Clinton Township Newsletter

1 9 a p r i l 2 0 2 3 800.452.9105 • 908.638.9339 www.AandLPoolService.com 1 VAN SYCKLE ST, HIGH BRIDGE, NJ 08829 SERVING HUNTERDON, WARREN, MORRIS, SOMERSET AND MERCER COUNTIES FOUNDED 1967 • LIC.#13VH02098100 ALL In-Ground Pools Pool Openings Pool Closings Maintenance Swimming Pool Inspections Filter Repair/ Replacement Heater Repair/ Replacement Pump Repair/ Replacement Computerized Automation Pump/Acid Wash Safety Covers Renovations Vacuum Service Leak Detection Services Power Washing Pressure Testing Pool Cleaners Pool Chemicals Salt Generators SPA Covers SERVICES: t h s h o s t s b a r r y t h o m s o n at a p r i l 2 3 m e e t i n g The Tewksbury Historical Society hosts local historian Barry Thomson on Sunday, April 23, at the Zion Lutheran Church Christian Education Building, 16 Miller Avenue, Oldwick, at 1:30 pm. The public is welcome at no charge, seating on a first come first served basis. Refreshments will be served. Barry Thomson was born and raised in Peapack-Gladstone, received his undergraduate degree at Drew University and took architecture and urban planning courses at Harvard University. He was a David Rockefeller Fellow, a program sponsored by the New York City Partnership. He co-authored with the late Jack Turpin the two-volume work, "New Jersey Country Houses: Somerset County". He writes extensively about history. Thomson will present an illustrated talk on Three Fields, the site of the 20th Mansion in May Designer Showhouse and Gardens presented by the Women's Association for Morristown Medical Center. Three Fields, designed and built between 1928 and 1930, is a 9,000 square foot stone, brick-and-tile roofed French manor style home located in the Borough of Mendham, NJ. The mansion was designed by New York architect Greville Rickard for Benjamin Duncan Mosser and his wife, the former Florence Willets Mosford. The talk will cover the history and design of the Three Fields estate and discuss the first two families that lived there, the Mossers, who built the house, and Andrew and Dorothea Fletcher, who purchased the estate in 1949 and who were generous benefactors to Mendham. The talk will also describe the design of Three Fields by architect Greville Rickard and the original landscape architect, Robert Ludlow Fowler Jr. Mansion in May is the preeminent designer showhouse and gardens in the New Jersey-New York area, attracting over 20,000 visitors. Three Fields will be open to the public for Mansion in May from May 1 to May 31, 2023. Funds raised will contribute to the expansion and modernization of the Institute of Bioskills Training and Innovation at Morristown Medical Center. For more information on Mansion in May 2023 and to purchase tickets, please visit: www.MansionInMay.org. The Tewksbury Historical Society is a New Jersey not-for-profit corporation, organized for the purpose of furthering research into, and the preservation and dissemination of, the history of the Township of Tewksbury. The Society requests donations of documents, records and small artifacts related to Tewksbury's History for its archives. Anyone interested in joining the Society or volunteering at its functions may call: 908.832.6734 or email: tewksburynjhistory@gmail.com. t h e W o m a n ' s C l u b o F C l i n t o n At the April 3 meeting of The Woman's Club of Clinton we will welcome photographer Bruce Michael, who will share his collection of local wildlife photos. Bruce received a bachelor's degree in Biology and retired from Merck where he worked as a biologist. He is also a member of the Camera Naturalist Club. He lives with his wife of 34 years, Beth, in Readington Township. Bruce has always enjoyed nature and almost always carries his camera while hiking, kayaking, biking and vacationing. He finds great pleasure in photographing local wildlife, plant life, and landscapes and learning about the ecology and natural history captured in the images. All are welcome to join us at 1:00 pm on April 3 for what will be a most enjoyable presentation at The Clinton Presbyterian Church- Fellowship Hall on Center Street! Please use the side entrance from the parking lot.

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