Lindbergh Lecture Series: When the Circus Came to Town.

Lindbergh Lecture Series – September 2024

“The Circus Returns to Flemington: A Photographic and Memorabilia Exhibit of the Lindbergh Trial”

The Hunterdon County Board of Commissioners is pleased to announce this lecture series and exhibit featuring details about the famous Lindberg kidnapping and trial – an event that turned downtown Flemington into a ‘circus’ over five weeks in 1935. The Hunterdon County 300th Committee in partnership with the Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission and Hunterdon County Historical Society offers this new series of lectures in September 2024.

Commissioner Zach Rich, liaison to the Cultural and Heritage Commission stated, “The Lindbergh trial left an enduring mark on Flemington, forever connecting the town to this historic event. The recently restored History Courthouse is the perfect location for this exhibit and lecture series. I encourage residents to come out and experience the fun of learning more about the details of our past.” Famously known as the “Trial of the Century” the Lindbergh exhibit will feature a large photographic and memorabilia display of never seen public trial relics, courtesy of a collection assembled by noted speaker, James Davidson, a former Hunterdon County history teacher and Cultural & Heritage Commissioner who has authored books and studied the Lindbergh kidnapping for over 30 years.

Listed below are the dates and times for the Lindbergh Lecture Series; All lectures will take place at the Hunterdon Historic Courthouse at 71 Main Street, in Flemington. Reservations are required for some of the lectures * and all events are FREE to attend:

The Circus Returns to Flemington:  A Photographic and Memorabilia Exhibit of the Lindbergh Trial

The exhibit will be on view during September in the first-floor galleries of the newly renovated Hunterdon County Historic Courthouse and Jail, where the Lindbergh trial took place. Historic Courthouse, 71 Main Street, Flemington. Free.

• Thursday, 9/5 at 7 pm, Anne and Charles Lindbergh, Part One.
  A two-part biography of the couple, including Lindbergh in Nazi Germany and the families Lindbergh fathered in Germany.
• Friday, 9/6 at 7 pm, Anne and Charles Lindbergh, Part Two.
• Sunday, 9/8 at 2 pm, Searching the Sourlands.
  The early stages of finding the Lindbergh baby.
• *Wednesday 9/18: Visit to the State Police Museum with Meet-up at the Lindbergh Kidnapping Exhibit.
  The State Police Museum is open from 9 am to 3 pm. Meet at 11 am at the Lindbergh Kidnapping Exhibit. The tour is free, but reservations are required and limited to 50 guests – each person must bring a photo ID. Reserve here:
  
• *Saturday, 9/21 at 10 am, Lindbergh’s Flemington Main Street Walking Tour.
  Join historical architect and expert Chris Pickell for a new walking tour to explore Main Street as Lindbergh saw it. Reservations are required for the event. Limited to 20 guests. 10 am. Reserve here: Rain Date, Sunday, 9/22.
• Friday, 9/27 at 7 pm, Debut: The Other Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial in Flemington.
  Jim Davidson’s new book published in 2024, The Other Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial, is available for sale.
• Saturday, 9/28 at 2 pm, When the Circus Came to Town.
  When the Circus Came to Town, by Jim Davidson examines what happened in Flemington during the Trial of the Century. Jim Davidson’s books will be available for sale.
• Sunday, 9/29 at 2 pm, Twelve Theories of Who Kidnapped the Lindbergh Baby.

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