Get to Know Your Local Historical Society: Tabernacle Historical Society

The purpose of this project is to create a central repository of informational videos to promote the use of New Jersey historical societies to a wide audience.  Many genealogical resources, especially those focused on a specific region or locale, are located at historical societies; yet many of those collections are unknown to researchers or librarians.  By creating a library of informational videos of historical societies throughout the state, we aim to promote local collections, increase the visibility of the state’s historical societies, and provide a central repository for researchers, genealogists, and other librarians to get a high-level description of the collections and services available.

Tabernacle Historical Society, founded in 1975, is dedicated to preserving and promoting the tales and truths of Tabernacle history.  They encourage community members to share written and oral histories as well as to share local artifacts to provide information on life in Tabernacle through the ages.  The Historical Society maintains three buildings:  The Knight-Pepper House, which is their headquarters and museum, the Friendship School, a one room school house that many past members attended as children, as well as two buildings connected by an arch in the Old Tabernacle Cemetery.  The cemetery dates from 1803.

How researchers use collections:

• Family History Research
• Photograph Research
• Historic House/Building Information
• Lambertville Business and Industry information

Available Collections:

• Photographs (organized by people and historic places)
• Funeral Cards
• Postcards
• Ephemera (including bills of sale, postcards, funeral announcements)
• Newspaper Clippings (early 1900’s to present)
• Complete newspapers (Central Record and New Jersey Mirror)
• Deeds
• Community Organization Records
• Old Tabernacle Cemetery Records
• Oral Histories

Services:

• Digital Collections 
• Remote Reference Assistance
• Auto Tour
• Videos and Recordings

Contact Tabernacle Historical Society using their contact form or (609) 268-1220.

Do you want to nominate your local historical society to be featured in the Get to Know Your Local Historical Society Project?  Apply through our registration page