Alice: When does the tea party start?
Mad Hatter: When I decide on my favorite mug.
Tag: mugs
Everybody wants one
Sometimes two.
A limited quantity of our exclusive mugs with local history themes derived from vintage photos, postcards, and maps in the archives of the Society are back in stock.
Some styles are limited in quantity so call ahead or message us if you want one reserved for that night.
See all the available styles on our STORE page.
revised 11/10/2022: We find that not only do suppliers come and go, they change how we place orders. Although unintended, some earlier designs have turned out to be limited editions. Please email rivertonhistory@gmail.com if you have questions about mugs. -JMc
Jeannette Rankin Presentation and Mugs at Sept. 26 HSR meeting
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.
- PLACE: Riverton Library, 306 Main Street
- DATE: Weds., Sept. 26
- TIME: 7pm
- Free Admission – Seating is Limited.
- See more details about this event here.
In addition to the presentation, the Society will again make available for purchase the historically themed mugs that have proven so popular since their introduction in 2015.
There have been other Riverton collectible mugs made available over the years, including the cream-colored ones depicting pen and ink scenes of several Riverton landmarks by artist R.C. (Richard) Moore. They remain treasured keepsakes in many homes today.
Including the most recent additions, our choice of mugs has grown to more than 60 different styles now. You are sure to find a few for gifting others or for treating yourself. See our STORE page for more details.
Dishwasher safe and microwave safe 11 oz. Proceeds benefit the HSR. – JMc
PS: If you missed the September issue of The Gaslight News, click here.
Rain, rain, go away, so the Garden Tour continues Saturday
During the Porch Club sponsored 2016 Garden Tour on Saturday, May 20, we plan to have a table set up on the Porch Club lawn with other vendors to have mugs available for purchase.
More info about the Garden Tour here, but we hope that the rain holds off enough so we can last until noon – maybe later if the rain is light.
Come for the tour (and the wonderful lunch served 11 AM-2 PM), but linger a while and check out our new collection of historically themed mugs.
There have been other Riverton collectible mugs made available over the years, including the cream-colored ones depicting pen and ink scenes of several Riverton landmarks by artist R.C. (Richard) Moore. They remain treasured keepsakes in many homes today.
Including the most recent additions (shown in these digital previews) our choice of mugs has grown to more than 60 different styles now. You are sure to find a few for gifting others or for treating yourself.
11 oz. mugs are dishwasher safe and microwave safe. Proceeds benefit the HSR. Find more details on our STORE page. – JMc
Spring snatched away for now – warm up with a book and a cuppa
Mug sale from 1-3 pm today at Riverton Free Library during the Used Book Sale.
Our STORE page explains more. JMc
Sunday Mug Sale at Riverton Free Library
By popular demand, the Historical Society of Riverton mug sale returns to the Riverton Free Library from 1 pm -3 during for the next three Sundays during the RFL’s used book sale.
With Mother’s Day, graduations, and all kinds of spring get-togethers coming up, these make great presents.
Put some candy from Bayard’s, loose-leaf tea from the New Leaf, or ground gourmet coffee in one and you have an unforgettable hostess or housewarming gift.
Bill Probsting, Pat Brunker, and Nancy Hall, each volunteered to be there one Sunday to sell mugs on April 3, April 10, and April 17.
The mugs sold like the proverbial hotcakes in the weeks preceding Christmas when I sold them there. If you like yours, we’d like to hear some feedback and see some photos.
This guy loves his.
Proceeds benefit the HSR. See the Antique Event article, just below for more details and photos of these unique mugs. Questions? Find more details on our STORE page. – JMc
You won’t find these gifts at Macy’s
Need a gift idea? We have about 35 mugs featuring vintage images from our archives on hand and ready to go. See the samples in this earlier post.
I just sent in another order for shoppers who stopped in today at the Riverton Library’s used book sale. I will set up shop again next Sunday, Dec. 13, and again on Sunday, Dec. 20.
Questions? Please email rivertonhistory@gmail.com
If you have never ventured below stairs at the Library, come see a work in progress. We must get materials properly stored and cataloged. Then we can work out how to best display things. I do not have a timetable on when we would be open for visitors – there is still so much left to do.
Speaking of “left to do”… look for the November Gaslight News with a form enclosed for paying 2016 dues closer to Christmas. So make that a December Gaslight News.
What can I say – people are busy. – JMc
Mugs at RFL used book sale today 1-3 pm
Pick up mugs Sunday 1-3
Just a short note to say I will be at the Library’s used book sale again on Sunday from 1-3pm so people who ordered mugs can pick them up. There is still a good choice of mugs on hand from which to choose. Wouldn’t one or two make a great gift?
Unboxing photo mugs
Don’t give trashy things
No trashy things here.
Just lots of mugs with nostalgic reminders of Riverton, Palmyra, Riverside, and Moorestown.
Just closed up shop at the RFL used book sale. Like the proverbial hotcakes, the mugs are selling, and I am getting orders for more.
A previously placed order for 37 (about half already spoken for) may be here by next Sunday, Nov. 29. I will return then to the catacombs of the RFL with more mugs.
I still cannot thank anyone here by name for shopping with us because it is clear that Santa’s helpers are out in force early this year and we do not want to spoil surprises.
I can say that even with making 28 variations of mugs, someone always has another idea to suggest – like a vintage Fourth of July mug. Why didn’t I think of that?
Would a duster sailboat mug sell?
Have you another idea for a mug that would feature vintage imagery from our extensive image archive?
That huge image archive is the result of people making donations of actual postcards and photos to the Society, some eBay auction purchases on my part, as well my begging local history enthusiasts since 2007 for scans of their treasured collections. Such a number have obliged that our virtual acquisitions now far exceed our real collection. We can always use more.
FYI – available mug colors are light blue, blue, pink, red, white, black.
The HSR sincerely thanks all who have purchased our mugs. You know who you are.
Look for a late Nov/early Dec Gaslight News with a form included for paying your 2016 membership dues. – JMc