• Deremer House

    The Deremer-Wilson Farm

    Dilts Farm Park was once part of a large farm owned by John Van Vorst and Abraham Deremer in the 18th century.

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    The Rittenhouse-Dilts Farm

    A second look at the Dilts Farm, but this time with some wonderful Rittenhouse family photos.

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    Shrinking Township, part 2

    The plan to make East Amwell more Republican did not turn out as expected.

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    A Shrinking Township

    Why do some municipalities shrink over the years? Usually it’s politics, as in this case in 1896.

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    Bowne Station

    Egbert T. Bush relates the history of the Bowne Station neighborhood.

  • Caleb Farley’s Headquarters Farm

    In this article, Mr. Bush begins with a discussion of the Caleb Farley farm in Headquarters, but strays from the subject of his headline to also discuss a farm just west of Sergeantsville, once owned by the Larew family.

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    Dilts Farm

    This beautiful old farmhouse is gone. It was built by a Rittenhouse in 1844.

Goodspeed Welcome to Goodspeed Histories, a website for Hunterdon County history, early West Jersey history, and the history of my home town, Delaware Township. I began the website in 2009 as a way to discover the history of my ancestor Samuel Green, one of the early settlers in West New Jersey. In the process I became fascinated with the political history of that place, which led to many posts on the West Jersey Proprietors. I hope to do more. When my home town celebrated its 175th anniversary in 2013, I had to pay attention to all the stories that can be told about it, and the same thing happened the next year when Hunterdon County celebrated its 300th anniversary. There is so much more to write about all these places, so much more to learn. In the process, I hope to encourage readers who know even more about these places and the people who have lived here to share their knowledge with me here on Goodspeed Histories.

—Marfy Goodspeed

Regarding the Top Menu

“About” provides some background on the website and the kind of articles to be found here.

“List of Posts” used to be called “My Latest Posts.” It is actually a chronological list of all the articles published, starting with the most recent. Which is why I changed the name.

“Families.” Clicking on this will bring you to a page that lists some of the most frequently discussed families. Clicking on a family name will give you a page listing all the articles linked to that particular family. This year I will be adding an extra article to these family pages–a family tree. Readers are encouraged to make additions and corrections in the comments section of the family tree pages.

“Localities.” Like Families, certain locations get studied more than others, and this link will also take you to a listing of those places, and clicking each name will take you to a page of articles where those places are discussed.

“Index of Articles.” The above “List of Posts” is not helpful if you want to see a list of articles on various subjects. The Index is arranged to show articles about West New Jersey, Hunterdon County, Delaware Township, and articles by local historians.

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