grand Canyon. Committee on Somerset Hills Bibliography is making progress. November Meeting held November 21, 8:15pm at Westminster Hall to allow more space for guest speaker Judge Robert Morris, Chief Counsel to the Senate Internal Security Sub-Committee. |
| 1956 | Arch W. Carswell - President | Saturday, October 20, 1956 - Dedication of the plaque at The Brick Academy. |
| 1949 | Mrs. Walter Vausse - President Mr. McArthur - Treasurer |
Nov 11, 1948 meeting at Oak Street School. 25 present. $881.02 in cash and checking. Committees include: Program, Membership, Public |
| 1948 | David Layton - President Mrs. Anna W. Lines- Vice President Fulton McArthur - Treasurer Nettie Allen - Secretary Laura Frost - Rec. Secretary |
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| 1947 | David Layton - President Mrs. Anna W. Lines- Vice President Fulton McArthur - Treasurer Nettie Allen - Secretary Laura Frost - Rec. Secretary |
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| 1940 | Mr. Saudford Looker (sp)-President Miss Helene Sutro - Vice President Georgia A. Hill - Rec. Secretary |
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| 1932 | Mrs. Monroe.F. Ellis - President | Antique exhibition draws 1100 people. 59 towns in NJ represented. 100 exhibitors and 829 exhibits. It was held at Louis Allen House on Maple Avenue in Basking Ridge. |
| 1929 | Sept Treasurer Balance: $224.09 | |
| 1928 | Mrs. Monroe.F. Ellis - President Ned O. Howlett - Vice President Mrs. R. A. Everett - Rec. Secretary Miss Nettie Allen - Cor. Secretary Miss Mary Vorhees - Treasurer |
A group met at a preliminary hearing at the Basking Ridge School Building (Brick Academy) on September 1, 1928 to discuss founding a historical society. A nominating Committee was appointed and there was a subsequent report on Tuesday, October 23, 1928 in the school auditorium. Officers would be elected and committees appointed. On October 23, 1928 by-laws were adopted, officers elected, and 49 charter members enrolled. The society shall consist of active, honorary, and life members. Three regular meetings will be held each year, on the second Thursday in January, May, and September at 7:45 at the school building (Brick Academy). Founding date of the Basking Ridge Historic society on October 23, 1928. |
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