Speaker Series

Initiated in February 2012, the Speaker Series presented a broad range of topics of interest to Franklin Township and Hunterdon County residents shown here.

Topics Discussed

  • Climate Change, environmentalist Hal Benz – November 7, 2019
  • Why are Bees Important to our Ecosystem?, master beekeeper Bob Kloss – September 5, 2019
  • Ghosts of Central Jersey, author and singer/songwriter Gordon Thomas Ward – May 2, 2019
  • Love in Nature, naturalist Laura Bush – March 7, 2019
  • Towpaths & Tales, environmentalist Mike McCann – November 1, 2018
  • Raptors of Hunterdon (Hawks & Falcons), naturalist Tom Sheppard – September 6, 2018
  • The Hidden Treasures of Historic Pittstown, architect Michael Margulies – May 3, 2018
  • Extremes of Wings: From Butterflies to Eagles, naturalist John Demarrais – March 1, 2018
  • Prehistoric Stone Tools and Their Uses, amateur archeologist Erich Zeh – November 7, 2017
  • Revolutionary War Folklore in Stories and Song, singer/songwriter Gordon Thomas Ward – September 7, 2017
  • Jersey! Then…Again, author Maureen Wlodarczyk – May 4, 2017
  • Habits and Habitats of New Jersey’s Black Bears, naturalist Tom Sheppard – March 2, 2017
  • These Old Houses: An Introduction to Tree-Ring Dating and Other Methods for Dating Historic Structures, anthropologist Richard Veit, Ph.D. – November 3, 2016
  • The Garden State: Where Ideas Grow, author Linda Barth – September 1, 2016
  • Hunterdon Revolutionary War Folklore in Stories and Song, author and singer-songwriter Gordon Thomas Ward – June 2, 2016
  • Owls of Hunterdon, naturalist Tom Sheppard – March 3, 2016
  • Of Two Different Minds: Gender Communication, management communications speakers Thomas C. Maddux, DVM, and Linda Merry Maddux, DVM – November 5, 2015
  • Coexisting with Coyotes, naturalist Tom Sheppard – August 27, 2015
  • All Roads Lead to Pittstown, historian Stephanie Stevens – July 30, 2015
  • George Washington’s Indispensable Men, author Arthur S. Lefkowitz – April 2, 2015
  • Antique Tools of New Jersey, historic tool enthusiast Bob Garay – February 5, 2015
  • Honoring Hunterdon’s 300th Anniversary: Birds in Hunterdon County in the 1700’s and Today, naturalist John DeMarrais – November 6, 2014
  • Archaeology and the Delaware Indians: A 12,000-Year Odyssey, anthropologist Richard Veit, Ph.D. – June 5, 2014
  • New Jersey’s Landscapes and the Geology That Made Them Possible, geologist Michael Pollock – April 3, 2014
  • Ghosts of Hunterdon County, historian Jim Davidson – February 6, 2014
  • New Jersey’s Changing Weather Patterns, climatologist David Robinson – November 7, 2013
  • 12 Theories of Who Kidnapped the Lindbergh Baby, historian Jim Davidson – September 19, 2013
  • Hiking in Hunterdon County, author Sue Dziamara – June 6, 2013
  • Railroading in Hunterdon County, historian Frank Curcio – April 4, 2013
  • Hunterdon from Above, land history researcher Mike McCann – February 7, 2013
  • The History of Round Valley, historian Stephanie Stevens – September 6, 2012
  • Indian Trail Trees, environmentalist Anna Maria Caldara – June 7, 2012
  • Quilts Uncovered: History of Quilting in America, quilt historian Judy Grow – April 5, 2012
  • Birds of Franklin Township, naturalist John DeMarrais – February 2, 2012