Category Archives: Announcements

Elias Wright—22 June 1830-2 January 1901 Teacher, Brevet Brigadier General, Land Agent, Surveyor, and Joseph Wharton’s Friend Presenter: Betsy Carpenter Date: June 13, 2015 Time: 1:00 p.m. Place: Batsto Visitors Center Auditorium One of Joseph Wharton’s many talents was his … Continue reading →

This Thursday night at the Noyes Museum in Oceanville! Come join us for a Pine Barrens Jamboree with Ong’s Hat Band. Community members of all ages are invited to attend this exciting event. Admission is $5 for adults and $4 … Continue reading →

Here is a video from the Burlington County Times, March 9, 2015, on Lines on the Pines.

Here is a lovely article in the Inquirer about Lines on the Pines coming on March 8th. Lines on the Pines Informational Website

Down Jersey – From Bayshore to Seashore is available in Stockton’s Richard E. Bjork Library digital archives. See the link in the nav bar. The beautiful and information-filled guidebook was the product of the annual conference of the Vernacular Architecture Forum held at … Continue reading →

This past weekend the exhibition Pine Barrens: Life and Legends opened at the Noyes Museum in Oceanville. Co-organized by the SJCHC and the Noyes, the event was very well attended. Below is a brief video made at the start of … Continue reading →

Announcing: on February 14, at Batsto Village Mark Demitroff speaking on “Earth, Wind, and Ice: Ancient Climate Change and Periglacial Landscapes” It will take place at the visitor center auditorium on Saturday February 14 at 1:00pm. Admission is $2.00 per … Continue reading →

Here’s another of Gabe Coia’s great songs about the Pines, weaving together details from tales about Jerry Munyon (or Munyhun), the Wizard of the Pines. Good stuff. Where Did Jerry Munyon Go?

During the late 1930s into the early ’50s, anthropologist Herbert Halpert travelled the Pines collecting tales, anecdotes, and jokes related to him by the old timers of the area. Halpert humorously relates his early attempts to locate Pineys: Driving eastward … Continue reading →