ADVOCACY COUNTY Morris SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME History Guild
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 221 Mt Pleasant Ave #103, Dover NJ 07801-1625
MAILING ADDRESS Same
WEBSITE http://historyguild.org/
EMAIL p.reynolds@historyguild.org
TEL 973-328-1449 FAX 973-328-1449
COMMENTS
Mission Statement - The mission of the History Guild is to provide a nexus for news and information to the New Jersey historical community, and to offer to that community free websites and email lists. Available to any person or organization (public or private), the only restrictions are that some aspect of history is the primary subject, and that it is not a commercial venture.
AGRICULTURE COUNTY Morris SERVE LARGER AREA?  
NAME Ayres/Knuth Farm Foundation, Inc.
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 25 Cooper Road, Denville, New Jersey 07834
MAILING ADDRESS P.O. Box 304, Denville, New Jersey 07834
WEBSITE www.ayresknuthfarm.org
EMAIL  
TEL 973.625.9345 FAX  
COMMENTS
Ayres/Knuth Farm is comprised four components on a municipally owned 55 acre Farm.   As stewards of the farm the Ayres/Knuth Farm Foundation is a single focus organization monitoring the the  active farming  component which supports the historic farm complex and history component, a passive recreation component with the woods and wetlands, and two men's regulation soccer fields supporting the active recreation component.
ARTS COUNTY Passaic SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME Clifton Arts Center & Sculpture Park/City of Clifton
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 900 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07013
MAILING ADDRESS 900 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07013
WEBSITE www.cliftonnj.org
EMAIL artscenter@cliftonnj.org
TEL 973-472-5499 FAX 973-470-8337
COMMENTS
The Clifton Arts Center Gallery and Studio are housed in two renovated barns of the former U.S. Animal Quarantine Station, now the grounds of Clifton Municipal Complex. The brick barns were built in the early twentieth century and are listed on the National Register.
HERITAGE & ART COUNTY Bergen SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME Bergen County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 9 One Bergen County Plaza, 4th Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601-7076
MAILING ADDRESS Same
WEBSITE www.co.bergen.nj.us/parks
EMAIL jstrom@co.bergen.nj.us
TEL 201-336-7274 FAX 201-336-7262
COMMENTS
The DCHA is the County’s official history and arts agency, located in Hackensack, the County seat, and is the public’s primary source of information on history, historic preservation and the arts in Bergen. A major resource is its Bergen County Historic Sites Survey (BCHSS), a survey of over 8,000 historic properties, houses, buildings and landscapes in Bergen’s 70 municipalities. It continues to be updated. In 1992 the BCHSS Cemetery Inventory was also completed. The Division is steward of nine historic sites acquired and preserved by the County: The Baylor Massacre Burial Site (River Vale), Campbell-Christie House (River Edge), Camp Merritt Monument (Cresskill), Easton Tower (Paramus), Garretson Farm (Fair Lawn), Gethsemane Cemetery (Little Ferry), the Hackensack Water Works (Oradell), Washington Spring Garden (Van Saun County Park, Paramus), and the Wortendyke Barn Museum (Park Ridge). The Division is responsible for the DCHA Archives, the repository for some of the County’s most important documents including the Freeholder Minutes 1715-1999 (138 vols., with the only copies of the Minutes’ original supporting documents); early Sheriff Records 1736-1948 (40 vols.); and Bergen County Deeds 1715-1838 (44 vols.). Since 2002 the DCHA has offered a History Grant Program to local organizations supported by re-grant funding through the NJ Historical Commission’s GOS Grant Program. The BCHSS and Archives are available to the public for research by appointment (201-336-7267 or e-mail).
HISTORICAL SOC. COUNTY Bergen SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Mahwah Museum Society, Inc.
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 201 Franklin Turnpike, Mahwah NJ 07430
MAILING ADDRESS Same
WEBSITE www.mahwahmuseum.org
EMAIL  
TEL 201 512-0099 FAX 201 512-0099
COMMENTS
We have rotating and permanent exhibits. We are open from Sept to June, Sat & Sun 2-4. Our Old Station Museum on West Ramapo Ave. is open June-Oct on Sundays - 2-4. We sponsor lectures on local history and maintain an archive which is available by appointment for local research. We feature a large topographical map of the area, a Native American exhibit, and a large working model railroad. We have a large collection of old photos and are building a collection of Les Paul materials to exhibit Sept. 2011. Go to our website or call for more information.
HISTORICAL SOC. COUNTY Bergen SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME The Bergen County Historical Society
PHYSICAL ADDRESS Historic New Bridge Landing, 1201 Main Street, River Edge, NJ 07661
MAILING ADDRESS PO Box 55, River Edge, NJ, River Edge, NJ 07661-0055
WEBSITE http://www.bergencountyhistory.org
EMAIL contactBCHS@bergencountyhistory.org
TEL (201) 343-9492 FAX None
COMMENTS
Through a countywide membership base, the Bergen County Historical Society promotes historical literacy, covering a full-spectrum narrative and timeline for northeastern New Jersey. With a century-long track record, the Society is widely recognized as the primary public resource for the study and preservation of historic Bergen County. A perennial schedule of activities reflects a broad range of interests and perspectives, which are continually adapted to new media and opportunities. An ambitious offering of living-history demonstrations, educational programs, publications, roundtable discussions and lectures, combined with the ongoing the presentation of our extensive museum and document collections, daily increases the body of historical knowledge, making it available to the broadest possible audience.

BCHS is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) volunteer organization founded in 1902. At the Society's instigation, the State of NJ acquired the Zabriskie-Steuben House in River Edge in 1928. At the invitation of the State Historic Sites Commission, we opened our museum headquarters there in 1939. BCHS purchased eight acres adjoining the Steuben House in 1944, where, under ground leases from the Historical Society, the Blauvelt-Demarest Foundation moved the Demarest House from New Milford in 1956 and the County of Bergen moved the Campbell-Christie House from New Milford in 1977. While the County of Bergen is responsible for keeping the Campbell-Christie House in sound mechanical and physical condition, BCHS determines the use and historic restoration of this 18th century Jersey Dutch sandstone dwelling, which it restored and operates as a crossroads tavern.

BCHS promoted the establishment of the Historic New Bridge Landing Park Commission in 1995 to unify and coordinate governmental and private efforts to preserve the three Bergen Dutch sandstone houses and their unique cultural contents, presently standing on the Revolutionary War battleground at New Bridge. In 2007 a supplement to the original legislation transferred administration and all related state funding for the Steuben House and other state lands at New Bridge from the DEP’s Division of Parks and Forestry to the Historic New Bridge Landing Park Commission.
HISTORICAL SOC. COUNTY Bergen SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME Rutherford Historical Society
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 96 Carmita Ave Rutherford, NJ 07070
MAILING ADDRESS Same
WEBSITE  
EMAIL fotogbill@aol.com
TEL 201 939-0370 FAX None
COMMENTS
 
HISTORICAL SOC. COUNTY Bergen SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME The Water Works Conservancy, Inc.
PHYSICAL ADDRESS None
MAILING ADDRESS PO Box 714, Oradell, NJ 07649
WEBSITE www.HWWC.org
EMAIL info@hwwc.org
TEL 201-265-1000 FAX 201-967-7517
COMMENTS
The Water Works Conservancy, Inc. (WWC) is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to history, education and historic preservation. WWC is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the National Landmark eligible National Historic Hackensack Water Company site on Van Buskirk Island, Oradell, NJ and the steam pumping equipment and the intact, 100-year timeline of technology inside for future generations. WWC advocates the preservation and conservation of the Hackensack River and its habitat and provides programming and educational events to further the awareness of the importance of our vital resource, water, the Hackensack River and the interaction between the River and the people who live on its banks. WWC creates special programming, talks, book signings, workshops and history events as well as Museum-in-a-Box exhibits for schools to further awareness of the importance of water as a natural resource through the lens of the history of the Hackensack River Valley and its people, glaciers to suburbs. WWC welcomes all who are interested as members, friends and volunteers.!
HISTORICAL SOC. COUNTY Essex SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Cedar Grove Historical Society / Morgan’s Farm and Museum
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 899-903 Pompton Avenue (NJ Route 23), Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
MAILING ADDRESS Same
WEBSITE None
EMAIL None
TEL 973-239-5414 FAX None
COMMENTS
At the turn of the last century, James Morgan and his family transformed the Canfield-Morgan farmstead into a truck farm, orchard, and country estate. Donated to the Township of Cedar Grove by Courtney Morgan in 1985, the buildings on the property were built by Benjamin Canfield (1799-1865) ca1845 and include a barn and a gazebo as well as the original mid-19th Century vernacular style farmhouse. A cemetery dating from the Revolution is adjacent to the farm. The house is listed on The National and State Registers of Historic Places. The Morgan Farm was the last working farm in Cedar Grove and the current historical interpretation provides a glimpse of Essex County’s agricultural lifestyle during the nineteenth century. Among the artifacts displayed from that time period is a flower-embedded cornet with a silver finish once played by Millard L. Jacobus in the Cedar Grove Band. The Band, which existed from 1895 to 1915, was a popular form of entertainment for the community. Walking through the house, the marks on a wall that show the heights of the children as they grew, are reminders of the people who lived there. Paintings, pictures and an extensive collection of the family’s books illustrate these local residents, their interests and the times. Old tools provide their own mysteries as children and adults try to guess their functions. (Free parking, refreshments, and handicapped accessible)
HISTORICAL SOC. COUNTY Essex SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Horse Neck Founders History and Genealogy Society, Inc.
PHYSICAL ADDRESS  
MAILING ADDRESS PO Box 122, Caldwell, NJ 07006
WEBSITE None
EMAIL None
TEL 973-226-4298 FAX None
COMMENTS
Beverly W. Crifasi, President
HISTORICAL SOC. COUNTY Essex SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME The Historical Society of West Caldwell
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 287 Westville Avenue, West Caldwell, New Jersey 07006
MAILING ADDRESS Same
WEBSITE None
EMAIL None
TEL (973) 364-0155 FAX None
COMMENTS
The Historical Society of West Caldwell maintains the Zenas Crane Homestead at 287 Westville Avenue, West Caldwell, a restored mid nineteenth century home of the Crane family. Company E, 15th New Jersey Civil War reenactors use the homestead and grounds as their drill and meeting site.

The Zenas C. Crane House was built about 1853 on the site of an earlier structure erected in the early 1790's by Caleb Crane, but it was destroyed by fire in 1848. A son, Zenas Crane, inherited the original house and land, a tract of 40 acres, upon the death of his father in 1844, and it was he who rebuilt the house after the fire. Caleb Crane (1844-1937), his son, also managed this farm and was elected the first Mayor of West Caldwell in 1904. The farm was next owned by Zenas G. Crane (1882-1949), grandson of the builder and himself elected third mayor of West Caldwell in 1915; later he served his community as an Essex County Freeholder. The Crane family also owned the Crane Sawmill, where lumber used for construction of buildings and homes in the region was produced for 173 years. The farm was subsequently owned by other direct Crane family descendants until 1983, when it was purchased from the Crane family by the Township of West Caldwell which continues to own the property. The Crane House is decorated and furnished with period artifacts from the Crane family and other items of local interest. Two notable desks on display include one crafted by a slave living at Caldwell before the Civil War and another desk that served as the local Caldwell post office. Artwork, including family portraits of the Cranes and other local residents, as well as paintings by local artists, are also displayed.
HISTORICAL SOC. COUNTY Essex SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Livingston Historical Society / The Force Homestead
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 366 South Livingston Avenue, Livingston, NJ 07039
MAILING ADDRESS P. O. Box 220, Livingston, NJ 07039
WEBSITE http://www.livingstonnj.org/historicalsociety.htm
EMAIL  
TEL   FAX None
COMMENTS
Built in 1745 by Theophelous Ward, this pre-Revolutionary farmhouse was purchased by Samuel Force in 1777 for his son Thomas Force (1758-1827). Thomas served in the Revolution, was captured, and for a time held prisoner on the British ship “Jersey.” After the war, Thomas married Hannah Smith (1764-1838) and they raised a large family. As their family grew, the house was also enlarged. The Township of Livingston purchased the Force Home in 1962, and it is now the home of the Livingston Historical Society. The house has been furnished by the Historical Society, the Women's Club of Livingston, and many other individuals. The Grandfather's clock was donated by the Edison Foundation. The rugs were purchased with funds from the Women's Club and the original etchings were donated by Mrs. Frank Stover. The original Hitchcock rocking bench was purchased with a donation from Frank Rossback of Staten Island in memory of his mother. The house features an exceptional display of textiles that includes 18th century clothing. A large, mirrored clothes rack belonged to Civil War General George B. McClellan, and a large desk is the original used in Livingston's first Post Office. The Barn Museum contains old carpenter tools, a grain barrel hollowed out of a tree, an old sleigh, a broom machine, farm implements, an oxen yoke, a cobbler's bench, a wind scoop and many other items. The little cook house to the rear of the home was moved from South Orange Avenue where it stood for many years on the former Ira Condit Farm, now the Livingston Mall. It is one of the oldest buildings in Livingston and was completely restored by the Kiwanis Club of Livingston. In the front of the building is an old Indian stone once used to grind corn.
HISTORICAL SOC. COUNTY Essex SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Montclair Historical Society
PHYSICAL ADDRESS  
MAILING ADDRESS 108 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ 07042-2133
WEBSITE http://www.montclairhistorical.org/
EMAIL None
TEL (973) 744-1796, (973) 783-9419 FAX None
COMMENTS
The Montclair Historical Society manages four historic house museums. They are: The Israel Crane House, Nathaniel Crane House, Clark House and Charles Shultz House (Evergreens) SEE INDIVIDUAL LISTINGS UNDER "Museums" BELOW
HISTORICAL SOC. COUNTY Essex SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Roseland Historical Society / The Harrison House
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 126 Eagle Rock Avenue, Roseland, NJ 07068
MAILING ADDRESS P.O. Box 152, Roseland, NJ 07068
WEBSITE http://www.roselandhistsocnj.org/
EMAIL  
TEL 973-228-0742 FAX None
COMMENTS
Purchased by the Roseland Historical Society in 1976, the Harrison House is a traditional Federal-style homestead, built in 1824 by Amos Williams (1793-1876). In the next 152 years, the house was continuously occupied by members of the Williams, Harrison, and Teed families. The house is listed in the Historic American Buildings Survey and on The National and State Registers of Historic Places. The beams in the house were taken from an older house built on the same land in 1706, and measure 8 x 10 and 7 x 9. The house boasts a 12-foot ceiling in the front hall and marbleized walls (a lost art in masonry today). No nails were used in the staircase, and the base-boards, mantel, and door frames are each hand-carved from one piece. The front doors are 'double cross' with brass knobs. The original fireplace and 'beehive' oven (that date to 1824) are still intact. The front parlor is furnished and decorated with items from the Federalist period, while the back parlor is decorated to reflect the Victorian era.
HISTORICAL SOC. COUNTY Essex SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Verona Historical Society
PHYSICAL ADDRESS  
MAILING ADDRESS Verona Community Center, 880 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona, NJ 07044
WEBSITE None
EMAIL None
TEL (973) 239-1377 FAX None
COMMENTS
 
HISTORICAL SOC. COUNTY Hunterdon SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME Hunterdon County Historical Societry
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 114 Main Street, Flemington 08822
MAILING ADDRESS Same
WEBSITE www.hunterdonhistory.com
EMAIL hunterdonhistory@embarqmail.com
TEL 908.782.1091 FAX None
COMMENTS
The Doric House Museum - 114 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822 -908.782.1091

This two-story Greek Revival house with an impressive square-columned portico was built in 1845 by architect/builder Mahlon Fisher as his personal residence and is now maintained by the Hunterdon County Historical Society. It is furnished in authentic Hunterdon antiques of the period and opens for tours by appointment. The adjoining Hiram E. Deats Reference Library, Hunterdon County’s leading genealogy resource, is open Thursdays, excluding holidays, from noon to 4:00pm; the second and fourth Saturdays from 10:00am to 4:00pm; and by appointment.
HISTORICAL SOC. COUNTY Hunterdon SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Milford Borough Historical Society
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 121 Fairview Ave. Milford, NJ 08848
MAILING ADDRESS Same
WEBSITE www.milfordnjhistory.org
EMAIL president@milfordnjhistory.org
TEL 908-328-6515 FAX None
COMMENTS
 
HISTORICAL SOC. COUNTY Morris SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Historical Society of Boonton Township, Inc.
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 591 Powerville Road, Boonton, NJ 07005
MAILING ADDRESS PO Box 362, Boonton, NJ 07005
WEBSITE None
EMAIL None
TEL None FAX None
COMMENTS
The Society focuses on the history of Boonton Township and surrounding communities. Its headquarters are located in a circa 1785/1837 farm house that contains a very rare centerhall covered in spoon art. The hall has remained untouched since it was painted in 1837. The farnhouse is offically known as the Oscar A. Kincaid Home of History.
HISTORICAL SOC. COUNTY Morris SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Historical Society of the Rockaways
PHYSICAL ADDRESS POB 100, Hibernia NJ 07842
MAILING ADDRESS  
WEBSITE http://historyguild.org/histrock/
EMAIL hsr-info@historyguild.org
TEL 973-366-6730 FAX 973-366-6730
COMMENTS
Mission Statement - To distribute historical information to educational and public institutions, to promote community service projects beneficial to all citizens. To preserve historical sites, documents, and for that purpose to conduct historical research to promote interest and civic pride in local history, to seek and obtain financial assistance from various sources to aid in the implementation of these objectives.
HISTORICAL SOC. COUNTY Morris SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME Montville Township Historic Society & Museum
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 6 Taylortown Road, near Rt 202 and Taylortown Rd.
MAILING ADDRESS P.O. Box 519, Montville, NJ 07045
WEBSITE None
EMAIL None
TEL 973-334-3665 FAX None
COMMENTS
The Montville Township Historical Society & Museum is a non profit organization and museum, library, and archive dedicated to collecting, preserving, and interpreting the rich history of Montville Township and funded by memberships. Founded in 1962, the first township owned museum in the state, we educate the public through programs, events, exhibitions and publications. An 1872 one room brick schoolhouse houses the museum run by volunteers of the historical society and open Sundays 1 - 4pm (September - June, except for holidays). The museum collection includes over 4,000 photos of the local area, Morris Canal, Jersey City Reservoir and historic sites. Artifacts demostrate the early local Dutch culture. Also on tap are documents, records, maps, post cards, books, artifacts and costumes reflecting the town's history.
HISTORICAL SOC. COUNTY Morris SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Morris County Historical Society at Acorn Hall
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 68 Morris Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960
MAILING ADDRESS Same
WEBSITE www.acornhall.org
EMAIL acornhall@juno.com
TEL 973-267-3465 FAX None
COMMENTS
The Morris County Historical Society, founded in 1946, is a volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging and developing an appreciation for and an understanding of the history of Morris County and the State of New Jersey. Its headquarters, Acorn Hall, 68 Morris Avenue in Morristown, is open to the public on Mondays, Thursdays, and Sundays. Acorn Hall was named for the two-centuries-old oak formerly standing on its property. Built originally as a center-hall farmhouse in 1853 for Dr. John Schermerhorn and his family, it was sold to Augustus Crane in 1857. The upper-middle-class Cranes had the home enlarged and dramatically remodeled into the Italianate Villa style in 1860. They and their descendents lived in Acorn Hall until 1971, when Mary Crane Hone donated the house and its furnishings to the Morris County Historical Society. The largely original house is now open as a Victorian museum with changing exhibitions. The building is also part of the NJ Women’s History Trail in recognition of the Crane and Hone women’s roles in historic preservation. For directions or additional information call 973-267-3465 or see www.acornhall.org.
HISTORICAL SOC. COUNTY Morris SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Washington Township Historical Society
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 6 Fairview Avenue, Long Valley, NJ 07853
MAILING ADDRESS P.O. Box 189, Long Valley, NJ 07853
WEBSITE www.wthsnj.org
EMAIL info@wthsnj.org
TEL 908-876-9696 FAX None
COMMENTS
Our Museum was once the German Valley School built in 1830. We are open on Sundays from 2 to 4pm and by appointment.
HISTORICAL SOC. COUNTY Passaic SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Hawthorne Historical Society
PHYSICAL ADDRESS None
MAILING ADDRESS c/o Jeff Gardner, Trustee, 124 Highview Terrace, Hawthorne, NJ 07506
WEBSITE www.hawthornehistory.org
EMAIL info@hawthornehistory.org
TEL 973-951-7081 FAX none
COMMENTS
The Society meets on the second Monday of each month at the Louis Bay 2nd Library, Lafayette Ave., Hawthorne, NJ.
HISTORICAL SOC. COUNTY Passaic SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME The Friends of Long Pond Ironworks, Inc.
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 1333 Greenwood Lake Turnpike, Hewitt, NJ 07421
MAILING ADDRESS PO Box809, Hewitt, NJ 07421
WEBSITE www.longpondironworks.org
EMAIL info@longpondironworks.org
TEL 973.657.1688 FAX none
COMMENTS
The Friends of Long Pond Ironworks, Inc. (FOLPI) is a nonprofit 501(c) (3) volunteer organization working in cooperation with the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry to preserve, restore, and interpret the Long Pond Ironworks Historic District. Walking tours are offered on the second Saturday of each month April through November. Tours are t 12 Noon and 2 pm. Donation. The Long Pond Ironworks museum is open every weekend April through November. The hours are 1 pm to 4 pm. The museum is staffed by knowledgeable FOLPI volunteers. Free. FOLPI is available for special tours of the Historic District, offers tours for local and regional school groups, and offers mobile lecture programs upon request.
HISTORICAL SOC. COUNTY Sussex SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME M.A.R.C.H. (Montague Association for the Restoration of Community History)
PHYSICAL ADDRESS Foster-Armstrong House, 320 River Rd., Montague, NJ
MAILING ADDRESS P.O. Box 1101, Montague, NJ 07827-0101
WEBSITE http://www.montaguehistory.org
EMAIL ab1759hist@gmail.com
TEL (973) 293-3106 FAX None
COMMENTS
Our society formed in 1979, as a volunteer-based 501(c)3 organization, upon witnessing the Tocks Island proposal's destruction. We currently administer sites owned by the Dept. of the Interior - within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area that emerged under the oversight of the National Park Service: c 1820 stonehouse and the c 1790 Foster-Armstrong House {National Register site}. Check website for meeting & event schedule. Our sites open for tours and also by appt., and the exhibits reflect the heritage of the upper Delaware River valley and the Tri-State NJ/NY/PA area.
IMMIGRATION COUNTY Bergen SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME Immigration and American Citizenship Organization, IACO
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 647 Main Ave. Passaic, NJ 07055
MAILING ADDRESS 647 Main Ave. Passaic, NJ 07055
WEBSITE www.iaco.us
EMAIL jimena@iaco.us
TEL 9734724648 FAX 9734724889
COMMENTS
Our mission is to orient and assist immigrants in their process of adjustment, stabilization and development in this multicultural society. These goals are attained by advising them of the laws and procedures that govern this country; making them aware of their rights and duties; assisting them in their immigration steps, and educating them, so they can make full use of the opportunities that this country offers them.
INDUSTRIAL COUNTY Passaic SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME The Friends of Long Pond Ironworks, Inc.
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 1333 Greenwood Lake Turnpike, Hewitt, NJ 07421
MAILING ADDRESS PO Box809, Hewitt, NJ 07421
WEBSITE www.longpondironworks.org
EMAIL info@longpondironworks.org
TEL 973.657.1688 FAX none
COMMENTS
The Friends of Long Pond Ironworks, Inc. (FOLPI) is a nonprofit 501(c) (3) volunteer organization working in cooperation with the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry to preserve, restore, and interpret the Long Pond Ironworks Historic District. Walking tours are offered on the second Saturday of each month April through November. Tours are t 12 Noon and 2 pm. Donation. The Long Pond Ironworks museum is open every weekend April through November. The hours are 1 pm to 4 pm. The museum is staffed by knowledgeable FOLPI volunteers. Free. FOLPI is available for special tours of the Historic District, offers tours for local and regional school groups, and offers mobile lecture programs upon request.
LABOR HISTORY COUNTY Passaic SERVE LARGER AREA?  
NAME American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 83 Norwood Street, Haledon, NJ 07508
MAILING ADDRESS 83 Norwood Street, Haledon, NJ 07508
WEBSITE www.labormuseum.org
EMAIL  
TEL (973) 595-7953 FAX  
COMMENTS
 
LIBRARY COUNTY Essex SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME Newark Public Library, New Jersey Information Center
PHYSICAL ADDRESS PO Box 680, 5 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102-0630
MAILING ADDRESS PO Box 680, 5 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102-0630
WEBSITE http://www.npl.org/Pages/Collections/njic.html
EMAIL njreference@npl.org
TEL (973-733-7775 FAX  
COMMENTS
 
LIBRARY COUNTY Hudson SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME New Jersey Room, Jersey City Free Public Library
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 472 Jersey Ave., Jersey City, NJ 07302
MAILING ADDRESS  
WEBSITE http://www.jclibrary.org/service/njroom.php
EMAIL jbeekman@jclibaray.org
TEL 201-547-4503 FAX 201-521-1669
COMMENTS
The New Jersey Room is a collection of materials about New Jersey with an emphasis upon Jersey City and Hudson County. The collection includes both current and historical information and numbers about 20,000 volumes. In addition to books, the New Jersey Room has a complete collection of all published Jersey City/Hoboken city directories dating from 1849 to 1925; an index for the Jersey Journal for the years 1912-1954 and 1969 to the present a picture collection of over 13,000 images, hundreds of historic and contemporary maps; over 150 periodicals; and files of articles and pamphlets.
LIBRARY COUNTY Morris SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME North Jersey History & Genealogy Center
PHYSICAL ADDRESS One Miller Road, Morristown, NJ 07960
MAILING ADDRESS One Miller Road, Morristown, NJ 07960
WEBSITE http://jfpl.org/NJHistoryHome.cfm
EMAIL Christine.Jochem@mainlib.org
TEL 973-538-3473 FAX 973-267-4064
COMMENTS
The North Jersey History Center has an exceptional collection of approx. 60,000 volumes of New Jersey historical material, historic preservation resources, and one of the best genealogical collections on the east coast. Special Collections includes rare books and books about publishing, typography, book illustration and binding. We have one of the finest research collections of published and original material by Thomas Nast and Arthur Burdett Frost. Our fine art collection includes work by Homer Davenport, Lucille Hobbie, and John DePol.

We collect with an emphasis on Morris County and New Jersey, but we also acquire material about the thirteen original colonies and several mid-western states to which many New Jersey families migrated in the 18th and 19th centuries.
LIBRARY COUNTY Passaic SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Passaic County Community College
PHYSICAL ADDRESS The Hamilton Club Building, 32 Church Street, Paterson, NJ
MAILING ADDRESS Passaic County Community College, Cultural Affairs Department, One College Boulevard, Paterson, NJ 07505-1179
WEBSITE www.pccc.edu/art/gallery
EMAIL jhaw@pccc.edu
TEL (973) 684-6555 FAX (973) 523-6085
COMMENTS
A focal point of Passaic County Community College, the historic Hamilton Club was first opened in 1897 as an exclusive men's club. With its grand staircases, solid oak wainscoting, columns, hand carved mantels, and spacious rooms, the Hamilton Club building is an appropriate setting for the College's permanent collection of 19th and early 20th century paintings, the Studio Collection of Paterson sculptor Gaetano Federici, and the PCCC Contemporary Art Collection. For tours of the building and art collections, please call (973) 684-5448.
LIBRARY COUNTY Passaic SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Ringwood Public Library
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 30 Cannici Drive, Ringwood, NJ 07456
MAILING ADDRESS  
WEBSITE www.ringwoodlibrary.org
EMAIL ringwoodpl@hotmail.com
TEL 973-962-6256 FAX 973-962-7799
COMMENTS
 
MEDICAL HISTORY COUNTY Essex SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME Medical History Society of New Jersey
PHYSICAL ADDRESS  
MAILING ADDRESS c/o UMDNJ Special Collections, G.F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences, 30 Twelfth Avenue, P.O. Box 1709, Newark, NJ 07101-1709
WEBSITE http://www.mhsnj.org
EMAIL vietrora@umdnj.edu
TEL 973-972-7830 FAX 973-972-7830
COMMENTS
This is the medical history organization that serves all of the State of New Jersey. It has active members throughout New Jersey as well as New York and Pennsylvania. The MHSNJ seeks to promote interest, research, and writing in medical history and is dedicated to the enjoyment and discussion of the history of medicine -- human and veterinary -- and allied fields.
MILITARY: CIVIL WAR COUNTY Bergen SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME New Jersey Civil War Heritage Assn
PHYSICAL ADDRESS  
MAILING ADDRESS PO Box 442, Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075
WEBSITE www.njcivilwar150.org
EMAIL njcivilwar@aol.com
TEL 201 460-1864 FAX 201 507-1764
COMMENTS
Non Profit recognized by the State of NJ to head up New Jersey's Civil War Sesquicentennial celebration through our 150th Committee. Also NJCWHA has preserved and protected many Civil War artifacts in NJ, from the State's Civil War flags now on display in Trenton, the state's large Civil War vouchers collection to Newark's Barringer 1st NJ Flag, the first NJ flag to cross into Washington DC at the our Break of the a war. Visit our websites and become a member.
MILITARY: CIVIL WAR COUNTY Morris SERVE LARGER AREA?  
NAME North Jersey Civil War Round Table
PHYSICAL ADDRESS Educational Center at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 53 E Hanover Ave., Morris Twp
MAILING ADDRESS 3 Cambridge Road, Morris Plains, NJ 07950
WEBSITE  
EMAIL vietrora@umdnj.edu
TEL   FAX  
COMMENTS
 
MILITARY: REVOLUTION COUNTY Hudson SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Historic Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery & Memorial Park
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 435 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07302
MAILING ADDRESS Same
WEBSITE www.jeresycitycemetery.org
EMAIL markensteine@optonline.net
TEL 201-707-0738 FAX None
COMMENTS
Historic Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery is a national treasure, representing 350 years of Jersey City, Hudson County & NJ history & nature. From the land of the Lenape, then the rolling hills & meadows of the earliest Dutch Settlers, to a Revolutionary War encampment, & in 1829 the very first Cemetery Company in the state of NJ. Resting place of Jersey City's leaders, founders, residents, & thousands of soldiers from Revolutionary era & Civil Wars forward. Sadly abandoned 4 years ago, the Memorial Park is now being managed and restored by Volunteers. Please visit our website for exciting events throughout the year, including historic walking tours, concerts, movies, & more. No where else in Jersey City can you enjoy 350 years of nature untouched by time, including ancient flowers, colonial plants, and small wildlife. Volunteers are welcomed every single Saturday. Please call 201-707-0738 for more information. www.jerseycitycemetery.org
MILITARY: REVOLUTION COUNTY Hunterdon, Warren, Morris SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME Second New Jersey Regiment, Helm’s Company, General Maxwell’s Brigade of the Continental Army
PHYSICAL ADDRESS  
MAILING ADDRESS 36 White Meadow Road, Rockaway NJ , 07866
WEBSITE www.2nj.org
EMAIL  
TEL   FAX  
COMMENTS
Annual Meeting In February, places may vary. Biannual Meeting Clinton Red Mill July or August. The Unit is spread across North and Central New Jersey with a concentration in Hunterdon, Warren and Morris Counties.
MILITARY: REVOLUTION COUNTY Morris SERVE LARGER AREA?  
NAME North Jersey American Revolution Round Table
PHYSICAL ADDRESS Morris County Cultural Center, 300 Mendham Road, Morris Twp
MAILING ADDRESS 30 Washington Place, Morristown, NJ 07960
WEBSITE  
EMAIL NJAmerRevRT@aol.com
TEL   FAX  
COMMENTS
 
MUSEUM COUNTY Bergen SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME The Hermitage National Historic Landmark
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 335 North Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423
MAILING ADDRESS 335 North Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423
WEBSITE www.thehermitage.org
EMAIL info@thehermitage.org
TEL 201-445-8311 FAX 201-445-0437
COMMENTS
The Hermitage is a captivating historic house museum, designated a National Historic Landmark by virture of its outstanding Gothic Revival domestic architecture. In 1847 it was built for the Rosencrantz family by architect William H. Ranlett around a much earlier colonial red sandstone house that had been the home of Theodosia Bartow Prevost, the first wife of Aaron Burr. From 1807 The Hermitage estate was home to successive members of the Rosencrantz family until 1970, when it was bequeathed to the State of New Jersey. Since 1972, the house and its nearly 5 acres of property have been under the care and operation of The Friends of the Hermitage, Inc. a 501(c)(3) organization that is an Officially Recognized Friends Organization of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The Hermitage is a designatied site of the New Jersey Women's Hermitage Trail. Tours of the house by trained docents are available Wednesday through Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. The FOH offers a full schedule of school programs, scout programs, lectures, and educational offernings serving a regional public. For further information, visit The Hermitage website.
MUSEUM COUNTY Bergen SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME Historic New Bridge Landing State Park Commission
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 1201-1209 Main Street, Historic New Bridge Landing, River Edge, NJ 07661
MAILING ADDRESS Po Box 4131, New Bridge Landing Station, River Edge, NJ 07661
WEBSITE http://newbridgelanding.org/
EMAIL commission@newbridgelanding.org
TEL None FAX None
COMMENTS
Battleground of the American Revolution, Steuben house, Demarest house, Campbell-Christie house and the Bridge that saved the Nation
MUSEUM COUNTY Bergen SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Mahwah Museum Society, Inc.
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 201 Franklin Turnpike, Mahwah NJ 07430
MAILING ADDRESS Same
WEBSITE www.mahwahmuseum.org
EMAIL  
TEL 201 512-0099 FAX 201 512-0099
COMMENTS
We have rotating and permanent exhibits. We are open from Sept to June, Sat & Sun 2-4. Our Old Station Museum on West Ramapo Ave. is open June-Oct on Sundays - 2-4. We sponsor lectures on local history and maintain an archive which is available by appointment for local research. We feature a large topographical map of the area, a Native American exhibit, and a large working model railroad. We have a large collection of old photos and are building a collection of Les Paul materials to exhibit Sept. 2011. Go to our website or call for more information.
MUSEUM COUNTY Bergen SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME The Water Works Conservancy, Inc.
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 383 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell, NJ 07649
MAILING ADDRESS PO Box 714, Oradell, NJ 07649
WEBSITE www.HWWC.org
EMAIL InfoHWWC@aol.com
TEL 201-265-1000 FAX 201-265-0122
COMMENTS
The Water Works Conservancy,Inc.(WWC) is an historic preservation advocacy not-for-profit organization with a small museum, advocating the preservation of the National Historic Landmark eligible site, the historic Hackensack Water Works on Van Buskirk Isl
MUSEUM COUNTY Essex SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Durand-Hedden House and Garden Association
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 523 Ridgewood Rd., Maplewood, NJ 07040
MAILING ADDRESS P.O. Box 206, Maplewood, NJ 07040
WEBSITE www.durand-heddden.org
EMAIL None
TEL 973-763-7712 FAX None
COMMENTS
Historic house museum. Original part built c. 1790, added to in mid 19th century and early 20th century. Monthly programs on local and regional history. Website coming soon.
MUSEUM COUNTY Essex SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME Grover Cleveland Birthplace New Jersey State Historic Site
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 207 Bloomfield Ave., Caldwell NJ 07006
MAILING ADDRESS Same
WEBSITE www.clevelandbirthplace.org
EMAIL gcmuseum@gmail.com
TEL 973-226-0001 FAX 973-226-1810
COMMENTS
Birthplace of Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th President of the United States. Born at this site in 1837. Open Wed. - Sun. Call for schedule. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Free admission, donations accepted. Reservations recommended. For more information regarding the house, please visit our website. For information about local attractions, dining and accommodations, please call or email.

President Grover Cleveland was born in this house on March 18, 1837. The house was built in 1832 as the Manse, or Minister’s residence, for the First Presbyterian Church at Caldwell. President Cleveland’s father, the Reverend Richard Falley Cleveland, was the minister here from 1834-1841. The house is listed in the Historic American Buildings Survey and on The National and State Registers of Historic Places. In 1881, when Cleveland was running for Governor of New York, interest was expressed in preserving his birthplace as a museum. A group of Cleveland’s friends and admirers began negotiations to purchase the Manse in 1907 and the house was opened to the public on March 18, 1913. Originally, this frame house had a two story main section with a one-story kitchen to the east and a one-story lean-to at the rear; it is a good example of local vernacular architecture. It was enlarged several times between 1848 and 1870 to meet the growing needs of the Presbyterian clergy. Most of the first floor rooms portray the Manse as it was in 1837. The middle-class character of the rooms reflects the day to day life of Reverend Richard Cleveland and his family in the 19th century. Among the artifacts on display from President Cleveland’s early years are original family portraits and a cradle that was owned by the people in the community, including the Cleveland family and the future President. An exhibition gallery displays artifacts and documents from Cleveland’s later life, including an office chair, his top hat, photographs and two carefully preserved pieces of the President’s wedding cake. The Birthplace is the nation’s leading repository of Cleveland artifacts and political memorabilia. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1977.

There is an officially recognized Friends organization that is associated with the Birthplace:
Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association, Inc.
David Cowell, President
27 Brookside Avenue
Caldwell, NJ 07006

973-226-1733
MUSEUM COUNTY Essex SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Montclair Historical Society / Clark House
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 108 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ 07042
MAILING ADDRESS 108 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ 07042-2133
WEBSITE http://www.montclairhistorical.org/
EMAIL None
TEL (973) 744-1796, (973) 783-9419 FAX None
COMMENTS
Dr. James Henry Clark, Jr. (1853-1945) and his wife Carrie Schenck (1859-1901) built the two and a half story Queen Anne style house at 108 Orange Road in 1894. Members of the Clark family occupied the home until 1962, when it was purchased by Dr. and Mrs. M.C. Sampson. In 1985, the Montclair Historical Society purchased the house and presently uses it as the Society's educational, research, and administrative complex, including exhibits and the Albert Payson Terhune Library.
MUSEUM COUNTY Essex SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Montclair Historical Society / The Israel Crane House
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 110 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ 07042
MAILING ADDRESS 108 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ 07042-2133
WEBSITE http://www.montclairhistorical.org/
EMAIL None
TEL (973) 744-1796, (973) 783-9419 FAX None
COMMENTS
Israel Crane (1774-1858), a descendant of the founding family of Cranetown (now Montclair), and his wife Fanny Pierson (1773-1828), built the Israel Crane House in 1796 on 159 Glen Ridge Avenue. This Federal-style mansion was remodeled around 1840 with Greek-Revival details. It was home to three generations of the Crane family until about 1902, when the YWCA of Montclair-North Essex purchased it, using it for offices, dormitories, and as a social center for African American women. In 1965, the Montclair Historical Society saved the Israel Crane House from being demolished and moved it to 110 Orange Road. Since then, it has been part of MHS’ museum collection of historic houses ever since. It is situated next to an herb garden and a picturesque gazebo. Tours depicting early 19th century period rooms and exhibits related to local history are provided.
MUSEUM COUNTY Essex SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Montclair Historical Society / Nathaniel Crane House
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 110 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ 07042
MAILING ADDRESS 108 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ 07042-2133
WEBSITE http://www.montclairhistorical.org/
EMAIL None
TEL (973) 744-1796, (973) 783-9419 FAX None
COMMENTS
The Nathaniel Crane House was built in 1818 by Captain Nathaniel Crane, Jr., Israel Crane’s cousin. In 1894, it was moved from the front to the rear of 108 Orange Road by Dr. James Henry Clark, Jr. to make way for his new residence (now known as the Clark House). During this time, the house apparently was no longer used as a residence. In fact, the smaller portion, likely a kitchen, was demolished right before being moved to the back of the property. It seems to have been utilized as an outbuilding that supported the Clark family occupancy, which lasted until 1962 when the Clark House property was purchased by the Sampson family. In 1974, the Sampsons donated the Nathaniel Crane House to the Montclair Historical Society, but retained the Clark House as their residence. It was moved about seventy-five feet south in order to be located on the adjacent property of the recently relocated Israel Crane House. Since then, the building has been utilized for exhibits and the MHS Museum Shop.
MUSEUM COUNTY Essex SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Livingston Historical Society / The Force Homestead
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 366 South Livingston Avenue, Livingston, NJ 07039
MAILING ADDRESS P. O. Box 220, Livingston, NJ 07039
WEBSITE http://www.livingstonnj.org/historicalsociety.htm
EMAIL  
TEL   FAX None
COMMENTS
Built in 1745 by Theophelous Ward, this pre-Revolutionary farmhouse was purchased by Samuel Force in 1777 for his son Thomas Force (1758-1827). Thomas served in the Revolution, was captured, and for a time held prisoner on the British ship “Jersey.” After the war, Thomas married Hannah Smith (1764-1838) and they raised a large family. As their family grew, the house was also enlarged. The Township of Livingston purchased the Force Home in 1962, and it is now the home of the Livingston Historical Society. The house has been furnished by the Historical Society, the Women's Club of Livingston, and many other individuals. The Grandfather's clock was donated by the Edison Foundation. The rugs were purchased with funds from the Women's Club and the original etchings were donated by Mrs. Frank Stover. The original Hitchcock rocking bench was purchased with a donation from Frank Rossback of Staten Island in memory of his mother. The house features an exceptional display of textiles that includes 18th century clothing. A large, mirrored clothes rack belonged to Civil War General George B. McClellan, and a large desk is the original used in Livingston's first Post Office. The Barn Museum contains old carpenter tools, a grain barrel hollowed out of a tree, an old sleigh, a broom machine, farm implements, an oxen yoke, a cobbler's bench, a wind scoop and many other items. The little cook house to the rear of the home was moved from South Orange Avenue where it stood for many years on the former Ira Condit Farm, now the Livingston Mall. It is one of the oldest buildings in Livingston and was completely restored by the Kiwanis Club of Livingston. In the front of the building is an old Indian stone once used to grind corn.
MUSEUM COUNTY Essex SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Roseland Historical Society / The Harrison House
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 126 Eagle Rock Avenue, Roseland, NJ 07068
MAILING ADDRESS P.O. Box 152, Roseland, NJ 07068
WEBSITE http://www.roselandhistsocnj.org/
EMAIL  
TEL 973-228-0742 FAX None
COMMENTS
Purchased by the Roseland Historical Society in 1976, the Harrison House is a traditional Federal-style homestead, built in 1824 by Amos Williams (1793-1876). In the next 152 years, the house was continuously occupied by members of the Williams, Harrison, and Teed families. The house is listed in the Historic American Buildings Survey and on The National and State Registers of Historic Places. The beams in the house were taken from an older house built on the same land in 1706, and measure 8 x 10 and 7 x 9. The house boasts a 12-foot ceiling in the front hall and marbleized walls (a lost art in masonry today). No nails were used in the staircase, and the base-boards, mantel, and door frames are each hand-carved from one piece. The front doors are 'double cross' with brass knobs. The original fireplace and 'beehive' oven (that date to 1824) are still intact. The front parlor is furnished and decorated with items from the Federalist period, while the back parlor is decorated to reflect the Victorian era.
MUSEUM COUNTY Essex SERVE LARGER AREA? No
NAME Montclair Historical Society / Charles Shultz House (Evergreens)
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 30 North Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042
MAILING ADDRESS 108 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ 07042-2133
WEBSITE http://www.montclairhistorical.org/
EMAIL None
TEL (973) 744-1796, (973) 783-9419 FAX None
COMMENTS
Charles S. Shultz (1839-1924), a President of the Hoboken Bank for Savings, and Lucy M. Budd (1844-1905), built the house on 30 North Mountain Avenue in 1896. It is a three-story Victorian residence with twenty one rooms. The house remained in the family for three generations until it was donated to the Montclair Historical Society by Molly Shultz, also a member, in 1997. The house is notable for its architectural design, its picturesque landscape, its eclectic furnishings, and most importantly, for its virtually untouched state of preservation. Today, the Charles Shultz House, also known as the Evergreens, is part of The Montclair Historical Society’s collection of historic houses. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1979.
MUSEUM COUNTY Atlantic SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME Henry Doremus Dutch Stone Farm House
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 490 Rt 202 (Main Road)
MAILING ADDRESS P.O. Box 519, Montville, NJ 07045
WEBSITE None
EMAIL None
TEL 873-334-3665 FAX None
COMMENTS
The Henry Doremus House is managed by the Montville Township Historic Society and Museum. The House just opened April 2009 and provides tours and regular hours. The Henry Doremus Dutch Stone Farmhouse, was built circa 1760 with an addition built circa 1780. The site has significant original architectural fabric and the site has not been altered or modernized with dormers or additions, nor was it ever plumbed, wired, electrified nor heated. Many times during the American Revolution the local residents saw Contiental Soldiers travel through the area. General George Washington did stay at this house for 2.5 days in June 1780, while retreating after the Battle of Springfield. General Washington was accompanied by 40 aides (Alexander Hamilton was one) and over 2,000 troops. 1780. Washington issued 3 letters from the site (Alexander Hamilton wrote one) and received 9 letters there. General Rochambeau and his troops camped in the sites orchards on their way south to what was to become the last battle of the American Revolution. The property is listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places individually and as a thematic district as Dutch Stone Farmhouses. It is also designated as an historic site and included in the Crossroads of American Revolution Greenway.
MUSEUM COUNTY Morris SERVE LARGER AREA?  
NAME Morris Museum
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ 07960
MAILING ADDRESS 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ 07960
WEBSITE www.morrismuseum.org
EMAIL  
TEL 973-971-3704 FAX  
COMMENTS
Located just outside of historic Morristown, our visitors are from the surrounding area and we serve school groups in almost every county of the state.
MUSEUM COUNTY Morris SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME Morristown National Historical Park
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 30 Washington Place, Morristown, NJ 07960
MAILING ADDRESS 30 Washington Place, Morristown, NJ 07960
WEBSITE www.nps.gov/morr
EMAIL morr_interpretation@nps.gov
TEL 973-539-2016 x 210 FAX 973-451-9212
COMMENTS
For two critical winters of the American Revolution, 1777 and 1779-80, General George Washington chose the Morristown, New Jersey area as the main Continental Army's winter encampment.
MUSEUM COUNTY Morris SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME Montville Township Historic Society & Museum
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 6 Taylortown Road, near Rt 202 and Taylortown Rd.
MAILING ADDRESS P.O. Box 519, Montville, NJ 07045
WEBSITE None
EMAIL None
TEL 973-334-3665 FAX None
COMMENTS
The Montville Township Historical Society & Museum is a non profit organization and museum, library, and archive dedicated to collecting, preserving, and interpreting the rich history of Montville Township and funded by memberships. Founded in 1962, the first township owned museum in the state, we educate the public through programs, events, exhibitions and publications. An 1872 one room brick schoolhouse houses the museum run by volunteers of the historical society and open Sundays 1 - 4pm (September - June, except for holidays). The museum collection includes over 4,000 photos of the local area, Morris Canal, Jersey City Reservoir and historic sites. Artifacts demostrate the early local Dutch culture. Also on tap are documents, records, maps, post cards, books, artifacts and costumes reflecting the town's history.
MUSEUM COUNTY Morris SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 2352 Route 10 West Morris Plains, NJ 07950
MAILING ADDRESS 2352 Route 10 West Morris Plains, NJ 07950
WEBSITE www.stickleymuseum.org
EMAIL info@stickleymuseum.org
TEL 973-540-0311 FAX 973-540-1167
COMMENTS
Craftsman Farms, owned by the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, is the former home of noted turn-of-the-century designer Gustav Stickley, a major proponent of the "Arts and Crafts" style of home building and furnishing. The log house, built in 1911, is one of the most significant landmarks of the American Arts and Crafts movement, and the site, which consists of 30 acres of the original 650-acre tract, has been designated a National Historic Landmark. Craftsman Farms is also an Official Project of Save America's Treasures, a public-private partnership between the White House Millennium Council and the National Trust for Historic Preservation dedicated to the preservation of our nation's irreplaceable historic and cultural treasures for future generations. Experience a guided tour of The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, browse the Museum Shop, and participate in educational events throughout the year - for more information, please visit our website: http://www.stickleymuseum.org
Welcoming you to visit year round on weekends:
Sat. & Sun. — 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Tours: Hourly 11:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Plus these additional days April 1 — November 16:
Wed. to Fri. — Noon to 3:00 p.m.
Tours: 12:15 p.m. and 1:45 p.m.

Closed major holidays including Memorial Day weekend
Labor Day weekend, and the weekend between
Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
The grounds at Craftsman Farms are open year round from dawn until dusk
MUSEUM COUNTY Passaic SERVE LARGER AREA?  
NAME American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 83 Norwood Street, Haledon, NJ 07508
MAILING ADDRESS 83 Norwood Street, Haledon, NJ 07508
WEBSITE www.labormuseum.org
EMAIL  
TEL (973) 595-7953 FAX  
COMMENTS
 
MUSEUM COUNTY Passaic SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME Hamilton Van Wagoner House Museum
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 971 Valley Road, Clifton NJ 07013
MAILING ADDRESS 971 Valley Road, Clifton NJ 07013
WEBSITE www.cliftonnj.org
EMAIL normaleeclf@aol.com
TEL 973 744 5707 FAX none
COMMENTS
The Museum is a Restored Dutch Farm House, that was restored in 3 Time Periods Victorian, Federal and Early American. The Museum is opened on Sundays from 2-4 pm from March- December except for Holiday weekends and other times by calling for an appointment. Suggested Donation $3.00. The Museum is located near the intersections of Route 3 and Route 46, which makes it a very easy place for visitors to find, Come "Walk with us in the Footsteps of the Past"
MUSEUM COUNTY Passaic SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME Ringwood Manor
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 1304 Sloatsburg Road, Ringwood, NJ 07456
MAILING ADDRESS 91304 Sloatsburg Road, Ringwood, NJ 07456
WEBSITE www.ringwoodmanor.com
EMAIL RSPRIS@verizon.net
TEL 973-962-7031 ext. 0 FAX 973-962-2247
COMMENTS
Ringwood Manor is a National Historic Landmark District, a site of important American developments, both industrial and social, during the Colonial, Federal, and Victorian periods. During the American Revolution, Ringwood was a supply center, strategic headquarters, and site of George Washington's critical defense mapping agency. Ringwood and the surrounding Highlands iron works supplied the ore for three wars, urban growth and rail systems. Later, Ringwood grew into a "Great Estate" of the Cooper-Hewitt family, a place which influenced the flow of our nation's cultural, political and industrial history. Due to the influence of Abram Hewitt and Peter Cooper, Ringwood was referred to as the "second White House." Donated by the Hewitt family to the State of New Jersey in 1938, the grounds, structures, and collection of the family has been preserved for the visiting public. Information on tours and upcoming events and programs can be found on Ringwood Manor's website!
NATIVE AMERICAN COUNTY Sussex SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME Lenape Lifeways, Inc.
PHYSICAL ADDRESS  
MAILING ADDRESS P.O. Box 239, Stanhope, NJ 07874
WEBSITE www.lenapelifeways.org
EMAIL  
TEL 973-691-2316 FAX None
COMMENTS
We do not have a site location open to the public but instead travel all over the state to provide programs on NJ prehistory to schools, historical societies, libraries, scout groups, museums, etc. We also provide teacher workshops, sell educational books, assist with exhibit research, among other activities. Most of this information is on our website.
NAT'L PARK SERV. COUNTY Morris SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME Morristown National Historical Park
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 30 Washington Place, Morristown, NJ 07960
MAILING ADDRESS 30 Washington Place, Morristown, NJ 07960
WEBSITE www.nps.gov/morr
EMAIL morr_interpretation@nps.gov
TEL 973-539-2016 x 210 FAX 973-451-9212
COMMENTS
For two critical winters of the American Revolution, 1777 and 1779-80, General George Washington chose the Morristown, New Jersey area as the main Continental Army's winter encampment.
PRE-HISTORY COUNTY Sussex SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME Lenape Lifeways, Inc.
PHYSICAL ADDRESS  
MAILING ADDRESS P.O. Box 239, Stanhope, NJ 07874
WEBSITE www.lenapelifeways.org
EMAIL  
TEL 973-691-2316 FAX None
COMMENTS
We do not have a site location open to the public but instead travel all over the state to provide programs on NJ prehistory to schools, historical societies, libraries, scout groups, museums, etc. We also provide teacher workshops, sell educational books, assist with exhibit research, among other activities. Most of this information is on our website.
RELIGIOUS HIST. COUNTY Essex SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission
PHYSICAL ADDRESS Msgr. William Noe' Field Archives & Special Collections Center, Walsh Library - First Floor, Seton Hall University, 400 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ  07079
MAILING ADDRESS Msgr. William Noe' Field Archives & Special Collections Center, Walsh Library - First Floor, Seton Hall University, 400 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ  07079
WEBSITE http://library.shu.edu/sc-NJCHRC.htm
EMAIL  
TEL (973) 275-2378 FAX  
COMMENTS
 
WOMEN'S HISTORY COUNTY Bergen SERVE LARGER AREA? Yes
NAME The Hermitage National Historic Landmark
PHYSICAL ADDRESS 335 North Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423
MAILING ADDRESS 335 North Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423
WEBSITE www.thehermitage.org
EMAIL info@thehermitage.org
TEL 201-445-8311 FAX 201-445-0437
COMMENTS
The Hermitage is a captivating historic house museum, designated a National Historic Landmark by virture of its outstanding Gothic Revival domestic architecture. In 1847 it was built for the Rosencrantz family by architect William H. Ranlett around a much earlier colonial red sandstone house that had been the home of Theodosia Bartow Prevost, the first wife of Aaron Burr. From 1807 The Hermitage estate was home to successive members of the Rosencrantz family until 1970, when it was bequeathed to the State of New Jersey. Since 1972, the house and its nearly 5 acres of property have been under the care and operation of The Friends of the Hermitage, Inc. a 501(c)(3) organization that is an Officially Recognized Friends Organization of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The Hermitage is a designatied site of the New Jersey Women's Hermitage Trail. Tours of the house by trained docents are available Wednesday through Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. The FOH offers a full schedule of school programs, scout programs, lectures, and educational offernings serving a regional public. For further information, visit The Hermitage website.