AN AMAZING GALLERY FULL OF RARE HISTORIC PHOTOS, COURTROOM AUTOGRAPHS, MEMORABILIA AND SO MUCH MORE; 6 LECTURES, INCLUDING BRAND NEW MATERIAL, AND 2 MEET UPS ALL STARTING TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6 PM.
COME AND MEET AUTHOR JAMES DAVIDSON AND BROWSE THE GALLERY OF ARTIFACTS PROVIDED BY BOTH JIM AND THE HUNTERDON HISTORICAL SOCIETY STARTING AT 6 PM. THEN STAY FOR THE LECTURE. WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS SERIES AND WE HOPE YOU ARE, TOO!
LINDBERGH MINI SERIES
A special thank you to the Hunterdon County Board of Commissioners, Director Jeff Kuhl, Deputy Director Sue Soloway, Members Zach Rich, John Lanza, and Shaun Van Doren, County Administrator Brad Myhre, and Executive Director of the Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission Natalie Zaman for making this happen.
We hope you will enjoy leaving the Historic Courthouse and strolling downtown Flemington to see the actual locations which Jim discusses in his talks. Enjoy dinner before the evening talks or lunch before the afternoon ones. Please make sure you make reservations as appropriate for before or after dining. A list of dining establishes in Downtown, Flemington, follows at the end of this blog.
NEW! The Circus Returns to Flemington: A Photographic and Memorabilia Exhibit of the Lindbergh Trial: The Hunterdon 300th in partnership with the Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission and Hunterdon County Historical Society is pleased to announce an exhibit on the Lindbergh kidnapping and trial throughout the month of September. The exhibit, features a large photographic and memorabilia display of the “Trial of the Century,” courtesy of noted Lindbergh speaker, James Davidson. Mr. Davidson has assembled a collection of over 90 rare photographs, many never before seen in public, as well as Lindbergh trial memorabilia. The County Historic Society has also provided rarely seen Lindbergh artifacts. The exhibit will be on view during the month of September on the first floor galleries of the newly renovated Hunterdon County Historic Courthouse and Jail where the Lindbergh trial took place.
View the exhibit before and after the lectures. The Hunterdon County Historic Courthouse and Jail is open for special events, such as this lecture series, and by appointment. If you wish to schedule a tour of the Courthouse, Jail and exhibit outside of the lecture series, please call the Hunterdon County Sheriff’s Office at (908) 788-1166.
A SPECIAL LINDBERGH LECTURE SERIES: In 2014, the Hunterdon Tricentennial Committee, now the Hunterdon 300th, produced a series of 8 lectures over an 8 week period by Jim Davidson on Lindbergh at the Historic Courthouse. We are proud to bring a new series of 6 lectures to the Historic Courthouse over 2 weekends with Jim!
James Davidson has lived the Lindbergh Kidnapping for over 30 years. A former history teacher and a popular speaker on the Lindbergh case, this is the third book he had written on the Lindbergh Kidnapping. Along with co-author Mark Falzini his first book was “New Jersey's Lindbergh Kidnapping and Trial”. This was followed up in 2022 with “When the Circus Came to Town – Flemington New Jersey and the Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial”. James Davidson grew up in Flemington, New Jersey where from an early age he heard stories of the Lindbergh Kidnapping and Hauptmann Trial. His parents had lived in Trenton, NJ and attended a Hauptmann Execution Party at a local hotel, where they listen to Gabriel Heater broadcast the execution live from outside the State Prison. His father said all the lights in the hotel dimmed when they electrocuted Hauptmann! As a young boy Davidson met William Allen, who worked for his grandfather and who was one of the people who found the Lindbergh baby. In Flemington he knew Lloyd Fisher, who was his father’s attorney and who was also Bruno Hauptmann’s attorney, while Davidson’s neighbor was one of the jurors at the trial. A local historian and former history teacher, Davidson, over a 30 year period, has amassed one of the largest collections of Lindbergh Flight and Trial memorabilia. With Mark Falzini, archivist of the New State Police Museum, he co-authored “New Jersey’s Lindbergh Kidnapping and Trial.” Davidson is an avid and much sought after speaker on the Lindbergh’s, the Kidnapping and the Trial.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH: MEET UP! VISIT TO THE STATE POLICE MUSEUM WITH A SPECIAL MEET UP AT THE LINDBERGH KIDNAPPING EXHIBIT: We've arranged a very special visit to the State Police Museum to tour the State Police Museum and meet up at the Lindbergh Exhibit where there will be a special talk. Come on your own as early as 9 am when the Museum opens. Spend time before or after our Meet Up at 11 am at the Lindbergh Exhibit. The Museum closes at 3 pm so you can tour at your leisure no matter what time you arrive. Please have photo identification for every member of your party. The State Police are graciously allowing us to provide some refreshments as well. This tour is free but we are requiring reservations as we get closer to the event to provide a head count to the State Police. Limited to 50 guests.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 (RAIN DATE SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 22): LINDBERGH'S FLEMINGTON WALKING TOUR: Join historical architect and Flemington architecture expert Chris Pickell for a new walking tour on and around Main Street to explore Main Street as Lindbergh saw it. Chris will also outline and show some of the special places in town including where Defense Attorney Lloyd Fisher's office was, where Anna Hauptmann and her son stayed, and where the reporters ate. Reservations are required for the event. Limited to 20 guests. 10 am.
https://events.humanitix.com/lindbergh-s-flemington-walking-tour-ffku6j93
A SPECIAL LINDBERGH LECTURE SERIES CONTINUES:
Cilantro Garden (136 Main Street)
https://cilantrogarden.menufy.com/
Dolce's Italian Restaurant (161 Main Street) https://www.dolcerestaurantnj.com/
Bistro 55 (55 Main Street Suite 2) http://www.55main.com/
Gabby's Pizza (203 Main Street) https://gabbyspizzapasta.com/
Jack's Pizzeria (55 Main Street) https://www.orderjackspizza.com/
Little Egypt Oasis (79 Main Street) https://bobashopflemington.com/
Main Street Bagel Company (26 East Main Street) https://mainstreetbagelnj.com/
Market Roost (65 Main Street) https://www.marketroost.com/
Matt's Red Rooster (22 Bloomfield Avenue) https://www.mattsredroostergrill.com/
Shaker Cafe (31 Main Street) https://www.jsshakercafe.com/
Viva Mexico (148 Main Street) https://restaurantvivamexico.com
Bread & Culture (123 Main Street) https://breadandculture.com