Hopewell Valley Heritage Weekend highlights the Native American presence in the Hopewell Valley

Hopewell Valley Heritage Weekend highlights the Native American presence in the Hopewell Valley

 

Hopewell Valley Heritage Weekend will take place on Memorial Day Weekend, Thursday, 5/23 – Monday, 5/27 this year.  We hope to build on last year’s tremendous success!  We are offering a full weekend of events presented by the organizations listed below.  We are also supported by generous individual & corporate sponsorships and grants from Pennington Day Grant Committee and Hopewell Harvest Fair’s Community Grant Program.  These funds will assist us in supporting our vision of offering fascinating, living and local history to our community free of charge.

 

2019 Partnering Organizations:

The Hopewell Museum

Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum

Hopewell Valley Historical Society

Stoutsburg Cemetery Association

Pennington African Cemetery Association

Hopewell Valley Veterans Association

Hopewell Public Library

Pennington Public Library

Washington Crossing Park Association NJ

 

Some of the weekend’s highlights include an Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Social along River Drive in Titusville, an opening reception with a special musical performance by local a capella ensemble, Hopewell Hall, a USCT Civil War Encampment on the grounds of The Hopewell Museum complete with a Firing Drill & Demonstration, and a presentation on the history and current work of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Nation by Reverend John H. Norwood, the Principal Justice of the Tribal Supreme Court and Councilman-at-Large for the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Nation in South Jersey.

 

If you have any qustions, please contact our Event Founder & Committee Chair, Catherine Fulmer-Hogan via email at hvheritageweekend@gmail.com or phone at (609) 213-1817.

 

Ways to stay connected

Website: https://thehopewellmuseum.org/hvhw/

Facebook: @HopewellValleyHeritageWeekend

Instagram: @HVHeritageWeekend

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