HSR Meeting and Living History Presentation

Home of Mary Louise and Ken Smith 503 Bank Avenue, Riverton, NJ, 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. … Continue reading HSR Meeting and Living History Presentation

Neill Hartley portrays Woodrow Wilson at Nov. HSR meeting

The Riverton Free Library 306 Main Street, Riverton, NJ, 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

Face the music with Sandy Marrone at Jan. HSR meet

The Riverton Free Library 306 Main Street, Riverton, NJ, 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 … Continue reading Face the music with Sandy Marrone at Jan. HSR meet

Still Family History by Valerie Still, Weds., Feb. 28

The Riverton Free Library 306 Main Street, Riverton, NJ, 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 -- … Continue reading Still Family History by Valerie Still, Weds., Feb. 28

Dr. Daisy Century portrays Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman

The Riverton Free Library 306 Main Street, Riverton, NJ, 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, … Continue reading Dr. Daisy Century portrays Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman

Sept Program: The Life of Jeannette Rankin, America’s first female member of the US Congress, 1917

The Riverton Free Library 306 Main Street, Riverton, NJ, 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

Free

Keith Henley portrays Sgt. Henry Johnson, WWI hero, Nov. 14 at RFL

The Riverton Free Library 306 Main Street, Riverton, NJ, 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 … Continue reading Keith Henley portrays Sgt. Henry Johnson, WWI hero, Nov. 14 at RFL

Campbell’s: More Than Just Soup

The Riverton Free Library 306 Main Street, Riverton, NJ, 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 … Continue reading Campbell’s: More Than Just Soup

Free

Alice Paul presentation at Porch Club, Oct. 24 at 7pm

The Porch Club of Riverton 213 Howard Street, Riverton, NJ, United States

Historical re-enactor Alisa Dupuy will portray American Quaker, suffragist, feminist, and women’s rights activist Alice Paul at the Porch Club, Oct. 24, 2019, at 7pm.

Free