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The Ewing Township Historic Preservation Society
Located at the Benjamin Temple House, Drake Farm Park
Future Home of the Ewing Museum
27 Federal City Road, Ewing NJ 08638 ~ 609-883-2455
Hours of the Benjamin Temple House Museum and Library ~
Wednesdays from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.
Other times by appointment with the Site Manager, Amy Karen Harter.
Free House Tours the first Sunday of Every Month from 2:00 - 4:00 pm.
2025 OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES
President - Joanne Durham
Vice-President - Vacancy
Secretary - Marge Delaney
Treasurer - Jane Bellisfield
2025 Trustees -
John Delaney
Vacancy
Rebecca Urban
2026 Trustees -
Heidi Furman
Sharon Leaming
Vacancy
2027 Trustees -
Marilyn Bird
Elizabeth Czelusniak
Carol Hill
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~ NEW PROJECTS ~
"Voices of Ewing"
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LAUNCHED JANUARY 1ST, 2021
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We are collecting the stories, trials, difficulties, and challenges that members of the Ewing Community have experienced during their lives here!
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Please send us photos, drawings, journal entries, poetry, videos and other expressions of your life as documents for ETHPS to archive for future generations.
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By sending us your donation, you understand that ETHPS will be keeping your remembrances in our historical archives, and they will be accessible to both current and future researchers.
PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WITH YOUR DONATION:
1. YOUR NAME
2. YOUR AGE AND/OR BIRTHDATE.
3. YOUR FULL ADDRESS.
4. YOUR PHONE NUMBER.
5. YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.
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Please let us know whether you would prefer we use your phone number and/or email address if we need to contact you.
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ETHPS is REQUIRED
to contact you to sign a release form if we intend any public release of your donation.
THANK YOU!
Please either email your donation to
OR
Mail to:
ETHPS
27 Federal City Road
Ewing NJ 08638
CHECK OUT OUR
ETHPS YEAR IN REVIEW
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
OnYouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vkDaXBzOHQ
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AND OUR
Virtual Tour of the
Benjamin Temple House in Ewing
We are pleased to have our first virtual tour of the Benjamin Temple House hosted by Ellie Calcagno, our past Site Manager, who left in 2023 to help develop a new historical society in Robbinsville. (Our current site manager is Amy Karen Harter.) This is the first of many videos we would like to share. We focus on the four rooms of the 1750s section of the house. Please click on the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOxUeniHSSg&feature=youtu.be
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AUGUST 8TH
MEMBER'S
PICNIC
Details to follow.
THE EWING TOWNSHIP HISTORIC PRESERVATION SOCIETY
~~OPEN HOUSE TOURS~~
The First Sunday of the Month
SUNDAY, JUNE 1ST, 2025, 2:00-4:00 PM
FREE OPEN HOUSE TOUR OF THE HOUSE
~ OUR NEXT EVENT ~
EWING TOWNSHIP HISTORIC
PRESERVATION SOCIETY’S
12th Annual
SARAH TEMPLE TEA
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SUNDAY, MAY 18th, 2025
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MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS​
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
CONTACT info@ethps.org
for more information.
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The Benajmin Temple House is owned by the Township of Ewing. Bert Steinmann, Mayor and Ted Forst, Director of Community Affairs support the Society in the long term maintenance of the house. The house is consistently maintained by the efforts of the members of the Ewing Township Historic Preservation Society, a non-profit 501(3)c organization.
~609-883-2455~
~Email: info@ethps.org~
~Website: www.ethps.org~
~Sustaining Patrons: NJM Insurance and Fred Andrew~
Moving the Benjamin Temple House in 1973
The Benjamin Temple House, originally located on Pennington Road (Route 31), was moved by the State of New Jersey in May, 1973 to its present location on Federal City Road. The move was precipitated by the expansion of I-95 , and was accomplished through the untiring efforts of Gail Kuser and the Friends of the Benjamin Temple House. The Benjamin Temple House (also known as the Temple-Ryan Farmhouse) is on the national, state and township historic registries.
As the ETHPS enters its 47th year of stewardship, we embark on an ambitious 5-year plan to complete the final restoration work with a fundraising campaign. Join us in making the Ewing Museum at the Benjamin Temple House a reality. You can help to create a welcoming and historically accurate resource for the community with a donation to:
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purchase additional period furnishings for the 1750 rooms;
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provide funds for restoration of artifacts and the printing of educational materials;
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sponsor exhibit signage for the museum; and
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fund handicapped access including a deck and ramp at the rear of the house.
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ETHPS appreciates the
support of our Corporate Sponsors
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NJM Insurance Group, Ewing NJ ~ www.njm.com
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Investors Bank Community Foundation
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Roma Bank Community Bank Foundation
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Homasote Company, Ewing NJ ~ http://www.homasote.com
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FVHD Architects-Planners, Ewing NJ ~ https://www.fvhdpc.com
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Digital Dog Direct, Ewing NJ ~ https://www.digitaldogdirect.com
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Future Home of the Ewing Museum
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Ewing Township Historic Preservation Society
at the Benjamin Temple House
THE EWING MUSEUM CAMPAIGN FUND
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