Alliance Colony Digital Museum

One key outcome of the Center is the development of an internet-based virtual museum to preserve and disseminate the history and cultural life of Alliance.

This user-friendly site will be the first and best destination for people interested in learning about the Alliance Colony. Descendants, community members, school children, and researchers across the globe will be able to access materials that offer an informative and compelling view of Alliance and the Jewish farming experience in South Jersey.

The Director of the Center, student interns, and Stockton media teams will work cooperatively with community members, who, we are confident, will loan illustrative materials to be digitized and photographed. These materials, attractively presented and well curated, will describe the significance of the Alliance Colony across the span of its existence. We envision a site on par with the best American history websites and aimed toward a worldwide audience.

The Norma Athletic Association’s baseball team, 1904. Front row (left to right): Sam Curlett, Joe Doran, Toots Peterson; middle row: Andew W. Beebe, Israel Goldstein, Jacob D. Spiegel, Emanuel Doroshow, Moe Spiegel; back row: Nathan Spiegel, Jacob Dittus, George H. Beebe. Image courtesy of Marsha Levin Schumer for the Judge I. Harry Levin collection.

The Norma Athletic Association’s baseball team, 1904. Front row (left to right): Sam Curlett, Joe Doran, Toots Peterson; middle row: Andew W. Beebe, Israel Goldstein, Jacob D. Spiegel, Emanuel Doroshow, Moe Spiegel; back row: Nathan Spiegel, Jacob Dittus, George H. Beebe. Image courtesy of Marsha Levin Schumer for the Judge I. Harry Levin collection.

Allivine Canning Company, Norma, New Jersey. The factory’s relatively new appearance suggests this view dates to between 1903 and 1908. Image courtesy of Marsha Levin Schumer for the Judge I. Harry Levin collection.

Allivine Canning Company, Norma, New Jersey. The factory’s relatively new appearance suggests this view dates to between 1903 and 1908. Image courtesy of Marsha Levin Schumer for the Judge I. Harry Levin collection.

Landis Avenue looking east at the dam for Frank Parvin’s gristmill, present-day Rainbow Lake, Pittsgrove Township, Salem County, c.1900. Third from left identified as Earl Parvin; fourth from left, George H. Beebe; sixth from left, Jacob D. Spiegel. Image courtesy of Marsha Levin Schumer for the Judge I. Harry Levin collection.

Landis Avenue looking east at the dam for Frank Parvin’s gristmill, present-day Rainbow Lake, Pittsgrove Township, Salem County, c.1900. Third from left identified as Earl Parvin; fourth from left, George H. Beebe; sixth from left, Jacob D. Spiegel. Image courtesy of Marsha Levin Schumer for the Judge I. Harry Levin collection.

Advertisement for the sale of farms in Rosenhayn, dated c. 1890s. Image courtesy of the Paul W. Schopp collection.

Advertisement for the sale of farms in Rosenhayn, dated c. 1890s. Image courtesy of the Paul W. Schopp collection.