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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 on September 15, 2011. |
Join us as we
welcome Raymond Millhime and Martin Fleisher, two decorated American
veterans, who will share their experiences in World War II. |
The Society meets
on the first Thursday of the month and are held in the Front Parlor of
historic Seay Hall at Centenary College, unless otherwise posted.
Meetings begin at 7:30 pm. Check this website or call the Museum at
908.852.8797 for additional information. |
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