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HVHS News and Coming Events

"If New England We Conquer, Old England's Undone": Some Unexpected Contemporary British Views of the American Revolution

Coming in February - Ian Burrow will talk about research he has done over the years on how the Revolution was viewed in Britain at the time. There were voices raised in support of the American cause, as well as stereotypically hostile views of “those damn’d Rebels,” and some courageous acts of resistance to British policy.

January 2026 Partner Events

So, next month, we will put our events and our partners' events on the same post, but it's a new year and we're just getting started! So check out this fun schedule of history events for January presented by by people and organizations HVHS partners with: Tomorrow: Friday, January 9 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Donations: $20 adults, $5 children under age 12. Princeton Junior School, 3270 Lawrenceville Road, Princeton, NJ 08540, 609-924-8126. The author will autograph and inscribe copi

January 2026

The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777 by John Trumbull. Yale University Art Gallery. https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/101 Happy New Year! Our long-awaited semiquincentennial year has arrived! Our Programs Committee is working hard – we should have at least one event for every month in 2026 plus, as always, we will keep you apprised of our neighbors’ events. Our first event this year will be “ Cider in the 18 th Century,” a

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About the hopewell Valley

Comprising Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township, and Pennington Borough, the Hopewell Valley was the Crossroads of the American Revolution. It was here that Washington's troops crossed from Pennsylvania to turn the tide of the war by defeating the Hessians at Trenton. It was this close-knit community of Valley residents, yearning for freedom, who guided the troops and gave everything they had for liberty.

But, who cherished the land before the Europeans came? And who came after the Revolution to develop towns and churches, schools and farms?

At the HVHS, we will tell you, show you, and immerse you in the rich history of our Valley.

Lenape Indians, Peter Minuit & Swedish colonists

Washington crossing the Delaware by Emmanuel Leutze

Rainbow over Titusville Presbyterian cemetery