Pimen Sofronov & the Painting of a Trenton Treasure
That Trenton is a city of secret treasures is reflected in the Peipsimaa Museum in Estonia statement, “The name of artist-icon painter Pimen Sofronov...
How a Trenton Native Brought Tibetan Mysticism to the World
One summer afternoon in the early 20th century a young Trenton man lounging on the banks of the Delaware River had an overwhelming sensation...
Elsie the Cow, Plainsboro’s Advertising Icon
Her real name was You’ll Do Lobelia. She changed it and became a star. Long before there was Cher, Madonna, or Beyoncé, there was...
Artist Patience Wright: Lady of Legends
Bordentown, founded in 1682, was the home of some of the nation’s “founding fathers,” including Thomas Paine, the pamphleteer who wrote “Common Sense,” and...
Off the Presses: ‘Humanity’s Last Stand’
"Humanity’s Last Stand: Confronting Global Catastrophe,” the 2021 Rutgers University Press book by Mark Schuller, offers a type of a road map through some...