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CANCELED The European Settlement of "Old Hopewell"

  • Hopewell Presbyterian Church 80 West Broad Street Hopewell, NJ, 08525 United States (map)

THIS EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED. STAY TUNED FOR REVISED DATE. Joseph Klett, Executive Director of the New Jersey State Archives and President of The Hopewell Museum, will discuss the earliest European settlement of "old Hopewell," which included Trenton and Ewing prior to 1720.

Joe will touch upon Indian villages and paths, early roads, civil boundaries, and the Quaker, Presbyterian, Dutch Reformed, and Baptist families that settled here starting in the late 1600s. He will also highlight early primary sources such as land and probate records, documentation on slave holdings, etc. Part of the Hopewell Public Library Speaker Series. Co-sponsored by the Hopewell Valley Historical Society and The Hopewell Museum. Register for online presentation: The European Settlement of "Old Hopewell"