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What's New 2019
E-mail: uppertwphistory@yahoo.com
Last Posting Date
(Site Log Sheet)
16 Feb. 2019
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Upcoming Events:
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FUTURE MEETINGS - 2019
Our monthly Membership Meetings
will resume again in March 2019. Watch for details this website and the HPSUT Facebook page.
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SAVE The DATE -
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Annual Covered Dish Dinner - Show and
Share.
The March meeting of the Historical
Preservation Society of Upper Twp. will be held at the United Methodist
Church, Rt. 49, Tuckahoe, NJ.
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Regular monthly Membership Meetings / programs held
on the 2nd Tuesday @ 7 pm at the Upper Cape Branch Library.
See 2019 Calendar for the HPSUT
- TBD
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Click Here for Society's archived 2018
What's New page
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Main Events For 2019
The Historical Preservation Society of Upper
Township has the tentative dates of our two main events for 2019.
They are:
- Strawberry Festival, Saturday, May 18,
2019
Rain date of Sunday May 19.
- AppleFest,
Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019.
Rain date of Sunday Oct. 13.
Note: Above dates are
tentative - pending Board approval.
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Membership Dues / Renewals::
Renew / signing up today for the HPSUT 2019 Membership
Year. See the
Membership Page for dues levels.
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Information You Can Use
Our Timeline:
2019
marks the
220th Anniversary of the Township and the
41st Anniversary of the
Historical Preservation Society of Upper Township.
Membership Dues / Renewals:
Consider renewing/signing up today for the
HPSUT 2018 membership year. See the
Membership Page for dues levels.
Or
print our
handy application form.
WANTED!
The Historical
Preservation Society of Upper Township is seeking information,
interesting stories, old books, letters, post cards, documents, objects
and other items relating to the history of our township. Please
help to preserve our past for our future generations. Thank You!
Newsletter
Attention all members with email addresses:
Please include your email address when you renew
your membership. It is quicker and easier to notify you by email if
there is a new event or a change in plans. Also the link for the
latest SHOUT newsletter is
in color and looks much better on the screen. Thank you.
Ralph Cooper,
SHOUT Newsletter Editor.
See online copies on
Newsletter Page.
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Share your memories and artifacts:
Photos by
R. J. Cooper,
October 2013
Stories of
Upper Township, Cape May
County
Historical Preservation Society
is interested in archiving local memorabilia about our Cape May County
community.
For example, see photos of the Railroad Memories program,
held Oct. 2013 - See Facebook photo gallery -
here.
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www.UpperTwpHistory.org
Follow Upper Twp. History on Facebook
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See Priors
What's New Page - 2018
What's New Page - 2017
What's New Page - 2016
What's New Page - 2015
What's New Page - 2014
What's New Page - 2013
What's New Page - 2012
What's New Page - 2011
What's New Page
- 2010-2009
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________________________ The Historical Preservation Society of Upper
Township NJ Inc.
P.O. Box 658
Marmora, NJ 08223-0658
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Last Page Posting Date ~~
Saturday, February 16, 2019
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Bus Trip - Save The Date
Bus Trip –
May 4-5, 2019 - To Long Island Historical Sites
Hosted by
Upper Township Historical Society
The Historical Preservation Society of Upper Twp. (HPSUT) , in
conjunction with Pary and Bruce Tell, will host a two- day bus
trip, in May 2019 to historical sites on Long Island, NY.
The tentative schedule includes:
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Saturday, May 4th: Oyster Bay with Sagamore Hill National
Historic Site, home of Teddy Roosevelt; and Old Westbury House
and Gardens, a magnificent Gold Coast Mansion. The Saturday
overnight stay will be in Syosset, NY.
• Sunday, May 5th:
Visits to the Brewster House, Brewster's Tavern, the site of the
British garrison and the Thompson House (all sites from the
Culper Spy Ring, Washington's spies in the Revolution).
The price of the trip will be $235 per
person (with an additional $62 if you're rooming alone) and
includes the bus, all meals (except for
breakfast Saturday and dinner on the way home Sunday), the
hotel, and admission to all sites.
Bus service will be by Senior Travel coach with
departure points from Cape May Court House and Seaville, same as
last year.
To be added to the list to receive more
detailed information and a registration form as soon as they're
available, please contact Pary Tell at email >
pary.bruce@earthlink.net; mail to 397 Corson Ln, Cape May NJ
08204; phone 609-886-8577. ##
- Last update 16 Feb. 2019
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Winter SHOUT Newsletter - 2018-2019
Click above for printable PDF
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SAVE The DATE - Saturday, May 18, 2019
Strawberry Festival at the Gandy Farmstead
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File Photo by Ralph Cooper, HPSUT
Our Upper Township's Tuckahoe Train
Station was a focal point for Santa Express Train
experience
during the 2018 Holiday
Season. The historic Station was staffed by HPSUT
volunteers and hours
were coordinated with train schedules.
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2017 AppleFest - File Photo
2018
Photo Gallery on Facebook - Photos by R. J.
Cooper (58 Photos)
2017
Photo Gallery on Facebook - Photos by R. J.
Cooper (25 Photos)
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View over 180 photos from
prior AppleFest events
- 2016
Photo Gallery on Facebook - Photos by R. J.
Cooper (25 Photos)
- 2015
Photo Gallery on Facebook - Photos by R. J. Cooper
(17 Photos)
- 2014
Photo Gallery on Facebook - Photos by R. J.
Cooper (51 Photos)
- 2013
Photo Gallery on Facebook - Photos by R. J.
Cooper (50 Photos)
- 2012
Photo Gallery on Facebook - Photos by Glen
Stewart (23 Photos)
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- 2009
Photo Gallery on Facebook - Photos by Glen
Stewart (14 Photos)
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The Historical Preservation Society of Upper Twp. is a
proud member
www.upperbiz.com
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The Historical Preservation Society of Upper Twp. is
supporting partner
www.UpperTwpGreenTeam.wordpress.com
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Society Brochure - Scanned
PDF Copy -
Page 1 ~
Page 2 (Updated
version
as of Sept. 2013)
History Society Brochure
Read about:
- Membership, Mission
- Friendship School
- Gandy Farmstead
- Tuckahoe Train Station
- History Tour Information
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Photo by R. J. Cooper,
August 2013
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Gandy Farmstead - Narrative History - Handout
(MS Word File) (PDF)
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Strawberry Festival Photos
- 2018 and 2017 - See Newsletters
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2016 Photo Gallery 2-page PDF File Photos by R. J. Cooper
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2015 Photo Gallery on Facebook Photos by R. J. Cooper
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2014 Photo Gallery on Facebook
Photos by R. J. Cooper
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2013 Photo Gallery on Facebook
Photos by Glen Stewart
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2012 Photo Gallery on Facebook Photos by R. J. Cooper
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Photo by R. J. Cooper,
April 2013
Friendship School, Palermo District - Upper Twp. NJ
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- See Society's Links Page
for other Twp. / area groups / activities
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The association maintains
3 historic sites in Upper Twp:
The Friendship School
859 South Shore Road (Route 9)
Palermo, in Upper Township
The Gandy Farmstead
26 Tyler Road (Route 616)
Greenfield, in Upper Township
The Tuckahoe Train Station
Railroad Avenue and Mill Road
Tuckahoe, in Upper Township.
Official Seal -
Upper Township
Cape May County - New
Jersey
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