Join us for a fascinating evening of history and community!
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Canoe Club at Hammonton Lake Park
Free and open to the public – no membership or RSVP required!
6 PM – Monthly Membership Meeting
6:45 PM – Refreshments
7 PM – Speaker Series The Historical Society of Hammonton is pleased to invite the public to its next FREE Speaker Series presentation on Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 7 PM, at the Canoe Club, Hammonton Lake Park. The evening begins with the Society’s monthly membership meeting at 6 PM, also open to everyone for free. No membership or RSVP is required—just stop by, enjoy an engaging evening, and discover fascinating insights into our local history.
The June program, “From Maine to Hammonton: The Story of Dr. Joseph Henry North and His Family,” will feature Stan North and Jeffrey North for a presentation exploring the history and legacy of the North family, one of Hammonton’s earliest and most influential families.
The program will focus on Dr. Joseph Henry North, Sr., who arrived in Hammonton in 1858 as the town’s first physician. In addition to practicing medicine, Dr. North became an advocate for fruit farming and played an important role in Hammonton’s early development. His descendants continued the family’s legacy in medicine, education, and community life for generations.
The presentation will also explore the family’s connections to England and the long-standing relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom, including ties to Wroxton College in England and one of Hammonton High School’s earliest teachers.
Stan North is a practicing international attorney with a longtime interest in family history and the historic relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom. He was instrumental in forming a consortium of four United Kingdom universities together with Rutgers, Princeton, NJIT, and UMDNJ that secured a $10 million healthcare grant from the United Kingdom, work for which he received a Thomas Edison Innovation Award.
Originally from Lloyd Harbor on Long Island’s North Shore, North graduated from Cold Spring Harbor High School before earning a bachelor’s degree in urban studies from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, a Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School, and a master’s degree in Corporate Law from New York University.
Stan met his wife, Rima, on the first day of their sophomore year at Syracuse University. Together they have two children, including Jeffrey North, who will serve as co-presenter and works in biopharma business development in New York.
Come connect, learn, and celebrate Hammonton’s history with us!
The Historical Society of Hammonton is dedicated to preserving and celebrating the rich, multi-cultural social, economic, and political heritage of our town and its people. Our mission is to increase awareness of Hammonton’s rich history and to establish public access by collecting, conserving, interpreting, and promoting it to the widest possible audience.
Our Museum, built in 1887, is a treasure in itself. Formerly the Hammonton Town Hall, it also served as a Town Library and Kindergarten. Located in Hammonton Veterans Memorial Park, it is open to the public on Saturdays from 11 AM to 2 PM. We’re open other days by appointment or happenstance. If you see the OPEN flag flying, come on in!
If you can’t attend the presentation, you can find them on our YouTube channel, or you can come in and play back recordings of this and dozens of other past presentations. Monthly meetings and presentations are typically held on 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.