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HSM Awarded Inclusive History Grant to Document History of West End Community Center

The grant in the amount of $25,000.00, is part of the New Jersey Historical Commission’s Inclusive History Grant Program which has been set up to fund the exploration of under- represented narratives with a goal of “expanding inclusive, community-centered interpretations”


Newsletter Wins Award!

On June 17th, President Lenny Wagner accepted the 2022 Kevin M Hale Annual Publications Award In Recognition of Distinguished Achievement for the Publication of a Newsletter, Third Prize, from the League of Historical Societies of New Jersey. Congratulations to all


Congratulations Priya Panganamamula!

The recipient of the 2023 Sarah Franklin Homer Memorial Scholarship is Priya Panganamamula of 3 Windermere Drive. The award was presented to Ms. Panganamamula at the Moorestown High School senior awards ceremony held at the conclusion of the school year.


Our new Trustee in charge of Publicity: Anne Woolley

Anne is the former president of the Van Harlingen Historical Society of Montgomery Township, NJ and served there as a Trustee for many years. She also handled communications for the Rockingham Association (the official friends group of Rockingham State Historic


Madeleine Ulman wins Award!

This year’s winner of the Sara Franklin Homer Memorial Scholarship is Madeleine Ulman of Moorestown. Madeleine will be attending Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, PA in the fall, where she will major in history and education. The scholarship is given annually


Fifth Annual Rotary History Paper Winners!

The Fifth Annual Rotary History Paper Winners included: First Place $750 o Seeds of Moorestown by Sarah Dowling-Ell Second Place o The Moorestown Grange by Spenser Talbot o Moorestown Fire Houses by Peyton Delorme Third Place o The Moorestown Improvement


High School senior, Jane Cohen, wins award!

Jane Cohen of West Third Street is this year’s recipient of the Sara Franklin Homer Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded each year by the Historical Society of Moorestown in memory of the longtime trustee and volunteer. The award goes


We’re in the Moorestown Sun!

Click here to read about us turning 50!


Congratulations Lawrence Stevens!

THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MOORESTOWN AWARDED ITS SIXTH ANNUAL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP TO GRADUATING Moorestown High School Senior Lawrence Stevens The award goes to a student who has excelled in the study of history and who plans to continue those studies


Summer Nights at Smith-Cadbury!

The 1918 flu epidemic was the subject of the presentation of the Historical Society of Moorestown’s very own president, Mickey DiCamillo, on Wednesday evening, July 11, outdoors on the Smith-Cadbury patio. Attendees were treated to cookies, lemonade, and iced tea.