Local Questers Chapter Supports Historic Cold Spring

CAPE MAY – HCSV Executive Director Anne Salvatore, on the left, stands with members of the Olde Cape Lighthouse Questers, Jackie Richards, Barbara Lamont, Betty Quinto, Dawn Brautigan, Questers President Joanne Heal, Rosalie Gallagher, Carol Hartman, Barbara Oberholtzer, and Joyce Barth.
Historic Cold Spring Village is the grateful recipient of a donation of $5,100 from the Olde Cape Lighthouse Questers which provided the support necessary to install a new well on Village grounds. This much needed well reaches a depth of 260 feet and replaced an older, shallow well. According to Anne Salvatore, HCSV Executive Director, using the hand pump is part of the visitor experience. “The young and old get a kick out of working for their water,” Salvatore said, “and the water the pump now brings up is cool, clear and delicious.”
Olde Cape Lighthouse #1212 is one of three Cape May area Questers chapters. The chapter was started in 1992 and currently has 12 members who meet monthly. In addition to providing support for the Village, the members of the Olde Cape Lighthouse Questers have raised funds for restoration and preservation projects for the Mauricetown Historical Society, the Emlen Physick Estate, and the Colonial House in Cape May. The Questers International organization was founded in 1944 to further knowledge and education about antiques and to encourage the preservation, restoration and conservation of historic buildings, sites and antiquities. Today, Questers International has over 13,000 members in the U.S. and Canada. There are over 800 chapters in 43 states and 2 provinces. New Jersey has 24 chapters with over 400 members. For more information about Questers International and our local chapters, please visit www.questers1944.org.
Historic Cold Spring Village is a non-profit, open-air living history museum that portrays the daily life of a rural South Jersey community of the Early American period. It features 26 restored historic structures on a 30-acre site. From late June to early September, interpreters and artisans in period clothing preserve the trades, crafts and heritage of “the age of homespun.” Fun and educational activities for children are featured Tuesday through Sunday, with special events every weekend through mid-September.
Historic Cold Spring Village is located on Route 9, three miles north of Victorian Cape May and four miles south of Rio Grande (Exit 4 of the Garden State Parkway). Admission during the season is $10 for adults and $8 for children ages 3 to 12. Children under 3 are admitted free. Unlimited free admission is available with Village membership. As a member of the national Blue Star Museums program, Historic Cold Spring Village is proud to offer free admission to active duty military personnel and up to 5 family members. The Village Nature Trail at Bradner’s Run is open to the public for free self-guided tours. Visit the Country Store, Needle Arts Coop, Bakery, Ice Cream Parlor and Cold Spring Grange Restaurant. For more information on events, membership, volunteering, or booking private affairs, please call (609) 898-2300, ext. 10, or visit the Village website at www.hcsv.org.