Clinton Township Newsletter

9 a p r i l 2 0 2 5 t h e 2 0 2 5 a n n u a l f r i e n d s o f t h e h C l i B r a r y B o o k s a l e i s a p r i l 2 6 - 2 8 ! April is book sale month for the Friends of the Hunterdon County Library (FOHCL) and we're all excited for this much anticipated Hunterdon County event, Saturday, April 26 through Monday April 28! This is the 27th Annual Book Sale sponsored by FOHCL volunteers who have organized this major fundraiser for the purpose of supporting and enhancing the Hunterdon County Libraries as well as the seven affiliate branches. Options for shopping include Saturday kick-off full price day at 10:00 am with a 8:00 am early bird access free for 2025 FOHCL members and $20 non-member fee; Sunday half price and Monday bag sale. Book donations are needed to supply the sale. How to donate books? There are two convenient places for donations. DONATIONS at North Branch Library in Clinton -Tuesday, April 8 and Wednesday, April 9 until 4:30 pm and Thursday, April 10 from 10:00 am-3:00 pm for assistance by volunteers. Donations are limited to three bags or boxes. Additionally, books may be dropped off earlier at either the North Branch or Flemington Headquarters library locations with limited donations. Please see the donation guidelines on the Hunterdon County Library website for early drop-offs. Hunterdon County Fair Grounds in Ringoes DROP OFF DRIVES: Saturdays April 12 and 19 from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm. Please see our website (www.hclibrary.us/friends/booksale.htm) for items not appropriate for donations as these items add to the cost of our disposal. Looking for an opportunity to volunteer and meet new people? FOHCL needs YOU! There are numerous volunteer opportunities. Help is needed from Tuesday April 8 through Tuesday, April 24.Volunteer opportunities are available for both sites – Ringoes at the Fair Grounds and North Branch Library in Clinton. Walk-ins are welcome! Students are welcome to participate if 13+ years old and service credit will be given. For more info about the sale, volunteer and member forms, go to The Friends at: www.hclibrary.us/friends/booksale.htm, send an email to: fohclbooksale@gmail.com or call HCL reference desk at: 908.730.6135. FOCHL members look forward to seeing you as a book donator, sale shopper, volunteer or, all three! B a r r y t h o m s o n r e V e a l s a t e W k s B u r y C o n n e C t i o n t o W i l d fa i r at t h s t a l k , a p r i l 6 Barry Thomson gives a "sneak peek" of Wildfair, site of Mansion in May 2025, and reveals its connection to Tewksbury. The illustrated presentation is sponsored by the Tewksbury Historical Society on Sunday, April 6, at the Zion Lutheran Church Christian Education Building, 16 Miller Avenue in Oldwick at 2:00 pm. Guests are welcome; refreshments will be served. Thomson presents the history of Wildfair, the 21st Mansion in May Designer Showhouse and Gardens presented by the Women's Association for Morristown Medical Center. The 50-acre property in Chester was first developed more than 220 years ago as a farm, gristmill and sawmill along the upper-reaches of the Peapack Brook. In 1934, Elizabeth Wolcott Elkins and Harry Bowly Hollins III retained the prominent Willing, Sims & Talbutt architectural firm of Philadelphia to design their elegant country estate, a rambling fieldstone building with several wings on different levels, and incorporating an existing 19thcentury stone structure. In the 1990's extensive addition and alteration created the present structure and a nearby barn. The house today, which overlooks the restored 18th century millpond, consists of thirty-eight designer spaces and thirteen landscape areas. Born and raised in Peapack-Gladstone, Barry Thomson received his undergraduate degree at Drew University, took architecture and urban planning courses at Harvard University and was a David Rockefeller Fellow, a program the New York City Partnership. With the late Jack Turpin he co-authored the two-volume work "New Jersey Country Houses: The Somerset Hills" and he continues to write and give presentations about architecture and local history. Mansion in May is the preeminent designer showhouse and gardens in the New Jersey-New York area, attracting over 20,000 visitors. Wildfair will be open to the public for Mansion in May from May 1 to May 31. Funds raised will be used toward the purchase of a MEVION S250-FIT Proton Therapy System (tm) at Morristown Medical Center's Carol G. Simon Cancer Center. For more information on Mansion in May 2025 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. Anyone interested in joining the Society or volunteering at its functions may call: 908-832-6734 or email: tewksburynjhistory@gmail.com. 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