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Can anyone tell me where these two roads are/were? They appear on the bottom of the Jones Tract map and intersect one another, but I cannot figure out what roads they are today. Perhaps they are not even around any longer? I think they would be somewhere east of Chatsworth. Or maybe part of...

Attached is a photograph of James Athanasius Fenwick (1866) and a photo of his home taken by his cousin, Richard Woodmansie Jones, in 1910. Fenwick was raised by his uncle and aunt, Benjamin and Mary Howell Jones. Born in 1818, his mother and father, Susan Howell Fenwick and Athanasius...

Attached is the only known photograph of an original photo (don't know what happened to the original) of Samuel Howell Jones sitting in front of the house on Hanover Lake. People are standing by the tree on the other side of the lake, we don't know who they are, although it may be his first...

Does anyone have any information regarding Buffins Meadow, Cranberry and Land Improvement Company? Thanks, Tom

Hi everyone, I have started a gofundme for the portrait of Benjamin Jones of Hanover Furnace fame. Please consider helping preserve this piece of South Jersey history. https://www.gofundme.com/f/restoration-of-benjamin-jones-portrait Sincerely, Tom

I am posting this for anyone who may be interested in what the proprietor of Hanover Furnace looked like. I had previously been told by a distant relative that there had been a painting of Benjamin Jones but it had gotten destroyed. However, he was mistaken, as the painting still exists...

Hello everyone, I haven't posted in a while, but I came across an item some here may find of interest. While researching some genealogy of the Jones/Howell families I came across a book published in 1898 with a photo of Samuel Howell, Jr. in it. Samuel was a part owner of the Mount Misery Saw...

Acts of the General Assembly of New Jersey Hey all, I have been perusing the session laws of New Jersey and thought some might find this of interest: http://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/cgi-bin/diglib.cgi?collect=njleg&file=003&page=0049&zoom=90 Any others I come across, I will post links to...

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All, I am selling my 2001 F-150 XL. It is hunter green with a standard cab, long bed, tan cloth bucket seats, cd player, no power windows or locks, 2wd, just under 104K miles. Asking $5,000. Please PM me if you are interested. Sincerly, Tom

Everyone, My parents are talking about moving to somewhere along the Mullica River. Does anyone have any suggestions regarding what township/areas are nice? Thanks for the input. Tom

Can anyone tell me a good website that lists all the spiders found in this region? Our home has a rubble foundation and dirt floor. It stays relatively damp and is the perfect habitat for a few different species that I have seen, however, I don't know spiders. We often get spiders in the...

I had been reading about the Black Horse Tavern which was in Mount Holly at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries. The proprietor, Zachariah Rossell (Old Zack), was a popular individual known from Philadelphia and New York to England. He served out "Hot Shot" to the British...

Shadow in the Pines, by Stephen W Meader; Edward Shenton If so, how was it? Tom

Does anyone have any idea where this is/was? It is in the Pemberton area. If not, does anyone know where Troy Island is?

I tracked down a cousin of mine that lives in Ithica, NY and he happened to have a tin-type of Richard Jones and a water color of the manor house on the lake at Hanover Furnace. I have posted copies of them in my album (grandchildren of Richard Jones) for anyone who may be interested. They are...

Hey everyone. I have been away from the board for a while. Anyway, I have a few old books that were packed in a trunk in my father's barn for the past 18 years and prior to that they had been in his basement for at least 30 years...where they were prior to that I haven't any idea, except...

Has anyone gone to the Body World exhibit at the Franklin Institute? I went last night and it was absolutely amazing. If you haven't gone and are interested in this sort of thing (even if you're not), make a point to see it. I think the exhibit ends at the end of the month. T

Happy St. Paddy's everyone.

I was at a friends house this evening in Columbus and heard spring peepers for the first time this season. That has got to be the most relaxing sound.