Cumberland County - Vineland - For a good time call . . . the Vineland Historical Society?
Saturday, April 13 – Cumberland County
For a good time call . . . the Vineland Historical Society?
Disorderly houses, brothels, houses of ill-repute...no matter how many different names they had, such places primarily serve one purpose—and such establishments flourished in Vineland between the mid-19th and early years of the 20th century.
Brittney Ingersoll, a curator with the Cumberland County Historical Society, will offer a presentation on “A History of Vineland’s Brothels,” at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at the Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society, 108 S. Seventh St., Vineland.
Ingersoll received her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in American history from Rutgers University, where she was one of the co-founders of the Graduate History Club. In recent years, she has extensively researched this little-known area of local history.
“Vineland was a thriving community in the early days of the settlement but, like all towns, it had its share of criminal activity,” said Patricia A. Martinelli, society curator. “We are looking forward to seeing what Brittney’s research has uncovered.”
Museum doors will open at 1:30 p.m. for light refreshments and Ingersoll’s presentation will begin at 2 p.m. Admission is $2. For more information, call 856-691-1111, e-mail vinelandhistory@gmail.com or visit discovervinelandhistory.org.
