End of the Semester

All good things must come to an end.  This saying rings true for this semester.  I hope you all have enjoyed reading my work this semester as much as I have enjoyed creating it.  I have visited many places and have learned much about the history of South Jersey.  The posts will still come to the blog, but they will be few and far between as I will lack the time that I would need to continue this blog in its full capacity.  Here are some of my favorite posts from the last few months.  Red Bank Battle Field.  Wheaton Village. SS Atlantus. Lucy. Cranberries. Forgotten Towns. Prison Museum. Train Museum. Enjoy these posts and all the history that South Jersey has to offer.

Peace

-Dave

North Pemberton Train Station Museum

from kevinhooa (flickr.com)

First, thankyou to all of you who voted for where you wanted me to go next.  As you wanted today I went to the Pemberton Train Station in Pemberton, NJ.  The station is right down the road from Fort Dix.  My first piece of advice is to go if you have a chance.  The station hasn’t been an operating station in many years, but has been a museum since 1999.  The two gentlemen that were there, were extremely helpful and knew a lot about the history of not only the station, but New Jersey’s history in general.  Inside of the museum were many train artifacts, like the ticket punches, lights, whistles and bells.  Many of these items are over a hundred years old and were used on trains that went through the Pemberton Station.  Outside there are several train cars and some tracks in place.  Besides just the train artifacts, there are also many other pieces in the museum about other aspects of NJ.  There are many Native American Pieces, some fossils and tons of maps of the area.  The museum doesn’t charge admission and runs purely on donations and volunteers.  It is truly a gem and I hope that everyone has a chance to check it out.

Peace

-Dave

Winter Festival Preview

Photo from flickr user carlogambino

During the Month of December, South Jersey becomes inundated with winter festivals.  The problem is many people don’t know about any of them, or just know about the one in their community.  I am going to give you a rundown of some of the festivals in the area so that you can choose which ones you want to attend.

A Blogstrolling we will go…

-Is Washington Township really cursed??? YOU decide… [Hidden History]

-There is actually a mansion in Burlington County.  It is the mansion of HB Smith, you can actually go to visit the grounds and check out the mansion.[Cup O' Jersey]

-Mini horses are cool, and local on route 579 in our own backyards in New Jersey.[NJ 579]

-There are always cool things going on in the depths of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, be sure check them out every month, but here is December.[Piney Power]

-Christmas trees do grow in New Jersey and many places offer them to be cut down. [New Jersey Events]

-Even more local Christmas trees and how to find them near you.[Philly Burbs]

-Paulsboro’s men in blue are doing their part to help the community and so can you.  Stop by the station and drop off a toy for Christmas up until Christmas Eve for local children.[NJ Events]