Who named La Cote Ste. Marie? From research shown in this series of posts, we know the village name of St. Marie was adopted in
Tag: Princeton
IN SEARCH OF ST. MARIE | THE CLIPS
Here are some news clippings about St. Marie that I gathered while working on my history of Princeton (pre-World War II) published in 2020, followed
WATER STREET BY DECADES (1850s-2000s)
This was a fun winter project inspired by Bill Zamzow, former president of the Princeton Historical Society, who shared memories of Carl Huenerberg about the
THE IRISH CHURCH – ST. PATRICK’S
“Timothy Sullivan was a Christian example to old and young.This church is his monument.” Rev. Thomas Janikowski, 1918, St. Patrick Catholic Church As St. Patrick’s
LOTS O’ HISTORY | 705, 708, 711 WEST WATER STREET
My initial survey of the first 150 years of the Water Street business district, 1849-1999, focused on the 400, 500 and 600 blocks, but a
FACT CHECK: THE 92ND BIRTHDAY EDITION
I have written previously about the difficulties I encountered in researching the history of “Old Princeton” for my book. A combination of mistaken “oral traditions,”