Cape May County

  1. Illustration of William "Captain" Kidd overseeing a treasure burial by Howard Pyle

    Pirate treasure in Cape May County?

    Text by | Published March 5th, 2012 in Cape May County • Ghosts and Spirits • Historic Figures

    According to an old undated newspaper filed away at the Cape May County Museum, an author identified only as Z.H. recalls a story told to him about Captain Kidd’s treasure supposedly buried in Cape May County.

  2. A Day at the Historic Cold Spring Village

    Text by | Published August 1st, 2004 in Cape May County • Museums

    If you watched the recently aired PBS reality show Colonial House, you learned what life was like for American colonists in the “New World” in 1628. It occurred to our staff at CapeMay.com that we too could see first hand [...]

  3. Confronting the Past: A Trip to the Historic Cold Spring Village

    Text by | Published July 1st, 2003 in Cape May County • History • Museums

    What do you do with your family on weekends?
    Civil War re-enactors take their families– and the rest of us — back in time.
    Historic Cold Spring Village (HCSV) recently played host to the Confederate re-enactors of Company E, the 17th Virginia [...]

  4. Going Back in Time: Historic Cold Spring Village

    Text by | Published July 1st, 2003 in Cape May County • Museums

    What do you do with your family on weekends? Civil War re-enactors take their families– and the rest of us — back in time.

  5. Giving the Past a Future: Naval Air Wildwood

    Text by | Published March 1st, 2002 in Cape May County • Museums • Restoration • World War II

    A step through the doors of Hangar #1 is a step back in time. Music from the 1940s drifts in the background, and the smell of engine grease fills the air.

  6. Searching for Henry Sawyer, the Past Comes Alive

    Text by | Published October 1st, 1999 in Cape Island • Cape May • Cape May County • Ghosts and Spirits

    Through the years rumors of sightings have persisted. Donlin knows a man claiming to have seen Sawyer himself 27 years ago standing at the top of the stair case. The man was 13 years old at the time, and never [...]