2010 SCHEDULE
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - "Company Towns of Burlington County" - Mount Holly Rotary - Charlie's Other Brother, Westampton. 12:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - "African American Historical sites of Burlington County" - Black History program at Willingboro Memorial Library. 7:00 p.m. Link to Willingboro Library Announcement.
Monday, March 1, 2010 - "The Jack Allen Early Country Living Museum" - 6:15 p.m. - Pemberton Rotary Club. Pemberton American Legion, Pemberton Road, Rt. 630, Pemberton.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 - County Historian Series. "Halley's Comet 25 years out -- 50 to go. A Retrospective" (A historical perspective -- not an astronomy lecture). 7:00 p.m., Burlington County Lyceum of History and Natural Sciences / Mount Holly Library, 307 High Street, Mount Holly. Click here for Info on Lecture.
Saturday, March 13, 2010 - Women's History Month Lecture and Tour. Sponsored by the Burlington County Office of Cultural Affairs and Tourism. Lecture at Smithville by Joe Laufer; Self-guided tour to includes various women's history sites throughought Burlington County. Lectures on Agnes Gilkerson Smith repeated at 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. in Dining Room of the Smithville Mansion.
Saturday, March 20, 2010 - Pinelands Panorama Bus Tour - An offering of the 21st annual Pinelands Short Course (sponsored by the N.J. Pinelands Commission and Burlington County College). A reprise of a bus tour Joe gave in 2006 through the 7 southernmost Pinelands counties of Burlington County. For details, click here. BUS TOUR SOLD OUT
Click here for a Brochure and application form for other programs associated with the 21st Annual Pinelands Short Course.
Monday, April 5, 2010 - "Pinelands Panorama" - 7:30 p.m. Southampton Historical Society, Old Town Hall, Plum St., Vincentown.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - County Historian Series: "Passport to Burlington County: 21 places to visit in your own back yard." 7:00 p.m. Burlington County Lyceum of History and Natural Sciences / Mount Holly Library, 307 High Street, Mount Holly.
Saturday, April 17, 2010 - "William Penn and the Quaker Imprint on West Jersey" 2:00 p.m. Tuckerton Historical Society. Giffordtown Schoolhouse Museum - Route 9.
Monday, May 3, 2010- Tour of Smithville. Agricultural Agents Association of New Jersey. 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010- County Historian Series: "Showcasing Burlington County's Unique Stained Glass Treasures" 7:00 p.m. Burlington County Lyceum of History and Natural Sciences / Mount Holly Library, 307 High Street, Mount Holly. (Virtual tour)
Saturday, May 15, 2010 - New Views Tour: "Unique Stained Glass Windows of Burlington County". Narrated Bus Tour of churches and other structures with unique stained glass windows.
Thursday, June 10, 2010 - Medford Historical Society: "Historic One-Room School Houses of Burlington County" - 7:30 p.m. - Union St. Quaker Meeting House.
Saturday, June 19, 2010 - Juneteenth program to benefit the Beverly Free Library - Time to be announced: "Burlington County: Cradle of Emancipation - the vision, the determination, the legacy " - Illustrated Lecture at Beverly City School. Tentatively scheduled for Noon.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 -Pinelands Heritage Series. Dr. James Still, the Black Doctor of the Pines. The story of the Still Family of Shamong, with emphasis on Dr. James Still of Medford. Charity and Levin Still, as well as their other sons, William and Peter are also covered in the illustrated lecture. Sponsored by the Pinelands Preservation Alliance. 7:00 p.m. at Medford Friends Meeting House, Union St., Medford. Advance Reservations required. $10 per person payable at the door in cash or check. Contact PPA at 609-859-8860, X 12.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 - Smithville Lyceum Series: Burlington County and the Civil War. (A Civil War Sesquicentennial project) 7:00 p.m. - Billiard Room of the Smithville Mansion, Smithville Park, Eastampton.
Thursday, September 29, 2010 - Evesham Historical Sciety: "The History of Evesham and Marlton" - 7:00 p.m. - The Gibson House.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - Smithville Lyceum Series: "Quaker Meeting Houses of Burlington County" - 7:00 p.m. - Billiard Room of the Smithville Mansion, Smithville Park, Eastampton.
Saturday, October 16, 2010 - "Burlington County: Crossroads of the American Revolution" - 2:00 p.m. Tuckerton Historical Society. Giffordtown Schoolhouse Museum - Route 9.
Saturday, November 6, 2010 - Historic One Room School Houses - Self-Guided Tour. Sponsored by Peachfield. Information to follow.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - Smithville Lyceum Series: "Burlington County Trivia: Unusual Persons, Places and Events". 7:00 p.m. - Billiard Room of the Smithville Mansion, Smithville Park, Eastampton.
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COMPLETED LECTURES - 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 - "Historic One-Room School Houses of Burlington County" - Springfield Historical Society - Muncipal Bulding - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 26, 2009 - Burlington County: Crossroads of the American Revolution. Hainesport Seniors - 100 Broad St., Hainesport. - 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 1, 2009 - Burlington County's Historic Schoolhouses. Peachfield, 180 Burrs Road, Westampton. - 2:00 p.m. - $5.00 admission .
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - "Notable Women of Burlington County." - AAUW of Willingboro. - Burlington County Library - 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - "Veterans Tribute: Burlington County's Memorials and Understanding D-Day" - Mount Holly Historical Society - St. Andrew's Parish Hall - 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 21, 2009 - Women's History Month Lecture and Tour. Sponsored by the Burlington County Office of Cultural Affairs and Tourism. Lecture at Smithville by Joe Laufer; Self-guided tour to include Paulsdale (Alice Paul); Underground RR Museum (Charity Still); Peachfield (Keziah Burr Howell and Varina Howell Davis); Bordentown (Clara Barton & Patience Lovell Wright) and Vincentown (Mary Irick Drexel). Lectures repeated at 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. in Dining Room of the Smithville Mansion.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - "William Penn and the Quaker Imprint on West Jersey" - The New Jersey Society of Pennsylvania. Tavistock Country Club. 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 - "Historic African-American Sites of Burlington County." -County Historian Series - Burlington County Library, Woodlane Road, Westampton, NJ. - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 - "Notable Women of Burlington County." - Haddonfield DAR - Springdale Farms, Springdale Road, Cherry Hill - 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 9, 2009 - "Quaker Meeting Houses of Burlington County." Haddonfield Questers - Private Home - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 16, 2009 - "Historic One-Room Schoolhouses of Burlington County" - Lumberton along the Rancocas.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - "Hezekiah Smith, the man: relationships, politics, impact." - Historical Siociety - Gaunt House, Main St., Lumberton - 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - "The Rancocas by Land " (a preview of the New Views Bus Tour scheduled for May 16). - County Historian Series - Burlington County Library, Woodlane Road, Westampton, NJ. - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 16, 2009 - New Views Tour: "The Rancocas by Land". Narrated Bus Tour of Venues
County Historian Series - Burlington County Library, Woodlane Road, Westampton, NJ. - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 21, 2009 - "Historic Quaker Meeting Houses of Burlington County". Senior Citizen Group, Lord Of Life Lutheran Church, Medford. 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 27, 2009 - "Burlington County, Crossroads of the American Revolution" - Sons of the American Revolution. West Deptford Library, West Deptford, NJ - 10:00 a.m.
Sunday, June 28, 2009 - "200th Anniversary of Cropwell Meeting, Evesham". Location: in a tent on the Meeting House grounds, Cropwell Rd., Evesham. 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 3, 2009 - "Pinelands Panorama - Sites for a self-guided tour" - Medford Historical Society. Union St. Friends Meeting House, Medford. 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 - "The People, Places and Stories of Historic Vincentown." Smithville Lyceum Series. Billiard Room, Smithville Mansion. 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 2, 2009 - "Steamboating on the Delaware and its Tributaries" - Moorestown Friday Nighters - Moorestown Presbyterian Church - 7:45 p.m.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - "Burlington County's Still Family: A Story of Survival, Service and Success." Smithville Lyceum Series. Billiard Room, Smithville Mansion. 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - "Burlington County's Military Cemeteries, Memorials, and Monuments" Smithville Lyceum Series. Billiard Room, Smithville Mansion. 7:30 p.m.
Monday, November 9, 2009 - "Pinelands Panorama " Tabernacle Boy Scouts Troop 439. Tabernacle Rescue Squad - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 14, 2009 - "Filming of the Dr. James Still Documentary" - Pinelands Heritage Forum. Eagle Theater, Hammonton. 8:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Pinelands Preservation Alliance.
Monday, November 16, 2009 - "Dr. James Still and the Still Family". Indian Mills Historical Society. Shamong Town Hall, Stokes Rd. and Willow Grove Rd., Shamong. 7:30 p.m.
COMPLETED LECTURES - 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - "The Shroud of Turin" - St. Francis Center for Spirituality, Staten Island, New York - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - "Burlington County - Crossroads of the American Revolution" - Willingboro Friendship Guild - JFK Center, Willingboro - 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 - "Rancocas Creek: Waterway to Burlington County History." - New Jersey Questers. Private home: Moorestown - 12:45 p.m.
Thursday, April 3, 2008 - "Company Towns of Burlington County" - County Historian Series at the Burlington County Library - Westampton, NJ - 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - "Notable Women of Burlington County." - National Council of Jewish Women. Temple Adath Emanu-el, 205 Elbo Lane, Mt. Laurel - 12:00 noon.
Thursday, May 1, 2008 - Law Day program at Historic Mt. Holly Court House. Premier of video on the Court House and symposium on famous court cases heard there. - 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, May 1, 2008 - "Literary Burlington County " - County Historian Series at the Burlington County Library - Westampton, NJ - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 10, 2008 - "Literary Burlington County" - Commentary on Bus Tour of significant literary sites in Burlington County (Annual New Views tour sponsored by Office of Cultural Affairs and Tourism). See "New Views Art & Tours".
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - "The Rancocas Creek: Waterway to Burlington County History" - Lumberton Leas Night Outers, Lumberton, NJ - 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - "Significant People and Places of Vincentown" - Literary Society of LeisureTowne - 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 29, 2008 - "Burlington County: Crossroads of the American Revolution " - County Historian Series at the Burlington County Library - Westampton, NJ - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 26, 2008 - Tour of Pemberton Borough as part of "Paddle, Talk and Walk" program - 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, August 9, 2008 - Tour of Smithville Park as part of "Paddle, Talk and Walk" program - 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, August 30, 2008 - Tour of Mt. Holly as part of the "Paddle, Talk and Walk" program - 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - "The Rancocas Creek, Waterway to Burlington County History." - Smithville Lyceum Series - Smithville Mansion - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008 - "Historic One-Room Schoolhouses of Burlington County" - Bordentown Historical Society. Headquarters on Farnsworth Ave. - 7:00 p.m.
Friday, October 3, 2008 - "William Penn and the Quaker Imprent on West Jersey". - Moorestown Friday Nighters - Presbyterian Church, Moorestown - 7:45 p.m.
Saturday, October 4, 2008 - "Burlington County: Crossroads of the American Revolution" - Mayflower Society - Carlucci's Restaurant, Mt. Laurel - 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - "The Rancocas Creek, Waterway to Burlington County History." - Mansfield-Springfield Seniors - Jacksonville Community Center - 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - "Hezekiah B. Smith: Relationships, Politics and Impact." - Smithville Lyceum Series - Smithville Mansion - 7:00 p.m.
Monday, October 20, 2008 - "Historic One Room School Houses of Burlington County" - Indian Mills Historical Society - Shamong Municipal Building. 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - D-Day; Burlington County Military Monuments - Mount Holly Historical Society - St. Andrew's Church Hall, High St., Mt. Holly - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 30, 2008 - "Historic One-Room School Houses of Burlington County" - Burlington County Library - 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - "William Penn and the Quaker Imprint on West Jersey." - Smithville Lyceum Series - Smithville Mansion - 7:00 p.m.
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