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…

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…

HSM Board Members attend the New Jersey Historic Preservation Awards at a ceremony on May 11, 2017 held at the Burlington County Olde Courthouse in Mount Holly. Ann Baiada was there to receive an award for the BAYADA Home Health…

The Historical Society was a recent recipient of a very generous donation from the Indian Springs Questers for the repair of needlework samplers created by Martha Cowperthwaite and Elizabeth Perkins that are part of the Society’s collection at Smith-Cadbury Mansion.…

The Historical Society awarded its fifth annual college scholarship to graduating Moorestown High School senior Megan Fanelli. The award, presented during Senior Recognition Night, goes to a student who has excelled in the study of history and who plans to…

At our Annual Meeting, the Indian Springs Questers generously donated to the Historical Society monies that will be used toward the restoration of a Quaker marriage certificate from 1790. Henry Warrington & Rebecca Dudley came from prominent Moorestown families and…

For the past several years, visitors to the Smith-Cadbury Mansion have noticed the large framed painting of the kind-faced gentleman on the wall in the parlor. The painting came to Moorestown via the Morristown Historical Society when they realized that…

On January 24, 2017, the Historical Society of Moorestown hosted the Annual Joint Meeting at the Community House with several other Moorestown organizations: the Moorestown Improvement Association (MIA), Save the Environment of Moorestown (STEM), the Pompeston Creek Watershed Association, and…

For the fourth year, the Historical Society has awarded a $500.00 scholarship to a Moorestown High School student who has excelled in history or related subjects, and who plans to continue those studies in college. For the last two years…