HPL Current Events
- - Sept. 5 - The Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial
- - Oct. 3 - The History of Trenton's Famous Cadwalader Park
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HPL "Wednesday Night Out" Lecture Series -- September
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial - "When the Circus Came to Town" Wednesday, September 5, 7pm - at the Hopewell Theater 5 S. Greenwood Ave., Hopewell NJ Free and open to the public Local East Amwell historian Jim Davidson returns to Hopewell to continue his lecture series about events connected with the Lindbergh kidnapping. Davidson, a Lindbergh enthusiast and memorabilia collector is a frequent speaker on everything Lindbergh related. He will captivate you with a presentation on the six weeks of the Hauptmann Trial in Flemington, N.J. Co-author of the book New Jersey Lindbergh Kidnapping and Trial, Davidson will cover topics such as the first weekend of the trial when 50,000 people descended on Flemington and trashed the courthouse; the movie stars and radio personalities who were there; and Nellie’s Bar at the Union Hotel. He will attempt to talk not about whether Hauptmann was guilty or not, but all the crazy things that occurred in and out of the courtroom over the five months that Hauptmann was in the Flemington jail. Jim Davidson’s life has been intertwined with that of Charles Lindbergh. Growing up in Flemington, Davidson knew many people associated with the case. Early on he began collecting Lindbergh memorabilia and now has one of the largest national collections. Trained in history at Muhlenberg College and later Lehigh University for graduate work, he taught history at Hunterdon Central High School in Flemington. But local history has been his main love. |
Lindbergh after testifying before the grand jury (1935)
New Jersey Lindbergh Kidnapping and Trial, by Jim Davidson
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HPL "Wednesday Night Out" Lecture Series -- October
The History of Trenton's Famous Cadwalader Park Wednesday, October 3, 7pm - at the Hopewell Theater 5 S. Greenwood Ave., Hopewell NJ Free and open to the public Historian Jack Koeppel will present the history of Cadwalader Park, the most significant and historically important 100 acres in New Jersey -- which was designed in 1890 by Frederick Law Olmsted, America's best known landscape architect. Jack Koeppel from the Hopewell Valley Historical Society (hopewellvalleyhistory.org) is a local historian and longtime resident of Hopewell Valley. See videos of Jack's earlier presentations for the library on Images of Old Hopewell and The Story of St. Michael's Orphan Asylum on the Hopewell History page. |
