JOE LAUFER’S SPEAKING SCHEDULE
UPCOMING IN 2005
Thursday, September 1, 2005 - "The Jack Allen Memorial Country Living Museum" - 7:30 PM at Kirby's Mill, Medford. Medford Historical Society.
Friday, September 15, 2005 - "Smithville, Gem of Burlington County's Company Towns" - 1:00 p.m. - Leisuretowne. Veteran's Club.
Thursday, September 22, 2005 - "Burlington County History - an Overview" - 7 PM at Riverton Country Club. Rotary Club.
Wednesday, October 5, 2005 - "Notable Women of Burlington County" - 10:30 AM at Smithville Mansion. Questers of Southern New Jersey.
Friday, October 7, 2005 - "Smithville: Gem of Burlington County's Company Towns" - 7 PM at Moorestown Presbyterian Church. First Friday Club.
UPCOMING IN 2006
Wednesday, March 8, 2006 - "William Penn and the West Jersey Concessions and Agreements" - 12 Noon at Springfield Farms, Cherry Hill. Haddonfield DAR.
Thursday, April 13, 2006 - "Smithville: The Gem of Burlington County's Company Towns" - 2:00 p.m. at Cater2U, Mt. Laurel. Willingboro Women's Club.
COMPLETED LECTURES - 2005
Saturday, June 25, 2005 - "Historic Company Towns of Burlington County" - Whitesbog Blueberry Festival - 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 25, 2005 - "William Penn and the Quaker Influence on New Jersey" - Sons of the American Revolution. West Deptford Towsnship Free Public Library, West Deptford, New Jersey. 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, June 16, 2005 - Seneca High School - First Commencement. Welcome and Installation of Charter Alumni to Sneca H.S. Alumni Association. - 6 p.m.
Sunday, June 12, 2005 - Tours of Smithville - 12 and 2 PM. Smithville Park - as a part of Earth Fair, 2005.
Thursday, May 26, 2005 - "One Room School Houses of Burlington County" - 7 PM at Burlington County Library. Burlington County Historian Series.
Thursday, March 3, 2005 - "Notable Women of Burlington County" - 7 PM at Burlington County Library, Westampton. County Historian Series.
Sunday, March 13, 2005 - "Notable Women of Burlington County" - 12:30 and 3:30 PM at Smithville Mansion, Eastampton. Cultural and Heritage Commission's Women's History Month Program.
Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - "Notable Women of Burlington County" - 7 PM at Smithville Mansion, Eastampton. Meeting of Home Economics Professionals.
Thursday, April 21 - "William Penn and the Quaker Influence in Burlington County" - 7 PM - Burlington County Library - American Association of University Women.
Sunday, April 24, 2005 - Town of Roebling's 100th Anniversary - Roebling Elementary School Auditorium - "Roebling, Burlington County's Fourth and Last Company Town" - 2:00 p.m.
h3>Saturday, May 14, 2005 - New Views IV Tour Your Town - "Historic School Houses and Fire Houses of Burlington County" - "On Bus" Tour Guide and Lecturer for all day bus tour sponsored by the Burlington County Culture and Heritage Department.
Monday, May 23, 2005 - Rutgers University New Professor Orientation - Bus Tour - "On Bus" Tour Guide for towns of Roebling, Burlington and Willingboro. 11:00 a.m.
COMPLETED LECTURES - 2004
February 14, 2004 - The Speakers' Forum at Medford Leas, Medford, NJ
"Notable Women of Burlington County" (plus update on Smithville!) - Medford Leas Auditorium - 11:00 a.m.
Sunday, March 7, 2004 - Burlington County Cultural and Heritage Dept. - Women's History Month exhibit opening.
"Notable Women of Burlington County" - Smithville Mansion, Smithville. - 12 p.m.
Monday, March 15, 2004 - Indian Mills Historical Society - "The History of Burlington County" - Shamong Municipal Building - 7:30 p.m. .
Thursday, March 25, 2004 - American Association of University Women - Willingboro Branch
"Notable Women of Burlington County" - Burlington County Library - 7:00 p.m.
Friday, April 2, 2004 - Moorestown Presbyterian Church Friday Nighters - "Burlington County: Crossroads of American History" - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 8, 2004 - Medford Historical Society - "H. B. Smith and the Enterprise at Smithville" - 7:30 p.m. - In the Billiard Room of the Smithville Mansion, Eastampton.
Wednesday, April 21, 2004 - Springfield Historical Society - "Notable
Women of Burlington County" - 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 8, 2004 - Burlington County Cultural and Heritage Department - "New Views III" Bus Tour: On bus tour guide describing ten African-American historic sites in Burlington County.
Saturday, May 22, 2004 - Flying Farmers International - "H. B. Smith and the Enterprise at Smithville" - 11:00 a.m. - In the Billiard Room of the Smithville Mansion, Eastampton. Includes tour of H. B. Smith Industrial Village and Park.
Sunday, September 12, 2004 - Southampton Historical Society - Master of Ceremonies for the 30th Anniversary Celebration of the Society.
Monday, September 13, 2004 - Southampton Historical Society, Olde Town Hall, Plum St., Vincentown - "The History of Burlington County" - 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - South Jersey Tourism Association Fam Tour of Burlington County - On bus tour guide as County Historian
Friday, October 1, 2004 - Service Education Youth Conference and Expo, Burlington County College Enterprise Center, Mt. Laurel - "Growing through Serving" - 9:15 a.m.
Thursday, October 7, 2004 - Medford Historical Society, Friends Meeting, Union St., Medford - "Quaker Meeting Houses of Burlington County" - 7:30 p.m.
COMPLETED LECTURES - 2003
Saturday, January 4, 2003 - Daughters of the American Revolution
"D-Day, Normandy and Pegasus Bridge" - Garden State Diner, Wrghtstown, NJ.
Friday, March 21, 2003 - Lenape Regional High School District In-Service Day "Technology 'n Teaching II" - Subject: "Internet Travel Resources: Anticipation - Realization - Rememberence - Using the Internet before, during and after Traveling".
Saturday, May 10, 2003 - Burlington County Cultural and Heritage Department - "New Views II" Bus Tour: On bus tour guide describing ten historic sites in Burlington County.
Thursday, June 12, 2003 - Willingboro Rotary Club. Subject: "Burlington County's Rich Heritage" - 12:15 - Ott's Restaurant, Route 130, Willingboro, NJ.
Thursday, September 11, 2003 - Wrightstown Rotary Club. Subject: "D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Sixtieth Anniversary, 2004" - 6:00 p.m. - Garden State Diner, Wrightstown.
Monday, September 15, 2003 - Leisuretowne History Club. Subject: "Burlington County, Crossroads of American History". - 7:30 - Settler's Hall, Leisuretowne.
Thursday, September 25, 2003 - Moorestown Women's Club. Subject: "Burlington County, Crossroads of American History". - 12:00 noon - Private Home, Moorestown.
Wednesday, October 8, 2003 - Moorestown Women's Club. Subject: "Quaker Meeting Houses of Burlington County" - 12:15 - Private Home, Main Street, Moorestown, NJ.
Sunday, November 2, 2003 - Chesterfield Friends. Subject: "Quaker Meeting Houses of Burlington County" - 1:00 p.m. - Chesterfield Meeting.
Saturday, November 15, 2003 - Burlington County Department of Culture and Heritage - Joe will be a member of a panel on Marketing Techniques for Non Profit Organizations at the "You Asked For It" Seminar at the Eco Center in Mansfield Township.
COMPLETED LECTURES - 2002, 2001, 2000
2002
Tuesday, February 5, 2002 - Medford Historical Society
"Travel Tips - How to Get the Most Out of Travel" - 8:00 p.m., Quaker Meeting House, 14 Union Street, Medford.
Friday, February 22, 2002 - Medford Senior Citizen Club
"Travel Tips - How to Get the Most Out of Travel" - 1:00 p.m., Medford VFW, Church Road.
Monday, April 1, 2002 - Southampton Historical Society, Vincentown, NJ.
"Quaker Meeting Houses of Burlington County" - 7:00 p.m., Olde Town Hall, Plumb Street
Wednesday, October 9, 2002 - Shady Rest Bible Church, Chesterfield, NJ
"Quaker Meeting Houses of Burlington County" - 12:00 p.m., Shady Rest Bible Church, Chesterfield, NJ.
Sunday, October 20, 2002 - Fall Float - H.B. Smith Industrial Village Conservancy
"H.B. Smith: his life, his dream, his village" - On site tours of the Park.
Wednesday, October 30, 2002 - Eastampton Middle School - Assembly: "Christopher Columbus - Discoverer".
2001
Friday, January 26, 2001 – 2:15 p.m. -
The Haddon Fortnightly (Women’s Club), Haddonfield -
"Notable Women in South Jersey History"
Thursday, March 1, 2001 – 1:45-2:30 p.m. -
Holiday Village Senior’s Club -
Birchfield Clubhouse, Mt. Laurel -
"Quaker Meeting Houses of Burlington County"
Friday, March 2, 2001 – 8:00 p.m. -
Senior Group,
First Presbyterian Church, Moorestown -
"The Shroud of Turin"
Wednesday, March 14, 2001 – 8:15 p.m. -
Tri-Boro Women’s Club -
Westfield Friends Meeting House, Rt. 130-Riverton Road -
"Notable Women in the History of Burlington County"
Wednesday, April 18, 2001 – 7:30 p.m. -
Springfield Historical Society -
Jobestown Hall -
"Christopher Columbus – The Man, the Myths, the Facts"
2000
Saturday, October 14, 2000 – 1:30 p.m. -
First Colony Club – Mayflower Descendants – (# 40 +/-) -
Country House Restaurant, Pemberton -
"Christopher Columbus: The Man, The Myths, The Facts"
Sunday, October 15, 2000 – 2:00 p.m. -
Bordentown Historical Society -
Restored Quaker Meeting House, Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown -
"Quaker Meeting Houses of Burlington County"
Tuesday, October 24, 2000 – 7:30 p.m. -
Mount Holly Historical Society -
St. Andrew’s Church, High Street -
"Christopher Columbus: The Man, The Myths, The Facts"