Trinity United Methodist Church is having a birthday! On Sunday, March 10th, Trinity United Methodist Church is inviting all friends and past and present members to help celebrate its 159th birthday at a service that will include special music and speakers. A reception will follow in the Fellowship Hall and we hope you can join us. Before Merchantville was Merchantville, Trinity Chapel was built at the intersection of Maple Avenue and Whiskey Road. That was in 1865.
Underground Railroad Talk
Please join the Merchantville Historical Society when we help celebrate Black History Month by hosting noted local historian Linda P. Shockley, who will speak on “The Underground Railroad in South Jersey,” at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21st, at the Community Center. Mrs. Shockley is president and a founding member of the Lawnside Historical Society, Inc., where she learned the unique history of the town shaped and governed by African Americans.
Our Past and Future
The Stockton Sanitarium
Your House, Your Story
GOC Airplane Spotters
During WWII, the east and west coasts of the United States were protected by civilian volunteer aircraft spotters, members of the Ground Observer Corps. The GOC was a component of the Aircraft Warning Service
Collins-Pancoast Hall
Completed in 1893, Collins-Pancoast Hall was home to both a building supply business and also served as a community meeting place and performing arts venue. John S. Collins, a sixth-generation Collins dating back to