Several years after the banishing of his family from France in 1816, arriving under vigilant disguise as the Count de Survilliers, Joseph Bonaparte, former King …
Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791)
Francis Hopkinson, member of the Continental Congress and signer of the Declaration of Independence lived in this town. His beautiful home is still standing, a …
Thomas Paine (1737-1809)
Thomas Paine was an English-born American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary. He authored the two most influential pamphlets at the start of the …
Clara Barton (1821-1912)
Born in North Oxford Massachusetts on Christmas Day 1821 Clara Barton arrived into a large family of teachers and educators. The youngest of five children …
BHS Fall 2019 / Winter 2020 Member Newsletter
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BHS Summer 2019 Member Newsletter
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BHS Winter / Spring 2019 Member Newsletter
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BHS Fall / Winter 2018 Member Newsletter
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Grant Award from NJ Historic Trust
Bordentown Historical Society is elated to share with our members and friends that the Society has been awarded a Level 1 Capital Grant from the …
2016 CSAA PRESERVATION GRANT
Country School Association of America (CSAA) (www.countryschoolassociation.org) headquartered in League City, Texas has awarded the Bordentown Historical Society (BHS) a 2016 Country Schoolhouse Association Preservation …