Historical Society of Hammonton

Museum is Open
2024-02-13 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York), 2024-02-10 11:00 - 14:00 UTC, 2024-02-06 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York), 2024-02-03 11:00 - 14:00 UTC, 2024-01-30 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York), 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 and 16 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 - Dr. Jess Bonnan-White, Rules of War in Today's World
2024-02-01 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, February 1, 2024, at 7 PM at the Canoe Club, Hammonton Lake Park.

The Historical Society of Hammonton (HSH) offers up yet another exciting FREE-to-the-public Speaker Series event on Thursday, February 1st at 7:00 PM at the Canoe Club Senior Center, Hammonton Lake Park.
Our February speaker will be Dr. Jess Bonnan-White who will present ‘Rules of War in Today’s World.’

Dr. Jess Bonnan-White, is a Professor of Criminal Justice at Stockton University, and affiliated member of the M.A. Program in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. She is an expert in emergency management, homeland security, global humanitarian work, conflict transformation and the challenges of post-conflict social development. As a published scholar, she focuses her research on the practice of policing during and after prolonged periods of social conflict, civil unrest, and mass violence.

In addition to her work in security studies at Stockton University, Dr. Bonnan-White is an 11-year volunteer with the NJ Region of the American Red Cross. In this role, she educates the public about the international services the Global Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement provides to people impacted by disaster, conflict, forced migration and International Humanitarian Law (IHL), or the “rules of war.” For five years, she served as the regional lead for the IHL instruction program in the New Jersey Region, and now teaches as an Expert-level instructor. Dr. Bonnan-White is also staff member at the Forage Center for Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Education where she is part of a team providing experiential learning exercises for students and career professionals in humanitarian work, peacebuilding, emergency management, criminal justice, social work, healthcare, and international development.

In this presentation, Dr. Bonnan-White will, in her role as an IHL instructor, speak to the development of IHL and why volunteers like her teach, “even war has rules.” Since its founding in 1863, the International Committee of the Red Cross – and now all the organizations involved in the Global Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement – are involved in developing the public’s understanding of IHL and the challenges of protecting both combatants and civilians during armed conflict. Her talk will cover the historical development of IHL from its roots on 19th century battlefields, its four basic components, and how protection under the Geneva Conventions and other international treaties is applied. Dr. Bonnan-White will also trace the development of IHL through major events in the 20th century, and the contributions of different organizations to humanitarian work and protection of populations around the world.

Most recently, Dr. Bonnan-White has been working on two inter-related research projects related to policing. Firstly, she has been conducting ethnographic research in Northern Ireland to explore police officers’ experiences during the 30-year period of violence known as the “Troubles” (1968-1998), as well as the 25 years since 1998 Good Friday/Belfast Agreement. Secondly, she has been part of a collaborative research team documenting experiences of police officers working during and after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest in 2020, and understanding the impact of multiple, intersecting social crises on the practice of policing. She has also been involved in several police training initiatives for officers from policing agencies throughout Central and South Jersey.

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!

If you can’t attend the presentation, come in and play back recordings of this and dozens of other past presentations. Monthly meetings and presentations will continue the first Thursday of each month.
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
2024-02-01 18:00 - 18:45, 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!

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.

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
