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My pleasure, Hinchman's Hill. Best regards, Jerseyman

Sorry Guy et al.! Here is the URL for that map: memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?ammem/gmd:@field(SUBJ+@od1(United+States--New+Jersey--Camden+County+)) The more you examine it, the more you find. You will observe the route of the Hessians demarcated on this map as well as some other...

Hinchman's Hill: Glad you found this thread interesting. BTW, you can go directly to the Library of Congress website and download a color copy of that same map. It is a fabulous resource and I only wish we had similar maps for other portions of West New Jersey. Regarding your questions...

Hinchman's Hill: Welcome in! I'm glad you enjoyed the read through these posts and the thrill of walking the ground. History is all around us--we just need to open our eyes and find a guide to discover it! Best regards, Jerseyman

TeeGate and LARGO: Thanks for the kind words. Guy, you met Relayer on our recent close-in tour of Cherry Hill. Relayer and I are making plans for further improvements to the website. I'm glad you both and RednekF350 have enjoyed it!! Keep checking back. The next installment of post cards...

Linda: You did just fine and it gets easier with each new posting. I hope you visit frequently and become an active participant here. I can't imagine that anyone will take offense for how you organized things. This now annual event does a superb job of bringing together authors, artists...

Ben: LARGO is correct. I think you'll find "It's a Sign of the Pines" is Linda's pseudo organization of one (Linda) that puts this event together. I think it is also Linda's user's name on these forums. Best regards, Jerseyman

Woodjin: Cartographers have used a variety of symbols on their maps throughout the centuries. The pine tree motif became popular among mapmakers during the mid-nineteenth century and you will also find it present on Jesse Lightfoot's 1851 map of Monmouth County. The map that TeeGate...

Funny how the Burlington County [Behind the] Times did not even cover the funeral! Not that the Courier Post is much better as a daily local or even regional newspaper. Both papers are not quite ready for Prime Time!! But, then again, the head of the New York Times isn't sure they will be...

Alright, then!! Way to go, George!! Let the party begin!! :dance: I will see you there!!! Best regards, Jerseyman

Relayer: Dixontown was located on the northeast side of Dixontown Road centered around the stream that supplies the cranberry bogs downstream from the road. Members of the Dixon or Dickson family resided there and it appears a Thomas Dickson or Dixon may have been the familial patriarch. He...

Boyd: Knowing the writers staff like I do, I can just imagine exactly who you are talking about! Say no more. Best regards, Jerseyman

Congratulations, Wolfspider on such a spectacular find! Without giving away the exact location of this survey marker, can you tell me whether it is on the East New Jersey or West New Jersey side of the Keith Line? Determining that information will be the first step in identifying the proper...

Ben: I agree with you about IE7 being a great browser, ONCE YOU GET USED TO IT. The screen personna for IE7 is radically different than IE6, so if anyone who does not like to upset the status quo, a change to IE7 will definitely rock your world! :confused: It took some getting used to, but...

Amen to that! It is a shame, but in many ways, the Inquirer does a much better job of covering South Jersey than the Courier Post. When I look at old editions of the CP during research projects, I just shake my head at what they once published versus what they publish today! Best regards...

If there is anything I can do to foster your efforts or assist you, don't hesitate to ask! Best regards, Jerseyman

MikeBickerson: Based on a preliminary meeting I had last May with the writing and editorial staff about this section, I had some high hopes, but, in the final analysis, I am very disappointed in the final product. Not only did they take easy way out by consulting a number of websites with no...

Scott: So sorry to hear of the problems you had with your father, but I'm glad you finally succeeded in placing him at the State Veterans Home at Vineland--and your mother, too. This institution does provide great care for veterans and their families. Best regards, Jerseyman

Scott W.: No, Hugh Ambrose Kelly is no relation to William J. Kelly, the latter being from Philadelphia and possibly related to the same Kelly family of bricklaying fame that spawned Grace and Gene Kelly. The former man was a native of Jersey City, New Jersey. His father, also named Hugh...

Boyd: The Developmental Center is the successor the State of New Jersey's Four Mile Colony, a state institution. This colony grew out of the work of Elizabeth S. Kite, with the aid of Elizabeth White and several other Burlington County residents, with "feeble-minded" adults that both lived in...