Wow. With 425 members here, I figured there ought to be at least one person who knows something about this cemetery. ... from ... wooden ... a ... marker ... ...
Wow! The other day while riding past Pleasent Mills Cemetery, I saw this bird running straight down the tar road. At first I thought it was a duck, but to my...
Sue, That's really cool. A few years ago I saw one on Route 50, walking down the middle of the road, right on the line. It was a couple miles below the...
I just came from Jemima Mount. Sadly I have to report that people with trucks and ATVs are doing irreparable damage to the steep front face of that hill. It's...
Renee was asking me about this when I was at the book-signing. She also asked Budd Wilson and John Pearce. I had never seen it, and I don't know what Budd's...
Barry, Budd and John hypothesized two possibilities: the iron pipe that was put across the road (hence the name iron pipe road) was laid nearby in Brewster's...
Barry, The ruins are most likely the Sooy homes. Just east and across the road from Washington Tavern was the property of N.P. Sooy who owned 10.5177 acres. I ...
Wow, the peacocks have spread a long, long way. IIRC, most of the peacocks now residing in the wild in NJ can be traced back to the flock that was abandoned ...
Wow! Great answers. I put both answers together in this reply. Guy's answer is below near the bottom, and I will respond just above it. Renee, Something that...
I may be getting things mixed up in my memory. It's possible the peacock I saw was the bird I saw in Johnsonburg (right in the middle of the town, such as it...
No. I have all that info in my records here for my property stone searching. It shows the location of all of the property, the names of the owners, the...
A slight correction may be in order in my previous post. The Joseph W. Sooy I mentioned may be Job W. Sooy who died in Green Bank on 2/7/1934. A closer look at...
I was exploring by the herman area and found a mason jar with ferns growing in it. I'll post the pics under Photos > Life in a bottle. Also included is a pic...
As part of the OCSJ, I'll be doing a 5.5 mile hike next sunday starting from Crowleys Landing, up the trail to Bulltown, then back down to Herman. Barbara...
Are there going to be more of these planned? I am out of town untili the 23rd and I just bought the author's book to take with me on my business trip....
Most of my trips - we try to talk about the historical areas. But I am not expert and just brush over some things. Barbara provides excellent in-depth details....
I would love to do a trip after the 23rd to Atsion and many other places. And, Tom, if you need any help planning, organizing or whatever, please let me know....
Hi Barry and gang, This is from my girlfriend Joann. We were checking out this area in a place where we take our afternoon walks, by that Knights park and the...
Tom I will probably miss your trip at Crowlewys Landing but I am very interested in any other trips you may put together about the history of the pines. Tom ...
Tom and Joann: You are seeking the old Newton Burial Ground, which still exists, such as it is, behind the West Collingswood railroad station, off Collings...
This was in today's Burlington County Times. http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/112-04112007-1328537.html They've met each April for 320 years By LAURI...
Wow, Thank you Jerseyman. Joann will be excited to read about this. We were checking out the Camden County Historic guide again last night. They have the pic...
Here's a trip open to all, but you must preregister. Renee On Sunday, May 20, 2007, Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River and its Tributaries, Inc. (CU)...
Or maybe, Christianity in South Jersey. The more I started checking out the churches of South Jersey, and taking pictures of them, the more different kinds of...
Tom, One thing I've wanted to do for years is to find out who owns the land in the Gloucester Furnace area where I put the red target marker on this map:...
Wow. What a story. That's sad. That is an area I know nothing about. Glad you knew about it. Thanks, Barry ... such as it ... Avenue. The ... what would ... ...
Very interesting. I knew the West Jersey Proprietors still existed, but it's good to see a write-up about them. Thanks, Barry ... 1688. ... the ... 10. ... ...
Sounds very good. I'd like to attend. ... sponsor a ... Downe Township, ... braving the snow ... Swamp West ... forests in the ... There is ... mining that ......
Here it is again. I took the liberty of re-posting it. For some reason it came out weird both times. You have to scroll way, way over to the right to read each...