“TRIAL OF THE CENTURY”: The scene outside the Hunterdon County Courthouse in Flemington during the Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial in 1935. (From the collections of the Hunterdon County Historical Society)

Discover what happened when the eyes of the world were focused on the quiet country town of Flemington during the kidnapping trial for the murder of Charles Lindbergh’s infant son.

In its new exhibition, “Lindbergh’s Flemington 1935: Businesses, Bars, and Boarding Houses,” the Hunterdon County Historical Society (HCHS) explores through photographs, autograph books, scrapbooks, artifacts, and more what happened in Flemington during the six-week trial of Bruno Hauptmann, who was charged with the kidnapping. About 50,000 people, and hundreds of reporters and photographers, swarmed into town. Celebrities from Jack Benny to Ozzie Nelson elbowed their way through the crowds to attend the trial.

The exhibition features a variety of souvenirs that were sold in town, and visitors can learn about the businesses along Main Street, and meet the reporters and radio broadcasters who covered the “trial of the century.”

The exhibition is open Saturday afternoons through mid-May at the Doric House Museum, 114 Main Street, Flemington. It includes photos and items — some rarely seen before — from the collections of the Hunterdon County Historical Society and from private collections.

Docent-led tours will run every half-hour beginning at 1 p.m. and ending at 3:30 p.m. A $5 donation is suggested.

For group tours, call (908) 782-1091 or email hunterdonhistoryadm@gmail.com.

This event was made possible with funds from the  Hunterdon County Cultural  & Heritage Commission, a partner of the New Jersey Historical Commission.