CamCoHistory Videos

Slave Ships on the Delaware: A Story of Camden, NJ

Slave Ships on the Delaware: A Story of Camden, NJ

An eight-minute documentary about the 18th-century river slave trade in Camden, New Jersey.

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TV Cooking Shows Filmed at Pomona Hall

TV Cooking Shows Filmed at Pomona Hall

CAMDEN, NJ -- Celebrity chef Walter Staib has used the 18th-century kitchen at the historic Pomona Hall mansion here to film four open-hearth cooking shows. The programs will air as segments in "The Chef's Kitchen" series on Comcast's CN8 channel. Pomona Hall is a restored 18th-century mansion operated by the Camden County Historical Society.

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Camden NJ's Treasure House of History

Camden NJ's Treasure House of History

A tour of the Camden County Historical Society complex in Camden, New Jersey. A treasure house of the local history of the lower Delaware Valley, the Society has a museum, library and a restored 18th-century mansion.

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The Old Farms of Cherry Hill, New Jersey

The Old Farms of Cherry Hill, New Jersey

This presentation at the Camden County Historical Society Historic Preservation Awards tells the stories of Cherry Hill, New Jersey's now-vanished farms. Online a single one -- Springdale Farms -- remains.

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A Taste of Civil War Foods

A Taste of Civil War Foods

A Camden County Historical Society presentation of the foods of the Civil War by Sandy Levins. Features a display of actual foods baked according to 1860s recipes.

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Women at the Battle of Gettysburg

Women at the Battle of Gettysburg

A presentation in Camden, New Jersey, about women's role in the Battle of Gettysburg by Jane Peters Estes. Females -- as soldiers and beseiged civilians -- were more involved than most believe in this critical battle of the American Civil War.

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Old Movie Theaters of Camden, New Jersey

Old Movie Theaters of Camden, New Jersey

Allen F. Haus, author of the book South Jersey Movie House, talks about the once-great movie theaters of Camden, New Jersey.

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Open Hearth Cooking in Camden, New Jersey

Open Hearth Cooking in Camden, New Jersey

Open hearth cooking is demonstrated in the 18th-century kitchen of Pomona Hall in Camden, New Jersey. In the 1700s, the mansion was the home of the region's wealthiest family.

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