Lathrop Building
Our office located in the Madison Public Library will not be open to the public until further notice. We are accepting email and phone messages
Speaker: William (Larry) Kidder
"Revolutionary Princeton 1774-1783"
Tuesday April 20, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom
Larry Kidder received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania and is a retired high school history teacher who taught for forty years in both public and private schools.
He served four years of active duty in the U.S. Navy and was assigned to the U.S. Navy Research and Development Unit in Vietnam and then the destroyer USS Brownson. He was the lead researcher and writer in creating the Admiral Arleigh Burke National Destroyermen's Museum aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy during the 1980s.
Larry is a member of the Association for Living History, Farm, and Agricultural Museums, the Washington's Crossing Roundtable of the American Revolution and the New Jersey Living HIstory Advisory Council. He is also a member of the Advisory Council for Crossroads of the American Revolution. The Cossroads of the American Revolution is preparing to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Revolution in 2026.
His talk will be how the American Revolutionary struggle for Independence was a Civil War within the British Empire. Using the Battle of Princeton he will talk about how the citizens handled the challenge of living and fighting during the war.
You will need to register in order to receive the link to join the Zoom presentation. Use the website’s contact page or use email historicalsociety@rosenet.org Registration will open two weeks prior to the presentation on April 6th.
"Revolutionary Princeton 1774-1783"
Tuesday April 20, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom
Larry Kidder received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania and is a retired high school history teacher who taught for forty years in both public and private schools.
He served four years of active duty in the U.S. Navy and was assigned to the U.S. Navy Research and Development Unit in Vietnam and then the destroyer USS Brownson. He was the lead researcher and writer in creating the Admiral Arleigh Burke National Destroyermen's Museum aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy during the 1980s.
Larry is a member of the Association for Living History, Farm, and Agricultural Museums, the Washington's Crossing Roundtable of the American Revolution and the New Jersey Living HIstory Advisory Council. He is also a member of the Advisory Council for Crossroads of the American Revolution. The Cossroads of the American Revolution is preparing to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Revolution in 2026.
His talk will be how the American Revolutionary struggle for Independence was a Civil War within the British Empire. Using the Battle of Princeton he will talk about how the citizens handled the challenge of living and fighting during the war.
You will need to register in order to receive the link to join the Zoom presentation. Use the website’s contact page or use email historicalsociety@rosenet.org Registration will open two weeks prior to the presentation on April 6th.
We are collecting personal stories of Madisonians during the covid-19 pandemic
This is certainly a stressful time and it is our wish that everyone be careful and take good care of themselves. Many of us have been confined to our homes since the middle of March. Others of you may have been working outside of your homes, perhaps as front line workers. How has the covid-19 period been impacting you and your family? Your work? Are there anecdotes about things in the borough that might be of interest to future generations? As an example, I found it interesting that during the 1918 flu pandemic, Madison had to use the YMCA building on Main Street to house the sick due to overcrowding of the hospitals. The society invites you to write about your experiences during the current pandemic. Keep a journal and send a copy of it to the society at your convenience.
You can send it through our contact page (see top of this page). Or you can send to our email historicalsociety@rosenet.org
Susan Simon, President
You can send it through our contact page (see top of this page). Or you can send to our email historicalsociety@rosenet.org
Susan Simon, President
Slideshow of historic sites in Madison
Madison Historical Society is located in the Local History Center of the Madison Public Library
39 Keep Street
Madison, New Jersey
Office Hours: Tuesday, 10:30 am to 3:30 pm and by Appointment
Office Phone: 973-377-0722 x4228