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Local Ephemera - It's More than Just Paper
The Hackettstown Historical Society begans its 2006-2007 meeting schedule on September 6, 2006. The speaker for the evening was Wayne Marks. Mr. Marks spoke about local ephemera and displayed numerous pieces from his wonderful personal collection. Ephemera is best described as printed and written materials published with a short intended lifetime. Common types of ephemera include letters, advertising trade cards, posters, postcards, baseball cards, tickets, greeting cards and photographs.  Mr. Marks commented, 'I get most of my stuff from yard sales and estate sales. You never know what you're going to find!'Mr. Marks' collection included pages from 1879 and 1891 editions of The Hackettstown Gazette, postcards from Chester, Germany Valley and Hackettstown, deeds, wills, photographs taken by one time local photographers Buell and Dedrick. He also showed a 1918 Newark firehouse log, which contained hand written information on the fires they handled and the attendance records of the firemen, including who was absent for being drunk. 'I love old paper," said Marks enthusiastically. "Anything from the 1800's. I buy it and then I try and piece it all together.'
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| The Hackettstown Historical Society will meet again on Thursday, November 6, 2008 in the Parlor at Centenary College. All are invited! |
| The evening's program is "The Rutherfurds and Styvesants". Richard Crawn, local genealogical researcher, separates fact from fiction and shares the intrigue and scandals that rocked these powerful and promient families from Warren County. |
| The Society meets on the first Thursday of the month unless otherwise posted. Meetings begin at 7:30 pm and will be held at Centenary College, Hackettstown, New Jersey. Check this website for additional information. |
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