This month’s FREE-to-the-public Historical Society of Hammonton (HSH)’s Speaker Series will take place Thursday, October 5, 2023, at 7 PM at the Canoe Club, Hammonton Lake Park.
October’s speaker will be Mr. Dan Bachalis, chairperson of both the Hammonton Lake Water Quality Advisory Committee and the Hammonton Environmental Commission. He also serves as Secretary for the Association of NJ Environmental Commissions. He is a former Town Councilman, and chaired the Town’s Green, Veterans, Senior Citizens Advisory, and Bike & Pedestrian Committees.
The evening’s presentation will focus on issues affecting Hammonton Lake, and a virtual birdwatching tour of the many species that abound in Hammonton.
Mr. Bachalis served in the NJ Department of Human Services for 36+ years before retirement. He received his BA from Boston College, then his Masters in Sociology from Rutgers University. He and his wife Barbara (Neary) live in Hammonton, sharing four adult children and six grandchildren.
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.