Hawthorne Historical Society

Encore Presentation of Hawthorne: An Oral History - Monday, August 11th

Greetings members and friends of the Hawthorne Historical Society – we hope you are having a terrific summer!

We are happy to announce the encore screening of the Historical Society’s DVD, Hawthorne: An Oral History, Part 1. The screening is free and open to the public at the Louis Bay 2nd Memorial Library, Monday, August 11th at 7pm. We’ll also have on display items from our Louis Bay collection, as well as from our Stained Glass Window project and more. Refreshments will be served. We hope you can join us for an entertaining and informative evening.

Plus – mark your calendars – we are beginning production for the DVD Part 2. On Saturday, August 23rd, beginning at 10am, we will be interviewing long-time residents interested in sharing their stories for inclusion in the next installment of the series.

If you or someone you know is willing to volunteer to appear on camera to recount their Hawthorne stories for future generations, please let us know! (and bring them to the Aug. 11th showing if they are hesitant so they can see what it’s like in the end).

Thanks for helping preserve the history of Hawthorne!

Historical Society joining the Great American Garage Sale

The Hawthorne Historical Society will be participating in this year’s Great American townwide Garage Sale in Hawthorne on Saturday, May 31st.

We’ll be setting up our wares at 64 Warburton, and will be selling not only household goods and such, but also copies of the Society’s Oral History Project DVD ($15) and our stained-glass window note cards ($10).

Historical Society Hosts Hometown Author

Thanks to everyone who made it to the Hawthorne Historical Society’s March meeting last night. Almost 40 people turned out to hear a presentation by author and former Hawthorne resident George Joynson speaking about his book, Murders in Monmouth: Capital Crimes from the Jersey Shore’s Past. The event, co-sponsored by the Friends of the Library, was very well-received by the large audience….