Webinars
Betsey Stockton’s Neighbors: Princeton’s Black Community in the Era of the Civil War
Hackettstown Public Library 110 Church Street, Hackettstown, NJ, United StatesPrinceton, New Jersey, has long had the reputation of being a pretty and prosperous college town, an almost bucolic stop midway between Philadelphia and New York. Yet despite being in the North, Princeton had strong ties to the South throughout the antebellum era, largely because the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) had a [...]
The Evolving Employment Model: Managing Your Career in the Rapidly Changing Economy
Hackettstown Public Library 110 Church Street, Hackettstown, NJ, United StatesThe employment landscape is changing. Consulting and gig jobs, health passports, major disrupters, Work-From-Home, and more seem to dominate that landscape. Understanding what the changing employment model is and how to fit into it is essential to work success. Please join Paul Cecala of Cecala Career Consultants for this highly interactive session that explores what [...]
Canceled Don’t Get Scammed: Fraud Education and Protection from the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
Hackettstown Public Library 110 Church Street, Hackettstown, NJ, United StatesFrom the IRS phone scam to lottery and sweepstakes scams, to the so-called grandparent scam, it appears that imposter frauds and other criminal scams are more active than ever — and are preying on potential victims in New Jersey through phone calls, emails, and other means. Don’t get scammed!! Please join us on as a [...]
Lincoln’s Emergence as a Military Realist
Hackettstown Public Library 110 Church Street, Hackettstown, NJ, United StatesNo one, least of all the incoming President, could foresee what the future portended as he took the oath of office in March, 1861. In fact, he would be the only President (with the exception of FDR's 3rd term) to begin and end his tenure with the imminence if not actuality of military conflict. In [...]
Inside the Hive: Honeybees and Beekeeping
Hackettstown Public Library 110 Church Street, Hackettstown, NJ, United StatesGardens need pollinators to survive and a great way to ensure that you have a healthy population of pollinators is through beekeeping. Whether you are new to beekeeping or just want to learn more, please join us as Jean Miller, Master Gardener and Master Beekeeper, shares her knowledge, including: Differences between honey bees and other [...]
Grant Castner, Trenton Photographer: The Delaware River and Canals, 1890-1920
Hackettstown Public Library 110 Church Street, Hackettstown, NJ, United StatesGrant Castner (1863–1941), a native of Belvidere, New Jersey, moved to Trenton in about 1885. He became an active amateur photographer from the 1880s to the 1920s. In 2019, the New Jersey State Museum acquired more than a thousand of his glass plate negatives and mounted an exhibition of 100 prints, on view from March [...]
Vandalia: The Rise and Fall of Major William Trent’s Proposed Colony
Hackettstown Public Library 110 Church Street, Hackettstown, NJ, United StatesDespite being a third generation merchant and the son of Trenton’s namesake, Major William Trent’s life has been all but forgotten in history. A veteran of three different wars and factor for the most powerful land speculating agency in the colonies, Trent’s ambitions reached new heights just as another conflict brought the world to its [...]