Speaker Series Presentation - Dick Colby to Present "History of Egg Harbor City's Sanitorium"

Join us for a fascinating evening of history and community!

Thursday, February 6, 2025

Canoe Club at Hammonton Lake Park

Free and open to the public – no membership or RSVP required!

Schedule:

6 PM – Monthly Membership Meeting

6:45 PM – Refreshments

7 PM – Speaker Series Presentation

“History of Egg Harbor City’s Sanitorium: The Neutral Water Health Resort”

Presented by Dick Colby, Volunteer Curator of the Egg Harbor City Historical Society’s Roundhouse Museum

Discover the fascinating history of Egg Harbor City’s Sanitorium, the “Neutral Water Health Resort,” which operated between 1902 and 1923. Under the direction of Dr. Smith, the sanitorium attracted visitors seeking the curative properties of the cedar waters of Landing Creek. This presentation will explore how such water-immersion health resorts, popular in southern Germany and southeastern Europe, found a home in southern New Jersey. Join us as we delve into the cultural and medical significance of this unique institution and its place in local history.

Our speaker, Dick Colby, is the Volunteer Curator for the Egg Harbor City Historical Society’s Roundhouse Museum. A passionate researcher, Colby brings Southern New Jersey’s rich history to life through his presentations, including this fascinating story of Egg Harbor City’s Sanitorium.

The Historical Society of Hammonton is dedicated to preserving and celebrating the rich, multi-cultural social, economic, and political heritage of our town and its people. Our mission is to increase awareness of Hammonton’s rich history and to establish public access by collecting, conserving, interpreting, and promoting it to the widest possible audience.

Our Museum, built in 1887, is a treasure in itself. Formerly the Hammonton Town Hall, it also served as a Town Library and Kindergarten. Located in Hammonton Veterans Memorial Park, it is open to the public on Tuesdays from 10 AM to Noon and Saturdays from 11 AM to 2 PM.

If you can’t attend the presentation, you can find them on our YouTube channel, or you can come in and play back recordings of this and dozens of other past presentations. Monthly meetings and presentations will continue the first Thursday of each month.

Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of Cultural Affairs within the Department of State, through funds administered by the Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs.

Speaker Series Presentation – Dick Colby to Present “History of Egg Harbor City’s Sanitorium”

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