Recently, reader Frank Hill III stopped in for a visit to share some memories of his childhood in Collingswood and his years attending St. John School.
That’s, ‘Frank Hill,’ not ‘Frank Hille.’
Part II
Proud Collingswood Gal
Sadly, Martha (Carter) Shaw, a 1978 graduate of Collingswood High School, passed away late last December, but Joe, her husband of 37 years, believes he can imagine the subject of her Thanksgiving essay all those many years ago that earned her an experience in the Gimbels Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1969.
Part I
So what did Gene London (the host of Philadelphia children’s television show, Cartoon Corners), actor James Brolin (who played Dr. Steven Kiley on Marcus Welby, M.D.) and nine-year-old Martha Carter, of Collingswood, have in common in 1969?
They each rode on floats in the 1969 Gimbels Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Terry Crowley is a freelance local history writer from Audubon. Read some of Terry’s other stories at www.tercrowley.com.
Part II
EDITOR’S NOTE: Terry Crowley is a freelance local history writer from Audubon. You can see some of Terry’s other stories at www.tercrowley.com.
OK, so far we have been to the Hineline Research Library, the African American History Room and through historic Pomona Hall, but there is more to the campus of the Camden County Historical Society to explore. Much more.
Part IV
Much to See
Part III
As you walk from the modern Heinline Research Library down the sunlit hallway and into the historic Pomona Hall building, you almost feel as though you are walking back through time to a much, much simpler era.
Many additions and changes through the decades
Part I
Leaves are starting to fall, grass seed is starting to sprout, air temperatures are getting cooler and the days are getting shorter. Christmas decorations have been on sale at Home Depot for weeks. It’s October! And that means it is Camden County History Month.
Over 70 History Events
