FOURTH HISTORIANS’ ROUNDTABLE
Saturday, September 24, 2011 – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Batsto Visitor’s Center, Wharton State Forest, Route 542, East of Hammonton
CLICK HERE FOR SPECIAL DETOUR DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO BATSTO BECAUSE OF ROAD AND BRIDGE DAMAGE BY HURRICANE IRENE
Hosted by Batsto Citizens’ Committee
AGENDA
- Welcome to Batsto – Terry Schmidt, Batsto Staff Member
- Brief introductions
- Roundtable retrospective and preview: where we’ve been, and where we’re going. Fall dates, venues and guest speakers - October 22 and December 3. (Joe Laufer)
- Review and Critique: Our first “History Faire at the Farm Fair” – July 20-23 – Free Historical Booklet to all attendees courtesy of Springfield Historical Society.
- Guest Consultant: Dennis Niceler, Collections Manager, Absecon Historical Society. Topic: Archival cataloging and arranging, and an introduction to “Past Perfect” software tools.
- Burlington County Records Information Management Facility, Westampton – Report on visit, resources by Paul Schopp.
- Upcoming Events:
- Sun. Sept. 25 – Riverside Historical Society: Museum Day- 1-4; 100 th Anniversary Celebration of Theophilus Zurbrugg’s Mansion in Delanco; Watch Case Bldg. open.
- Fri. – Sun. - Sept 30th, October 1st and 2 nd – Witmer Stone Weekend – Camp Dark Waters, Medford - www.witmerstoneweekend.com.
- Sun. October 2 – Fall For the Arts Autumn Fest at Smithville Park – 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Art, Music, Canoeing, Scarecrows and more…
- October 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29 – Dusk to 10:00 p.m. Prison Haunt at the Historic Prison Museum, 128 High St., Mt. Holly. www.prisonhaunt.com
- November 3 – 7:30 - Schopp/Laufer presentation on County Detective Ellis Parker at Medford Historical Society.
- December 10 – Re-enactment: Battle of Ironworks Hill, Mount Holly. www.ironworkshill.org.
- Updates on current issues and works in progress: Pemberton Train Station; Tours of Atsion Mansion; Armed Forces Heritage House; Mount Holly Grist Mill Stone; Smithville Visitor Center and Museum; Library Auditorium
- Speaker Trends and Resources for Local Historical Societies .
- Time permitting: Brief primer on history in these parts: Smugglers and Privateers; Ghost Towns, Glass and Mason Jars; Green Bank and Lower Bank; Oysters, Boats and Baymen; Chestnut Neck and Count Pulaski; Quaker getaway -- and the ever present Sooys.
- Take time to tour the exhibit area here in the Visitor Center and the grounds of this historic Burlington County site. Special thanks to the Batsto Citizen’s Committee for hosting this event.
- Next meeting: Saturday, October 22, 10 a.m. to 12 noon: Roebling Museum, Roebling, NJ.
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