April Membership Program

APRIL 9, 2024   
Mary Treat, A Biography
  Author: Deborah Boerner Ein

Mary Treat was a little-known woman scientist who in the mid 1800’s was so passionate about the natural world that she even corresponded often with Charles Darwin. Mary lived in Vineland, as she studied flora and fauna, and insects, often using the Pine Barrens as her workplace.

We welcome Deborah Boerner Ein, the author of Mary Treat, a Biography, to speak to the Historical Preservation Society of Upper Township (HPSUT) about her in-depth research on Mary Treat, which includes the use of personal letters with family and Darwin that were bequeathed to the Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society. ##

Programs held @

 Upper Township Senior Citizen / Wellness Center

1369 Stagecoach Rd., (Palermo) Ocean View, NJ 08230 

 All programs start at 7 pm

PLEASE JOIN US and Bring Your Friends !!!

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Save the date: April 27-28
UT Historical Society Spring 2024 Bus Trip
Features Sites in Northern New Jersey

   This year’s Spring bus trip, sponsored by the Historical Preservation Society of Upper Twp. (HPSUT), will take place on Saturday and Sunday, April 27th & 28th, 2024.     

   By popular demand, we’ll start our trip with a visit to the Stirling Hill Mining Museum.  From the 1830’s until the 1960’s, this area of New Jersey was one of the largest areas for the mining of zinc.  We’ll also be visiting Historic Speedwell in Morristown, the Cooper Grist Mill in Chester and, in an “if at first you don’t succeed” moment, we’ll visit the Bouman Stickney House that was on the trip last year but whose visit was spoiled by a downed tree that took out the driveway and power to the house.

   We’ll leave the Acme parking lot in Cape May Court House at 8:00, with a stop in Oceanview (Seaville Acme parking lot), and head for Stirling Hill Mining Museum in Ogdensburg, NJ for our only stop on Saturday.  We’ll then head south to Hackettstown for dinner and to our hotel for the night.  We’ll be having dinner at the Taphouse Grille and staying at the Quality Inn in Hackettstown.

   Sunday, April 28^th, we’ll start our day with a short drive to Historic Speedwell for a tour and the true story of Samuel B. Morse of Morse Code fame.  Another short drive to the grist mill and lunch and then we’ll head for home with a stop at the Bouman Stickney site in Readington on the way.

   Proceeds from this year’s trip will benefit the Historical Preservation Society of Upper Township.

   The cost is $265 per person if you’re sharing a room, $345 if you’re rooming alone.  This is $20 more than last year but unfortunately the cost of dinner and the hotel are more this year. 

   Registration deadline is April 15th.  If you have any questions, contact Pary Tell at parytell@gmail.com or call 609-886-8577.  We hope you can join us for this interesting / fun trip. ##
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