Tag Archives: John McCormick
Memorial Day 2013 comes a day early to Riverton, Sunday, May 26
Who is this sailor about to go to war in 1944? Our own Society Treasurer, Mr. Paul V. Daly, CPA just supplied his service photo so we can include it in our website tribute to veterans. His name was one … Continue reading
Panning for gold at PoCax 2013
Saturday I took my wife on a cheap date and went to PoCax 2013, the annual sale of postcards by professional dealers and exhibition of postcard collections by members of the South Jersey Postcard Club. I spent over an hour … Continue reading
Bay Ruff Art Gallery
Scores of family and friends gathered at Westfield Friends Meeting April 6, 2013, to celebrate the life of Anne Knight Ruff who passed away in March at age 92. Read an earlier post here: Anne Knight Ruff passes after long illness; … Continue reading
It’s win-win-win as the HRC brings family-fun, prizes for athletes, and aids the RFCo.
Riverton resident Carlos Rogers goes for the hat trick June 9, 2013, 1:00 p.m., as The Historic Riverton Criterium returns this year for the third time to the gaslamp-lined streets of this near-square mile borough. In a crit, cyclists race … Continue reading
Don’t you just love British programs?
Lady Sybil’s death on Downton Abbey Sunday night really had us depressed. We needed some cheering up. A few of us Anglophiles tuned in on Thursday, January 31 to a program that was being shown for one night only. And we … Continue reading
Aeronaut Santa postcards arrive behind schedule… cheery nonetheless
Five weeks ago I invited readers of this column to return in one week for another vintage Yuletide season postcard. However, life intervened and my attention was diverted to other matters. Apologies for the lapse, but with only a week … Continue reading
Anticipation builds toward Riverton’s 115th Glorious July 4th
Bouquets of patriotic red, white, and blue decorations have burst into bloom this past week as Riverton readies for its 115th “Glorious Fourth.” Now if the predicted thunderstorms will just hold off, the shoreline (shown above on July 2) should … Continue reading
In case you missed it
In case you missed the bi-annual Garden Tour on June 2nd, sponsored by the Porch Club, you don’t have to wait two years for the next one because HSR President Gerald Weaber took these photos. In advance of the Garden … Continue reading
Patrolman Thomas C. Whitelock Memorial Dedication – a photo gallery
Borough officials and the Riverton Police Association held a dedication ceremony on Saturday, June 2, 2012, for a granite memorial and plaque for Officer Thomas C. Whitelock who was killed in the line of duty in 1976. (see an earlier … Continue reading
Borough plans Memorial Day service Sunday, May 27; More Vets’ names to be listed on Honor Roll; Whitelock Memorial June 2
In March 2012, we received this gratifying email from the son of a Riverton military veteran. From: Martin Edsell Sent: 03/09/12 04:19 PM To: rivertonhistory@usa.com Subject: veteran photo – Gerard Clark Edsell Dear Mr. McCormick, I enjoy reading the many … Continue reading
