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Made it out during Monday's snowstorm at the only open airport (New Castle, DE) on the Alberta Clipper and Polar Bear to give an Ice Age talk at the National Snow and Ice Data Center. On the way home at the Denver Airport. S-M

The Evergreen IPA sounds absolutely delicious. Sorry I won't be around for the grand opening.

Wow, so many of us share an interest in maps! Here's another map site from our very own Relayer's West Jersey History Project: http://www.westjerseyhistory.org/maps/ Also see the post Historical Maps of New Jersey...

If the utility company is planning to seek a Waiver of Strict Compliance, they will have to demonstrate a direct benefit and compelling public need to Pinelands residents. Look at: 7:50-4.52 (c)2. Public Development General Requirements; 7:50-4.57 Standards for Public Development; 7:50-4.61...

There is a new political maneuver afoot. From the place that brought you Richland Village, comes a new League of Municipalities initiative to have municipalities vote in support of the gas pipeline after it was defeated at the Pinelands Commission. It is interesting to note that the...

What, I have to give up my beloved scrapple?

During the 2013 Richland redevelopment land sale, a pro-development committee-woman tried (unsuccessfully) to stop the auction on the grounds that Richland deeds had covenants that had to be honored. Little did she know what that meant! Here's an excerpt from the Toy Store's 1946 deed...

Cathleen, Artt, I just went back into my files, and will scan some family notes and photos that I think you both will enjoy as much as I have! Examples: Evans Place, front porch with Tom, Fred, daughter to Bertha, Bertha, Jenk, etc., Richland, NJ. Reputed Richland rug mill, which...

Boyd, I was an early advocate of Richland Village, and its keynote speaker during the groundbreaking ceremonies. However, once I figured out there was a big difference between what the public was being told and what was happening behind closed doors, my support waned. Not one but two...

Boyd, The Lazy Eye Distillery is welcomed by Richland residents like myself. It is a privately owned establishment, on privately owned land. Their appearance did not require Chiarello's 5-year redevelopment tax abatement incentives. The distillery didn't need to invoke redevelopment eminent...

Only a dozen seats left as of January 30, so hurry!

To me it appears a geologic problem. The older the underlying bedrock, the more radiogenic it is. South Jersey landscapes that are perched atop old relict plateau are hotter spots. When I do luminescence (radiometric) dating of Pine Barrens soils, I am careful not to collect soil samples near...

I too lament the lack of interest in the Swedish colonies. Swedes suffer from the myopic lens that we use to study our collective heritage. For example, the Swedish Steelmans established a plantation near Mays Landing by 1706 at the intersection of the Cohansey and Long-A-Coming trails, yet...

S-O-J, According to Meyers (1990: 134–136, Southern New Jersey Synagogues: A Social History Highlighted by Stories of Jewish Life from the 1880’s - 1980), Isaac Aaron in 1893 became the second postmaster after Moses Lerman, and remained so until 1907. The town name was already in place by 1891...

Personally, I relish the anonymity. Spotty cell phone coverage means that I’m not fettered to a cell phone, a rare treat today. Our house is on the wrong side of the tracks, so we are the last place along an extended, circuitous utilities leg. The electricity goes out once a month on average...

I invited Pinelands Paddler to meet with some old friends from Hamilton Township Historical Society (Carl Farrell, Elmer Ripley). We made a photocopy from an 1891 redrawing of the 1867 Wright survey in an effort to track down possible locations of Green Tree and Sailor Boy Taverns. Below are...

During the 1960s our family business, Richland Grain Company, was the economic hub for Richland, a racially mixed Pinelands community. We were all greatly saddened by the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., in April 1968, and my father wanted to show our solidarity with black members of...

I had heard the Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) was in tatters. While the WQMP was a good thing for the rest of the State, in its last iteration it would have designated all 47 Pinelands Villages as priority investment sewer zones. The Pinelands Commission staff pushed hard for its...

I reviewed the Hopkins map, and saw the watercourse adjacent to Newton Creek was Negro Creek. Is it possible that Newtown was a black hamlet, hence its obscurity? The nearby charcoal hamlet of Carmantown had at least two locations, one in Laureldale and one about a mile west of the McKee City...

I believe ironmaster Stephen Colwell of Weymouth Frurnace fame had a penchant for gambling, and built a horse track next to his mansion (here?): http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.5133452136442&lng=-74.78069670471189&z=16&type=nj1930&gpx= Also Cavoli's laid out a track next to their...