2023 Annual Meeting
The Lawrence Historical Society will be holding its annual membership meeting on Sunday, February 26th, from 1-3 pm in the Lawrence Township Library on Darrah Lane.
Following board elections and other Society business, author, historical interpreter and township resident David Price will present an illustrated talk entitled, “The Most Pivotal Moment in the American Revolution?” In it, Price will offer a fresh perspective on the “Ten Crucial Days” that fundamentally altered the course of our war for independence, and, in particular, the role of Colonel Edward Hand and his rebel skirmishers at this epic moment in American history.
Although largely neglected by historians, the Battle of Assunpink Creek—including the delaying action fought by Hand’s men in Maidenhead (today’s Lawrence Township)—arguably was the most pivotal event of this period and perhaps the entire conflict.
To register for this free event, please visit https://tinyurl.com/lhsprice.
2023
Speaker: David Price
Topic: "The Most Pivotal Moment in the American Revolution?"
2022
Speaker: Noah Lewis
Topic: "The Colonial Black Soldier and What They Mean to Us"
2021
Not given
2020
Speaker: Brooke Hunter, PhD
Topic: "Women Voting in New Jersey"
2019
Speaker: Brooke Hunter, PhD
Topic: "Immigration in Lawrence"
2018
Speaker: Dennis Waters
Topic: “Lawrence: Love It or Leave It. The Millham Secession and Other Dissatisfactions”
2017
Speaker: Dennis Waters
Topic: ““What Did We Learn, and When Did We Learn It? The History of Public Education in Lawrence Township”
2016
Speaker: Dennis Waters
Topic: “The Name Was Changed to Protest the Innocent: How Maidenhead Became Lawrence in 1816”
2015
Speaker: Dennis Waters
Topic: “The Timeline of Lawrence History: 300 Years in 60 Images”
2014
Speaker: Dennis Waters
Topic: "The Story of the Streams of Lawrence from 200,000 Years Ago to the Present"
2013
Speaker: Dennis Waters
Topic: “The Street Where You Live: How Lawrence Became a Suburb 1900-2000”
2012
Speaker: Dennis Waters
Topic: “Get Your Kicks on Route 206: 400 Years of Cruising Lawrence’s Road of Many Names”
2011
Speaker: Dennis Waters
Topic: “Trolleys in the Lawrence Landscape 1899-1940”
2010
Speaker: Dennis Waters
Topic: “ ‘Hello, London! – Lawrenceville is Speaking!’ – The Story of AT&T’s 'Pole Farm' 1929-1975”
2009
Speaker: Edward Struve, PhD
Topic: “A Jersey Lenape View of Lawrenceville History”
2008
Speaker: Martha Leigh Wolf
Topic: "Congress of Confederation"
2007
Speaker: Joyce Copleman
Topic: "The Crossroads of the American Revolution"
2006
Speaker: Arthur Shapiro
Topic: "A History of the Borough of Roosevelt in Monmouth County"
2005
Speaker: Jim William
Topic: "Eggerts Crossing Village" (documentary)
2004
Speaker: T. James Luce
Topic: “Two 19th Century Sourland Characters: Silvia Dubois and her Biographer, C.W. Larison”
2003
Speaker:
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2002
Speaker: Linda Mead
Topic: "An Update on the American Revolution National Heritage Areas Network"