Clinton Township Newsletter

1 6 j a n u a r y 2 0 2 5 W W W . C L I N T O N T W P N E W S L E T T E R . C O M We Offer Specialty Services, Including: Our Care is Your Peace of Mind Specialty and Emergency Care Right in Your Backyard 23 Blossom Hill Road Lebanon, NJ 08833 Call us at (908) 236-4120 or visit us at www.crownvet.com • Emergency/Critical Care • Anesthesia • Acupuncture • Pain Management • Dermatology • Surgery • Cardiology • Oncology • Ophthalmology • Rehabilitation W o M e n ' s f o r u M : s h A r i n g W i s d o M Dear Ladies – "Considered to be among the most important of Modernist 20th century authors, Virginia Woolf became one of the central subjects of the 1970's movement of feminist literary criticism. Her works, translated into more than fifty languages have attracted attention and widespread commentary for inspiring feminism. A large body of writing is dedicated to her life and work. She has been the subject of plays, novels and films. Woolf is commemorated by statues, societies dedicated to her work and a building at the University of London." [Wikipedia] Women's Forum opens 2025 with an homage to the writer Virginia Woolf. At our first gathering, via a documentary, we'll meet the author, her family and friends and learn about her world and the path that led her to become a literary icon. VIRGINIA WOOLF LUNCHEON: Thursday, January 9 at noon. Dillon Library, Bedminster. Admission: $20. Register here: http://engagedpatrons.org/ EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=3205&EventID=544398 To experience the essence of Virginia Woolf in a modern setting, at our second January event we will screen the film, THE HOURS, from the novel by Michael Cunningham. This novel/film is a tribute to VW's 1923 narrative, MRS. DALLOWAY. The novel won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for fiction and the 1999 PEN/Faulkner award for fiction and was made into the 2002 film with a screenplay by David Hare and directed by Stephen Daldry. It was performed by three leading actors of our time, Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, and Nicole Kidman - winner of the Oscar for her performance as Virginia Woolf. THE HOURS LUNCHEON: Thursday, January 23 at noon. Dillon Library, Bedminster NJ. Admission: $20. Register here: http://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended. cfm?SiteID=3205&EventID=544401 Hoping this literary start to 2025 will springboard us into a year of inspiration! Always looking for ways to fire up creative expansion within our multi- talented WF community; this coming year we'll continue with poetry and venture into the essay. For those of you who enjoy the artistic expression of writing, WF hopes you'll consider sharing your gift with us. More on this to follow... Upcoming dates for WF events: February 13 and 27. Wishing you a Joyful and Peaceful Holiday Season and a Happy New Year! As always, Evelyn Breheney Glynn, Founder/Director Women's Forum Upcoming Dates: January 9, 23. To register for events reach us at: womensforumusa@gmail.com or call the Dillon Library: 908.234.2325. A r n o L d M e r C e r d i s P L A Y s t o Y t r A i n s A t t e W k s b u r Y h i s t o r i C A L s o C i e t Y A n n u A L M e e t i n g J A n u A r Y 1 9 Toy trains will be on display as Arnold Mercer presents their history at the Tewksbury Historical Society Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 19, at the Zion Lutheran Church Christian Education Building, 18 Miller Avenue, Oldwick, 08858, at 1:00 pm. Election of officers and the 2024 Year- End Financial Report takes place. The meeting, with refreshments, is open to the public. If inclement weather prevails, the meeting will be cancelled. Details at: www.TewksburyHistory.net. Arnold Mercer is a retired professional engineer. He is a 28-year resident of Tewksbury, and has been collecting toys for over 40 years. A few years ago he was "hooked" on trains when he helped his grandson set up a new Christmas gift – a set of trains! Since then he has amassed a collection of all types of trains, samples of which he will bring to the meeting. In addition to toy collecting, he gardens and is a Hunterdon County Master Gardener and a Rutgers Environmental Steward. The history of toy trains in America is linked to events and trends in American history. To have toy trains, first there had to be railroads. For electric toy trains to be sold in volume, electricity had to be available throughout the country. The Great Depression resulted in acquisitions, bankruptcies and failures of toy train manufacturers, but as the railroads struggled to retain their ridership by developing and operating streamlined, high-speed trains, the toy train industry followed them and created some of their most attractive offerings. As the Depression wound down, World War II flared up and the manufacture of all metal toys ceased. This presentation will address these events and trends. 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. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

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