Historical Society of Moorestown

05/31/2026

Excellent article covering the Moorestown250, George Washington events!

Gen. George Washington recently trotted to Percheron Park on Main Street with his war horse Nelson to kick off Moorestown’s semi-quincentennial celebrations last month.

05/30/2026

05/29/2026

Forgotten Friday updated: Built in 1775, the Mt. Holly Friends Meeting House was used by the British during the Revolutionary War as a commissary. The benches were used for cutting meat and the hacks and marks of cleavers and knifes are still evident as well as the marks made by British musket barrels on the floor.

Also, when the Crown's forces captured Trenton, the NJ State legislature met at least twice in the Mt. Holly Meeting House.

Photo from the George Matlack photo album in the collection of HSM.

Mount Holly NJ Historical Society

05/22/2026

Forgotten Friday: Conroy Drugs at 127 West Main Street. James Conroy opened the pharmacy in 1926. Abe Hailperin purchased it in 1951 and ran it until his retirement in 1986, at which point the pharmacy closed.

It was then occupied by the New Jersey National Bank, Lillian Kriss’ The Gamut gift shop, and most recently, Wm. DeSimone & Son Fine Jewelers. Soon to be the home of Hermine Artisanal Bakery and Market, scheduled to open this autumn.

Photo from the Cully Miller collection at the Moorestown Library.

Hermine Bread

05/19/2026

Don’t miss this program tomorrow night!!

Dr. Camilla Townsend, Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of History at Rutgers University, will be discussing her book On The Turtles Back: Stories The Lenape Told Their Grandchildren. Dr. Townsend's specialty is Early Native American History and she is the author of several books on the subject.

This program is part of the Historical Society of Moorestown's New Jersey History Speaks Lecture Series.⁠

On The Turtles Back: Stories The Lenape Told Their Grandchildren
Tuesday, May 19, 7 PM⁠
Meeting Rooms A&B
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For more information and to register, please visit https://events.moorestownlibrary.org/event/15837722 or call 856-234-0333.⁠
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05/16/2026

05/16/2026

What a day!! Come out to Locust Street Park, meet George and Martha, Ben, Betsy, the bread baker, have GW’s own beer, Mr Softee, milk Peaches the cow, muster with the troops! See the tent and talk with our friends from the museum of the American Revolution!