Updike Farmstead in Winter
It’s cold out and there’s been snow on the ground for two weeks so it was a short visit to…
Time equals Truth: Robert Caro’s Archives
Author Robert Caro’s personal archives will go to the New York Historical Society. Caro is still writing the final volume…
Wild and Historic New Jersey: Prints and Paintings
Fantastic historic prints and maps of New Jersey can be see in an online exhibition by the Morven Museum. Like…
Visiting the Historic Site of Woodstock and the Bindy Bazaar
As the plaque above clearly shows, the 1969 Woodstock Concert is legitimately a site of historical importance. While the rule…
Historic Maps of Tyrone and other Towns around Lamoka
A while ago, I posted about the New York Public Library’s Map Warper project, which is making thousands of historic…
New Jersey’s State Bird
In association with the Fine Feathered Friends exhibit, here’s history behind how the Eastern Goldfinch became New Jersey’s official state…
Spring Lake Park E-Biking
Spring Lake is part of Roebling Park, which is in the Abbott Marshlands of New Jersey. The park has had…
A Bit More on Trenton’s Hog Island Cranes
Here’s a few more details on the cranes at the Marine Terminal Park. According to the National Register of Historic…
The Hog Island Gantry Cranes
The first thing to realize is that the Hog Island cranes are no longer on Hog Island. When the United…
Around Port Mercer by E-Bike
Port Mercer was a small town along the Delaware and Raritan Canal in central New Jersey. Since the canal closed…