95 ~ The Dark Side of Blawenburg
By David Cochran Print Post WARNING You may find this blog disturbing. Read with caution. No village is perfect. All have tales they’d...
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David Cochran
- Oct 2
- 5 min
94 ~ Hobler Park, A Blawenburg Treasure
Print Post Sometimes finding hidden treasures requires hunters the likes of Indiana Jones, but other treasures are often in plain sight....
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David Cochran
- Aug 30
- 4 min
93 ~ Memories of Blawenburg
I get many pictures and notes related to Blawenburg from readers of my blog. Thank you! These have been very helpful in building the...
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David Cochran
- Jul 14
- 6 min
92. Memories of Troop 46
Print Post In Blog 91, we looked at Boy Scout Troop 46 that Blawenburg Church has sponsored since its inception in 1933. It showed how...
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David Cochran
- Jun 15
- 9 min
91 Troop 46, Serving Youth for 90 Years
Print Post Boy Scout Troop 46 has a long history of helping boys in Blawenburg and Montgomery Township develop good values as they...
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David Cochran
- May 15
- 9 min
90 The Slaves of Blawenburg, Part 4
Print Post This is the final installment of the story of the slaves that worked on the farms in and around Blawenburg. In this blog, we...
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David Cochran
- Apr 14
- 8 min
89 The Slaves of Blawenburg, Part 3
Print Post In this third part of the series about slavery, we look at slavery on the Michael Blaw farm in Blawenburg. We tell the story...
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David Cochran
- Mar 15
- 7 min
88 The Slaves of Blawenburg, Part 2
Print Post In our previous blog, we told the story of how the Dutch West India Company brought slaves from Africa and traded them for...
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David Cochran
- Feb 15
- 9 min
87 The Slaves of Blawenburg, Part 1
Print Post Slavery has been a part of the human culture for over 2000 years. According to Britannica, “Slavery is a condition in which...
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David Cochran
- Jan 16
- 7 min
86 The Blawenburg Bypass
Print When I moved to Blawenburg 50 years ago (January 3, 1973), it was still a rural community with some 150-year-old houses and working...
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David Cochran
- Dec 15, 2022
- 5 min
85 A New Home for the Lost Windmill
Print Post The lost has been found. The disassembled has been reconstructed. This tale has its roots in Blawenburg on the old Nevius/Van...
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David Cochran
- Nov 15, 2022
- 9 min
84 First Responders
Print Post When an emergency occurs today, we are fortunate to be able to call 911 and have help arrive within a matter of minutes. But...
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David Cochran
- Oct 17, 2022
- 5 min
83 Farewell to an Old Friend
Print Post The Blawenburg ash stood like a silent sentry along Georgetown-Franklin Turnpike for over a century and a half. She survived...
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David Cochran
- Sep 9, 2022
- 4 min
82 A Day to Remember - 9/11/01
Print Post Tuesday, September 11, 2001 is one of those days we shall never forget. Most people can tell you where they were when they...
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David Cochran
- Aug 15, 2022
- 6 min
81 Mystery at the Old Tavern
Print Post Pete Lewis, one of our blog subscribers, contacted me recently to report that he lived in the Griggs house, aka, Blawenburg...
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David Cochran
- Jul 18, 2022
- 5 min
80 The Voorhees House
Print Every building in Blawenburg has stories to tell. The Voorhees House, built in 1870, was the last of the original houses built in...
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David Cochran
- Jun 16, 2022
- 2 min
79 A Glimpse of the State Village
In 2021, I posted a four-part blog series on the State Village for Epileptics. Founded in 1898, the village served residents with a...
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David Cochran
- May 16, 2022
- 7 min
78 The Frog War and M&S Demise
Print Post Railroads were a growing industry in the 19th century, and Blawenburg was served by the 25-mile Mercer & Somerset Railroad...
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David Cochran
- Apr 19, 2022
- 6 min
77 The Bats of Blawenburg
Print Not all Tales of Blawenburg are about the early history of the village. This blog was inspired by a recent visit by a bat to my...
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David Cochran
- Mar 15, 2022
- 5 min
76 The Famous Preachers of Blawenburg
Print Post A new church in a small village with several famous preachers… how did they end up preaching in Blawenburg? Blawenburg was a...
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David Cochran
- Feb 17, 2022
- 12 min
75 The Wandering Blaws
By Edwin Olen ‘Ted’ Blew Print Have you ever wondered what happened to the Blaws, whose family name graces the historic village of...
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David Cochran
- Jan 17, 2022
- 4 min
74 When Ansel Adams Came to the Village
In this blog, we note a visit by Ansel Adams to the village of Blawenburg and the picture he took while he was here. Download/print Ansel...
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David Cochran
- Dec 17, 2021
- 5 min
73 The Other Blawenburg Village
Print Post Do you know that there is another Blawenburg Village? Some might call it the other Blawenburg Village, while others may call...
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David Cochran
- Nov 18, 2021
- 4 min
72 The Old Parsonage
Print Post In the previous blog, we told the story of the ghosts in the old church parsonage, including some tales and a firsthand...
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