The Historical Preservation Society of Upper Township NJ Inc.

GANDY HOUSE-1815: Historical Preservation Society of Upper Twp, Cape May County, NJ
 Upper Township
Cape May County, NJ

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What's New 2010
E-mailuppertwphistory@yahoo.com

Archived Page

Posting Dates
31 December 2010

  Happy New Year !

SAVE The DATE - March 8, 2011 - The Society's activities are quiet for the months of January and February. Remember the second Tuesday of March is our annual Covered Dish Supper and the popular Show and Tell program.  

 

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Visit the famous
Tuckahoe Train Station
See the Cape May
Seashore Lines Web site
for Details / Timetable on the
Santa Express

Santa Express Train - Cape May Seashore Lines

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17 Nov. 2010
Latest SHOUT (*) Newsletter - Winter-2010, has been mailed to members and is linked on this Website for general information.
    ( * Safekeeping the Heritage of Upper Township)
    See Newsletter Page. (See Calendar of Events, page 3)

The Society's annual Holiday Dinner is set for Tuesday, Dec. 14th at L's Restaurant & Bones Tavern, Corbin City. See Flier for details.

New officers named for the Society. See Board of Trustees list


13 Oct. 2010
Thank you one and all for a successful AppleFest, held, Oct. 3rd.

14 Sept. 2010
SAVE the DATE - Oct. 3, 2010

The 10th Annual APPLEFEST will be held on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010, 10 am til 4 pm, rain or shine!
Read more ... (2010 flyer)
    See last year's Event Gallery > AppleFest 2009 Photos

20 August 2010
Latest SHOUT (*) Newsletter, Fall-2010, is in the mail to members and now linked for general information.
    ( * Safekeeping the Heritage of Upper Township)
    See Newsletter Page.
 - Next Society monthly meeting will be held at the Upper Twp. Library Branch on Tuesday, Sept. 14th.
    See full listing of Fall events / meetings on Calendar Page.

Plans are underway for the 10th Annual APPLEFEST, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010, 10 am til 4 pm, rain or shine!
    Read more ... (2010 flyer)
    See last year's > AppleFest 2009 Photos

26 May 2010
Strawberry Festival Photos
    > See 2010 Strawberry Photo Gallery Page

See > Links Page for new listing - Upper Twp. Business Association

03 May 2010
21st Annual Strawberry Festival & Craft Show
    - Upper Twp.'s  Gandy Farmstead, northern Cape May County, NJ.
   > Strawberry Festival Flyer_May-2010 (PDF)

History Resource Reference:
   - NJ History League Newsletter, April 2010 (PDF

01 May 2010
Tree trimming at the Gandy Farmstead - See > Photo Gallery

17 April 2010

April Meeting - History and future plans for the US Life Saving Station in Ocean City. John Loeper, a member of Ocean City’s Historical Commission and recently named Director of the US Life Saving Station # 30 in Ocean City, present an inspiring talk to the Historical Preservation Society of Upper Twp. Loeper is pictured with Carol Williams, right, President of the Society and Sonia Forry, Society Board member.

US Life Saving Station # 30 in Ocean City, New Jersey
US Life Saving Station # 30 in Ocean City,

 

07 April 2010
Reminder -
Next monthly meeting
on Tuesday, April 13th, at 7pm, at the Senior Center on Old Stagecoach Road in Palermo.
  >  For details - see Calendar Page
 

03 March 2010
Reminder - Annual covered dish supper of the HPSOUTNJ, Tuesday, March 9th.
 - Location: Church of the Resurrection, Marmora, starting at 6 pm
Spring Newsletter Posted  

29 December 2009

  Happy New Year !

SAVE The DATE - March 9, 2010 - Remember the second Tuesday of March will be our annual covered dish supper and show and tell.  

28 November
Updates:
 Winter Newsletter Posted
 December Holiday Calendar Events

   - Holiday Dinner set for Dec. 9th (See Flyer - PDF)
       (Deadline for reservations is Dec. 2nd.)
  Links Page
   
- Opening - Egg Harbor Twp Historical Museum

31 October
Next Monthly Meeting - Nov. 10th
 - Robert Holden, will display his huge collection of bipartisan political memorabilia.
 - Elections for next year’s officers will be held during the business meeting.

AppleFest 2009 Photo Page
AppleFest 2009 Photo Page posted

17 Oct.
AppleFest postponed until Sunday, Oct. 25th

5 September
SAVE The DATE - AppleFest 2009 plans are in place for the Oct. 18th annual event > Read more ... (flyer)

  • AppleFest Details

  • Members and friends of HPSOUTNJ are encourages to print the AppleFest (flyer) and make them available as handouts for township organization meetings, churches and area businesses.

  • Remember to promote membership in our Historical Preservation Society of Upper Township NJ. Handout / post the HPSOUTNJ Membership (flyer) and raise awareness today. Encourage volunteers to sign-up. 

See > Additions-Changes to Fall Newsletter

18 August
HPSOUTNJ Fall Newsletter posted.
Calendar listings posted.

Strathmere's new Schiavo Library
A new library is now serving the Upper Twp. coastal community of Strathmere. The Schiavo Library is a bequest to this south Jersey seashore community from Dr. Rita C. Schiavo, a respected educator, businessperson, lawyer, and community activist in Philadelphia, PA and a summer resident of Strathmere, NJ for over eighty years.
 - Read more > The Dr. Rita C. Schiavo Legacy

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02 June
Photo gallery for 2009 Strawberry Festival

StrawberryFest 2009

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22 May
Summer 2009 Newsletter posted.

Saturday, May 30th -
    20th Strawberry Festival
    - Upper Twp.'s  Gandy Farmstead,
      northern Cape May County
, NJ.

  Strawberry Festival Flyer / Map (PDF) 

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16 April 2009
Photo posted from April 14th meeting with program speaker Joan Berkey, author of the Early Architecture of Cape May County NJ. (See Members Page)

  • Volunteers needed for this year's Strawberry Festival Committee - 1st meeting  will be at the Gandy House on Tuesday, April 21st at 10 a.m.

12 April 2009

  • Reminder - Monthly meeting Tues. April 14th.

14 Mar. 2009

10 Mar. 2009

  • SHOUT newsletter is in the mail to members. Newsletter will be linked on this Web site in near future.

  • April and May meeting details posted on Calendar Page.

  • Make plans to attend the annual New Jersey History Fair at

  • Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville, NJ on Saturday, May 2nd from 11 am til 5 pm.> http://njhistoryfair.org/ Last year more than 6,000 attended.

04 Feb. 2009
Annual Covered Dish Supper will be held Tuesday, March 10th at the Resurrection Church in Marmora. Watch for information in the February issue of the SHOUT newsletter.

 

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The Historical Preservation Society of Upper Township NJ Inc.
P.O. Box 658
Marmora, NJ 08223-0658

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Last Page Posting Date ~~ Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Local Event of Interest:

Partnership for the Delaware Estuary’s
Science and Environmental Summit
            Register now
This mid-winter retreat will be held
Jan.30 to Feb.02, 2011 at the Grand Hotel, Cape May

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