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Programs and Events

Our programs are designed to engage visitors of all ages in exploring and discovering the past. We bring history to life!


January Events 

Lecture
Sunday, January 22, 2023
2-4pm

Publishing Local History 

Join us as we welcome Dennis McDonald and Mike Mathis for a talk about their experiences with Arcadia Publishing. Get some tips and trade secrets from their time time working at the Burlington County Times.  Make 2023 the year for your book! 

$5 per person.

Lectures are held at the Burlington County Historical Society’s Corson Poley Center.
Entrances are on both 457 High Street and 454 Lawrence Street in Burlington, NJ.
Please RSVP to 609-386-4773 or burlcohistsoc@verizon.net


February Events 

Presentation, tour 
Saturday, February 25, 2023
2-4pm

Three Centuries of Black History (Saturday Speakers Series with the Armed Forces Heritage Museum partners)

Kelly Atkinson, Marine Corps Veteran and Vice President of the Montford Point Marines Association will present a program on the history of this organization– the first African Americans to serve in a segregated Marine Corps.  Learn about their experiences as they gained the “Right to Fight” as combat Marines in World War II. On display will be objects and documents from BCHS collections highlighting the African American story in Burlington County during the 18th and 19th centuries.  Q and A, refreshments, and tours of the campus including the Captain James Lawrence House. 

Suggested donation $5 per person.

Lectures are held at the Burlington County Historical Society’s Corson Poley Center.
Entrances are on both 457 High Street and 454 Lawrence Street in Burlington, NJ.
Please RSVP to 609-386-4773 or burlcohistsoc@verizon.net


March Events 

Presentation, tour 
Saturday, March 18, 2023
2-4pm

Gold Star Mothers (Saturday Speakers Series with the Armed Forces Heritage Museum partners)

Suggested donation $5 per person.

Lectures are held at the Burlington County Historical Society’s Corson Poley Center.
Entrances are on both 457 High Street and 454 Lawrence Street in Burlington, NJ.
Please RSVP to 609-386-4773 or burlcohistsoc@verizon.net


April Events 

Lecture
Saturday, April 1, 2023
2-4pm

Researching in the 17th and 18th Century When Records are Scarce 

Sydney Cruice will present strategies for genealogists who are starting their quest before the U.S. Census began.  If you have hit a wall in your research join us for this program and let us help you get back on track. 

$5 per person.

Program
Saturday, April 15, 2023
2-4pm

The Other Side of Rock and War (Saturday Speakers Series with Armed Forces Heritage Museum partners)

Billy Terrell, noted songwriter/producer/musician/comedian and Vietnam veteran with over 2000 commercially released recordings to his credit, speaks to Music-Memories-Anecdotes, and Joy.  In this performance Terrell sings and shares his interesting life experiences with video clips and slides including his experience during the Viet Nam War (1966-67).  

Free! Donations welcomed. 

Programs are held at the Burlington County Historical Society’s Corson Poley Center.
Entrances are on both 457 High Street and 454 Lawrence Street in Burlington, NJ.
Please RSVP to 609-386-4773 or burlcohistsoc@verizon.net

 


May Events POSTONED DUE TO ILLNESS

Lecture, Book Signing
Sunday, May 21, 2023
2-4 pm

Commercial Fishing from the Mullica River and Shipping to City Markets: A Local Lifestyle Gone

We are postponing this event please check back for a new date! 

Join us as we welcome local historian and author Horace Somes for this presentation.  Come and learn about the fishing industry through photographs, maps, related ephemera, and Mr. Somes’ own personal stories.  Books will be available for purchase. 

$5 per person.

Lectures are held at the Burlington County Historical Society’s Corson Poley Center.
Entrances are on both 457 High Street and 454 Lawrence Street in Burlington, NJ.
Please RSVP to 609-386-4773 or burlcohistsoc@verizon.net