This isn’t a big marketing story, just a good example of how easy it is for a business, school, or nonprofit to promote itself when it has a well-designed and easily managed website and a good collaborative marketing partner. Historic Cherry Hill’s traditional October event series, spooky tours of the infamous 1827 murder at the mansion, sold out (and then some) during its final week (October 22-25).
Historic Cherry Hill is a treasure that has served both as a living museum and a center for research for more than 60 years. Infamous as the site of a brutal crime of passion, the 1827 murder of John Whipple by hired hand Jesse Strang who hoped to continue his affair with John’s wife, Elsie, the 65,000 artifacts housed at the museum have been put to work by scholars and archivists to tell a complex story of a proud family who were often in debt, anxious about social standing, and fearful of a changing world.