Benjamin Cooper Tavern Heritage Tourism Assessment
We are working this spring to assess the heritage tourism potential of the Benjamin Cooper House, the oldest house in Camden, built in 1734 by the grandson of William Cooper, the founder of what is now Camden. The British imprisoned Benjamin Cooper in Haddonfield while they occupied his tavern in 1777-78 to protect their foraging operations and for the later evacuation of 21,000 troops from Philadelphia en route to the Battle of Monmouth and New York City. For this report, we...
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Incubation Grant for Isaac Pearson House
The New Jersey Council on the Humanities has provided the Historical Society of Hamilton Township with an Incubation Grant for the 1773 Isaac Pearson House, to assist with developing and prototyping educational activities to undertake at the site during its restoration and once it opens to the public.
The site was saved from the destruction that accompanied new highways and development in the 1970s when it was purchased by Hamilton Township. Planning for its restoration and reuse as an...
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Isaac Pearson House Heritage Tourism Assessment
Last year we finished up a heritage tourism assessment of the Isaac Pearson House, a now-vacant but largely intact 1773 Georgian five bay, two story brick mansion owned by Hamilton Township in Mercer County NJ. The house’s builder was Isaac Pearson, a Revolutionary War-era farmer and an appointed local official who served British officials in West Jersey. The house today is located in Veterans Park, a 5.5-acre remnant of what was once the extensive 1000-acre Pearson Plantation ...
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Best Practices in Board Service at Historic Sites parts one and two
We recently completed two 90 minute webinars for the Wisconsin Historical Society Local History Webinar Series on Best Practives for Board Service for Historic Siites, These can be viewed for free but you have to register first. View the first webinar here, the second here. This is the promotional literature about our pesentations. There are PLENTY of handouts for each webinar. Please let us know if you like these.
Clear up the confusion about who does what in historic house museum...
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Research for Second Edition New Solutions for House Museums Underway
Research has begun on the second edition of New Solutions for House Museums: Ensuring the Long-Term Preservation of America’s Historic Houses. This quarter, we are working on updates for the dozen case studies by learning what has changed (or not) since these sites were last profiled in the 2007 publication. It has been a joy to reconnect with these historic sites to hear their ongoing stories. The new edition will include a chapter about diversity and inclusion at historic...
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