Historical Society of Hammonton

Museum is Open
2024-01-27 11:00 - 14:00 UTC, 2024-01-23 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York), 2024-01-20 11:00 - 14:00 UTC, 2024-01-16 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York), 2024-01-13 11:00 - 14:00 UTC, 2024-01-09 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York), 2024-01-06 11:00 - 14:00 UTC, 2024-01-02 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) and 17 more dates | HSH Museum, 333 Vine Street, Hammonton, 333 Vine Street, Hammonton, NJ, 08037, United States
Stop by our historic Museum; built in 1887, it served as a former-Town Hall, library, and kindergarten. Browse the exhibits, talk to our volunteers, and share your stories. We’d love to see you!

Speaker Series Presentation - Tony DiGerolamo, Author, Historian - Piney Legends, Lore and Laughs
2024-01-04 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Canoe Club at Hammonton Lake Park, 100 Sports Drive, Hammonton, 08037
This month’s FREE-to-the-public Historical Society of Hammonton (HSH)’s Speaker Series will take place Thursday, January 4 at 7 PM at the Canoe Club, Hammonton Lake Park.

We’re starting the New Year with a BANG, as Tony DiGerolamo, author, screenwriter, comic book writer, game designer, comedian, …and historian, will speak to a number of FUN tales of the N.J. Pinelands! He’s worked on The Simpsons comics, written jokes for late night tv, been a screenwriter for Space Ghosts, and been a blogger for Comedy Central. He’s directed improv groups and has written for many other comedy websites. Tony has authored books and eBooks; dozens of them on Amazon, and he hosts a few blogs on various platforms, some with cohost, Joan of Arc, his dog.

Tony will break down the legend(s) of the Jersey Devil, including the intense rivalry between the ‘cursed’ Leeds family, Ben Franklin, and the Quakers. He’ll also talk about the mass hysteria and record sightings in 1909 caused by Norman Jeffries and the eventual ‘capture’ of the creature and display at the 9th and Arch Street Museum!

He will shift to modern day sightings, then segway into “Legends, Lore, and Lies” by William McMahon, an author familiar with Hammontonians. There’s the witch Peggy Clevenger, Sammy Buck, the Fiddler of the Pines, and more. And how can we forget some of the forgotten towns of South Jersey? Ghost stories too, like the Headless Pirate, Woman in White, and the Black Dog!

This promises to be one of the most entertaining events of the year! Tony will have some of his popular books available for purchase and signing too.

Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of Cultural Affairs within the Department of State, through funds administered by the Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs.

Monthly Membership Meeting
2024-01-04 18:00 - 18:45 (America/New_York) | Canoe Club at Hammonton Lake Park, 100 Sports Drive, Hammonton, 08037
Join us for our FREE-to-the-public Historical Society of Hammonton (HSH)’s monthly membership meeting which is held at the Canoe Club, Hammonton Lake Park.

The Historical Society of Hammonton Museum preserves the rich social, political economic and multi-cultural heritage of our town and its people. Our mission is to increase awareness of Hammonton’s history, and to establish public access to that history by collecting, conserving, interpreting and promoting it to the widest possible audience. Our historic 188s (former Town Hall/Library/Kindergarten) Museum, a treasure itself, is located behind Hammonton Veterans Memorial park in Leo Club Park at Veterans Memorial Park open to the public Tuesdays 10 a.m. to noon and every Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. New volunteers always welcome! Join the fun and learn about our great town!

Museum is Closed for the Holiday
2023-12-26 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | HSH Museum, 333 Vine Street, Hammonton, 333 Vine Street, Hammonton, NJ, 08037, United States

Museum is Closed for the Holiday Weekend
2023-11-28 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | HSH Museum, 333 Vine Street, Hammonton, 333 Vine Street, Hammonton, NJ, 08037, United States

Speaker Series Presentation - Littlefield Family History
2023-11-02 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Canoe Club at Hammonton Lake Park, 100 Sports Drive, Hammonton, 08037
This month’s FREE-to-the-public Historical Society of Hammonton (HSH)’s Speaker Series will take place Thursday, November 2 at 7 PM at the Canoe Club, Hammonton Lake Park.

November’s speakers will be William H. Parkhurst III, and Andrea (Littlefield) Marino, who will present the history and legacy of the Littlefield family.
Bill, a life-long resident and long-time member and officer of the Historical Society, owned and operated a very successful farm supply business for many years on White Horse Pike, and still interacts with many of our local farmers. The Parkhurst family was among the first settlers in the Hammonton area in the original New England migration over 150 years ago, with some of his ancestors departing England nearly 200 years previously. For these reasons, one would be hard-pressed to find anyone more in touch with our history and community!
Ms. Marino, now a resident of Manhattan, is the daughter of Joyce and the late Alan Littlefield, founders of Littlefield Real Estate, in which she remains actively involved. Her father Lance was the son of Clarence (“C.I.”) Littlefield, founder of Littlefield Ice & Coal, and Hammonton’s First Federal Savings Bank.

Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of Cultural Affairs within the Department of State, through funds administered by the Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs.
