Tracing the history of the Abram Hall House at 302 Fulton Street reminded me that I had neglected my series on historic homes. Part 1
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LOTS O’ HISTORY | 302 SOUTH FULTON STREET
I have spent most of my history time in the last several weeks wrapping up a book about the long-lost village of St. Marie. My
PHIL NORMAN & THE EDITORS
Of the 15 men and women who sat in the editor’s chair at the Times-Republic office in Princeton between 1940 and 1990, none contributed more
CHANGES AT ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC
Historic changes are coming for St. John the Baptist Catholic parish in Princeton, which dedicated its first church 150 years ago this summer. Not only
THE DISTILLERY, TANNERY & SLAUGHTERHOUSE
Three significant 19th century sites on Princeton’s west side have received scant attention in local histories: a distillery completed by Herman Scovill in 1872, a
AUGUST SWANKE’S WEST-SIDE EMPIRE
Area historian Elaine Reetz did an excellent job capturing the history of the wagon and blacksmith shops built and operated by August Swanke on Princeton’s