Bill Truran: The Sparta Railroad Station
Sparta Ambulance Building 14 Sparta Avenue, Sparta, NJ, United StatesWilliam Truran will be providing an illustrated lecture on the history of the Sparta Train Station located near Station Park. Truran will offer the historical perspective on this site and elaborate on the January 6, 2016 Sparta Independent article on the station's current reconstruction, after the 2012 fire. The original 1881 Sparta station was built […]
Maple Sugaring at Millbrook Village
Millbrook Village Old Mine Road & Millbrook Flatbrook Road, Hardwick, NJ, United StatesChase those winter blues and visit Millbrook Village to see maple syrup or maple sugar being made. The sugar maples are tapped and the sap is flowing. See how the “Mud Season Harvest” is transformed from sap to sweet maple sugar. North America’s Native American Indians taught the colonists how to make maple sugar long […]
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.
History Alliance Meeting w/ Parker Space
Crescent Theatre 74 Main Street, Sussex, NJ, United StatesPlease join the Sussex County History Alliance, under the new leadership of Mario Poggi, on Tuesday March 29, 2016 at 7P for our quarterly meeting. It will be at the Crescent Theatre at 74 Main Street, Sussex Borough, NJ. All are welcome as we welcome our guest speaker, Assemblyman Parker Space, owner of Space Farms […]
Walpack Historical Society Hike
Rosenkrans Museum 3 Main Street, Walpack, NJ, United StatesOn Sunday, April 3rd, the Walpack Historical Society will sponsor a hike in honor of the National Park Service's 100th anniversary, celebrated this year. The hike will be co-lead by Marie Liu and Dawn J. Benko. Marie Liu has been designated Artist In The Park for 2015-2016 by the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Marie […]
Blair Academy’s Society of Skeptics w/ Elliott Trommald
Armstrong-Hipkins Center for the Arts' DuBois Theater 2 Park Street, Blairstown, NJ, United StatesDr. Elliott Trommald is a foremost authority on the life of Blairstown's namesake John I. Blair. Dr. Trommald will explore Mr. Blair's role in starting Blair Academy, as well as his life in the town, railroad empire, bid for NJ Governor and relationships with his family. This event made possible for the Blairstown Historic Preservation […]
SCHS Annual Meeting
Hill Memorial 82 Main Street, Newton, NJ, United StatesThe SCHS annual meeting will be held on the second floor of the Hill Memorial. The purpose of the meeting is to inform the public of status of the society, it's committees and hold our annual elections for trustees. There will be handouts of annual reports from the various committee chairs and officers, an […]
SCHS Annual Luncheon w/ Andrea Proctor
Spring Street Pub and Grill 144 Spring Street, Newton, NJ, United StatesThis year the SCHS luncheon will be held at the same venue as last year, the Spring Street Pub and Grill. Our guest speaker will be Andrea Proctor, who is charge of Waterloo Village for the state. She will be speaking about the work that is going on at Waterloo Village in terms of stabilization […]