Featured: Spring Talk: 100 Years of the Kingston Volunteer Fire Company May 14th
The Kingston Historical Society invites you our spring 2024 talk celebrating the centennial of the Kingston Volunteer Fire Company No. 1. Chief George Luck Jr. (retired) will speak at the firehouse and via Zoom. Event Link
“Kingston’s Lock: History Preserved- Photos and Drawings from 1936 re-interpreted for the 21st Century” Display is now open weekends from 10 to 5.
Interested in helping? Learn how to JOIN us, or VOLUNTEER.
Our website includes a list of upcoming EVENTS, information about our HISTORICAL SOCIETY and about KINGSTON NEW JERSEY and recent news in our “TELEGRAPH BLOG“, covering the Historical Society and the Community of Kingston.
Latest Historical Society News (Blog Posts)
- Open House Weekend a Success
- New Exhibit coming April 6, 2024
- Our Archive Site Temporarily Down- Restored!
- Archiving… and you
- Holiday Tree Lighting- 2023
(Older posts are available HERE)
Kingston Presbyterian Church 300th year event
Kingston Locktender’s House open weekends from April 1st to November 30th.
Want to volunteer to join in the work of the Society?
(CLICK THIS LINK to learn more)
Table of Contents
From the Telegraph – Recent Blog Topics:
- Open House Weekend a SuccessApril 6 and 7, 2024 was opening weekend for displays at the Kingston Lock-Tender’s House. … Continue reading “Open House Weekend a Success”
- New Exhibit coming April 6, 2024The Kingston Lock-Tender’s House display space opens for the the season on April 6 with … Continue reading “New Exhibit coming April 6, 2024”
- Our Archive Site Temporarily Down- Restored!Kingston Historical Society operates a second website, archive.khsnj.org which holds older materials. We are working … Continue reading “Our Archive Site Temporarily Down- Restored!”
- Archiving… and youThe Kingston Historical Society (KHS) was formed in 1997 as a non-partisan, non-profit organization to … Continue reading “Archiving… and you”
- Holiday Tree Lighting- 2023The weather cleared just in time for our community tree lighting, Sunday December 3rd, 2023. … Continue reading “Holiday Tree Lighting- 2023”
- Annual Meeting Talk Video now AvailableYou can view Markus McParland’s talk on our video page: https://www.khsnj.org/community-collection-for-kingston-nj-2023-video/ Thanks to Markus for … Continue reading “Annual Meeting Talk Video now Available”
- Nov-Dec Events in Kingston 2023Kingston Book Talk / KHS Annual Meeting Local author Markus McParland spoke on his NEW … Continue reading “Nov-Dec Events in Kingston 2023”
- KHS participates in Scavenger HuntOctober 21, 2023 was South Brunswick Township’s History Day Scavenger Hunt. The goal was to … Continue reading “KHS participates in Scavenger Hunt”
- Cemetery Tales, October 14, 2023Kingston Presbyterian Church in celebration of its 300th Anniversary presented “Cemetery Tales” on October 14, … Continue reading “Cemetery Tales, October 14, 2023”
... Looking for an older “Telegraph” Blog Post? Click HERE for a full list.
About the Society
The Kingston Historical Society (KHS) was formed in 1997 as a non-partisan, non-profit organization to preserve, enhance and promote the history of the village of Kingston, New Jersey.
Consider Volunteering! Learn More HERE or become a member (see below.)
KHS Ongoing Activities:
Locktender’s House Open Weekends
The Kingston Locktender’s House is normally open to the public every weekend during warmer weather.
The Locktender’s House will be open on Saturdays, Sundays and major holidays from 10 am to about 5 pm. It closes for the winter on December 1st, but will be open for our annual Holiday Tree Lighting.
Note that the building had no air conditioning and minimal air circulation. Please maintain social distancing. Also, there is no bathroom available in the Locktender’s House. The nearest bathroom is a portajohn in the parking lot across the entrance road, maintained by the State Park. It is sometimes removed during the winter.
To find the Locktender’s House on your mapping software, try this address: 39 Old Lincoln Highway, Princeton, NJ 08540, or GPS: 40°22’25.9″N 74°37’06.7″W Or look for it at the D&R Canal at the foot of the Kingston hill.
View Videos of Earlier Programs
Follow THIS LINK to see a list of recordings from past events.
This Website:
- Announces upcoming events
- Preserves reports of Kingston Historical Society activities
- Archives information about Kingston, New Jersey’s history
- Provides information about our Society
(Photo: A frame bridge at the Kingston Lock, ~ 1901)
Donate or Become a Member!
Members help us survive.
”History is who we are and why we are the way we are..” –David McCullough
We wouldn’t survive without the generous donations and contributions from our donors and patrons. The Kingston Historical Society (KHS) was formed in 1997 as a 501(c)3 non-partisan, non-profit organization to preserve, enhance and promote the history of the village of Kingston. The KHS has its headquarters in the Locktender’s House on the Delaware and Raritan Canal in New Jersey where it maintains the original circa 1830 home of families who operated the Kingston locks on the canal.
Our exhibits, the maintenance of the Locktender’s house, and our programs are produced and managed by volunteers in collaboration with numerous local historians and craftsmen.