Tag: Jennings Sixth Regiment Band
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George Frost
George Frost was the son of Andrew and Christiana Frost, both of whom were born in what is now Germany. The family name was originally Fraust, and his parents and siblings continued using that name into the 1870s. Shortly after the birth of George's older brother Henry in 1839, the family immigrated to the United…
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Jenning’s Band
AKA: Jennings Sixth Regiment BandAKA: Jennings Third Regiment Band Jennings’ Band, originally known as the National Cornet Band, was a well-known musical group in Camden from the 1880s until America’s entry into World War I in 1917. It was established in 1868 with Joseph Jennings as its leader, becoming the Sixth Regiment Band in 1871…
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Old Cooper Street
Reprinted from the series of stories of Camden’s earlier days, under the title Sixty Years in Camden County – Gosh! by Will Paul, appearing in The Community news, of Merchantville, NJ. In an earlier chapter I suggested that a young writer seeking a subject for a story could take any Camden street that leads to…