Lecture on Lake Mohawk
Hill Memorial 82 Main Street, Newton, NJ, United StatesHolly Fiorella will present the history of the lake community from when it was just an idea up through the years of its planning and construction. In 1924, the Arthur D. Crane Company, an innovative developer of lake communities in New Jersey, acquired 2,600 acres of farmland in the valley of the headwaters of the Wallkill River […]
Lecture on Lake Hopatcong
Hill Memorial 82 Main Street, Newton, NJ, United StatesThis presentation about the history of Lake Hopatcong will be delivered by Marty Kane. According to The Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum, “from the time the Lenape first discovered the waters of Lake Hopatcong some 12,000 years ago, the lake was a special place. A deep spring-fed lake formed by glaciers, it was the perfect setting […]
Hill Memorial Museum Open
Hill Memorial 82 Main Street, Newton, NJ, United StatesIn celebration of its' 100 year anniversary the Hill Memorial Museum will have extended Sunday hours each month of 2017. Entry is free of charge and all are welcome. Please keep local history alive by supporting the Hill Memorial Museum!
SCHS Trustee Meeting
Hill Memorial 82 Main Street, Newton, NJ, United StatesThe monthly meeting of the Sussex County Historical Society's board of trustees. The meeting is open to the public and starts promptly at 7PM.
SCHS Holiday Open House
Hill Memorial 82 Main Street, Newton, NJ, United StatesSAVE this date for the SCHS holiday open house!
Wreaths Across America Ceremony
Old Newton Burial Grounds 75-79 Main Street, Newton, NJ, United StatesThe Sussex County Historical Society has received a wonderful surprise gift from the VVA Wallkill Valley Chapter #1002/NNJVMC of 40 wreaths for our Veterans. This will be a short ceremony. Please feel free to join us and help place the wreaths of appreciation on the graves of those who have served our great country. For […]
Hill Memorial Museum Open
Hill Memorial 82 Main Street, Newton, NJ, United StatesIn celebration of its' 100 year anniversary the Hill Memorial Museum will have extended Sunday hours each month of 2017. Entry is free of charge and all are welcome. Please keep local history alive by supporting the Hill Memorial Museum!
Hill Memorial Museum Open
Hill Memorial 82 Main Street, Newton, NJ, United StatesIn celebration of its' 100 year anniversary the Hill Memorial Museum will have extended Sunday hours each month of 2017. Entry is free of charge and all are welcome. Please keep local history alive by supporting the Hill Memorial Museum!
Gravestone Dedication for Matthew Davis, Revolutionary War Veteran
Old Newton Burial Grounds 75-79 Main Street, Newton, NJ, United StatesAfter 237 years, Matthew Davis now has a gravestone. Davis served during the Revolutionary War, first as a Private in the 3rd Company, "The Line", 3rd Regiment of New York Troops and then as Quarter Master in Col. John Lasher's Regiment, New York Militia. For further information contact Wendy Wyman at 973-383-0015 or 973-214-2143.
Lecture: “Northern Women in the Aftermath of the Civil War”
Hill Memorial 82 Main Street, Newton, NJ, United StatesJoanne Rajoppi: “Northern Women in the Aftermath of the Civil War” She will be including Sussex County Civil War History Co-sponsored by the Sussex County Historical Society and the Private Joseph Bessette Chapter National Society Daughters of the Union 1861-1865 Open to the public; members of the co-sponsoring groups are free; others will be asked […]