What's New
The Greater Cape May Historical Society celebrates Black History Month
General Membership Meeting - February 23, 10:30 a.m. - Physick Estate Carriage House
Featured Speaker Bernadette Matthews on
"Wendel White's Schools for the Colored,"
Highlighting the Life and Soul of the Franklin Street School
Schools for the Colored depicts the landscape and architecture of historically segregated schools in northern states in 50 photographs by nationally renowned New Jersey photographer Wendel White. Also included is an exhibit highlighting the life and soul of Cape May's Franklin Street School. Free admission. Co-sponsored by the Center for Community Arts.
Light refreshments.
Storms Program
March 3rd at 2pm - VFW Hall,
419 Congress St. Cape May
Heard of the March 1962 storm, and the devastating effect it had on Cape May? Now is your chance to see pictures and films provided by locals who were here to experience that monumental storm. Hear the details from the mouths of those who lived through it. Included in the presentation are pictures of past storms of historic proportions such as hurricanes, snow storms and Nor Easters that nearly destroyed Cape May.
Members free admittance;
Non-members $5.00
MID-ATLANTIC REGION ARCHIVES CONFERENCE (MARAC)
Laurie Thomas will represent the Greater Cape May Historical Society at the MARAC Conference to be held at Congress Hall, Cape May, April 12 to 14, 2012. MARAC is an organization of professional and volunteer archivists, librarians, museum curators and records managers from the seven middle Atlantic states of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. More than 300 attendees are expected in April.
ELECTION RESULTS
At its meeting November 18, 2011, the Greater Cape May Historical Society elected the following for the year 2012:
President Harry C. Bellangy
Vice President Marie Stone
Recording Secretary Lois Harris
Corresponding Secretary Jean Davis
Treasurer Joan P. Green
Historian James Geoffrey Moran
Geneaology Questions?
Contact Cape May County Historical & Genealogical Society, 609-465-3535
Email: museum@co.cape-may.nj.us