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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.


The Rise and Fall of the Negro Leagues

On May 9, 2018, the Historical Society of Moorestown and the Moorestown Library co-hosted a presentation by Dr. Jonathan Mercantini, who chairs the History Department at Kean University. The subject was, “The Rise and Fall of the Negro Leagues.” Dr.


Memorial Day Opening


Moorestown & the Great War Opens!

The opening of the Historical Society’s “Moorestown During the First World War” exhibit on Sunday, April 15, was well-attended despite the dreary weather. People of all ages showed up, including grade-school children! This exhibit, which will be open to the


Moorestown Chronicle

Do you think you might have issues from 1917-1918 of the Moorestown Chronicle hidden in your attic? Maybe you know someone who probably does? We would love to hear from you! Our upcoming exhibit will focus on how World War


Moorestown & WW1

In conjunction with the state and national commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, the exhibit committee is currently working on a project for the 2017-2018 season which will examine the impact of WWI on Moorestown. Our plan