Tag: Jennings Third Regiment Band

  • 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…

  • Camden’s Pride Parades Before City’s People

    Philadelphia Inquirer – February 23, 1901 Policemen and Firemen Make Their Initial Turnout and Present a Creditable Appearance – Reviewed by Officials – How the Departments Have Grown With a line up that could not be surpassed by the famous “Broadway Squad” of New York, Camden’s policemen, or most of them, turned out in review…