Riverton Yacht Club: Its History and Renewal
2024-02-08 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | The Porch Club of Riverton, 213 Howard Street, Riverton, NJ, 08077, United States
Please see the announcement post for more details: February 8, 2024 Program
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2023 Preservation Awards
2023-05-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Calvary Presbyterian Church Meeting Room, 300 Fourth Street, Riverton, 08077
The Historical Society of Riverton invites you to join us at a ceremony recognizing excellence in historic preservation and stewardship on May 24, 2023, at 7pm at Calvary Presbyterian Church at 300 Fourth Avenue, here in Riverton.
If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Phyllis Rodgers at partea@comcast.net or via phone at 856-786-8422.
Hope to see you there!
Heather Huffnagle
Membership Committee Chair
Historical Society of Riverton
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Burlington County Fossils and the people who collected them
2023-03-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Riverton Public School, 600 Fifth St., Riverton, 08077
LOCATION CHANGED TO RIVERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL
The Historical Society of Riverton invites you to a presentation by Ned Gilmore, Collection Manager for Vertebrate Paleontology at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.
The geology of Burlington County yields fossils that date back 92 Mya (million years ago) to the Cretaceous Period through 12,000 years ago to the Late Pleistocene Period.
We’ll see fossils of dinosaurs, giant white sharks, mastodons, and the unique fauna of the one-celled animals called foraminifers.
Free admission – Open to the public – Seating is limited
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History of Riverton by Roger Prichard at Porch Club Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022 at 7:00 pm
2022-11-15 19:00 - 20:30 | The Porch Club of Riverton, 213 Howard Street, Riverton, NJ, 08077, United States
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Archives Presentation by Keith Betten at Riverton Free Library, Thurs., Sept. 22, 7 pm
2022-09-22 19:00 - 20:30 | The Riverton Free Library, 306 Main Street, Riverton, NJ, 08077, United States
Historical Society of Riverton collections
Keith Betten will give a presentation on the Archives Committee’s ongoing effort to organize and catalog the Society’s documents and images at RFL on Thursday, September 22 at 7:00 pm.
Carlos Rogers’ $5,500 donation to the Society in June 2019 financed the project. The purchase of shelving and archival-quality storage materials, such as non-acidic boxes, folders, and sleeves, allowed us to store the collection according to archival standards and best practices. A Finding Aid, or directory, helps locate everything.
Mr. Betten, a retired Deputy Executive Director of NJ State Archives, chairs the committee that includes Patricia Smith Solin, Pat Brunker, and Iris Gaughan. The team painstakingly sorted, cataloged, and stored hundreds of items in our collection.
Keith plans to use the Society’s “Images” collection to describe the organization scheme for each of the various “Record Groups” and explain how we may locate and access them with the help of the Finding Aid that he will provide attendees.
The aim is for the Finding Aids for the various Record Groups and Subgroups to be made available via the Society’s website (rivertonhistory.com) so that researchers can find selected records online.
Free admission to members and the public. Light refreshments will be served.
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Memorial service for Bill Probsting at the Porch Club of Riverton, 11:30-1:30, July 4, 2022
2022-07-04 11:30 - 13:30 | The Porch Club of Riverton, 213 Howard Street, Riverton, NJ, 08077, United States
We understand from Bill’s family that there will be a memorial service for him at the Porch Club on the Fourth of July. We reprint below our post from Oct. 9, 2021.

William C Probsting 1943-2021

William C. Probsting, a valued member of the HSR Board, passed away at his home in Riverton on Monday, September 20, 2021. A life-long resident of Riverton, Bill Probsting lived in the house on Howard Street that has been in his family for three generations. Bill was headmaster of Westfield Friends School from 1974 to 2013. After his retirement, Bill continued to serve his community through membership on the board of the Riverton Historical Society and through involvement with other non-profit organizations in the area. Donations in his honor can be made to the Riverton Historical Society and to Westfield Friends School. We will miss him.

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Our annual Recognition Awards Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at 7 PM in the Presbyterian Church meeting room
2022-05-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Calvary Presbyterian Church Meeting Room, 300 Fourth Street, Riverton, 08077

Entries for History Writing Prize due May 15
2022-05-15 | NJ
See below for our post of April 1 that announced our writing prize.
After a lengthy Covid-related delay, the Historical Society of Riverton is excited to announce our first annual History Writing Prize!
It seems like a lifetime ago, but you may recall our Historic House Party in November 2019.

Heather Macintosh Huffnagle, House Party Chair, conceived the idea to host the affair to raise funds to support excellence in history writing using the HSR’s archives by providing cash awards to students.
The event raised $4,000, but the disruption to school routines and the cancellation of our meetings caused a two-year delay in implementing the new writing program.
Entry due date: May 15, 2022
Summary:
The Historical Society of Riverton (HSR) will award a cash prize of $500 for a 1000 word essay that answers a question about Riverton’s history. The winning entry will be featured on the HSR’s website: http://www.rivertonhistory.com. Noteworthy essays that do not win the primary prize may also be published on the HSR’s website. Essays will follow MLA guidelines for published works (see General Guidelines for Submissions below).
The Question:
“During the middle years of the nineteenth century, the United States experienced many dynamic changes, including the extensive growth of industry and cities, advances in modes of transportation, and political and social conflicts surrounding the issue of slavery. Riverton was founded in 1851. Please research and describe how any of these changes may have influenced where, why, and by whom the town was founded.”
Our website (http://www.rivertonhistory.com) includes many photographs, maps, and articles on Riverton’s history that may help inform and illustrate your essay.
Who may submit an entry?
Any high school student living in Riverton may apply.
How are essays submitted?
Students may submit their essays and questions about the prize to HSR’s Membership Chair Heather Huffnagle.
Review Committee
HSR Board Members and professionals among its membership with education and/or experience in historical research, education, and writing comprise the Review Committee.
Timeline:
Entries will be accepted until May 15. Awardees will be contacted on May 31.

General Guidelines for Submissions
MLA Paper Format General Guidelines

Use standard 8.5 x 11 white paper.
Number your pages.
1-inch margins (all sides)
Readable font
Double-spaced
Indent new paragraphs.
Only one space between sentences

MLA cover page includes a few things like:

Title of your paper
Your name
Your email
Your school’s name

What should an MLA paper look like?
An MLA paper has a standard look for every page, including 1-inch margins, a readable font, a running header including your last name and page number, and author-page in-text citations. At the end of your paper, you will include works cited with a list of all the sources used in the paper.
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Before & After: Discoveries in Historic Preservation, a presentation by Dan Campbell, 7pm on Thursday, April 21, 2022
2022-04-21 07:00 - 21:00 | The Riverton Free Library, 306 Main Street, Riverton, NJ, 08077, United States

It's a Riverton House Party with a worthy goal
2019-11-23 18:00 - 22:00 | 100 Lippincot Avenue, Riverton, NJ 08077, 100 Lippincott Avenue, Riverton, NJ, 08077, United States
Sociable at Coales May 4, 1889
DATE: Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019
TIME: 6pm ‘til 10pm
WHERE: The historic Coales House, 100 Lippincott Avenue
PURPOSE: To party and fundraise for a new HSR program
Includes barbecue dinner buffet with sides, cornbread, seasonal pies; Open Bar; and Bouncy House for the kids!
$50 per adult – kids under 18 FREE accompanied by an adult
Proceeds to establish scholarships for Riverton School and Palmyra High School students who use our archives to write about local history.
To RSVP please contact Heather Huffnagle at rivertonhistory@gmail.com
Please make check payable to Historical Society of Riverton and mail to:
Historical Society of Riverton
P.O. Box 112
Riverton, NJ 08077
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Alice Paul presentation at Porch Club, Oct. 24 at 7pm
2019-10-24 19:00 - 20:30 | The Porch Club of Riverton, 213 Howard Street, Riverton, NJ, 08077, United States

Campbell’s: More Than Just Soup
2019-03-12 19:00 - 20:00 | The Riverton Free Library, 306 Main Street, Riverton, NJ, 08077, United States
During our first General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, @ 7PM we are pleased to offer a very special presentation by Marisa Bozarth, Museum Curator, Burlington County Division of Parks, entitled “Campbell’s: More Than Just Soup.”
308 Main Street – former home of Joseph Campbell
It follows the company from its beginning as a small canning company through to becoming a multi-billion-dollar global food company.
Marisa will discuss Joseph Campbell and others who worked to make the company what it is today, as well as how Burlington County farmers played a role in its success.
Meet at Riverton Library at 306 Main Street first.
After a slideshow presentation, we will move next door to 308 Main, the former home of Joseph Campbell, now home to Jan and Dennis DeVries.
No reservations needed, but seating is limited, so arrive early.
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Keith Henley portrays Sgt. Henry Johnson, WWI hero, Nov. 14 at RFL
2018-11-14 19:00 - 21:00 | The Riverton Free Library, 306 Main Street, Riverton, NJ, 08077, United States
Riverton Free Library and the Historical Society of Riverton present actor and historian Keith Henley who portrays World War I hero Sgt. Henry “Black Death” Johnson who served in the 369th Infantry Regiment, also known as the Harlem Hellfighters.
During a battle in the Argonne Forest with German soldiers, Feb. 12, 1919, he fought off the raiding party in hand-to-hand combat, killing multiple German soldiers and rescuing a fellow soldier while suffering 21 combat wounds. For this, France awarded him its highest award for valor, the French Croix de Guerre avec Palme.
Back home, he was denied a Purple Heart and a disability allowance. He died, destitute, in 1929 at age 32. Decades later he posthumously received the Purple Heart, Distinguished Service Cross, and the Congressional Medal of Honor.
WHEN: Nov. 14, 2018 at 7pm
WHERE: Riverton Free Library
Free admission – Seating is limited – Light refreshments served
See more info about Sgt. Johnson and the Harlem Hellfighters here. The video trailer below is for a 2017 PBS documentary

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Veterans Day observance, Riverton War Memorial, Sun., Nov. 11
2018-11-11 10:30 - 11:00 | NJ
A special Veterans Day observance will recognize four women who served and six men who died in World War I
The New Era, April 11, 1919, p4
To commemorate the Centennial of World War I, HSR President Bill Brown will officiate this coming Veterans Day November 11, 2018, between 10:30 & 11:00, as we honor the following men who were killed in The Great War with a special plaque on Riverton’s War Memorial:
James A Bradley
Charles Kelley
Walter M. Kennedy
Raymond T. McGivney
Raymond Pratt
Thomas R. Reath
The NJ State Legislature designated in August the Killed in Action (K.I.A.) flag as an official State flag to memorialize members of the Armed Forces of the United States who were killed in a US involved conflict. Riverton will officially receive its K.I.A. flag to be flown above the Memorial.
Helen Elsie Biddle
The ceremony will recognize the following four women who served as nurses in World War I:
Helen Elsie Biddle
Edith S. Coale
Amanda Faunce
Edith Holvick
Riverton’s Veterans Affairs Committee seeks to add more names to the memorial and is also interested in obtaining old military uniforms, medals, and military equipment. Please contact me, Bill Brown, at 856-303-8513, or JYD9168@verizon.net. – Bill Brown

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Sept Program: The Life of Jeannette Rankin, America's first female member of the US Congress, 1917
2018-09-26 19:00 - 21:00 | The Riverton Free Library, 306 Main Street, Riverton, NJ, 08077, United States
Carol Simon Levin as Jeannette Rankin
At the Historical Society of Riverton’s meeting on September 26, 2018, Carol Simon Levin will present The Life of Jeannette Rankin, America’s first female member of the US Congress in 1917. Starts at 7pm at Riverton Library, 306 Main Street.
Free Admission – Seating is Limited
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Dr. Daisy Century portrays Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman
2018-04-25 19:00 - 20:00 | The Riverton Free Library, 306 Main Street, Riverton, NJ, 08077, United States
Dr. Daisy Century considers Harriet Tubman her role model, someone who encouraged her to put others first and to lead by example.
Tubman shows us a woman who found freedom for herself and then made sure others were brought to freedom. The brave woman who rescued more than seventy slaves using the Underground Railroad declared, “I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.” Harriet Tubman takes each and every audience member along for this ride.
Dr. Daisy Century
Since 1999, Dr. Century has appeared in venues that include the National Defense Organization, Belmont Mansion, National Archives, Sojourner Truth House, Theodore Roosevelt National Historic Site, the Helicopter Museum, and numerous schools, libraries, museums and historic sites throughout New Jersey. The HSR is privileged to bring her to our audience.
– excerpted from http://ahtheatre.org/america/actor_historians/daisy-century
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Still Family History by Valerie Still, Weds., Feb. 28
2018-02-28 19:00 - 20:00 | The Riverton Free Library, 306 Main Street, Riverton, NJ, 08077, United States
Valerie Still – basketball trading card
When Valerie Still retired from professional basketball, for the first time in years she felt unsure of her next move.
Dr. Caroline Still Anderson IMAGE COURTESY OF TEMPLE UNIV. DIGITAL COLLECTION
She found the answer in the life of an ancestor who lived more than 150 years ago — her cousin, Caroline Still Wiley Anderson, a remarkable woman who was one of the first female African-American doctors in Philadelphia.
Dr. James Still
Dr. James Still, her great-great-grandfather, born to former slaves, was a New Jersey physician known as the “Black Doctor of the Pines,”
William Still IMAGE COURTESY OF TEMPLE UNIV. DIGITAL COLLECTION
Valerie is also the great-great-grandniece of abolitionist William Still, known by many as the “father of the Underground Railroad.”
This is only part of the fascinating history of her remarkable family.
Valerie Still
Excerpted from “Still Connected” by AMELIA BRUST, Inquirer Staff Writer
See the entire Philadelphia Inquirer interview and 2m,13sec video here.
WHAT: “Still Family History” – a free public presentation by Valerie Still
WHERE: Riverton Free Library
WHEN: Weds., February 28, 2018, at 7 pm
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Face the music with Sandy Marrone at Jan. HSR meet
2018-01-17 19:00 - 21:00 | The Riverton Free Library, 306 Main Street, Riverton, NJ, 08077, United States
Sandy Marrone, owner of the world’s largest private sheet music collection, shares part of her extensive archive which spans from the early 1800s to the present Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at Riverton Free Library at 7:00 pm.
vintage sheet music

From waltzes to rock n’ roll, from Madonna to Manilow, she even owns more Elvis sheet music than Graceland!
Free admission – Space is limited

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Neill Hartley portrays Woodrow Wilson at Nov. HSR meeting
2017-11-16 19:00 - 21:00 | The Riverton Free Library, 306 Main Street, Riverton, NJ, 08077, United States
Neill Harley as Woodrow Wilson
In connection with our recent series of articles on World War I by Mrs. Patricia Smith Solin, we present Woodrow Wilson and the Great War, a captivating one-man show set in the turbulent days leading up to World War I.
Free Admission – Seating is limited
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HSR Meeting and Living History Presentation
2017-09-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Home of Mary Louise and Ken Smith, 503 Bank Avenue, Riverton, NJ, 08077, United States
Mary Louise and Ken Smith will host the first HSR meeting of the 2017-2018 season in their home at 503 Bank Avenue. The couple will present a Living History presentation on first owner Caleb Clothier and Riverton’s first Mayor, Edward Ogden, and his wife Sarah with a tour of the home’s basement. Reservations are required. Limited to first 30 registrants. Please RSVP by September 15 to Mary Louise at 609-304-5987 or email 1851riverbankmanor@comcast.net.
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Historic Riverton Criterium
2017-06-11 | NJ
HRCriterium 2016
The activities Saturday are prelude to Sunday’s main event, during which hundreds of cyclists will descend upon Riverton’s Main Street to compete in the Historic Riverton Criterium.
Live music, food trucks, a balloon twister, and more complete this cycling spectacle to kick off the summer of 2017.
Follow Historic Riverton Criterium on Facebook.
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Bicycle Rodeo, Cynergy Club Rides, Community Ride
2017-06-10 | NJ
This Saturday, June 10, 2017, Cynergy Cycling Club‘s organized distance rides of 15, 25, 35, 45, & 50 miles each start and end in Riverton on Saturday morning.
For complete information and registration form, visit cynergycycling.com. For day of the ride registration, meet in the National Casein parking lot at 7 am. From there, riders can exit on to Howard Street.
From 1:30 to 3:30 pm, the club will host a Bike Safety Rodeo on the Riverton School blacktop. The clinic will teach children riding skills and precautions to take so they can ride a bicycle safely. No need to register. All participants must wear a bicycle helmet.
Later, the free Community Bike Ride through the town (approx. 5 miles) will begin and end at Riverview Estates on the riverbank. Refreshments and activities will take place at the end of the ride around 5:15 pm. (more info here)

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Riverton Bicycling: Then & Now, Apr 18 at Porch Club
2017-04-18 19:00 - 20:30 | The Porch Club of Riverton, 213 Howard Street, Riverton, NJ, 08077, United States
It’s a bicycling trifecta as the Porch Club and the Historical Society of Riverton co-sponsor Bicycling in Riverton: Then & Now at 7:00 pm April 18, 2017 at the Porch Club. Admission is free and open to the public.
Renowned Wheelman Gary Sanderson will speak about the history and development of the bicycle, Riverton’s velodrome that once stood between Thomas and Lippincott above the tracks, and the 1895 New York Times Tri-State Relay Race from New York City to Riverton.
Members of Cynergy Cycling Club of South Jersey will tell about their club and outline their plan to host a cycling rodeo for safety in Riverton on June 10, the day before the seventh running of the Historic Riverton Criterium.
Carlos Rogers reveals what inspired him to bring to his adopted hometown the family-friendly cycling classic known as the Historic Riverton Criterium. In a segment called Criterium 101 the former competitive cyclist explains his process in creating and managing the annual event, which has resulted in the donation of over $25,000 to local charities, institutions, and non-profits.
This presentation is a prelude to this year’s Historic Riverton Century and Community Ride on June 10, 2017. The all-day event in partnership with Cynergy Cycling Club will include morning rides of various lengths suited to ability, a bicycle safety rodeo, and a Community Ride beginning and ending at Riverview Estates on the riverbank. More details to come.
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The Golden Age of Silent Film 7pm at RFL March 23
2017-03-23 19:00 - 20:30 | The Riverton Free Library, 306 Main Street, Riverton, NJ, 08077, United States
Join us at Riverton Library as Kate Butler examines memorabilia of old Hollywood, including cosmetics & toiletry items, hair products, grooming instruments, now-banned toxic products, and reports on immigrant cosmetologists Max Factor and Helena Rubinstein.
Riverton Free Library
306 Main Street
Riverton, NJ 08077
7:00 p.m. Thursday
March 23, 2017
LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE
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