Print Post “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 It is interesting to see how a parcel of land can be used in various ways over time. Pine Brae Farm is a good example of varied use. Before it became a club, the property had been a privately owned farm for many years. Next, a realtor/entrepreneur bought the farm to make it a country club. Then it became a swim club, and ultimately the land was returned to open space. Long before...

Print Post In Blog 23 (A Church Comes to Blawenburg - September, 2019), there was brief mention of the 1860 donation to purchase a bell for the Reformed Dutch Church of Blawenburg by wealthy financier Paul Tulane. In this blog, we look at the life of Paul Tulane and his relationship to Blawenburg, the Princeton area, and beyond. Who was Paul Tulane? May 10, 1801—March 27, 1887 Paul Tulane began and ended his life in the Princeton/Montgomery Township area. He was born in 1801 on his family’s...

Post Blog I accumulate many bits of information from readers, newspaper searches, and the internet. Some of them evolve into blogs, but many just stand as isolated, unpublished facts. In this blog, I publish some of these facts and stories about random topics. Don’t look for a consistent theme. After all, this is Blawenburg Potpourri, a mixture of things. Former Gas Station In blog 118, we told the stories of the former tenants of New World Pizza. Also included were various owners of the...