09 Dec. 2012

Train Station Volunteers Needed:
The Society needs volunteers to help at the Tuckahoe Train Station, when the Santa Express in-service, this month.  A Docent and a sales person, for the Society merchandise, are needed.  Orientation and training will be available.  If you can help, please contact HPSOUT President Doug Longenecker at 609.701.0034 ASAP.

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Santa Express - Tuckahoe, NJ:
The Santa Express on the Cape May Seashore Lines will be operating this month.
Check this link for a copy of the Santa Express schedule.  However, it is recommended that you visit the Santa Express website for the most current updates and other details.

16 Nov. 2012

Latest edition of the Society newsletter
 is now online. > Winter NL 2013.

14 Nov. 2012

SAVE The DATE | Dec. 11, 2012
Come join us for the Annual Upper Twp. Historical Society Annual Holiday Dinner on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 at The Tuckahoe Inn. Dinner choices will be either Chef Tyson’s Crab Cake Dinner or Prime Rib Dinner. $30.00 per person.  We will be donating to a local food bank this year so please bring some non-perishable items.
Click Here to print RSVP form, due by Dec. 3, 2012 to Carroll Bailey, P.O. Box 507, Tuckahoe, NJ, 08250.

Time for Membership Dues / Renewals:
Consider renewing/signing up today for the HPSOUT 2013 membership year. See the Membership Page for dues levels. Or just print out our handy application form.

23 Oct. 2012

SAVE The Date - Nov. 13, 2012 - Our speaker on November 13th is Lee Ireland who wrote “Place Names of the Jersey Shore Why Did They Name it That?” > See Calendar Page for author's book link.

13 October 2012

Photo by R. J. Cooper
Dr. Ralph Boerner, right, received an official copy of the AppleFest Cookbook from HPSOUT President Doug Longenecker at the Oct. meeting.  Dr. Boerner presented a program on the History of Fire in the New Jersey Pinelands.  Dr. Boerner is Professor Emeritus of Ecology at Ohio State University.

AppleFest Features Township Cooks;
MOCK Presidential Election
Votes Wanted - AppleFest, Oct. 20, 2012 at the Gandy Farmstead, Upper Twp., Cape May County, NJ.

This year the Historical Preservation Society of Upper Township is sponsoring our third MOCK Presidential election.  We will be using the antique ballot boxes donated to the Society by the Upper Township Committee. The previous MOCK elections of 2004 and 2008 successfully predicted the winners of those close elections.  If the results of this MOCK election accurately predict the results of the 2012 election Upper Township could become known as the national “bell-weather” of elections!

Our annual Apple Pie Baking Contest will be judged by ’Johnny Appleseed’ and by Tyson Merryman, owner-operator of the Tuckahoe Inn.  There are separate contests for children and adults.  Ribbons and prizes will be awarded.

Crafters will be demonstrating old-time traditions with a modern twist.  The blacksmith will make decorative items; as will the decoy carvers.  At the smoke house meat prepared for today’s tastes.  An alpaca farmer will show how the fleece goes from animal to wool; and a spinner will demonstrate how the wool becomes yarn. Quilting, rag-rug making and bee keeping also will be shown.

And don’t forget live music, apple and autumn inspired food to eat or take home, and the old farm house to tour.

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22 Sept. 2012

Oct. 9, 2012 - Dr. Ralph Boerner will speak about the History of Fire in the Pinelands.  He is Professor Emeritus of Ecology at Ohio State University, where he served as professor and department chairperson for 30 years.  He is currently a resident of the Cape May Beach section of Lower Township, and a volunteer naturalist and scientific data analysis for the Wetlands Institute in Stone Harbor, NJ. > Meeting details.

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Save the Date - Oct. 20, 2012
12th Annual AppleFest
 - AppleFest Flyer
 - Apple Pie Baking Contest

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19 August 2012

Fall newsletter posted > Newsletter

Next Society meeting will be Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 at the Upper Twp. Library. See Calendar Page for the Fall events list.

09 June 2012

Successful Strawberry Festival held June 2, 2012 at the Gandy Farmstead in Upper Twp.
- See Photo Gallery on Facebook

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17 May 2012

Upper Bakers Needed - Are you able to help the Strawberry Festival by baking 4-5 loaves of Strawberry Bread for June 2nd?  See the Summer Newsletter, page 3, for details and recipe.

See Photo Gallery of 2010 Strawberry Festival activities. 

Summer Newsletter now available.

Annual Strawberry Festival,
Saturday, June 2, 2012

Print It - Post It!
Strawberry Festival Flier

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                                                    Photo by R. J. Cooper
Kimball (Kim) Baker, left, was May 8th speaker for the Historical Preservation Society of Upper Twp. His program featured the Ocean City Life-Saving Station, located at 4th St. and Atlantic Ave., Ocean City, NJ. His book, on the full history of the U.S. Life Saving Station 30, was available for sale, with proceeds going toward preservation of the Station. Also pictured is Doug Longnecker, president of the Society.
> Ocean City Life-Saving Station 30

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                                                    Photo by R. J. Cooper
Tommy Champion, left, presented the April program on the history of Bellplain State Forest. Champion and Doug Longnecker, president of the Society, holds a photo of the CCC members that built the state park in the mid-1930's. His talk featured pictures of the park's creation.
   > Bellplain State Park

10 April 2012

SAVE The DATE - May 8, 2012
The general meeting will be held at the Upper Township Branch of the Cape May County Library. Refreshments at 7:00 pm and the meeting will start at 7:30 pm.

The speaker will be Kimball (Kim) Baker who is one of the group of residents who rallied together to preserve the Ocean City Life-Saving Station on site. He will bring copies of the book that he wrote about the station. They sell for $9.95; proceeds go to U.S. Life Saving Station 30. There will be a book signing and a time for questions and answers.  

08 April 2012

Membership Meeting - April 10, 2012
The general meeting will be held at the Upper Township Branch of the Cape May County Library on Tuesday, April 10th. Refreshments at 7 pm and the meeting will start at 7:30 pm. The speaker will be Tommy Champion. He helped build the Bellplain State Forest. His talk will feature pictures of the park's creation, including photographs of the large canoe that was found when the land was dug out to form Lake Nummy. > Bellplain State Park

16 Feb. 2012

SAVE The DATE - April 10, 2012
 - Next Society Meeting

Spring 2012 Newsletter
  

13 Feb. 2012

SAVE The DATE - March 13, 2012
 – The first general meeting of the year will be the annual Covered Dish Supper and Show & Tell. It will be held at the Tuckahoe Methodist Church at 6 pm.

See Calendar Page for 2012 listings

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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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