MARCH 2015 BULLETIN

www.haddonfieldhistory.org

W alt Whitman's arrival in Camden, NJ in

1873, may have been "originally an

accident" in his words, but it was certainly a

happy one for those who cherish the great poet

and his unique imprint on local history. Traces

of his influence can be found in his carefully

preserved home on Mickle

Street, in the memorial he

helped design at his final

resting place in Harleigh

Cemetery, and in the tales of

his travels throughout the

area, including some

Haddonfield encounters.

The Historical Society of

Haddonfield is pleased to

welcome David Stedman to

share some of these stories

and to map the Poet's

progress when he presents

"Walt Whitman in Camden

County" at the Society's

annual Candlelight Dinner

on March 25.

Mr. Stedman has served as President of the Walt

Whitman Association and has previously led

tours of the Whitman House and Tomb. Trained

as a Philadelphia tour guide, he has explored Old

City, Valley Forge, the Powell House (built for

Charles Stedman) and other historic sites. He is

the Historian of the St. Andrew's Society of

Philadelphia and is on the local board of the

Presbyterian Historical Society, while also

serving as Secretary of the Abraham Lincoln

Foundation. He has presented talks on Whitman

throughout the area and across the state,

including to the Haddon Fortnightly and the

Haddonfield United Methodist Church.

After graduating cum laude from Dartmouth, Mr.

Stedman studied at the University of London,

traveled extensively through Africa and

elsewhere, and pursued a life

full of varied interests. He

served as a schoolteacher in

Camden for 32 years,

winning honors as the City

and County Teacher of the

Year. He currently serves as

President of the Clan

Campbell Society and has led

tours with the group in

Scotland. A Haddonfield

resident, he has devoted

much time to local

organizations such as the

First Presbyterian Church

and the Interfaith Caregivers.

In perhaps another happy

accident, he was confirmed in his interest in

Whitman by the poet's quote regarding an early

advocate, Edmund C. Stedman, of whom

Whitman stated, "that Stedman is a lovely

fellow." We're sure you'll find Haddonfield's Mr.

Stedman the same. And, just as Whitman said of

his accidental arrival, "but I shall never be

sorry.... It has brought me blessed returns," we

know you will not regret joining with your

Historical Society of Haddonfield friends, on

purpose, to share fellowship and to celebrate

Whitman's life.

Volume 59, No. 1

MARCH 2015

343 KINGS HIGHWAY EAST

HADDONFIELD, NJ 08033

856-429-7375

President’s Message 2

Library News 3

Collections Update 3

Moving Houses Around & About

4-5

Book Club News 7

Membership News 8

HMHS AP History

Students Update

9

Nominating

Committee Report

9

Our Big Fiber Event 10

News from our Neighbors

10

From the Museum Cellars

11

INSIDE:

Candlelight Dinner: March 25th

WALT WHITMAN IN CAMDEN COUNTY The Historical Society presents a poet’s life in Camden County featuring speaker David Stedman

The Bulletin

“Dedicated to the study and preservation of Haddonfield History”

Historical Society of Haddonfield

Upcoming

HSH Events

Annual HSH

Candlelight Dinner

March 25th Tavistock C.C. 6 pm Cocktails

Fiber Event

April 25

Greenfield Hall 10am—5 pm

General

Membership Meeting

May 27th

Greenfield Hall 7:30 pm

TBD

By David Stewart

E-mail: [email protected]

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

S easons change – thankfully – and spring,

we trust, is just around the corner. With

spring comes the election of new trustees at the

Historical Society of Haddonfield and sad

goodbyes to some of our loyal friends who are

leaving the area. Special thanks are due

to Pam Chase, Trustee and Education

Chair, who is relocating to warmer

climes and trustee Nan Mattis, our loyal

library volunteer and the go-to-person

for any occasion when extra hands were

needed. Nan, too is heading south and

we will miss them both. We also miss

Kim Custer, who resigned from the

Board, but thankfully not from her

active work with the HSH library, as she

shepherds a student driven biography of

Samuel Nicholson Rhoads, from study

of Rhoads’ own musings and notes from

manuscript to publication. Two of our

Trustees, Pat Peacock and Sue

Maslowski, are retiring from the Board

but not from HSH. We appreciate their

service and are so grateful they’re

remaining in the area! We thank Mike

McMullen, our past Treasurer, who has

done so much over many years to keep

HSH in the black; Mike and Dolores are

travelling between both coasts and we

wish them well. We are delighted that

Ellen Stone has agreed to step in as

Treasurer and that Marsha Marshall has

agreed to co-chair the Education Committee

with Jeff Boogaard. We know that our finances

and Haddonfield’s students are in good hands

with these successors. Finally a note of

appreciation to our Administrative Coordinator,

Nina Wallace, who along with her husband Dan

Gutman, is also moving. Nina delighted us with

her beautiful Bulletin designs and email blasts

and kept us all on schedule and HSH running

smoothly. We will miss her, but we are so

grateful that Sarah Tambussi has stepped in to

fill that role. Sarah and Nina together ensured

a seamless transition and we look forward to

having Sarah continue to keep us on track with

our ever increasing projects and events.

We had planned to celebrate President’s Day at

Greenfield Hall with a discussion of Doris

Kearns Goodwin’s book on Theodore Roosevelt

and William Taft, The Bully Pulpit, with the

added highlight of perusing presidential

political memorabilia from a private collection.

Mother Nature had other plans, however, with

the grueling winter storms that are leaving all of

us reluctant to exit our homes. So please mark

your calendar for the postponed meeting on

March 15 and read portions of the book – we

talk of the power of the media today but it was

no less significant in those days of muckraking

journalism.

On March 25 at the Candlelight Dinner at

Tavistock we look forward to welcoming our

new Trustees. We also look forward to HSH

member David Stedman’s informative talk on

Walt Whitman, one of Camden County’s most

famous residents and one of America’s most

celebrated poets. Some of his best known works

commemorate events that took place 150 years

ago, yet his poetry continues to resonate with us

today as we read Leaves of Grass or When

Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d, his

eloquent tribute to Lincoln upon his death in

1865. Please join us for what will certainly be a

memorable evening.

And please consider donating your time to the

Historical Society of Haddonfield. We are

always looking for volunteers, whether your

strengths lie in helping with garden cleanups,

hospitality for meetings, helping out in the

library or serving on one of our many

committees. Call or email the office or stop in

and let Sarah know how you’d like to take part.

The success of any organization depends upon

the enthusiasm and support of its members.

This is an exciting time at HSH and we invite

you all to be a part of it.

Carol Smith, President


W e welcomed three classes of Advanced

Placement history students from

Haddonfield Memorial High School this

winter. HMHS social studies teacher David

Reader, with the support of colleague and

HSH board member Jeffrey Boogaard,

developed a research project for his AP

students centered on a collection of World

War II letters sent and received by then-

principal William “Bull” Reynolds, (see story

on page 9).

In November, I hosted each class at

Greenfield Hall for an overview of why

archives are important and what they could

expect doing research at the HSH Research

Library. Students then scheduled individual

research visits during December and January,

and turned in their final projects to Mr.

Reader in February. The project is a great

example of how our collections can be used to

connect students with the history they’re

learning in the classroom, and we look

forward to investigating more such

partnerships in the future.

In the meantime, we continue to assist other

residents, researchers, and family historians

interested in Haddonfield’s history. In 2014,

we answered a total of 130 reference requests

in person, by phone, and via e-mail.

We also made progress in digitizing

our archival and library catalogs to

make it easier for users to access our

collections. We now offer online

access via the HSH web site,

www.haddonfieldhistory.org , to

starting catalogs of our maps,

newspapers and serials, Haddonfield

-related pamphlets, as well as lists of

f a m i l i e s , i n d i v i d u a l s , a n d

organizations featured in our

manuscript collections. Stay tuned as

we continue to add new research

tools in the weeks and months ahead.

As always, none of this would be

possible without the hard work and

dedication of our library volunteers.

Thank you for all the hours of service

provided by Kathy Tassini, Doug

R a u s ch en b er ge r , Ch a r l e sa n na

Fallstick, Helen Mountney, Robert

Hawkes, Jean Gutsmuth, Sue George,

Maura Peach, Dolores Landgraff,

Kim Custer, Cliff Bunker, and Nan

Mattis in recent months.


LIBRARY NEWS By Dana Dorman

H anging in our

museum's foyer is

the newest piece of fine

art in our collection by

local artists donated by

Liz Albert. It is a 4" by

4" acrylic of Greenfield

Hall painted from a west

to east perspective by

Ann May Kelly. We are

thrilled to have this in

our collection.

Ms. Kelly is a local resident

and graduate of Moore

College of Art and Design

and of the Pennsylvania

Academy of Fine Arts who

teaches and exhibits at the

Markeim Art Center in

Haddonfield as well as

o t h e r S o u t h J e r s e y

venues. Liz Albert is a long

time member of the

society's Board of Trustees.

COLLECTIONS UPDATE By Dianne Snodgrass

Has your book jacket for This is Haddonfield (1963) seen better days? We discovered a stash of

pristine book jackets for this HSH publication tucked away in

Greenfield Hall. Please let us know at [email protected]

if you would like a cover for your copy (while supplies last).


By Helen Mountney


Moving Houses Around and About - XXVI

THE WATER FOUNTAIN AT LIBRARY POINT

I n January of 1898, Miss Rebecca

Nicholson donated a triangle of land at

Haddon Avenue and Tanner Street to

Haddonfield for a park to be known as

“Nicholson Park”. It was designated:

“. . . to public use as a park or open space

for the benefit of the citizens of the

neighborhood and as a location for a

water fountain for the use of man and

beast . . .”

The residents of Haddonfield and the

many visitors and shoppers in town, have

been fortunate to have had a large,

ornately crafted water fountain on the

“Library Point” for many years. The

current fountain with a gold eagle on top

has been there since 1964, when it was

dedicated to our Haddon Fire Co. No. 1. It

has been a welcoming focal point for all

who enter town from Haddon Avenue ever

since.

When the fountain was installed, Haddon

Fire Co., No. 1, accepted the responsibility

for the care and maintenance of the

fountain. Louis Fallstick, one of our long-

time volunteer firemen, has been

admirably performing most of the tasks

associated with caring for the fountain.

The fountain requires some seasonal care

such as the lawn and general gardening

around it, frequent cleaning out the basin

beneath it, which is almost ten feet in

diameter, as well as gilding the eagle and

scraping and painting the rest every

spring. The basin must be emptied and

the water must be turned off by the

Haddonfield Water Department for the

winter, then tested, and turned back on

again in the spring. After the fountain

starts running in the Spring, it takes the

birds about three weeks until they get

themselves acclimated and return—

apparently they do not like the smell or

the taste of the fresh water when it is first

turned on!

Since the renovation of Tanner Street,

when the water source was disconnected,

the water tap which was used for watering

plants and general maintenance was not

reconnected, making the maintenance at

the site a more difficult undertaking.

The bronze plaque attached to the basin

was made by Precision Automation

Company, Inc., under the supervision of

Fred Rexon, a long-time member of the

fire company and a current Trustee. His

company also made the mounting. The

bracket was designed and mounted by

Donald Webb, another long-time fireman

and fire company Trustee. The inscription

on the plaque reads:

DEDICATED TO THE VOLUNTEER

FIREMEN OF OUR COMMUNITY

THE BOROUGH OF

HADDONFIELD 1764-1964

This fountain originally belonged to Oscar

and Mary (James) Twitchell, Sr., and was

located along the inside of the iron fence

in the side yard of their property at 240

Chestnut Street. This must have made a

striking appearance at the corner of

Chestnut Street and East Cottage Avenue

where it stood for many years. Mr.

Twitchell had moved to Haddonfield from

Philadelphia in 1883 and originally rented

Cont’d on page 5

Fountain in Twitchell house side yard at 240 Chestnut Street.



a house at 67 Chestnut Street. After a few

years, he had the 240 Chestnut Street

house built by William S. Capern. In this

house, Oscar and Mary Twitchell raised

their five children, the oldest of whom was

Oscar, Jr., who married Enid Shearer.

Oscar and Enid had two children, one of

whom was Robert Twitchell, who was well

known and admired here in town for the

many civic roles he played until his death

on May 2, 2013. Bob married Jan Divers

who was from Havre de Grace, Maryland,

and one of their four children still lives

here in town.

According to an old interview with Miss

Helen Twitchell, Bob Twitchell’s beloved

aunt, the fountain on the lawn was

something of a nuisance since the porch

was sprayed with water whenever there

was a breeze from the south. Miss

Twitchell said that her father arranged

with then Mayor Fred T. Holloway to

donate the fountain to the Borough. She

said that the Mayor had it placed at the

point where Ellis Street and Potter Street

meet. When the point was cut back (as

was recently done again) the fountain was

removed to the waterworks down by

Mountwell Pool. Apparently, the fountain

pieces languished at the Haddonfield

Public Works Department for many years

until years later Miss Helen Twitchell

spotted the fountain and recognized what

it was. She contacted Mayor Fred Fox and

told him about the fountain and its

history. Mayor Fox enlisted the help of

Haddon Fire Company No. l whose

members restored the fountain, moved it

to Library Point and were able to get it

working for the enjoyment of the

community once again. Fred Rexon,

longtime fire company volunteer, provided

the support and expertise of his business,

Precision Automation Company, Inc.,

which repaired or duplicated many of the

component parts of the fountain, some of

which had to be manufactured.

“Miss Helen,” as she was known, was very

active in many civic organizations around

Haddonfield, including her role as a

founder of the Haddonfield Ambulance

Association. Helen Twitchell died in

September of 1983.

The house at 240 Chestnut Street was later

purchased by the parents of Miss Helen

Bryson, who was known, admired, and

loved by those of us who grew up and went

to school in Haddonfield years ago, She

was the Principal of Central School and

Haddonfield Junior School (at the same

time) for many years.

MOVING HOUSES from page 4

Fountain at Library Point in 2014

Plaque honoring Haddon Fire Company No. 1 on Library Point Fountain





S ave the date: Our February Book Club

meeting has

n o w b e e n

rescheduled for

March 15th.

Sunday, March 15,

2015, 2-4pm at

Greenfield Hall, The

B u l l y P u l p i t :

T h e o d o r e

Roosevelt, William

Taft and the Golden

Age of Journalism,

by Doris Kearns

Goodwin, will be discussed.

This marvelous book was scheduled to be the

topic of our Feb. meeting. The brutal weather

that day prevented our meeting. So, you still

have time to begin or finish reading this well

r e s e a r c h e d a n d t r u l y d e l i g h t f u l

book. Also, Joe Murphy has offered to share

some of his political memorabilia of

McKinley, TR, Taft and Woodrow Wilson for

the event. All are welcome.

RSVP Greenfield Hall 856-429-7375 or e-

mail at [email protected].

HSH BOOK CLUB NEWS By Connie McCaffrey

Trustees

Term expires Jim Hansen

2015 Kenneth Kramer

Sue Maslowski

Pat Peacock

Term expires Pamela Chase

2016 Kate Hilgen

Dave Stavetski

Term expires Liz Albert

2017 Charlene Kelly Creed

Nancy Mattis

Jeffrey Boogaard Committee Chairs

Buildings Charles Chelotti Grounds Robert Marshall - -

Collections - General Dianne Snodgrass Library Doug Rauschenberger - -

Curator of Dolls Shirley Raynor Long Range Planning Charlene Kelly Creed - -

Community Outreach Elizabeth Albert Membership Barbara Hilgen - -

Curator of Tools Don Wallace Publications Kathy Tassini - -

Education Pamela Chase Publicity Dave Stavetski - -

Finance Ellen Stone Rentals Barbara Hilgen - -

Fundraising Carol Smith Volunteer Management Kathryn Raiczyk - -

Bulletin Editor Sarah Tambussi Web Coordinator Sarah Tambussi - -

HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF HADDONFIELD Officers

President Carol Smith

Vice President Kathryn Raiczyk

Treasurer Ellen Stone

Recording Secretary Barbara Hilgen

Corresponding

Secretary

Immediate Past

President

Legal Counsel John Reisner

Lee Albright

Sophie Dubiel



WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

MEMBERSHIP NEWS By Barbara Hilgen

N ow that 2014 is over we are pleased to

announce we have 328 Centennial

Charter Members. Many thanks to those who

renewed or joined in 2014 as a Charter

Member.

The Historical Society of Haddonfield could not

survive without it members. You help to make

it possible to share the history of our historic

town in so many wonderful ways. We just

could not continue without you!

Martha Havens Kathy and Gil Freeman Philip Heck

John Rihl Ellen Stone

The type of membership desired is:

Senior Citizen $ 25.00

Contributing Member 35.00

Contributing Household 55.00

Patron Member 150.00

Patron Household 250.00

Founder’s Society 1,000.00

Founder’s Household 1,500.00

Contact Information:

Name

Address

E-mail

Address

Phone #

THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF HADDONFIELD 2015/16 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Please make your check payable to:

The Historical Society of Haddonfield

Questions? Call the Office (856) 429-7375

Mail the Application & Check to :


343 Kings Highway East

Haddonfield, NJ 08033

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Th e Bu l le t in

This Slate of Officers and Trustees was approved by the Board of Trustees on February 11, 2015.

At our March 25, 2015 Candlelight Dinner the general membership will be asked to vote their approval.

Page 9

S tudents in Mr. David Reader’s AP United

States History classes at HMHS utilized the

Historical Society of Haddonfield’s library to

complete research projects connected to their

study of World War II. Each student was

required to visit the library to read letters

written from three Haddonfield servicemen to

Haddonfield Memorial High School principal

William “Bull” Reynolds. The students were

each required to select a theme – such as basic

training, the European theater, the Pacific

theater, New Jersey news, sporting events, etc.

– and conduct further research using scholarly

articles to create their final paper. Students

scheduled time to use the library over a period

of seven weeks and were greatly assisted by

HSH librarian Dana Dorman.

In addition to their final paper, students shared

information about their research with their

classmates. Ari Liloia remarked that he, for

one, had no idea that the archives at the HSH

library even existed. He noted that the

servicemen that he researched seemed very

normal compared to today’s teenagers and also

observed that he could often match the

handwriting to certain character traits. Liloia

acknowledged that letter writing is a “lost art”

and wonders what we will now use to record

history. Olivia Van Dervort researched Willard

Browning, whose service included a stint in

North Africa. Through his letters, she was able

to observe his changing

i m p r e s s i o n s a n d

perspectives of Africa,

and the impact that he

played in being involved

in foreign policy. And

H u n t e r F a s o l o

immediately connected

with one of his subjects, a

high school junior whose

father passed away

shortly after he had

completed his midterm

exams. This was quickly

f o l l o w e d b y h i s

enlistment as a soldier in

World War II. Fasolo

commented that his research experience made

him take into consideration how much easier

life is for today’s teenagers in Haddonfield.

Many thanks to the library of the Historical

Society of Haddonfield and Dana Dorman for

their assistance in this project.

AP US HISTORY CLASS WORKS WITH HSH RESEARCH LIBRARY By Jeffrey Boogaard

HMHS history teacher David Reader stopped by the HSH library after school to check in on students conducting research as part of his AP history classes.

Officers

Treasurer

Ellen Stone

Recording Secretary

Barbara Hilgen

Corresponding Secretary

Sophie Dubiel

Trustees

Term to Expire 2018

Susan George, Sidney Hargro, Ken Kramer, John Rihl

Term to Expire 2017

Rebecca Perry filling an unexpired 2 year term

Term to Expire 2016

John Dowd filling an unexpired 1 year term

Jim Hansen filling an unexpired 1 year term

Respectfully submitted, 2015 Nominating Committee, Historical Society of Haddonfield:

Dianne Snodgrass, Chair; Barbara Hilgen, Co-Chair;

Jeff Boogaard; Dave Stavetski; Betsy Anderson member-at-large



S AVE THIS DATE!

The following information is for all HSH

members, their friends and neighbors.

Fiber artists are invited to participate in an all

day Demonstration and Sale on Saturday, April

25th, 2015 at the Historical Society of

Haddonfield in Greenfield Hall from 10 am to 5

pm. If you would like to participate contact

Dianne Snodgrass at [email protected]

for details.

Spinners, handweavers, carders, felters,

knitters, and crocheters will be there to show

you different methods of their art. For example,

handweavers will demonstrate on rigid heddle

looms, tape looms, inkle looms and hopefully

there will be a tablet weaver and a 4 harness

loom.

Most fibers being worked will range from

specific wools, silk, cottons, linen, and blended

products. Some artists enjoy studying the

different breeds of sheep and alpacas and what

types of wool they produce - some lofty, some

“hard”, some soft as butter.

You are invited to come down to Greenfield Hall

to learn about these ancient methods of making

cloth, tapes, straps and fiber art. If you have a

fiber project of your own underway and want to

come and join us for a while, you are most

welcome to do so. We have plenty of chairs.

OUR BIG FIBER EVENT - APRIL 25, 2015 By Dianne Snodgrass

Indian King Tavern

“Spring Is In the Air 18th Century Style” at the

Indian King Tavern on Saturday, March 21st.

The day will feature a presentation by actor Bob

Gleason as he portrays

John Bartram, an 18th

century American botanist,

h o r t i c u l t u r a l i s t a n d

e x p l o r e r . I n t h e

afternoon Joel T. Fry,

cur a t or o f Ba r t r a m

Gardens,will speak on 18th

and 21st century gardening

techniques and the history

of the Bartram Family.

Packets of authentic

heirloom flower and

vegetable seeds will

b e a v a i l a b l e f o r

purchase. The events are

free to the public and

sponsored by the Friends of

the Indian King Tavern.

Markeim Art Center

The Markeim Arts Center will feature

"Fibers and Fabrics - a Juried Exhibition"

from March 28 - April 23. The Markeim

Arts Center invites you to

s u b m i t c o n t e m p o r a r y a n d

innovative fiber art works. We

define fiber art as any type of

artwork using fibers as the

primary medium. The scope of

f i b e r a r t i n c l u d e s w o r k s

o f b a s k e t r y , b e a d w o r k ,

br a id i ng , c l o t h i n g d e s i g n,

crochet, dyeing, embroidery,

fe l t i ng , h o ok in g , kni t t ing ,

lacework, needlework, paper,

q u i l t i n g , a n d s o m u c h

more. Please visit their website

or call the Markeim for details:

856-429-8585.

News From Our Neighbors

EVENTS AROUND TOWN



From The Museum Cellars

THE GREAT VALUE OF A TOOL CLUB’S NEWSLETTER

A nd a note of thanks to Mrs. Marion

A r m s t r o n g … r e l a t e d t o o u r

Francis Collins.

We have already seen the value in our having

joined the Historical Society into the Early

American Industries Association (E.A.I.A.)

It has helped us with better tool

identification through its newsletter, The

Chronicle.

In September this year another tool club,

C.R.A.F.T.S. of New Jersey, published in

their Tool Shed newsletter an article on

“Shipbuilder’s Bevels and The Dory” by

David E. Heckel.

Our own shipwright’s bevel was donated by

Carl and Cynthia Seifling, whose last family

member to come from England brought it

with him from Porthleven in 1921. He joined

his father and brothers at the New York

Shipbuilding Company in Camden.

They lived here in Fairview which was a

virtual company town. The bevel’s furniture

is mahogany taken from Admiral Nelson’s

flagship Victory according to the Seiflings.

We tell the whole story of it here in the

special case devoted to this story as one

enters the Museum Cellars.

“The shipbuilder’s bevel was used for many

operations in the craft of dory building. Its

main purpose was to transfer angles from

patterns to the parts to be cut out and

trimmed to fit. The craft of boatbuilding

requires a tool that can be utilized in the

transfer and cutting of many angles. The

bevel tongues were held in place in the body

by friction joints. The two different lengths

of the tongues were to enable the builder to

place the rule in a confined space.”

We are so fortunate to have researchers like

Dave Heckel (quoted above) and my mentor

in tool collecting, Carl Bopp, to give us the

depth of knowledge that we can glean from

their significant and substantial efforts.

The latest Chronicle, September, 2014, has

Part One of Carl Bopp’s research into The

Gage Tool Company of Vineland, New Jersey.

Carl is known internationally as the go-to-

guy for information about the transitional

(from wood to iron) planes made by The

Gage Tool Co. here in South Jersey.

I can’t wait for Part Two because Carl is

laying this story out for all in the collectors’

world to know almost as much as he does

about John Portius Gage…and the pictures of

his half-beard which got cut off in his

machinery one day.

Now here’s a

loud shout of

THANKS for a

$50.00 check

f r o m M r s .

M a r i o n

Armstrong of

P u y a l l u p ,

W a s h i n g t o n .

Mrs. Armstrong

was inspired by

my mention of

Francis Collins,

b l a c k s m i t h ,

1682, because

s h e i s

descended from

o u r f i r s t

r e s i d e n t i n

Haddonfield. I had drafted a thankful

response, but when it was delayed I tried to

obtain a telephone number from

“Information”. I was told that it couldn’t be

done! Now she finally has confirmation that

her check was received, because she “always

enjoys The Bulletin. Thank you Marion

Armstrong! We should put this generous gift

toward our library’s expansion project where

I hope one day that my tool books will be

available there…and kept dry!

As a member closer to home here in

Haddonfield, if you could be similarly

inspired, please give me a name that relates

to your earliest family member in

Haddonfield and I will try to see that your

ancestor is honored in one of my columns

soon. It works best if he or she is a

tradesperson or a home maker. This could

speed up the library’s reconstruction of its

new home over the present garage.

By Don Wallace

The bottom forging failed to distribute the molten iron completely, and you can see the hammerhead is missing it’s claws.


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